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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1999
Page
1
Ottawa High School girls break a second half slump with a victory over Wellsville to end their drought. Page 7 note indicates game coverage.
The Williamsburg Herald corrects a report that Adam Howard was suspended for killing two pigs on school grounds. he was not suspended and did not help remove the slain pigs. Voters decide on a $7.9 million Central Heights high school bond next Tuesday across the district. New Franklin County Historical Society trustees named Sue McClaran and Charles Waymire. officers remain Gillette, Loyd, and Geiss. Old Depot Museum renovation aims for a Memorial Day weekend opening.
In Topeka conservative activists create the Kansas Republican Assembly as a traditionalist rival to the moderate GOP led by Gov. Bill Graves. The founding meeting clashed with Graves’s GOP banquet. About 100 conservatives attended, bylaws were adopted, and ex-state chairman David Miller spoke, urging continued political activism. Mark Parkinson was elected state chairman in a separate meeting.
Eric Brown, deemed incompetent since 1996 due to paranoid schizophrenia, may face trial after progress on medication at Bridgewater State Hospital. He seeks to stop meds to prove insanity. psychiatrist cautions against worsening illness. Separately, Rep. Dan Burton reportedly brings personal barber tools to Capitol Hill for haircuts amid rumors tied to health and sexuality revelations.
Army Pvt. Brandon W.E. Young, son of Carolyn Y. Hobbs of Ottawa, aids in rebuilding a Bosnian home as stabilization forces oversee safe resettlement. He describes witnessing the war’s destruction and the neighbors’ former erosion of peace. Young, an armor crewman stationed at Fort Hood, patrols the region to ensure safety while families return to their homes.
Monica Lewinsky testified under oath in a private deposition at the Mayflower Hotel as part of President Clinton's impeachment trial. Kendall announced a legal move against Kenneth Starr over a New York Times story about grand jury secrecy.
A 36 year old Garnett man, Scott E. Burton of 103 S 8th, died from smoke and heat in an early morning house fire reported just before 3 a.m. Neighbors alerted police chief James Bond. the scene was declared at the location. Fire marshals investigate cause with no foul play suspected.
Kansas Corporation Commission staff will urge that savings from the Western Resources and Kansas City Power and Light merger be used to reduce bills first for KG&E customers in Wichita and south central Kansas. The move targets equalizing rates between KG&E and KCPL service areas as the merged entity operates them separately. The staff plan is due by February 18 and centers on whether merged operations yield rate cuts for consumers.
India pledges to sign a nuclear test ban treaty if year-old sanctions over its tests are lifted while Pakistan vows a tough law to curb sensitive tech and remains open to the global pact. Talbott prepares to visit as IMF and World Bank resume aid flows to Pakistan amid sanctions fallout.
Scientists report HIV arose when humans contracted the virus from chimpanzees in Africa. Beatrice Hahn ties the human AIDS virus to a chimp subspecies, suggesting at least three crossovers from chimps to people. The finding challenges long held conspiracy theories and aligns with evidence HIV began in the mid 20th century.
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