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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1996
Page
6
Readers in Seneca Falls New York claim the town inspired the bridge setting in It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart. The note references Page 10 for more details.
Breezy and mild Tuesday with a high near 65 degrees. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph bring a partly sunny sky and pleasant early spring feel.
Salvation Army Angel Tree organizers urge gifts to be delivered to Wal-Mart Supercenter courtesy counter by Friday. Leona Jones notes rumors of a past deadline and offers help for delivery at 242-1854. The program assists underprivileged children with Christmas gifts.
The Ottawa Board of Education will not meet tonight and will reconvene at 7 p.m. Monday, December 16 at the district office at Hird and Walnut. Normally meeting on the second and fourth Mondays, the board adjusted December to a single mid month session due to Christmas proximity. Superintendent Harvey Ludwick comments.
In a 15 minute ceremony at St. Albans Church Washington Sen Nancy Kassebaum 64 and former Sen Howard Baker 71 married before family and a few friends. Former Gov. Lamar Alexander called them beautiful and happy and attended with his wife. The service was led by former Sen John Danforth and Rev Martha Anne Fairchild. In Topeka Kansas the State Historical Society plans a large auction of old newspapers dating from 1764 to 1994, including 180 Kansas papers and 21 other states, to be held Jan 17.
Teresa Hunter runs Sunshine Academy in Newton and has halted accepting SRS funded children due to higher minimum wage and stagnant SRS rates. Advocates warn needed slots rise as welfare reform pushes mothers to work, while centers face delayed and lower payments and cost gaps with private pay. Downtown Day Care contradicts expansion due to budget limits. See SRS page 3.
United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali approves Iraq resuming oil exports to fund food and medicine for its people after six years. The oil for food scheme allows Iraq to sell $2 billion in oil every six months, with contracts awaiting UN approval before flow starts. Baghdad seeks to double daily quota after three months.
Fred Goldman testified in the wrongful death suit against O J Simpson, speaking tearfully about his son Ron Goldman. He recalled Ron's troubled years, multiple jobs, and his plan to open a restaurant before his murder, saying he loved his son “more than you can imagine.”
Sacred Heart Church Heart and Home 96 offers a chance to win a $105,000 three bedroom two bath house at 1431 Pin Oak Circle with 3,000 shares priced at 50 each. Over 700 shares sold. drawing on Dec 31 after mass. Proceeds fund a parish center.
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