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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1996
Page
7
A reporter's life note announces Walter Cronkite's memoirs have been printed. Weather brief describes a cold breezy Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of light snow, lows around 10 degrees, and a cloudy day with a high near 20 and northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
Governor Bill Graves proposed extending the unemployment insurance tax moratorium for another year, arguing it keeps government out of business finances. He announced the plan at the Overland Park Rotary Club and will present it in the state of the state address on January 13, noting the three year savings already gained for Kansas firms.
Itochu Fashion System Co plans a Japan line of adult size Barbie handbags earrings pajamas underwear and dresses to expand the Barbie brand for 15 to 25 year olds. Mattel will lease its name and logo for the first such line debuting in fall 1997, contrasting Barbie with Japan’s Rika-chan.
Wind driven snow blanketed the Plains as up to 60 mph winds created a daytime blizzard. A 36 mile stretch of US 385 near Bison was shut down after an 18-vehicle crash involving a state police cruiser and a tractor trailer. Thirteen people were hospitalized and hundreds stranded at the Lone Steer Motel in Steele where Greyhound passengers sought shelter. Northern North Dakota reported 4 inches of snow near Fargo, while western areas noted 6 inches near Cut Bank.
Ottawa Board of Education approved adding junior varsity and varsity boys and girls soccer at Ottawa High School by a 4-3 vote. District requires 75 percent startup funding from sponsors. estimated cost is 27000 dollars. Ottawa United Soccer League has raised over 18000 dollars since the November meeting.
Audrey Keefer 89 lives at 609 Beech with her dog Susie and has spent about 25 years crafting Christmas ornaments from beads and plastic canvas. She no longer sells them, making gifts for family and friends. More than 200 of her ornaments hang on the front window tree.
The Ottawa City Commission will review a new fee schedule for public use of the Don Woodward Community Center at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at City Hall. Wayne Burns of the Ottawa Recreation Commission says private rentals will avoid conflicts with CRC activities. Proposed rates: gym general $9.50, commercial $12.50. meeting room general $6.50, commercial $8.50. game room general $7.50, commercial $9.50. entire facility general $20, commercial $30.
An Intel desk top chip drives a new world speed record for supercomputers, delivering more than 1 trillion calculations per second. The $53 million machine enables DNA insight, nuclear simulations, drug development, weather prediction, and safety improvements in aviation and automotive fields, per Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary.
A Kansas Department of Health and Environment report identifies 645 polluted areas, up 35 percent from two years ago, with about half being cleaned. Sedgwick County leads with 59 sites, mainly trichloroethylene, while pollution has affected wells in Clearwater, Halstead, Cheney and Potwin and involves major local employers. Cleanup costs run into millions.
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