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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1995
Page
5
In Palma de Mallorca crowds celebrated as neighbors shared in El Gordo, Spain’s Christmas lottery. One hundred seventeen winning tickets matched the number, each paying about 2.4 million dollars from a total payout of around 1.3 billion dollars, marking the world’s largest per-number prize.
A 1.3 billion prize in a lottery was won by tickets printed in a working-class Palma neighborhood. One 24-year-old chef Jose Antonio Gomez of Hotel Linda led staff to a shared jackpot. Tickets cost 245 dollars and are often bought by groups of friends and coworkers. Champagne will be shared among staff in a nationally televised interview.
Senate colleagues gave Bob Dole a standing ovation as he surpassed Charles McNary to become the longest serving Republican Senate leader. Nancy Kassebaum likened him to Cal Ripken, while Sen. Robert Byrd praised his leadership after the welfare reform debate. Cole, smiling, acknowledged the milestone and honored service.
David Lee Murphy, in his 12th Nashville year, debuts the album Out With a Bang amid fan crowds, autograph lines, and a growing fan club. His road to success included early gigs, a move to Nashville in 1983, and a 1992 MCA signing after Tony Brown heard Just Once. He has written for Reba McEntire and others, with Dust on the Bottle his first No. 1 hit.
Daina Vitolins, Polk County deputy district attorney, learned Barajas and her husband faced funeral debts after their grandson’s plea led to a shoplifting incident on October 4. She dismissed the theft charges and started a trust fund to raise 2097 dollars for the funeral, aiding the migrant workers.
Kansas Court of Appeals unanimously rejects Carrie Neighbors appeal over selling throwing stars and metal knuckles. The court upholds the law prohibiting switch blades throwing stars bludgeons sandclubs and metal knuckles and finds no vagueness. The ruling also addresses Lawrence Paper Co. sewer surcharge and Alex Mason Inc. tax case, upholding or reversing as described.
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