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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1999
Page
7
Tonight clears to the low 20s to mid 20s with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Tuesday brings much warmer sun with a high near 60 and a west wind of 10 to 20 mph. For more weather, see page 2.
The Ottawa Optimist Club sponsors a free skating afternoon for Ottawa youths from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Ottawa Skating Rink located at 222 East 2nd Street.
Evengelical minister Rev. Sisinio Bernal, shot to death in Colombia after a case of mistaken identity, was honored by about 300 relatives and colleagues at the Family Christian Center in Parsons. Bernal had founded the Parsons center three years earlier after preaching in Kansas towns. His wife noted the congregation grew diverse as white attendees joined a Hispanic crowd.
AP reports 24 Shawnee County deputies retired since December 1996 due to low morale and discord tied to an investigation into missing drug evidence. Experience ranged 13 to 31 years. some, like Tim Byers, retired early after 23 years and two planned additional years. Two search warrants have been served. Sheriff Dave Meneley faces two perjury counts from drug case testimony.
Four people were detained by U.S. Border Patrol at the Blaine Washington border checkpoint, halting the busy U.S. Canada crossing for about 2 1/2 hours. Officials denied a report linking one arrestee to a terrorist group. The four, two men and a woman, were said to be legally in the United States and had driven from Pennsylvania in Fantascar. Canadian police noted the woman parked the car on the Canadian side and walked to rejoin the others.
Kansas canoe enthusiasts contend most rivers are private property after a 1990 Kansas Supreme Court ruling, limiting public access to the Missouri Kansas and Arkansas rivers. Advocates urge public access, noting Missouri maintains hundreds of public access points and substantial tourism income from float trips. Landowner groups oppose trespass limits, framing the issue as property rights and fueling legislative debate.
Albert Einstein is Time magazine's Person of the Century for the 20th century. The feature highlights his theory of relativity and its role in science and technology, including nuclear fission and the atom bomb, plus his 1921 Nobel Prize and move to the United States in 1933.
Indian negotiators reach Kandahar and start radio talks with hijackers on the Indian Airlines plane. The deadline passed without confirmed hostage deaths, though one hostage was reportedly killed earlier as negotiations continued from the control tower.
Richi Patel opened the 42 room Super 8 at 2315 S Oak St near I 35 and a Wal Mart Super Center. The motel offers an indoor pool spa and continental breakfast. Patel expects good business next summer but notes winter could be tougher as Ottawa residents Patel and wife Kathy have lived here 14 years after moving from New York City.
Hutchinson High and South Central High students in Coldwater Protection district ranked AIDS as their top story in a reader survey on the Stories of the Century. Teachers noted teens face mortality anxieties and varying knowledge about testing, while students cited personal impact and confusion about the disease.
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