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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1997
Page
8
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds nabbed 12 Grammy nominations tying a 14 year record set by Michael Jackson. The list appears on Page 5. Also note a weather note predicting a few flurries Wednesday then cloudy with a high near 35 and southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
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The Kansas Youth Authority will meet in Topeka to announce plans for transferring control of juvenile offenders from Social and Rehabilitation Services to a governor appointed juvenile justice commissioner. A $20 million youth prison is proposed for 150 offenders with expansion potential, and locations considered include Ottawa Larned and Garden City.
The 105th Congress opened with Democrats pushing for a temporary speaker while Newt Gingrich faces an ethics inquiry. Gingrich vowed to stay in the race for 25 ballots if needed with GOP backing, as Republicans predicted he would prevail. Rep. Vic Fazio introduced a resolution to postpone the speaker election until ethics work concludes.
Gunfire and explosions were heard before dawn at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima where Peruvians rebels hold 74 hostages for three weeks. AP photographer Scott Dalton reported sounds from inside the compound and a possible assault, with police noting automatic weapons fire and no reported injuries.
Valerie Wolf reports the Franklin County Educational Opportunity Center received a long awaited upgrade after Christmas. Housed in the basement of the Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, the center expands from a single noisy open room to three classrooms an administrative office and independent study areas. Officials say the $25 000 project will help 6th to 9th graders from five districts and juvenile services transition back to regular schools. Teachers and the case manager stress this offers structure care and a long term commitment.
City officials discussed steps for a trash burning ban, with City Manager Lambers reporting hauler input. Proposals include annual permits, a $10 fee, minimum liability insurance, equipment standards, 40 and 90 gallon container limits, and a green materials program. A spring cleanup week and elderly trash rate were proposed. curbside pickup vs alley pickup was debated. A grace period may delay enforcement until May.
Kenneth A. Burgoon, 39, of Rantoul, was named as the victim in a Sunday night one car crash on K-68 near Eisenhower Road, about a mile west of Ottawa. Police say the 1986 Plymouth Duster likely drifted, overcorrected, and left the road after the driver possibly fell asleep.
Carol Johnson and James J. Johnson were involved in a fatal head on wreck about three miles southwest of Ottawa on US-50 Friday. Williams Burg, injured, nears release from KU Medical Center while Ottawa University student Shih Wu remains hospitalized at Stormont Vail after a December 29 collision on US-59 north of Ottawa.
A blue ribbon council reviewed three proposals to change who oversees Kansas postsecondary education. The plans differ on creating an 11 member Joint Advisory Committee representing regents universities Washburn and 19 community colleges plus public tech schools. Leaders include Sens Kerr and Downey and Reps Impson and Garner.
President Clinton ordered nine more months for the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses after the panel issued a final report blaming part of the illnesses on war stresses and criticizing the Pentagon probe. He urged a global chemical weapons ban as veterans seek answers.
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