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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1996
Page
7
Both the boys and girls basketball teams opened their season by routing Burlington in the Iola Tournament. The score details are not provided, but the Cyclones showed strong early form in the opener.
The forecast calls for a partly sunny Wednesday with a high in the upper 50s and variable wind from 5 to 15 mph. Residents should plan for mild conditions and light, shifting breezes through the day.
Sedgwick County DA issued 24 subpoenas as part of an inquisition into a pyramid style scheme labeled People Helping People Friends Helping Friends and The Support Network. Participants were told to bring a $2000 cash gift and recruit eight others. Brant indicated a cease and desist order may follow the probe.
Exiled East Timor activist Jose Ramos Horta and Bishop Carlos Belo receive the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Horta hopes for a peaceful Indonesian solution to the annexation. Belo accepts on behalf of his church and people. Indonesia boycotts the Oslo ceremony as dignitaries gather at City Hall. The prize includes a 1.12 million dollar award. other prizes are given in Stockholm.
Lucky Wingert Hostetter born December 10 1896 in Wellsville marks a century with memories from Ottawa University KU Navy service in World War I and later running Hostetter's Hardware Co. He recalls wartime Chicago weekends and his life in Franklin County with daughter Alice Jo DeFries noting him as the county's oldest living veteran.
A pair of crashes on Kansas Route 68 west of Ottawa left four people hospitalized. In the later incident a Deer collision involved Amy Streeter 18 Basehor and Gerado Silva 29 Ottawa. Cynthia Silva nine months pregnant ejected, both transported to area hospitals. Earlier, Shawn Conklin 23 Fort Scott struck pedestrian Joseph Farmer 39 Fort Scott as he crossed the highway.
Franklin County commissioners approved a charter ordinance to form a new centralized personnel and purchasing department. The move aims to save money long term, with duties including maintaining records, overseeing policies, handling applications, advising department heads, and preparing payroll.
James Mills nine weeks after receiving a heart transplant at St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City MO reports strong progress. He began physical therapy immediately at home and reached a heart rate of 126 bpm. Mills hopes to return to work soon as a forklift driver for Garage Door Group in Lawrence. His wife Andrea and children Janet and David note major family strides, gratitude toward nurse Kelly Dallas who guided home care since May, and the benefits of home health care over extended hospitalization.
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