U S mercy mission suffers first casualties in Somalia
A U S Army employee was killed and three American civilians wounded when their vehicle hit an anti tank mine near Bardera as the Marines advance to protect aid deliveries in Somalia. The incident marks the first American casualty since the Mogadishu landing.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Bardera
State Department
Fred Peck
Army
Peck
U.S
Bardoa
Hoddur
Clinton names top justice post in Cabinet picks
President-elect Clinton moves to fill four Cabinet jobs including attorney general as George Sinner widens as late candidate for agriculture secretary. Widely discussed also are Transportation and Interior heads with William Daley and Frederico Pena in mix. Brooksley Born eyed as potential first woman to head the Justice Department.
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Little Rock, Ark
North Dakota
George Sinner
Clinton
Departments of Transportation and Interior
Chicago
William Daley
Denver
Frederico Pena
Transportation
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
Babbitt
Richardson
Interior
U.S. Trade
Justice Department
Washington
Brooksley Born
Local carriage rides hinge on city policy
Ottawa carriage operator Billie Burnett demands an apology and formal policies before resuming horse and carriage rides in downtown Ottawa. City Manager Dave Warren disputes an apology plan and says no next week meeting was agreed. Burnett cites past city and Chamber of Commerce cooperation issues and says business could be better in Lawrence.
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Tim O’keefe
Herald
Billie Burnett
Ottawa
Burnett
Reno Road
Dave Warren
Warren
Courthouse Square
S. Main
City
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Ottawa student designs giant Christmas card for ORV residents
Shelly Moore of Ottawa designed a 4 by 7 foot Christmas card displayed at Ottawa Retirement Village, adding coats of paint during finals. She also paints a mural with 20 caricatures for the Plaza building fitness room to brighten the program for residents. Moore aims to pursue art as a career, potentially in art therapy, while considering graduate school and freelance work.
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Janet Satterlee
Herald
Ottawa University
Shelly Moore
E. 11Th
Ottawa
Moore
Paul Howe
ORV
Rex
Plaza
Shelly
Ralph Young
RMH offers aid to Nigerian doctor for Ottawa practice
Ransom Memorial Hospital trustees voted 4-0 to fund Ernest Ojeleye, a Nigerian physician, up to 7000 over six months to encourage him to practice in Ottawa after completing a three year family medicine residency at University of Kansas Medical Center in July. Funding includes 2000 this month and 1000 monthly for six months, with future support tied to service time. The hospital seeks local physician support and potential buyout terms if needed.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ernest Ojeleye
University of Kansas Medical Center
Nigeria
Ojeleye
Harold Wallace
RMH_ board
Ottawa
Wallace
Bob Bregant
RMH
United States
Sone Mason
Lawrence
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House Armed Services Committee
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