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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1995
Page
7
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall announced plans for an inquisition to probe the states weights and measures program. She said she will seek Shawnee County District Court authorization to subpoena witnesses and compel testimony under oath before a judge regarding private checks by businesses and contractors.
A former Kansas City officer John Cheek seeks a new trial after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder for shooting security guard Milton Foster at a Bonner Springs sports bar. The appeal argues 28 trial errors and questions the judge's rulings on evidence of Cheek’s claimed police authority.
TOPEKA Kansas AP Philip S Harness a former Johnson County county counselor is named the states new director of workers compensation Harness 42 of Olathe succeeds George Gomez a former Topeka legislator and Finney appointee Gomez resigned in June for an association executive post Harness begins Monday earning 60000 a year per the Department of Human Resources Secretary Wayne Franklin announcement
Schoenchen Kansas where eight students enrolled at the elementary school, well short of the ten needed for accreditation. The Hays USD 489 School Board had anticipated near minimum enrollment and advised parents by letter of the potential closure.
Lenard Compton, 28, was sentenced to 10 years in a Kansas prison after pleading no contest to second degree murder and child endangerment for shooting his wife in front of their three children last August. He also pleaded no contest to aggravated arson for a jail cell fire on June 13 in Erie.
President Clinton orders a full halt to all U S nuclear weapons tests despite advice to allow small underground blasts. The move aims to spur global talks on a comprehensive test ban and coincides with Hiroshima Nagasaki anniversary. Nevada test blasts near nine hundred since 1951.
Needy children are the target as East 8 Economic Opportunity Corporation seeks donations of school supplies or money. Items can be dropped at the ECKAN Center at 116 W. 3rd, with cash contributions for purchases sent or brought to the ECKAN Central Office at 203 W. 3rd.
Kansas figures show Franklin County with 18.44 percent rise to 2.89 million dollars in the 12 month period ending June 30. Ottawa reports 18.94 percent gain to 714,895 dollars. Williamsburg up 18.29 percent to 8,364. Pomona climbs 27.48 percent to 18,750. Wellsville up 15.88 percent to 41,163. Osawatomie flat around 114,000. Baldwin City up 1.14 percent to 135,463.
Wet spring delays cut Kansas fall crop projections with corn at 273.0 million bushels, down 10 percent, grain sorghum 197.2 million, down 15 percent, soybeans 57.4 million, down 24 percent, and wheat 291.6 million, the smallest since 1989. Per acre yield trimmed to 27 bushels from 28, harvest totals about 1.95 million acres.
A TV crew filming in Kennewick Washington faced a swarm when reporter Mychal Limric age 24 was stung about 30 times on the head after bees swarmed his hair gel. Beekeeper Ivy Pfeiffer attempted quick protection with a hood but many bees were inside.
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