Indicted assassin of Rabin faces charges in Tel Aviv
World dispatch reports Yigal Amir, the confessed Rabin killer, charged with murder in Tel Aviv District Court for the November 4 assassination. His brother Hagai and Dror Adani linked to conspiracy to commit murder. A military court also indicted 1st Sgt. Eric Schwartz for smuggling weapons to the Amir brothers.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Yigal Amir
Hagai
Dror Adani
Adani
Zion Amir
Amir
Eric Schwartz
Amir Brothers
Watt charges dropped in HUD scandal case
Former Interior Secretary James Watt has seven counts dismissed by U S District Court Judge Royce C Lamberth in light of a Supreme Court ruling. Watt still faces 18 charges including perjury and false statements related to seeking federal aid from HUD after leaving office in 1983. He pleads not guilty with trial set for January 8.
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Washington
Interior
James Watt
Reagan Administration
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Royce C. Lamberth
Congress
FBI
Watt
HUD
State Bush praises Dole for backing Balkans troops
Former President Bush commends Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole for supporting President Clinton’s Bosnia peacekeeping deployment. He says Dole put country above politics and notes the decision may not be popular short term. Dole had suggested troop deployment could have been avoided if the arms embargo had been lifted earlier.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Bob Dole
Clinton
Balkans
Dole
Kuwait
U.S
Bosnia
Kansas
Congress
Dole opposes another government shutdown pledge
Senate leader Bob Dole said the federal government will not shut down again in 10 days. He stated he is not a shutdown advocate and urged keeping government operations running, especially with the holiday season approaching, at a news conference with Gov. Tom Ridge.
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Philadelphia
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Tom Ridge
Dole
NATO chiefs back Bosnia plan and Riley unit trains
NATO foreign and defense ministers endorsed a peace mission for Bosnia with 60,000 troops. Russia may provide 1,500 to 2,000 soldiers as a key example of evolved ties. At Fort Riley, about 100 troops prepare to train for deployment, with 55th Engineering Company and small reserve and Guard units receiving verbal notification of possible activation.
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Bosnia
Riley
Russell
Bese
Russia
Warren Christopher
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo
U.S
Peka
Kani
Fort Riley
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
55Th Engineering Co
Army Reserve
Kansas National Guard
Pentagon
Joy Moser
State Adjutant General's Office
203Rd Mobile
Wichita
Topeka
203Rd
Moser
Love Lights a Tree funds cancer care at RMH Ottawa
Franklin County American Cancer Society unit hosts Love Lights a Tree at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Donors place Christmas tree shaped ornaments in honor or memory of loved ones to raise funds for cancer patients. Ceremony drew 30 attendees as 150 ornaments hung, with $1,200 pledged toward a $1,500 goal.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Franklin County Unit
American Cancer Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Cora Kunard
Rmh
Kunard
Kathy Niehoff
June Foulks
Julie Sauer
Ottawa
Litwin
Franklin County
City to act on drought protection and water coop
Ottawa City commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall to join a drought protection cooperative for water supply from Marais des Cygnes Water Assurance District No. 2. The deal covers 708 million gallons from Pomona or Melvern reservoirs for 45 to 70 more years, costing about 280 836 dollars plus a 31 744 dollar first year operating fee funded by a 2 percent water bill surcharge. The agreement also involves Osawatomie Melvern and LaCygne, Franklin Rural Water District No. 6 and Kansas City Power and Light. The panel will also review the south Ottawa land use plan by Bucher Willis Ratliff, update the city comprehensive plan, and revisit idle fund investment limits raising the cap from 60 to 65 percent to widen bank options.
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Dhe
Ottawa City
City Hall
Marais Des Cygnes
Scott Lambers
Osawatomie
Melvern and
LaCygne
Franklin Rural Water District No. 6
Kansas City
Peoples National Bank and Trust
Scout Bird
Bird
County moves toward Random Act bumper sticker plan
Winter County commissioners discussed adding Practice Random Acts of Kindness bumper stickers to county vehicles with Noxious Weeds Director Ray DeJulio. They asked for a concrete proposal and emphasized sticker visibility while planning employee training to foster helpful acts. The Ottawa involvement was noted along with drainage repair talks in the county annex and a coroner salary increase of about 700.
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Ee County
Ray DeJulio
DeJulio
Charles Mavity
Mavity
City of
Ottawa
Miller
Bud Ransom
City offers paving partnerships for Ottawa streets
Ottawans on unpaved roads may partner with the city to pave streets under a benefit district plan. The city will cover 75 percent of costs with homeowners paying 25 percent. Proposals for 1996 projects are due December 29, 1995 to Andy Haney at Ottawa City Hall.
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Ottawans
Ottawa Public Works
Andy Haney
Ottawa
Haney
Ottawa City Hall
4Th and
Walnut
Inter
Christmas Bureau Countdown Calls for Local Sponsorships
The ECKAN Christmas Bureau seeks companies churches clubs families and individuals to sponsor those in need. Seventy seven Franklin County families representing 372 people have applied for help. Call the ECKAN Center at 913 242-7515 or central office at 913 242-7450 to donate or sponsor by December 19.
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Eckan Christmas Bureau
Franklin County
Eckan Center
Eckan Central Office
P. O. Box
W. 3Rd
Ottawa
Kansas
Eckan
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