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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1997
Page
1
Rep Joseph P Kennedy II, 44, amid fresh personal and family troubles, has decided not to run for governor of Massachusetts. He began informing allies today and planned a formal announcement this afternoon, a source said on condition of anonymity.
Funeral mass for Helen L. Landwehr 60 Princeton will be at St Therese Richmond. She had worked at Coun try Mart Ottawa and owned Helen's Cafe Pomona. Surviving family includes two sons two daughters and five grandchildren. Memorials to St Therese Church. J.B. REEVES JR. OJAI Calif. services for J.B. Reeves Jr. 54 of Ojai after auto crash. He was born Ottawa and worked as a dispatcher with Vreeland Cadillac. Survived by wife two daughters a son and mother. Memorials to Ojai golf charities. Eugene W Laughlin 86 Richmond Calif formerly Ottawa graveside service at Highland Cemetery. Retired from Chevron oil and survived by wife a son a sister and two grandchildren. Marilyn A Green 50 Monmouth Beach N J died Aug 26 1997. Services at St Patrick's Old Cathedral NYC. Survives include husband father mother stepchildren siblings and eight stepgrandchildren. Graveside for Bill E Burroughs 55 Richmond after car accident at Richmond Cemetery with service details to follow.
Stocks slide in morning trading as inflation pressures appear not to ease. The Dow drops 94.99 to 7692.34 at noon after earlier declines, with local quotes for firms like Casey's, H and R Block, Wendy's, and O'Reilly Auto. Grain prices show slight gains across commodities with county pricing figures noted.
Ottawa residents Sherry Hiles A Louise Boyke and Judith Reynolds admitted or dismissed. Sheriff reports include Billy Richardson 49 Pomona charged with aggravated assault after gunshots at 634 N Main. Joshua Smith 15 Pomona jailed for drug paraphernalia. Leslie Lyons 45 Pomona jailed for revoked license elusion and speeding. Also police notes on a sex assault attempt, thefts from Ottawa High School and residences, vandalism losses, and non injury car crash near Main and 3rd. Ambulance calls list four medical emergencies.
A Johnson County jury ruled John Prins Jr. a sexual predator under Kansas law and ordered confinement for care and treatment. The 58-year-old, a twice convicted child molester, testified he could not guarantee he would refrain from abusing more children, and prosecutors urged the court to protect the public as Prins faced ongoing incapacity to stay away from minors.
Police report the bodies of a 9 year old girl and a 6 year old boy were found in a basement refrigerator. Investigators treat as suspicious with autopsies planned. no signs of trauma noted, mother and other household members present.
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