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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1998
Page
8
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the mid 60s and light winds. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies with a high in the upper 80s and southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph. For more weather information see page 2A.
Emergency crews evacuated a Venator Group apparel distribution center in Junction City Kansas after 25 employees reported nausea dizziness and other symptoms. Fort Riley hazardous materials team tested air quality with no hazards found. Venator expects operations to resume at 10 p.m. and recalls a similar May incident at a Damark facility with no definitive cause.
Philadelphia AP A union representing 3400 track maintenance workers went on strike against Conrail halting operations over outside contractors in Marysville Ohio. The union says Conrail promised not to contract out the work and says officials were not notified. Conrail sought a court order to end the walkout while Libkind disputes the promise.
NASA admitted an impostor briefly sat at the Marshall Space Center console during a shuttle flight while astronauts prepared to recover a satellite. Jerry Whittredge was arrested in Houston for lying to NASA officials, but his lawyer claims incompetence. A nine year old in Aalesund, Norway, swerved into traffic on a bike and landed in a truck bed, suffering only minor injuries.
Forty eight inmates whose good time credits were withheld were released after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the department could not apply the rehabilitation requirement retroactively to March 1995. Corrections Secretary Chuck Simmons said they would have been released sooner if credits had not been withheld. The court held the policy could apply only to crimes after March 1995, not retroactively.
Sacred Heart Church launches its 1998 Quarterback Club to raise funds for a parish center to replace the lost building from a 1978 fire. A 6,000 square foot brick center will attach to the church, with a 250-seat hall and large kitchen, built by Loyd Builders at an estimated $550,000. A $20 donation buys a football card for weekly scoring games with prizes for top and low totals.
New studies in Meteoritics and Planetary Science challenge 1996 findings. Non Martian Antarctic rocks show similar evidence of life like PAHs and minerals linked to bacteria. Authors argue temperatures were too high for bacteria to form and that observed features may be non biological.
Associated Press report by Minerva Canto notes a study on 1130 Mauritian children found that taller, more independent three year olds were more likely to exhibit aggression at age 11. Researchers Adrian Raine and Jack Levin cite early learning of using physical advantage as a predictor of later bullying behavior.
The Grand Opry returns to Ottawa Municipal Auditorium at 7 30 p m Saturday with guests Jamie Mietchen Clarence McIlvain Steve and Karen Byer Tina Michel and the Triple Threat Band Dale Reese a founder leads the Opry with Floyd Hunnicutt and B J Boucek producing The show shifts to a monthly schedule citing heavy workload and busy Triple Threat Band performances Pro says the aim is a clean family show The Opry features regional artists and has alumni who moved to Nashville Tickets are 7 with under 12 free sponsored by South Star Chrysler and Flaca
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