110th Birthday for Bertha Pautz Celebrated
Bertha Pautz, a Fountain Villa Care Center resident in Sabetha Kansas, turns 110 as town officials honor her. She credits long life to avoiding coffee tea and alcohol. Her descendants span four generations. Kansas has no official oldest resident record, so her exact status is unverified.
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Sabetha
Kan
Bertha Pautz
Kansas
Grover Cleveland
Pautz
Plano
Ill
Washington Monument
Volunteers rebuild home near Towanda after grass fire
In Towanda Kansas volunteers from Christian Disaster Relief led by Mennonites aided Mike and Amy Wilson after a grass fire destroyed their double wide, their under construction house, and their children's swing set. Over 20 volunteers rebuilt the house and 39 finished the roof as a storm approached.
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Towanda
Kan
20Th Street
Mike
Amy Wilson
Satellite imagery firm Convicted in Kansas Mail Fraud Case
Psytep Corp of Corpus Christi Texas was convicted of mail fraud for supplying false images to law enforcement probing a 1992 Junction City murder. CEO Paul Caldwell was also found guilty of false advertising in interstate commerce. An agent said the photo showed an airplane shot, not a satellite image, and not from the requested date.
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Topeka
Kan
Psytep Corp
Corpus Christi
Texas
Junction City
U.S
Randy Rathbun
Psytep
Paul Caldwell
Rathbun
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Democrats to file Clinton Gore ballot entry
Kansas Democrats plan to place President Clinton's name on the April presidential preference ballot. Dan Lykins, state party treasurer, would pay the $100 filing fee for Clinton and Gore at 11 a.m. in the secretary of state's Capitol office.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Clinton
Dan Lykins
al Gore
Capitol
Franklin County to open new juvenile detention center
Franklin County commissioners gave preliminary approval to expand and renovate the old jail to create a new juvenile detention center. Loyd Builders will manage with state professional services rules. First phase interior renovations cost about $10,000, with plans to connect the old jail and courts building and possibly reconfigure public entrances for security.
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Franklin County
Loyd Builders
Larry Wright
John Steelman
Courts
Rex Bowling
Ottawa Fire Department
OFD
160 Die in Crash in Andes Involving American Airlines Jet
An American Airlines jet carrying 164 people crashed into a mountain in the Andes and burst into flames. Four survivors were reported by the Red Cross including a girl trapped under a fallen tree. Rescuers used saws to free the girl as investigators probed the cause in a rebel area of southwestern Colombia.
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Uga
Colombia
American Airlines
Miami
Andes
Red Cross
Luis Caicedo
Dubais Duran
U.S
Janet Reno
FBI
Impasse on Budget Talks Tied to Economic Assumptions
Kansas Congressman Sam Brownback said the stalled talks between Congress and the White House hinge on which economic assumptions are most realistic. He noted a $365 billion spending gap over seven years and criticized President Clinton’s proposals for no recession and faster growth in unlikely sectors. Brownback warned the stalemate continues as government funding remains incomplete.
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Sam Brownback
Akansas
Congress
White House
Brownback
The
Herald
Washington
Bill Clinton
Clinton
House
Brown
Ambulances eye remotes to surf lights in Franklin County
Franklin County and Ottawa commissioners heard a briefing on electronic devices by 3M Corp that let approaching emergency vehicles trigger traffic signals green. Zoning Administrator J B Hall and Ambulance Director Ted McCurdy reported costs of 4500 to 5000 dollars per intersection plus 1000 per vehicle transmitter.
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Werewanklin County
Ottawa
Franklin County
J.B. Hall
Ted McCurdy
3M Corp
Hall
Museum drive targets Old Depot funding milestone
Ottawa and Franklin County commissioners heard from Forrest Lowry of the Franklin County Historical Society on the Old Depot Museum grant. About 73,000 to 75,000 of the 128,000 local match has been raised for a 514,000 grant, with hope to meet the goal. Proposals to prioritize south-side ambulance routes include 21st Street Terrace, 23rd Street and 15th Street. Hall and McCurdy will meet a 3M representative in January for pricing details, with City Clerk Scott Bird urging city lights supplier to join the meeting for compatibility.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Forrest Lowry
Franklin County Historical Society
Old Depot
Lowry
The
Historical Society
21St Street Terrace
23Rd Street
15Th Street
Hall
McCurdy
Scott Bird
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Jay Thornton
Sacred Heart
Veronica Pacheco
Ben Allen
Christopher Thornton
Crestview Nursing Home
Augustin Aguirre
Crestview
Bill Tellier
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