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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1997
Page
7
Ottawa University men and women both lost while Kansas University barely won in a tense matchup. Page 7 references the tense results and brief game notes.
Tonight is cold with decreasing clouds and a low around 18. A northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Friday stays cold with partly sunny skies and a high near 33. Northwesterly wind 10 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see page 2.
Independent counsel Donald Smaltz told the House committee that bureaucratic turf within the Justice Department hindered investigations of Ronald H. Blackley, former chief of staff to ex Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy. He said a ruling from the special court allowed Blackley’s prosecution after DOJ initially declined. Blackley was convicted last week of concealing $22,000 from Mississippi associates linked to USDA.
A U S FDA advisory panel unanimously recommends approving Biex Inc. SalEst saliva test after further data analyses, aiming to identify women at risk of premature labor. Early detection aids treatment. backache cramps and prior preterm births raise risk. current testing includes fetal fibronectin protein checks.
Suspected Hutu rebels struck a refugee camp in northwestern Rwanda, killing as many as 230 people. About 100 tents were raided, housing thousands of Masisi refugees from Congo. The attack left 200 wounded treated at a Gisenyi hospital as aid agencies seek medical supplies.
In Denver, school board hopeful Lee McClendon lost after a campaign to raise reading and math skills, amid public knowledge of his 1984 guilty plea for attempted sexual assault of an 8-year-old. Chauncey voters elected Edward W. Stoll while he faces a February rape trial. Marvin Marshall, freed after six weeks, was found to carry vitamin pills mistaken for heroin by a faulty field test.
Franklin County commissioners authorize preliminary feasibility work for a Centropolis sewer benefit district. Sanitarian Rory Hale cites failing septic systems and soil limits making individual solutions impractical, while residents like Brian Ottaway and Gene Gilliland discuss financing, grants, and income surveys to limit costs to about 25 dollars per month per household. The plan could extend a quarter mile beyond village borders to include nearby residences.
Ray Cummiskey resigned as vice president of the Ottawa branch of Neosho County Community College on December 4, effective immediately. He cited lack of regard for his management skills and for him as a person by college leaders and staff. He helped open the Ottawa campus in 1991 and had been on paid leave during an investigation into campus operations and finances.
TCI to trade Ottawa and several Kansas franchises to Multimedia Cablevision in a deal likely to take more than a year. Ottawa Topeka Manhattan Salina Garnett Junction City and western Kansas systems move to Multimedia in exchange for Illinois and Indiana franchises. No local programming changes expected.
Kim and David VanBaale welcomed quadruplets in Indianapolis as doctors delivered Bailey on Thanksgiving Day and then kept the other three inside to gain 11 extra days of development. The premature siblings Alexa Elle and Edwin arrived days later, each under two pounds, all in critical but stable condition at St. Vincent Hospital. Edwin weighs 2 pounds 1 ounce. The family, from Lebanon Indiana, expected hospital care until March near the original due date.
Rob Frayser a 47 year old Hoisington physician woke to a snowy field after the plane auto piloted 250 miles and crashed due to carbon monoxide fumes. He walked away with a broken arm and minor injuries and returned to work days later saying luck and faith aided his survival.
A schizophrenia medicine risperidone may calm aggression and delusions in dementia patients, reducing behavior problems and improving mood. The study, funded by Janssen Pharmaceutica, shows 1 mg daily dose calmed 36 percent of patients and cut behavioral issues by 60 percent in 625 participants across 40 facilities. FDA approval sought to market for dementia patients.
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