Franklin County Leadership Program Seeks Applicants
Applications are being accepted for the 1996 Franklin County Leadership Program offering leadership training for a member or prospective member. The one day biweekly sessions begin March 7 with a Wildwood course near La Cygne and a Topeka visit during the legislative session. Deadline is February 5. applications at Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce. Class selection February 8. orientation February 27. Tuition is 150 dollars with 25 dollar member contribution.
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Franklin County
Wildwood
la Cygne
Topeka
Ottawa
Troops to Cross River in Bosnia Conflict
At Zupania Croatia engineers and U S Army helicopters are positioning pontoons to form a floating bridge over the Sava to move about 20 000 American troops into Bosnia. Maj Gen William Nash asserts the crossing will occur within 24 hours as the bridge is anchored overnight. The 55th Engineering Company departs Fort Riley for Europe to join NATO peacekeeping efforts with about 110 men, potentially deploying to Bosnia after Germany arrival.
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Zupania
Croatia
Sava
U.S. Army
Bosnia
William Nash
Nash
Fort Riley
Kan
55Th Engineering Company
Europe
Yugoslavia
Ninette Smith
55Th Engineer Company
Germany
High-rise Christmas blaze in Pittsburgh kills one, injures 32
A Christmas lights fire spread through the 20 story building’s ventilation causing a fatality on the fifth floor and 32 injuries. One woman died in the start apartment while a man on the fifteenth floor died of a heart attack. authorities unsure if linked to the fire.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Micheli
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
January 1996 Herald Calendar items and meetings
The January 1996 Herald Calendar lists community events in Ottawa including hospital and library exhibits, economic development meetings, veterans commission, Jaycees, support groups, and various chamber of commerce and civic gatherings. The calendar notes submission deadlines and provides locations such as 1301 S. Main and 2038 S. Elm, with dates ranging from the 1st through the 6th and ongoing weekly Saturday recycling sessions.
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Otawa Library
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Veterans Commission
Don Woodward Center
Ottawa Jaycees
Pizza Village
S. Main
Leaders See Optimism in Budget Negotiations
The White House and Republican leaders voiced optimism over a balanced budget deal but did not restore federal operations. Talks paused with no details released as Senate leaders weigh expedited procedures and a narrow debate window. Furloughed workers, passport applicants, and national park visitors face continued closures.
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Ashington
White House
GOP
Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
Mike McCurry
National Parks
Smithsonian Museums
Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
Dole
Mr Whipple loses lifetime Charmin supplies from ads
Dick Wilson the actor known as Mr Whipple says his free lifetime supply of Charmin toilet tissue stopped last month. A Procter and Gamble spokesman said shipments may resume and stressed the stoppage was not intentional. Wilson, 79, lives in Nevada and last appeared in a Charmin ad in 1990.
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Yuncinnati
Mr. Whipple
Dick Wilson
Wilson
Henderson
Nev
Procter & Gamble Co
USA Today
Mark Leaf
P&g
Whipple
Nevada
Random Acts of Kindness boxes spread good news in Ottawa
A local Random Acts of Kindness committee, stemming from Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce efforts, places boxes around the city for brief good deeds. Members urge the public to submit reports by mail or delivery for regular publication in the Ottawa Times and The Ottawa Herald, space permitting.
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Ottawa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Franklin County
Country Mart
Amoco
Town and Country
Wal- Mart
North Casey's
Horseshoe Cafe
Little Dragon Restaurant
Brown's Shoe Fit
John Brockway
The
Herald
Ottawa Times
Ottawa Herald
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State Riley
Ann Landers
Agenggon Soessseone
OBOD
Aeenndes
Donohue
Daversen
Heloise
Pagnangenene
Eyaanan
the Daily Report
the Herald Calendar
Welleville
Ambassador Committee
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Don Woodward
Convention and Tourism
First Christian Church
Ilth and Cedar
Franklin County Conservation District Board
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Elm
American Association of University Women
Legislative
Peoples National Bank
Fifth and Main
Ruth Jansen
Ottenr Community Arts Center
Cresebamt Colley
Nancy Oakes
Seventh Street Terrace
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Ottawa Art Guild
OCAC
Lawrence
Wichita
Jay Thornéaon
Walt Butler
Butler's
Brian Lewis
Honduras
Music That’s
Tegucigalpa
Butler
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