KCG&E gets tentative OK for pay in advance plan
Kansas Gas and Electric Co. wins tentative approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission to run an experimental PowerStat program allowing residential customers to prepay for electricity. A special meter will display hourly usage in monetary terms and enable emergency top ups with magnetized cards.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Power Stat
Kansas
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
KCC
Sam van Leeuwen
Koerper
Kg&e
KG&E Strikes Back in Court Over Takeover Bid
KG&E files amended federal suit in Wichita to block KCPL stockholder meeting and declare the takeover illegal. KCPL ads to KG&E stockholders labeled false and deceptive, as KG&E seeks SEC intervention citing securities law violations.
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Kg&e
Wichita, Kan
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Wichita
Kansas City
Kansas Gas and Electric
KCPL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Conlee Show Refunds Delayed By Rain Insurance
The Franklin County Agriculture Society will refund tickets for the canceled John Conlee and Doug Stone concert once an insurance check arrives. Organizer Dewey Cook said rain insurance must be reviewed and paid, with 2% to 3% inches of rain falling in Ottawa on Saturday. Refunds are ready but hinged on the insurance payout.
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Franklin County Agriculture Society
John Conlee
Doug Stone
Ottawa
Cook
West Franklin approves tight budget with mill rise
West Franklin board approved the 1990-91 budget totaling 3,865,000 up 90,000 from last year. General fund 3,550,000, property taxes 793,720. mill levy expected to drop slightly to about 53.7. State funding changes and a class action suit against state funding prompted district concerns.
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Pomona
West Franklin
James E. Cain
Cain
Noriega aide sentenced to up to ten years in prison
In Tampa Panamanian jeweler Enrique Pretelt admitted aiding Manuel Noriega in a marijuana trafficking scheme. He faced up to 10 years, with special parole eligibility, and will testify in Noriega’s Miami trial. Nelson sues Price Waterhouse for 45 million over alleged advice fraud.
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Tampa, Fla
Manuel Noriega
Enrique A
Kiki
Noriega
U.S
William Castagna
Protelt
Miami
Castagna
Florida
Colombia
Medellin
Panama
Dallas
Willie Nelson
Price Waterhouse
Community Ad Briefs and Local Listings
Elementary enrollment extended hours 8 am to 5 pm or contact principal. Faith Lutheran pre school now enrolling. Hill House Friday buffet $5.99 seniors $5.09. Senior portraits by Illustrated Imagery Photography Studio. Call before Aug 31 for 10% off. Westminster Cooperative Pre-School fall openings. Ice Cream Social Briles Aug 16 7 pm. Vegetation Killer granules sale and garden center items at Willis Garden Center. Place your own ad brief. deadline 11 am day of publication.
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S. Main
Ottawa
Ottawa Library hires new children’s director
Library Director Barbara Dew announced Cheryl Sylvester has been hired as the new children’s librarian replacing Sue Thompson. Sylvester, an Ottawa native, has an elementary education degree and has worked in day care and preschool activities. The board also approved shelving changes behind the circulation desk after air conditioning work.
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Bylori Alvarado
Dew Cermission
Dew
Raymond Carey
Hydergine Drug Fails Alzheimer's Study
A Colorado medical school trial shows Hydergine, the sole FDA approved Alzheimer's drug, may worsen decline. In 80 older adults, those on Hydergine deteriorated faster than placebo, prompting authors to speculate about possible cognitive toxicity or acceleration of disease progression. The study, funded by Sandoz, appears in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Denver
University of Colorado Medical School
U.S
New England Journal of Medicine
Food and Drug Administration
Christopher M. Filley
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp
East Hanover
N.J
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and mailing details
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices and mailing options across regions including Ottawa, Franklin County, and adjacent counties. Rates shown cover monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual terms for carrier, rural, motor route, and mail delivery, with state and out of state differences.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Kristy Mitchell
PHS
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Lisa White
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Jay Goldberg
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Briles
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Friends of the Library Organization
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Governor’s Conference On Libraries and Information Services
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Ottawa Herald
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