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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1990
Page
1
Southwestern Bell completes a 1.3 million digital switch at Ottawa central office, enabling Custom Calling Services like Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Three Way Calling and Speed Calling. Testing runs until January 11 with one plus dialing to long distance carriers, promising faster calls and economic growth for Ottawa.
Wolf Creek nuclear plant briefly shut down Sunday afternoon due to a frozen water line to a back up safety system, no safety risk reported. In Wichita Woolworth’s closes its lunch counter after 17 years of daily visits, rest of store to close Jan 26. Olathe police arrest 18 year old Texas suspect in masked robbery after car won’t start. manager aided by jump start. Hutchinson hosts Hyde Park Christmas luminarias with 40 000 candles across 39 5 homes, horse drawn wagon rides, hot drinks, and carols.
Nobody won the $13.5 million Lotto America jackpot Saturday, pushing the estimated Wednesday prize to $17 million. Officials said 98 plays matched five numbers for $1,143 each and 6,021 matched four for $44. Drawing numbers were 15 19 31 40 48 52. Kansas Cash Lotto and Reno drawings also had no jackpot winner.
Mostly clear tonight with lows around 10. Kansas outlook Wednesday to Friday shows little or no precipitation and cold temperatures. Highs reach the low 20s to low 30s midweek, warming to the upper 20s to mid 30s by Friday, with lows from zero to 10 Wednesday rising to the teens Friday.
A freak weather pattern on Christmas Eve 1990 produced extreme contrast across the United States. The West faced bitter cold while the East saw record warmth. fronts triggered heavy rain, snow, and flooding in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with evacuations in flood zones. Subzero temperatures battered even Arizona as Montana and Utah reported severe cold and livestock care challenges. At least sixty deaths across several states have been linked to the cold wave, mostly traffic incidents and hypothermia.
The Congress of People's Deputies endorsed a Union Treaty concept to unite the 15 republics under a federation, preserving the name Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and guaranteeing nationalities. Debate erupted when a deputy proposed renaming to Union of Sovereign Republics, with Minsk representative Zhuravlev urging a return to Russia.
The residence of Robert Moore at 1111 N. Oak was named best in Ottawa's lighting contest judged by the Ottawa PRIDE committee. Awards include 25 dollars for first place to the Moores, with Santiago Martinez and Douglas Pope taking second and third. High honors listed for several residents and honorable mentions noted. In New York, the stock market fell on a slow Christmas Eve session with the Dow down 13.86 to 2619.80 as activity remained light.
Ad briefs list holiday closures and hours for local businesses and services. Centropolis Church hosts a 7 p.m. Christmas Eve light service led by Rev. Jay Thompson. Businesses including A Cut Above, Crooks Floor Covering, Olmsted Electric, Guy & Maes Tavern, Dr Etons Office, and The Wright Studio note holiday closures or adjusted hours. Ottawa Sanitation maintains routes Dec 24 and 31, while Gift framing and tool shop specials appear. Includes phone contact and address details for some items.
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday with detailed subscription rates effective April 1 1990. Rates cover local carrier rural camel motor route and mail options in Franklin County state and out of state, with monthly quarterly semiannual and annual terms.
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