Weekend Forecast Warm and Windy With Brisk South Breeze
Partly cloudy and warmer today and Sunday with a brisk south wind of 15 to 25 mph and highs near 50. Partly cloudy with a low around 30 tonight.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1996
Page
7
Partly cloudy and warmer today and Sunday with a brisk south wind of 15 to 25 mph and highs near 50. Partly cloudy with a low around 30 tonight.
In Carthage Missouri a gunman robbed Southwest Missouri Bank at noon Friday and fled with cash. Police linked the suspect to a November 27 bomb hoax bank robbery at City National Bank in McCune Kansas. No injuries reported.
Caitlin Brnde, now 15 months old, underwent seven organ transplants including liver, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, and intestines at University of Miami Jackson Children's Hospital. After a five week wait, a donor was found and surgeons completed the complex operation. Her grandparents traveled from Pensacola for a second opinion, and doctors say she is healthy enough to go home for the holidays.
Negotiators reached major copyright agreements in Geneva that strengthen anti piracy safeguards and enable broader online commerce. The treaties preserve user access while protecting owners rights, with a key elimination of automatic temporary copies as potential violations, a move library groups and net users praise for balancing protection and access.
In Monica California a judge granted OJ Simpson full custody of Sydney and Justin Brown after a prolonged dispute with Nicole Brown Simpson’s parents Louis and Juditha Brown. The Browns’ attorney claimed the ruling ignored evidence related to the slaying. The children were placed with Simpson as the family requested privacy from media exposure.
Elizabeth Meyer reports the Franklin County Historical Society and Kansas Wildlife and Parks await word on extending the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail north of the Marais des Cygnes River to the Old Depot Museum. The move would create a northern trail head and safer access to Forest Park pool. railbanking was considered but not approved as Burlingon Northern Santa Fe did not abandon the line. The Ottawa Co op uses the rail for grain and fertilizer, keeping the line active. meanwhile the depot renovation seeks $128,000 in matching funds from a $514,000 federal grant, to install roof, walls, elevator, windows, accessibility, climate control, and year-round exhibit space.
Federal jury in Greensboro ruled ABC and four producers committed fraud and trespass to obtain a Food Lion story for PrimeTime Live. The decision does not award lost business damages, but Food Lion may seek punitive damages. The case raises limits of undercover journalism and hidden-camera reporting.
A nationwide 1996 survey shows teen drug use rising again with marijuana use rebounding. Health Secretary Donna Shalala urges parents to talk openly, warns officials are not doing enough, and notes bipartisan pressure during the campaign over Clinton’s drug stance.
Retired Baker University president Ralph Tanner will return to the House Education Committee and join the Governmental Organizations and Elections panel as vice chairperson this term. He also lands on the Insurance Committee to adapt the Kassebaum Kennedy health care bill for Kansans and review ethics legislation amid expected reform.
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