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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2000
Page
1
Ottawa reports show pressing defense causing opponents fits on the court. Weather outlook: tonight 20 percent showers, mostly cloudy, low 35 to 40. Sunday cooler and partly cloudy, high near 50. Monday dry, low 25 to 30, high 45 to 50. More on Page 2A.
The Ottawa Middle School research committee will not meet Monday. It typically meets the first Monday of each month in the Inlin County Courthouse basement and will resume its regular schedule in February. The Kansas Heritage Trust Fund offers grants to preserve historic properties with workshops in Topeka on Jan 7 and Feb 3.
Panamas independence moment marked as Mireya Moscoso proclaims canal as Panamanian. She raises the flag in front of the Canal Commission building while crowds cheer. Louis Caldera signs the papers formalizing the transfer at noon with subdued ceremony.
Boris Yeltsin resigned as president and granted immunity to Vladimir Putin, ushering in a transition to a new era. Putin, the leading political figure, assumed control of the government as Yeltsin's immunity signaled a possible deal for early retirement after eight chaotic years.
Ottawa officials and residents assess the Y2K concerns as overstated while focusing on growth, information age opportunities, and annexation challenges. City leaders Blaine Finch and Richard Jackson stress embracing e commerce, better government access, and long term planning to manage expanding services and annexed areas.
In Olathie suburb near Kansas City, two women entered a Bank of America branch shortly after 5 p.m. and took four to six employees hostage. SWAT officers patrolled outside as negotiators spoke on the telephone. FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza confirmed at least one suspect was armed.
A sweeping AP report notes the globe welcoming the new millennium with choreographed spectacles and global TV coverage. Cities from Russia to Asia marked the transition amid reminders of late century turmoil as nearly 200 nations span 24 time zones in a cultural jamboree.
Subscribers find the Jan 1 1990 Ottawa Daily Republican on their doorsteps, a reproduced old edition for a millennium edition. It offers a glimpse into turn of the century news and contrasts with contemporary newspaper design.
Eunice Hoover, 101, marked the new millennium by sleeping at midnight as she has for years. She credits faith, good genes, and a simple life for long life and continues daily routines with reading and radio worship.
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