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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1998
Page
8
The Arctic Evers claim America's first luge medals at the Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan. Weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions Saturday with a high in the lower 50s and a south wind of 10 to 20 mph.
Topeka Kansas Senate rejected the House amendments to a bill banning all third trimester abortions by a 19 to 21 vote. Senator Robert Tyson supported the bill while officials said the measure remains in a joint conference committee as discussions continue. Graves warned about constitutional challenges to abortion legislation.
FAA inspectors combed Boeing plants in Renton and Wichita after a deadly Sumatra crash and found 12 minor issues. They stressed no safety concerns were uncovered and said corrective actions were taken. Fines may be considered, but no decision yet.
Robert W. Wellborn, a staff attorney with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, was charged with rape and four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child involving a girl under 18. Charges outline acts spanning 1995 to 1997, with no involvement of SRS clients cited. House Speaker Tim Shallenburger expects little change to the Republican tax relief bill as it advances in Topeka.
The Sacramento Bee noted East Valley Foursquare Church youths in Orangevale Calif using a frozen deer leg as a bat and a frozen cow tongue as a ball in a game called Bambi Baseball supervised by Robin Gattis. Earlier versions reportedly used a frozen trout to hit a frozen squid.
Franklin County moves toward zoning all 16 townships with a Thursday planning commission vote to schedule a public hearing for the four unzoned townships Centropolis Pottawatomie Cutler and Homewood. A 7 30 p m March 19 hearing at the County Annex will follow.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahhaf told Al-Hayat in Cairo that Iraq has developed a 90 mile range missile. The claim, reported to The Associated Press, comes as U.S. and Britain build forces in the Gulf for possible air strikes.
Mondragon, 42, is charged with five counts of taking indecent liberties against two 10 year old Ottawa girls last year while working at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. A pretrial hearing showed ongoing plea discussions and the trial is set for March 16. He faces potential 12 year term on one count and possible confinement under sexual predator laws.
Elizabeth Tilden notes Valentine’s Day origins in Chaucer and Shakespeare. Early records show birds choosing mates on February 14, linking the holiday to birds. The piece traces how the day shifted to human expressions of love with gifts.
Boston University researchers surveyed 250 students finding nearly half of men and 65 percent of women feel today’s students are less romantic than past generations though most describe themselves as romantic. The study notes ambivalence at this life stage amid anti commercial sentiment.
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