Library Line clarifies commonwealth term usage and trivia
Ottawa Library provides answers to frequent inquiries including the difference between commonwealth and state terms with four states holding the designation. It locates Macao, notes Nobel Peace Prize details, and lists U.S. Senate leaders. The column signals confidential Q A service available at Fifth and Main and via 242-3080.
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Ottawa
Fifth and Main
Commonwealths
Encyclopedia Americana
Kentucky
Massa
Chusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Commonwealth
Macao
Deadly Newton house fire claims three children
In Newton Kansas a house fire killed three children aged four two and 18 months and injured eight others including a 13 year old girl, a 29 year old woman and her five children. Fire officials said the event is the town's deadliest blaze. Investigators from the state fire marshal and social services joined the Newton Fire Department.
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Newton, Kan
Newton
Newton Medical Center
Bruce Jolliff
Kansas Town
The
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Newton Fire Department
Geiger Rites Planned for Charles Towne Geiger
Charles Towne Geiger 98 of 1100 W 15th died December 21 1989 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. A graveside service at Highland Cemetery is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev Jerrald R Harnden officiating. Lamb Roberts Funeral Home will transport the deceased at 1 p.m. A native of Coffeyville born March 2 1891 he moved to Ottawa as a youth and earned a University of Kansas civil engineering degree in 1913. He managed Farmers Elevator for 35 years retiring in 1964 and served in World War I with the U S Army. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Theta Tau and was a former member of Warren Black Post 60 American Legion. Survivors include son Charles Richard Geiger Stilwell and daughter Jane Elinore Nevin Palo Alto Calif a brother Eugene W Geiger Wilton Calif four grandchildren five great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with the family present at 1 p.m. Funeral contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church.
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Charles T. Geiger
Charles Towne Geiger
W. 15Th
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Highland Cemetery
Jerrald R. Harnden
Lamb-Roberts
Coffeyville
Elinore
Ottawa
University of Kansas
East First Street
U.S. Army
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Theta Tau
American Legion
Charles Richard Geiger
Stilwell
Jane Elinore Nevin
Palo Alto
Calif
S. Main
Jerrald Harden
Geiger
Bias reduction workshops urged for Kansas state employees
Topeka civil rights activist Sonny Scroggins urged Gov. Mike Hayden to create bias reduction workshops for new state workers and others who make ethnic jokes or racial slurs. He says education over firing can curb bias, citing the resignation of Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Dave Johnson after a racist remark. Scroggins seeks an executive order to start the program in 1990 and beyond.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Sonny Scroggins
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Dave Johnson
Kansas
Scroggins
Mike Hayden
Kathy Peterson
Hayden
Johnson
Statehouse
Fifth bomb attack injures county judge in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland a package bomb exploded injuring Washington County Circuit Judge John Corderman as a delivery man left a package at his downtown apartment. The blast damaged ears and left him stable after surgery. an unexploded pipe bomb was also found in the parcel. Police noted similarities to prior attacks but cautioned no connection yet.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
John Corderman
Washington County Hospital
Diana Donegan
Corderman
Faron Taylor
Christmas and Holiday Notices at Local Businesses
Local ads list holiday hours and closures for Suttons Jewelry FREDA'S Guy Mae's Tavern Little Dragon and Sophie Maes plus Open late notices at Gladmar Studio Frame Shop Ottawa Cyclone watches and Poinsettias at Turners Greenhouse. A New Year Eve party at Celebration Hall and carols by First Assembly of God are noted along with other seasonal specials and operating changes.
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Assembly of God
Franklin County Almanac Holiday Week Weather Outlook
No precipitation through Monday to Wednesday with slow warming. Highs reach the 40s and into 50s by midweek, Christmas highs in the 40s. Lows dip to teens near Christmas, warming into the 20s Tuesday and Wednesday. Warmer today with mid teens highs and increasing clouds. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight mostly cloudy with lows 10 to 15. Sunday mainly cloudy with highs 30 to 35 and a warming trend continuing on Christmas Day into the 40s.
Arrests and local court actions fill Franklin County report
The Daily Record notes Kathy C. Schaal 30 of 411 N Oak jailed on check law suspicions. David E. Schaal 36 of Springfield faces multiple alleged offenses and remains jailed. Vehicle accidents in Ottawa result in over $500 in damage. July 7 and 8 summons list DUI, open container violations, and diversions with fines and jail terms. Marriage licenses issued for four couples. one divorce granted.
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Kathy C. Schaal
N. Oak
Franklin County
Public Safety News
David £. Schaal
Springfield
South Princeton
Princeton Terrace
Leonard B. Mueller
Shawnee
Jennifer L. Hagelin
Pomona
Ottawa
Edward Slawson
Tonganoxie
Hickory
William L. Burgoon
S. Elm
Guy M. Carter
Lincoln
Wal-Mart
Michael W. Irwin
S. Maple
Velma Lori Schnoke
Chaos after Medellin cartel boss death triggers turf war
In Bogota and beyond, mid-level traffickers fight to fill the void after the slaying of Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. Police report six bodies found at a south Bogota dump and four more in a resort town, with five in a Bogota prison, signaling a widening turf battle among rival drug groups.
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Bogota
Colombia
National Police
Oscar Eduardo Pelaez
Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha
Rodriguez Gacha
Medellin Cartel
No. 2
el Tiempo
Settlement Reached in Fatal Wellsville Bus Crash Suit
A Franklin County district court filing reports a settlement in the fatal Wellsville bus crash case involving Loren Newkirk eight. The Wellsville School District Franklin County Commissioners and the bus driver Dale Thomasson are named parties. The county will pay five thousand of forty six thousand three hundred sixty two dollars with the remaining defendants covering the rest.
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Loren Newkirk
Wellsville
Franklin County County Commission
Newkirk
Dale Thomasson
Franklin County District Court
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Webster's New Geographical Dictionary
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Russell Senate
Dole
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Washington, D.C
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Lucille Lingard
Eugene W. Geiger
Wilton, Calif
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Robert Frick
Alabama
NAACP
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Jacksonville, Fla
11Th Circuit
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U.S
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Ad Briefs
Sutton
Peppers
Steve Strickland
Gladmar
Freda
GUY & Mae's
Williamsburg
Little Dragon Restaurant
Olin G. Wollen
Byob
Colbern Electric
W. Wilson
Turner
Litwin's
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Fashion Alley
Mr. C's Hardware
China Hutch
Country Living
Helton's Hallmark
Sophie Mae
Hill House
Franklin County Almanac
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Russell R. Sage
N. Main
Wanda M. Barnett
N. Cherry
Lester J.I. Caleb
Nelson McAlexander
Lee Wayne Byrd
Hutchinson
Susan Jo Thompson
Quenemo
Kevin D. Evans
Michelle L. Brungardt
Forrest Dale Cook
Ers
Memoriam
Leo F. Logan
Roselawn
DengelSon Moruary
Llawa
Lamb—-Roberts Funeral Home
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