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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1997
Page
8
Three area all state rivals join forces for the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association all star game on Wednesday. Page 7 notes the event. Also in today’s report, a 30 percent chance of mainly morning thunderstorms, with warm humid conditions fading to partly cloudy skies and a high near 90. A south wind shifts from 5 to 15 mph.
More than 20 000 second year medical students face delayed scores as National Board of Medical Examiners investigates possible cheating on the two day 12 hour licensing test. President Thompson Bowles cites computerized analysis of scoring patterns while promising early next week release.
The founder Bill McCartney is paid for speaking at Promise Keepers rallies, contradicting the group's claim he takes no salary. Tax filings show $61,833 in compensation plus benefits over two years, while the ministry states he only receives health insurance and expenses. The records are public as Promise Keepers is tax exempt.
Montserrat's volcano showed increased seismic activity amid ongoing danger zones and evacuations. Ten people died when the June eruption obliterated three villages, nine remained missing. Authorities warned of possible further rock and gas blasts as ash clouds reappear.
Chuck Shepherd reports fights on trains in Wales and a judge attacked in Virginia. Chinese families near North Korea face hunger driven decomposing bodies to deter grave desecration. A Belleville man sues PTs Show Club over alleged sexual assault by a stripper. Dancer Susan Sykes, famed for a legendary bust size, is mentioned in the suit.
Kansas Department of Transportation released an Interim Highway Project list highlighting U S 59 resurfacing near Ottawa and Lawrence, I 35 surface reconstruction, and preliminary engineering studies. The CHP funded plan totals 1 65 billion and relies on leftover funds, with discussions on the U S 50 Business bridge and K 68 reconstruction in Pomona. Franklin County and Ottawa officials meet KDOT August 20 to discuss the bridge.
In Topeka Kansas the AP reports state government spends 21 cents of every dollar on workers, about 1.7 billion, with over 42,400 full-time employees. Legislators debate pay raises and the potential shift to a stricter merit pay system, with cautious discussions shaping next steps.
New Mexico top safety official orders inquiry into claims a Republic of Texas fugitive was aided by a state militia group. Richard Keyes III allegedly survived a Davis Mountains stand off and was rescued with safe houses and help to leave the country, per Boulder Weekly reporting.
FBI sources link New York suspects Gazi Abu Mezer and Safi Khalil, both West Bank natives, to Hamas amid claims they planned to bomb subways and other sites in Brooklyn. Five pipe bombs were seized after a raid prompted by a roommate tip. Investigators weigh whether the men acted alone or as part of a broader network.
The 11 year old, then 10, confessed to fondling a 4 year old after Miranda waiver. Convicted of rape ten months later, he is in a juvenile facility under death by own action watch. Family and residents rally, hold vigils, and urge Gov. Graves to revisit the case.
Sealed court records detail events in 1996 involving a 10 year old boy known as B B and a 4 year old girl. The girl reported being covered with sand and touched inappropriately turning into a hospital exam showing injuries. Police then collected the boy from school and he was placed in the Exploited and Missing Child Unit amid a gag order on comments by officials and attorneys.
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