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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1998
Page
1
New York stocks rose sharply erasing recent losses as major indices hit or neared record levels at noon. Dow up 70.99 to 8441.09. S&P 500 up 10.62 to 1041.18. Nasdaq up 18.23 to 1756.94. NYSE composite up 4.88 to 539.70. Amex up 2.36 to 689.86 amid fading bond weakness and a dropped megamerger.
Local brief notes exhibit Creative Art Work by dcreen now on display at Ottawa Floral, 116 West Second Street. Also listed are a hazardous household waste drop at FR CO HHW Facility weekday mornings, and a pancake feed at Elks on February 28 from 6 30 to 10 00 a.m., plus a welcome gift from Intrust Bank for new Ottawa or Fr Co residents with 1 year free rental on a $10 safety deposit box.
A 63 year old California woman Priscilla Deters faces 13 counts of mail and wire fraud for allegedly running a pyramid scheme that defrauded church officials in Kansas and 20 other states of more than 6 million. Opening statements in Wichita described her as exploiting religious contacts to steal from church accounts. Victims cited include Church of the Nazarene in Hays Barclay College in Haviland Millhuff Ministries in Olathe and Mid America Yearly Meeting in Wichita.
Russell Baber 84 of Ottawa died February 24 1998 at home. Graveside services were planned at Antioch Cemetery with Rev Ed Baxter officiating. He taught at Hepler High School and retired as Ottawa utilities superintendent. He and his wife later ran Indian Bowling Lanes. Surviving wife Ann, daughter Barbara, a brother and grandchildren. Robert Louis Brady 29 of Tulsa formerly Ottawa died February 22 1998 in Tulsa. Services at St Joseph Catholic Church in Tulsa and burial in Hominy Okla. He was born in Ottawa and graduated Hominy High School 1987, attended Southwestern College Winfield on football and track scholarships, worked in construction. Surviving parents Michael and Marsha plus three brothers and six sisters.
Deputy Secretary John Hamre says over the last two weeks the Pentagon’s unclassified networks faced fairly heavy cyber attacks. He calls the intrusions the most organized yet and notes they targeted personnel records and payroll while classified systems remained intact. The incident, possibly by a small group, unfolded across all services and occurred during a period of a hacker contest. Authorities emphasize cooperation with the Justice Department and ongoing defense upgrades.
In Jerusalem a judge suggested that Maryland murder suspect Samuel Sheinbein return voluntarily to the United States for trial while serving his sentence in Israel if convicted. Prosecutors and the defense said the plan merited study as legal questions linger. The case involves the 1999 dismemberment killing of Alfred Tello Jr. in Montgomery County and Sheinbein’s bid to avoid extradition under Israeli law.
The Supreme Court ruled for bankers 5 to 4, voiding a 16 year policy that let credit unions enroll outside traditional membership pools. A union official warned millions could lose membership. Congress may retroactively authorize expansions. bankers aim to curb new enrollments while preserving existing members.
Snow will stack up across the Dakotas with larger totals in the northern areas. Rain spreads across the Midwest with pockets of drizzle in parts of Illinois and Louisiana. Strong thunderstorms are expected from Illinois to Louisiana. Some showers linger in colder air over the Rockies. Temperatures will begin to recover in the west and central regions later in the week.
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