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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1998
Page
1
Several coaches think Baker University football Wildcats will rise in the Heart of America Conference with the team pegged to finish third this season. Page 7.
Tonight temperatures dip to around 65 with light variable wind. Friday sees partly sunny skies and a high near 80 to 85 with southwest winds under 10 mph. For more weather information, see page 2.
Fragment from a newspaper page lists sections and page numbers including Classifieds on page 6, Daily Report on page 3, Garnett/Anderson on page 5, Opinion on page 6, Obituaries on page 4, and Sports on page 2 and 7. No specific events or names provided.
The Safety Council of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association sponsors a safety stop at Homewood Rest Area on I-35 south of Ottawa Friday and Saturday. KMCA serves refreshments and demonstrates blind spots and no-zone areas around trucks. The event runs noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, with past breaks drawing over 1,200 motorists from nearly 40 states.
The European Union warns of countermeasures on U.S. corn gluten if Washington extends its three year wheat gluten quota. EU officials say duties could target corn gluten feed exports to Europe, potentially costing about 14 million dollars yearly to offset wheat losses.
President Clinton urged Congress to extend the Brady law and warned against any bill that weakens law enforcement. Speaking in the Rose Garden with police officers and Jim Brady, he noted the five day waiting period for handgun purchases and said the current ban expires November 30 with a shift to instant background checks.
On the 53rd Hiroshima bombing anniversary, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi urged India and Pakistan to stop nuclear testing, sign the comprehensive test ban treaty, and halt development of nuclear weapons and missiles. He spoke to tens of thousands, with Indian and Pakistani ambassadors present.
A Hollister inventor Wilson Q Invencion earned a U.S. patent for an automatic bingo machine in May. Douglas Duncan, alleged robber of eight New York Dunkin Donuts outlets, was caught in June with partner Howard Johnson who did not attempt a HeJo robbery. Ned Basher pleaded guilty to assault against singer Bob Seger in Shreiber Ontario in May.
Slone, long criticized head of the Franklin County Planning and Building Department, resigned effective Sept. 4 after meeting with county commissioners. He cited personal threats and friction over enforcement of zoning and building codes, saying fairness requires uniform enforcement.
Iraq stopped a team of U N weapons inspectors from searching Baghdad facilities. The move follows Saddam Hussein freezing cooperation in protest of eight years of sanctions and threatens to renew tensions that nearly sparked war six months earlier.
Ottawa City Commission approves final gravel street improvements with a 596,485 bid from Lawrence Ready Mix for paving seven streets and a new sidewalk seating ordinance allowing a local restaurant to serve customers on the sidewalk. Vote 4-1 with Gene Ramsey opposing both measures citing local preference concerns.
A Nature study by Randall Cerveny and Robert Balling links Saturday rain to weekend activity, noting 22 percent more precipitation than Mondays across the Eastern Seaboard since 1946. Researchers caution that weekday pollution could amplify weekend storms, with new computer modeling planned to test this pattern.
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