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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1998
Page
1
The Conference Board reports its Index of Leading Economic Indicators at 105 in June, down 0.2 percent from May. The decline is largely blamed on General Motors strike activity signaling a broader slowdown in the U S economy.
Local stocks including Casey's 14 1/2, Comm Fed 27 9/16, Dolr Gen 39 1/16, H A R Block 42 5/16, O Reilly Auto 35 1/2, Wendy's 21 3/8 plus market quotes from Edward Jones. Ottawa Co op grain quotations show hard wheat 2.40, corn 1.84, milo 3.01, soybeans 5.28, oats 1.60. Franklin County Farm Services posted wheat 2.30, corn 1.88, milo 3.12, soybeans 5.38.
Shari Lewis, famed puppeteer of Lamb Chop Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy, died this week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after uterine cancer and pneumonia. The Emmy winner, 65, had returned to PBS with The Charlie Horse Music Pizza and previously starred on The Captain Kangaroo Show and Lamb Chop's Play-Along. She wrote more than 60 children's books and earned multiple awards including Emmys and a Peabody.
Leslie W Malmberg 84 Wichita died Aug 2 1998 funeral Aug 5 at Grace Presbyterian and graveside Aug 5 at Blakley Cemetery Madison born Feb 21 1914 LaFayette Minn survived by wife two sons daughter sister five grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Harry Leland Goetz 81 Sun City Arizona formerly Lane died Aug 1 1998 funeral Aug 7 Osawatomie Eddy Birchard Memorials to Lane United Methodist Church. Darrel LaVerne Vernie White 71 Osawatomie died July 30 1998 funeral Aug 3 Osawatomie Cemetery with Fort Riley honor guard served in US Navy World War II. He married Lucille Mae Ward Palmer, had multiple children and stepchildren. Deana J Hood Robertson 28 Arizona City died Sunday formerly Ottawa. funeral arrangements pending.
Multiple local notices list business closings and reopenings in Ottawa Kansas area. Chris Corner reserves vacation and reopens August 10. Guy Mae's Tavern Williamsburg closes July 27 through August 10 and reopens August 11. Listings include museum visits, lunch at River Mouse, Nell's reservation by August 15, and a Prairie Legacy 2 release. Also featured are charity recycling hours, veterinary classes starting August 22, and town sale items with discount promotions at Cornerstone Bookstore, Town and Country Supply, and grain buying interest at Ottawa Coop.
President Vaclav Havel entered a two hour crisis with heart rate spiking to 200 and blood pressure dropping due to pneumonia triggered blood poisoning. Doctors used electric shocks to stabilize his heart and later reported his rate near normal and signs of infection receding while he remained awake and able to communicate by notes.
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