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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2003
Page
7
West Nile Virus hits Kansans with local test negatives
In Franklin County all screened residents tested negative for West Nile virus this summer. KDHE confirmed Kansas' first human case of the year, a 38-year-old Gray County resident who began showing symptoms July 20 and is recovering. Local and state agencies continue screening and preparedness steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Gray County
Linda Reed
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Episcopal Church approves first openly gay bishop in New Hampshire
The Episcopal General Convention voted 62 to 45 to confirm Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire, risking conservative departures. Robinson thanked the church with his partner Mark Andrew and daughter Ella nearby, while acknowledging upset remains. Griswold called the vote a test of living with disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Episcopal
V. Gene Robinson
New Hampshire
Robinson
Frank Griswold
Ella
Mark Andrew
Griswold
Hail Damage in Ottawa Dawns With Insurance Delays
Hail pummelled Ottawa causing roof and property damage. Insurance adjustors face backlogs while city figures rise from 462000 to a higher final total. Schools report roof repairs at Ottawa Middle Hawthorne and Eugene Field with costs likely above 250000 and potential delays into the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas Insurance Department
Wynndee Lee
City Planning and Codes
Lee
Planning and Codes Department
Judy Hasty
Hasty
Jan Collins
Ottawa Middle School
Hawthorne
Eugene Field Schools
Collins
Shaun Perry
Iraqi police nab Saddam bodyguard brother in Tikrit
Iraqi police arrested the brother of Adnan Abdullah Abid al Mussli, a top Saddam Hussein bodyguard, and handed him to U.S. forces for allegedly organizing guerrilla attacks. The 4th Infantry Division also detained 18 former regime loyalists in seven raids and uncovered a weapons cache near Tikrit. A rocket launcher attack in Tikrit was foiled as troops engaged a suspect who disappeared in the aftermath. A U.S. soldier died in Mosul after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tikrit
Al-Mussid
Saddam
Russell
4Th Infantry Division
Iraq
Josslyn Aberle
Aberle
U.S
Mosul
Baghdad
Cameras reveal driver distraction in naturalistic study
A study by AAA and UNC found drivers distract themselves with radios and other actions even when watched, with only 30 percent using cell phones. Seventy-seven percent talked to passengers while driving, and distractions occurred 16.1 percent of moving time as miniature car cameras recorded 70 drivers in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Auto Club
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Peter Kissinger
Foundation For Traffic Safety
Jim Champagne
Louisiana
Highway Safety Commission
Champagne
Governors Highway
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D's
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Ronald McDonald
Keaton Baker
McDonald’s
Princeton Circle Drive
Ronald
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McDonald's
Episcopalians
Jeanny Sharp
Eisenhower
Claudia Gibson
Stacy Neufeld
Madeline Scalt
Shane Armstrong
Nooa
Garfield
Lincoln
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