Rantoul seeks county help for street improvements
Rantoul mayor Donna Thompson and councilman Bud Edwards asked Franklin County commissioners to assist with McGinnis Road improvements including drainage at Main Street and leveling a large hump. They also sought city-side visibility work while noting county limits on side of road jurisdiction. The panel agreed to pursue railroad and drainage fixes and to request Union Pacific maintenance. it also approved a $36,000 Interior grant to install two groundwater monitoring wells at the county landfill.
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Herald
Donna Thompson
Rantoul
Bud Edwards
Franklin County Commissioners Today
McGinnis Road
McGinnis
Main Street
Commission
Charles
Mavity
Union Pacific Railroad
McGinnis Street
Edwards
U.S. Department of the Interior
OU program brings Hong Kong students to study US business
Forty five Hong Kong students attended Ottawa University over two weeks in OU’s International program to study American business practices. Professors from OU led short term classes while students did much of their work independently. Courses wrap up by Oct. 1 with professors reviewing results. Participants include Kent Li of Mattel Orient Design and Development Hong Kong Eric Fung of New Sulzer Diesel and Jerry Yu of CCIC Financial. A Friendship reception hosted by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and local firms accompanied the visit.
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Herald
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Mattel Orient Design and Development
Los Angeles
United States
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New Sulzer Diesel
New York
England
Japan
Korea
France
Germany
Fung
Philippines
Jerry Yu
China Merchant Banking
Ccic Financial Limited
First National Bank of Chicago
Bank of China
China Resources Holding
Pung
Ottawa Area
Bush campaign apologizes for aide's attack on Clinton
President Bush disavowed a top aide's slashing attack on Bill Clinton that hinted at marital infidelity. White House spokeswoman Judy Smith said the president aims to keep the race out of sleaze, as Mary Matalin issued an apology and Bush accepted it. Clinton supporters urged firing Matalin while Bush defended his world leadership record and criticized Clinton.
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Fla
Bush
Bill Clinton
White House
Judy Smith
Air Force One
Dalton
Torie Clarke
Mary Matalin
Smith
Michael Dukakis
Clinton
Matalin
North Georgia
America
Shuttle lowers orbit for Eureca and Tethered Satellite tests
Ground controllers in Germany wrestle to raise the Eureca satellite from a perilously low orbit after its release from Atlantis. Meanwhile NASA lowered the shuttle's orbit to 184 miles to support experiments with the Tethered Satellite, set to begin Tuesday.
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Contollers
Darmstadt
Germany
Eureca
Franco Bonacima
European Space Agency
First Lane fair reflects community character and craft
The Lane fair showcased local industry including a cigar factory and coralline marble mining near Pottawatomie Creek, praised for its Derbyshire like chocolate marble. M. Smith impressed with marble work done swiftly for exhibition, boasting long experience and widespread cemetery pieces across Franklin, Miami, Linn and Anderson counties. The Lane Leader lauded fair weather, good attendance, and strong displays in the ladies department and agricultural exhibits, while highlighting racing as the crowd’s main draw, though no race winners were listed.
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Derbyshire
England
Lane Leader
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St. Louis
Ottawa
Franklin
Miami
Linn
Anderson
District Fair Association
Tabernacle
Speed Ring
Boxer Hashim Cries After KO At Barcelona Olympics
Amid Middle East tensions anniversary coverage, Iraqi boxer Faras Hashim weeps after a technical knockout to an American Samoan at the Barcelona Games. Kuwait dismisses the claim of Iraqi dominance as bravado, while Kuwaiti defense spokesman Col. Mohammed al Sirri comments on Iraq's reach.
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Middle East
Arab Times
Faras Hashim
Saddam
Kuwait
Iraq
Col
Mohammed al-Sirri
Kuwaiti
Ministry of Defense
Coffman for Co. Commissioner in 3rd District
Republican candidate Albert Coffman announces his candidacy for Clark County Commissioner in the 3rd District. Payment for the notice is indicated as Albert Coffman. The ad includes a 24 hour aluminum recycling info line and a local restaurant schedule.
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COF Training Service's Inc
Ablert Coffman
Albert Coffman
Ottawa Herald circulation rates 1992 update
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective March 16 1992 with rates for Ottawa carriers rural routes motor route and mail in Franklin and adjacent counties. Rates cover one month three months six months and one year with variations by location and payment in advance.
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