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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1998
Page
7
Basketball action opened as high schools started tournament play Thursday night though lingering baseball weather lingered. This brief notes the kickoff and directs readers to Page 7 for full coverage.
Saturday brings breezy conditions with unseasonably mild weather and partial cloud cover. Expect a high in the upper 60s and southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph. page 2 has further details.
The Ottawa True Value Hardware at 1178 Main announces a going out of business sale with plans to close by January 9. Manager Kevin Felkner says all stock and fixtures are for sale as downtown Ottawa housing the six staff will be laid off. the building will be offered to a new tenant after Mr Dee's Hardware era.
Condemned killer Martin Gurule became the first Texas death row escapee since 1934 but his body was found a mile from Ellis Unit near the Trinity River. Two prison workers spotted the bloated body in a creek mouth while fishing on their day off. Bill Bradley moved to form a presidential exploratory committee in Newark aiming to challenge Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic nomination.
A government psychiatrist found Russell E. Weston Jr mentally unfit to stand trial for the July 24 shooting deaths of two Capitol police officers. The doctor urged indefinite hospitalization, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to pursue prosecution.
In February Chicago judge Fe Fernandez ruled that a father’s fondling of his children was not sexual abuse, claiming Sicily’s culture excuses such behavior, prompting transfer out of juvenile court in September. In October a Florida judge gave probation to two NASA engineers accused of child pornography, labeling them “lookers” rather than “doers” per the prosecutor, a distinction the statute did not require.
On Sunday the Christmas Homes Tour features Charles and Zandra Waymire at 1103 W. 15th with a 1906 era home and a 45-building Snow Village collection begun in 1976. Visitors see three decorated floors, a sunlit attic, and extensive period woodwork plus other tour stops around town to aid RMH Auxiliary funds.
Space shuttle Endeavour, with a crew of six led by Commander Robert Cabana, blasted into orbit on the first construction flight for the international space station. The launch from Cape Canaveral occurred after a prior delay and included a backup hydraulic unit cooling system as mission teams worked to resolve an overheating issue.
Festive events fill the weekend with Yale Feaste Weekend at Ottawa University Student Union sold out, and a 1 p.m. Saturday Christmas parade downtown from Forest Park to City Park. Grand marshals Wesley and Mrs. Sylvester help escort floats. about 50 floats expected, plus bands, horses, and carriages. The Nutcracker by Metropolitan Ballet plays Saturday at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, with tickets available.
Jurors who acquitted Tony Lynn Cowdin on five drug felonies doubt the State's cooperating witness. Foreman Dean Kramer says Cowdin convicted himself on two counts by statements to officers and that Detective Campbell and Lt. Radcliffe outweighed testimony from Cowdin's sister and wife. The case, in Franklin County District Court, followed a March 1997 residence search.
Fairfax Vermont mourns as Hasbro closes the Milton Bradley Wood Products tile plant after 20 years of turning out 1 million tiles daily. 87 workers lose jobs, while Hasbro eyes contractors abroad and contemplates future tile sourcing. The move ends a local icon and prompts nostalgia among workers and Scrabble fans alike.
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