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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1998
Page
1
Kansas Jayhawks relied on preseason All-American Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce to secure a road victory over Nebraska. The duo combined for key baskets and leadership, powering the 1 2 punch to the win.
Partly cloudy Tuesday with a high near 45 and northeast wind about 10 mph. For more weather information, see page 2.
The Ottawa Mayor's Prayer Luncheon will be held at 11:45 a.m. March 18 in the University Student Union. Guest speaker will be Manginelli Productions owner Bill Manginelli, a Vietnam veteran and former Hallmark designer. Tickets are $7. call Barb Nelson at City Hall 229-3637 for details.
At its annual meeting last week Ran som Memorial Hospital Auxiliary installed new officers. The new board includes Ruby Ather ton as president Erin Chappell as president elect Lisa Bregant as vice president Ty Heise as recording secretary Katherine Dieterich as corresponding secretary Jody Lancaster as treasurer and Shelly Frank and Linda Clevenger as directors. Cynthia Lynder of the Community Blood Bank spoke about the blood bank and RMH service benefits.
Dr Wayne Gordon, a local dentist, was found hanged at a Boy Scout camp and buried last Saturday. He remained a suspect in the 1992 disappearance of his wife Zeta Gordon, who vanished after an October 4 argument. no trace of her has been found and police have not released new leads.
Sen Pat Roberts warns at Kansas Day dinner that the GOP must tolerate dissent and expand its base or repeat the Democratic collapse of the 1960s. He says the party cannot win by a narrow agenda and urges open debate, new ideas, and coalition building to preserve congressional control.
Former Portland State University library employee Mary Joan Byrd, 61, faced August indictment for stealing over $10,000 from photocopy machines across two years. A student paper suggested she may have taken as much as $200,000 over a decade, with her lawyer seeking leniency in September, claiming the money was used temporarily and that Oregon's government sponsored video poker machines absorbed the loss.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to recommend clemency for Karla Faye Tucker, moving her toward execution. The 18 member panel voted 16 to 0 with two abstentions, and also rejected a 60 or 90 day reprieve 16 to 1 with one abstention. Governor Bush would then decide on a reprieve or execution.
Washington prosecutors press Starr and White House to produce documents and witnesses about an alleged presidential affair. Clinton aides clash over breadth of requests while White House braces for possible compelled testimony from Secret Service agents regarding Lewinsky and a coverup claim.
Kansas parks, aging 20 to 40 years, need renovations to replace bathrooms, utilities, and accessibility features. Wildlife and Parks Secretary Steve Williams cites weather, flood, and neglect as causes while Gov. Graves seeks 10 million from a 66.6 million corporate tax windfall in the current budget to fund repairs for 24 parks serving 6 million annual visitors.
President Clinton pledges an end to deficits with a 1999 budget of 1.73 trillion dollars projecting a surplus of 1.1 trillion over the next decade. The plan, backed by a booming economy, would fund child care, medical research, more teachers, and expanded Medicare while proposing tax increases on tobacco and investors. Republicans criticize the plan as expansion of federal reach, with debates centering on Social Security trust funds and future surpluses.
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