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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1997
Page
1
Ottawa University’s basketball team slides to seven losses after a defeat by nationally ranked William Jewell. Sky conditions turn cloudy Tuesday with a high near 30 and southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
In Marietta Georgia Newt Gingrich ended weeks of silence predicting a new term as House speaker He refused to discuss the ethics case but referenced personal hardships during the period He will be sworn in again becoming the first Republican speaker sworn in twice in 68 years Meanwhile investigators say Democrats likely violated election laws in Mary Landrieu Senate victory VIP urged FBI and Senate to probe alleging coercion and organized violations tied to Morial and Landrieu campaigns
Three letter bombs addressed to the U S Penitentiary at Leavenworth were shipped to Washington for analysis. FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza said all Leavenworth bombs have been defused and are en route to the FBI lab. Explosives experts from Washington disarmed the bombs Friday after two were found at Leavenworth and a third at the city post office Friday morning.
Michael Kolnhofer, 79, a man accused of serving as a Nazi concentration camp guard, is in critical condition after surgery for leg wounds from a police shootout. Doctors at the University of Kansas Medical Center reported he had trouble maintaining blood pressure during treatment for a shattered femur and a damaged blood vessel in his left leg.
Three people are killed over a span of four days in Kansas traffic accidents. A 1984 Plymouth driven eastbound veered off K-68 near Eisenhower Road, overcorrected, and overturned, killing the unidentified local resident. Diana Kirkland, 50, of Ottawa, died on I-35 after a cross-median collision with Michelle Huff, 27, of Blue Springs, Missouri. Huff is suspected of drinking and driving. Jordan Peterson, 62, and Joyce Peterson, 58, of Isle, Minnesota, were involved in the following crash but survived.
An advisory council proposes using a portion of payroll taxes to buy stocks to bolster returns and avert bankruptcy, offering three competing plans. The panel notes Social Security currently funds benefits with government bonds and warns the trust fund will be broke by 2029 without action.
FBI reports Wichita and Topeka show sharper declines in crime index than national 3 percent mean, with Topeka down from 7399 to 6831 and Wichita from 12635 to 11647. Theft fell 30 percent in Topeka. vehicle theft rose 72 percent. City officials unavailable for comment.
Franklin County saw rising workload for the sheriff's department with 395 accidents and 1067 crime reports filed in 1996 compared to prior years. Sheriff Rex Bowling attributed higher figures to more transient laborers on road and bridge projects, noting trends mirrored across counties.
An elderly music shop owner and former band director, Butler, spent decades collecting folk instruments and sending musical aid to remote countries. He shipped a piano hidden in powdered milk and coordinated instrument drops with Peace Corps volunteers, amassing over 300 items by retirement. The Gutreuters bought his collection and the downtown building.
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