Peres tells Congress readiness to negotiate with Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, addressing a joint session of Congress, vows to negotiate relentlessly with Syria to end decades of hostility after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. He recalls President Johnson’s tribute after Kennedy’s death and says he will stand ready to make demanding decisions if Syria does.
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Washington
Congress
Shimon Peres
Syria
Hafez Assad
Peres
United States
Yitzhak Rabin
House
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Boeing workers vote on contract after 67 days on strike
Seattle workers prepare to vote on a new contract after a 67 day walkout that disrupted Boeing output. The tentative agreement covers more than 32,500 employees including 7,000 in Wichita, boosting health care and job security concessions won by the union.
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Seattle
Boeing Co
Bill Johnson
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751
Boeing
Wichita, Kan
Fan-fiancee released after coma following Chiefs game proposal
Kimberly Ragsdale, who woke from a coma during Thanksgiving weekend, has been discharged from the Rehabilitation Institute in Kansas City. She will continue outpatient therapy. Her fiancé, Brian Briley, proposed during the November 5 Chiefs game. they were en route home to Emporia, Kansas when the accident occurred. Ragsdale, 25, is a Overland Park resident and Emporia State University student. Briley is a nurse at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs
Kimberly Ragsdale
Carol Johnson
Brian Briley
Ragsdale
Chiefs
Emporia
Kan
Overland Park
Emporia State University
Briley
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Teens' charges tossed overgun at Olathe North High School
A Johnson County judge dismissed unlawful assembly charges against five teenagers at Olathe North High School after citing a Supreme Court decision on co-defendant testimony. Five other juveniles await trial on similar charges, possibly to be tried separately.
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Overland Park, Kan
Johnson County
Olathe North High School
Bill Haynes
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ottawa remembers compassionate Ottawans after fatal mobile home fire
Dean Downey of Broken Arrow Oklahoma praised Ottawa rescuers clergy and fire crews after a Lincoln Park mobile home fire claimed four family members. He arrived to receive support from Chief Herrman Calvary Baptist Church staff and chaplain Jon Boyd before traveling to Kansas City hospitals to bid farewell to the dying. Firefighters Capt Jeff Carner and Tim Matthias pulled the four victims from the trailer amid a tense rescue effort. The cause remains under autopsy review with the tragedy unfolding through a community of care.
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Espite
Dean Downey
Ottawa
Downey
Broken Arrow
Okla
Lincoln Park
Lewis Doty
Candice
Sally
Paul
Ottawa Police Department
Jeff
Boyd
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Downeys
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Jeff Carner
Tim Matthias
Two national retailers to open Maurices and On Cue in South Ottawa
Maurice's and On Cue will occupy about 5,000 square feet each in a 15,000 square-foot building on 23rd Street near US-59. On Cue plans a mid February opening and targets smaller communities a 45 mile radius from regional centers, serving populations from 10,000 to 30,000.
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Ottawa
Us-59
23Rd Street
Minnesota
Maurice’s
On Cue
Board weighs single or dual bond issue for schools
Ottawa Board of Education moved toward a possible bond proposal, weighing one or two issues to fund a middle school and elementary needs. The board named Maxwell and Mitchell to select an architect, with Duncan to present options before Christmas and outline elementary improvements based on new enrollment, noting lack of library media centers and space without modular classrooms.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Barb Gibson
Jack Maxwell
Marcia Mitchell
Don Duncan
Duncan
Surber Sentenced to Boot Camp in Sentencing
Franklin County District Court Judge Thomas Sachse sentenced 17-year-old Ottawan Surber for attempted aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault in the Sept 24 shooting death of 14-year-old Stephanie Perez. If space allows, he will be sent to Labette County Conservation Camp. otherwise he enters state prison.
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Jeff Myrick
Herald
Yoby Webster
J Surber
Labette County
Stephanie Perez
Ottawan
Surber
Franklin County
Thomas Sachse
Sachse
Labhette County
Nathan Earwood
Topeka
Special thanks to canceled bees and cold timing
A fragmented note references canceling something this year due to cold weather. It mentions gratitude toward unspecified parties and notes timing constraints affecting usage or events. No clear persons, organizations, or places are identifiable from the text.
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Seany
Lawyers urge city to lower rural water charges
Lawyers John Richeson and Bob Green representing rural water districts 1 2 4 and 7 asked the Ottawa City Commission to lower city water rates charged to districts claiming rural customers pay about twice residential rates and that May rate hikes were not reported to the districts. City Manager Scott Lam bers agreed with one point.
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Awyers
Ottawa City Commission
John Richeson
Bob Green
Richeson
Scott Lambers
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Chuck Johnson
City of Ottawa Utilities Department
Pat Haas
Hickory
David Bartkoski
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