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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1997
Page
6
A healthy baby boy is born in Los Angeles to Michael Jackson and Debra Rowe Jackson. Weather notes report decreasing cloudiness Friday with a high in the upper 30s and a northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose above 7,000 for the first time as markets surged for a third straight session. The 30-share index gained 38.48 points to 7,000.11 by midafternoon, aided by strong earnings and optimism about the economy slowing inflation risk, with Fed policy in focus after weeks of debate.
Phyllis Wells Smith of Overland Park Kansas sues Bonneville International Corp owner of KMBZ alleging a Sept 26 broadcast on the Friendly Fire program defamed her by claiming an abortion following an alleged affair with Bob Dole in the early 1970s. The suit filed Jan 30 in Jackson County Circuit Court notes the host called the affair well known and that Smith did not become pregnant.
Coleman Co. chief Michael Hammes was fired after one of the firm's worst years, with an estimated 45 million loss for 1996. Jerry Levin, Perelman ally and Revlon chairman, will take over as chairman and acting CEO, signaling tweaks rather than revolution. Operations in Wichita and Maine employ about 1,400 workers.
Ottawa area officials including Lou Atherton and Scott Lambers push a plan to attract a maximum security juvenile prison. They cite private operators like Correction Services Corp. of Sarasota and argue privatized facilities offer tax revenue and cost savings, with state approval still required.
Benjamin Karim, former first assistant minister to Malcolm X, visited Ottawa University to share his perspective on Malcolm X at the chapel and during lunch. He discussed X’s life, rituals, and the push for literacy, noting X anticipated his death and urging reading as a path to progress.
A freshman lawmaker faced a political lesson as ethics and education topics moved through the Kansas House. An angry Democratic display derailed a PAC ban amid factional votes, while a separate bid to bar insurance industry gifts failed 67-57. The unamended ethics bill would curb gifts from officials, with final House action expected.
The House rejected a constitutional amendment to limit lawmakers to six two year terms in the House and two six year terms in the Senate for the second time in two years. Supporters argued it ends careerism while opponents called it a flawed, political quick fix. The Senate showed little appetite to revisit the issue.
Hwang Jang Yop, North Korea’s top defecting official, hides under South Korean Embassy protection in Beijing seeking asylum to aid reconciliation between the Koreas. Chinese police guard the Beijing building as North Koreans press to reach him. Seoul seeks tighter security as incidents unfold.
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