Arafat set for White House visit during peacemaking push
World news reports Yasser Arafat will visit President Clinton at the White House this week after meeting Shimon Peres in Washington. The aim is to lay groundwork for final talks on the West Bank and Gaza in early May as Middle East negotiations advance.
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Washington
Yasser Arafat
Clinton
White House
Middle East
Arafat
Shimon Peres
Israel
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
Gaza
Peres
Gaza Strip
Spokane City Hall bomb blast damages doors
A pipe bomb exploded in a doorway at Spokane City Hall early this morning. The unoccupied building caused no injuries and shrapnel suggested a large pipe bomb. Police weigh whether the blast aimed to divert from other crimes or related to earlier Spokane bombings. Federal agencies joined police in the investigation.
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Spokane
Terry Mangan
Mangan
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FBI
Supreme Court upholds federal trucking price and route ban
The Supreme Court rejected challenges from Michigan Oklahoma Montana and Kansas to the 1995 federal law barring states from regulating trucking prices routes or services with an exception for household goods movers. The ruling leaves Hawaii unaffected and takes effect January 1 1995.
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Supreme Court
Michigan
Oklahoma
Montana
Kansas
Congress
Hawaii
Thunderstorm Triggers Brief Ottawa Power Outage
A Sunday morning thunderstorm caused a brief Ottawa power outage around 3 30 a m as a KCPL interconnect trip cut power to the city. Ottawa officials said electricity was restored quickly and rainfall totals for the weekend reached 1 66 inches with 1 46 inches at 7 a m and 0 20 inches by 7 a m today.
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Ottawa
Jim Bradley
Kansas City Power and Light
KCPL
City of Ottawa
Les Wheat
Kansan surrenders in NYC for girlfriend’s murder
Angel Rivera, 33, confessed to fatally stabbing his girlfriend Trudy Poley in a Topeka car dispute over jobs. He drove to New York with her corpse, discarded the knife, and surrendered in the Bronx precinct. He faces second degree murder and weapon possession charges.
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Kansas
Topeka
New York
Angel Rivera
NYPD
Mark Patterson
Rivera
Trudy Poley
Patterson
New York City
Bronx
Graves rejects new plan on 35-mill school levy renewal
Kansas Governor Bill Graves blocks the conference plan to renew the 35-mill school property tax, keeping the wrap-up session alive into a fifth day. The Legislature pushed two key bills as talks stalled: a 24 hour wait for abortion access and a bill restricting the State Treasurer’s investment powers.
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House
Graves
Kansas
Senate
Sally Thompson
Municipal
Ppopeka, Kan
Tim Shallenburger
Bud Burke
Burke
Senate Republicans
Ottawa Kiwanis Club marks 75th birthday anniversary
The Ottawa Kiwanis Club celebrated its 75th anniversary with about 100 members and guests from Ottawa and six northeast Kansas clubs at a Friday night banquet and ceremony at the Ottawa University student union. Dick Bills praised the club’s long service and noted Kiwanis International’s $75 million three year drive to combat iodine deficiency globally. The Ottawa group, sponsored by the Lawrence club, organized in 1921.
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Ottawa
Kiwanis
Ottawa Club
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Ottawa University Student Union
Dick Bills
Kiwanis District Six
Kiwanis International
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Former CIA Chief William Colby Missing After Canoe Capsize
In La Plata Maryland police say former CIA director William Colby, noted for leading the agency during the Vietnam War era, disappeared after his canoe capsized near his vacation home. The incident is being investigated as a boating accident with possible foul play under review by Sheriff Fred Davis and investigators.
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LA Plata
William Colby
CIA
Saigon
Charles County
Fred Davis
Colby
Mystery gifter turns out to be Ottawa High senior
A 17-year-old Ottawa High senior anonymously sent Halloween, Christmas and Valentine gifts to Beth Scott, aiding her mood. Frieda Feliz nominated the event. The story lists multiple Ottawa area drop-off locations for an act of kindness reports.
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Ottawa High
Frieda Feliz
Ottawa
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Country Mart
Amoco
Town & Country Supply
John Brockway
Brown's Shoe Fit
Chris
Horseshoe Cafe
North Main
North Casey's
City Hall
Edward D. Jones
County Extension
Sunflower Plaza
South Poplar
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saver la
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