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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1998
Page
6
Kansas State University extends its home winning streak to twelve with a Wednesday night Big 12 basketball win over Texas. The game adds momentum to the Wildcats as they host upcoming conference play.
A mild and mostly sunny Friday is forecast with a high in the middle 50s and a southwest breeze of 5 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see page 2.
Gov Bill Graves appoints Clyde Graeber of Leavenworth to finish Sally Thompson’s term as state treasurer, bypassing House Speaker Tim Shallenburger who is the sole Republican candidate for the August primary. Graeber, 64, will serve 11 months and will not seek election. Thompson resigns to join Clinton administration. Graeber is former Leavenworth National Bank CEO with Tulsa degrees.
In September workers delivering crates to a Dutch museum dropped a 75 million year old dinosaur skeleton made from Montana finds, breaking it into 188 pieces. Earlier a thief fleeing a Japanese museum break-in dropped a Ming Dynasty platter worth about 400000 dollars, shattering it.
An 87 year old Ottawa sign painter, Conus, laments the fading craft as computers replace traditional methods. Starting at age ten, he has spent 77 years painting signs, working from his garage and relying on word of mouth for business. He recalls early jobs, wartime Navy work, and a lifelong devotion to the craft. See SIGNS page 3.
Defense Secretary Cohen said the UN must verify a Washington Post report that a 1995 Iraqi document discussed negotiations for a multimillion dollar sale of equipment with dual use for biological weapons. He noted he cannot confirm or deny the story and urged Russian cooperation.
Federal judge Thomas Hogan ruled the presidents line item veto authority unconstitutional. The decision questions congressional power since 1995 and suggests the Supreme Court will resolve the conflict. Giuliani filed the suit challenging the presidents ability to strike sections of spending bills.
Kansas House considers a concealed handgun licensing bill with safety training and restricted venues while a drug and alcohol education requirement for first-time drivers stalls in the Senate. Gov Graves vetoed a similar measure in 1997. The package also notes local bans and employer rights to bar guns. Senate support for the driver education bill remains uncertain.
Salina and Newton superintendents speaking for Schools for Fair Funding urged a recalibration of the 1992 school finance formula, arguing mid size districts enroll 1,800 to 9,000 students and receive less per pupil. They urged lowering weighting to 1,200 students, increasing base aid, and adding technology while preserving local-option budgets. Senate members pressed for equity and noted potential class-warfare tensions.
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