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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1996
Page
7
Allen Fieldhouse is buzzing Monday night with the return of point guard Jacque Vaughn from injury. New Year's Day brings milder, partly cloudy conditions with a high near 58 and winds from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
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AP reports police allowed a small group of cameramen into the Japanese ambassador's residence where 83 captives are held by Tupac Amaru rebels. A rebel inside denounced terrorism of state and urged reporters to visit rebel prisoners, claiming conditions there are like a death sentence.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators near a Hebron agreement but a Netanyahu Arafat summit today was unlikely as Israel battles a 1997 budget deadline. An official cited a 95 percent chance the meeting would not occur tonight.
Kansas State University researchers found in home care programs for Kansans 60 and older that nearly 4,800 recipients saved the state about 3.4 million dollars in the 1996 budget year. Private and nonprofit providers operated the services through 11 area agencies on aging.
Franklin County commissioners decide to place the sanitarian under the health department effective Jan 1. Jim Cain remains transfer station director with expanded duties including landfill development, maintenance, and a new composting program. Health director Mike Pruner to appoint a new sanitarian. vote divided with Gardner Hayden opposing.
The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered Kansas Pipeline Partnership to cut its delivery rates by 2.2 million dollars annually and issue more than 7.1 million dollars in refunds to Western Resources Inc. The case ties to chief executive Dennis Langley, a state Democratic chair, and follows years of regulatory dispute over incurred costs and market competition.
Three weeks remain to file for Ottawa area school board and city council seats with a January 21 deadline and elections set for April 1. As of today Ottawa City Commissioner Richard Jackson is the only filed candidate. Board seats in Ottawa include three positions with terms ending June 30, 1997 held by Marcia Mitchell Barbara Gibson and Bill Ketchum. Mitchell appointed five years ago and has served as president for a year. Ketchum was appointed in May to fill Terry Jennings’ resignation and is open for election. Barbara Gibson is completing her term as board president. City commission seats are held by Jackson Vicki Cummiskey and Joan Tyson, with Jackson filing for re-election on Monday. Other districts in the area also have openings for spring elections.
The Conference Board reports December consumer confidence at 113.8 the strongest since November 1989. Separate Commerce Department data show new home sales up 14.2 percent in November, the largest rise in 3 1/2 years. The gains tempered by market declines in bonds and stocks.
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