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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1994
Page
6
In Wichita, gun enthusiasts rushed to purchase firearms and accessories as discussions of new controls spread. Show promoter Rex Knepp noted unprecedented attendance with lines forming before opening and persisting hours after. Participant Joe Rhoney said many buyers were snapping up whatever they could buy.
In Kansas harsh winter conditions left many cows unable to reach proper nutrition, pushing calf losses to double normal. Snow persisted 104 days in 1992-93, stressing cattle and raising open cow rates by an estimated 10 to 15 percent this year, said veterinarian Keith Kingsley in Hays.
Wichita NOW Times editors faced a split vote as NOW members pull a collage cartoon critical of Dr George Tiller. The newsletter will replace the image with a legislative report, citing concerns about portraying the abortion provider as controlling women’s lives.
A Kansas official says the juvenile detention reform won’t be fully operational until year end. Of five planned regional centers only WaKeeney and Junction City are open amid a federal mandate. Funds are used to transport 200 to 250 youths to out of region centers. New facilities in Crawford and Finney Counties due by June. Douglas County center likely opens in September.
At Ottawa legislative coffee lawmakers noted tax revenue running ahead of forecasts and larger carryover in key funds. Teagarden cited about 25 million in the Social and Rehabilitation Services fund and 75 million in the budget stabilization fund, urging a smaller unappropriated reserve. Health care reform emerged as a major posturing issue for the next session.
In OPERA Kansas, lawmakers opened the 1994 session with a focus on crime as the dominant issue. Leaders Miller and Senate President Burke urged a swift start, predict a busy week with 63 committee meetings and a packed agenda on health care, school finance, and tax policy.
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce held its 65th annual meeting at Ottawa University’s Mowbray Union with a 30 minute reception and prime rib dinner. Joan Vibert and Brent Fogle received the Russell Crites Award for community service and leadership. New chairman Bill Allegre and past chair Steve Silverman urged legalizing liquor by the drink to boost Ottawa’s economy.
In AMBRIDGE MA AP politicians celebrities and lifelong friends filled St John the Evangelist Church for the funeral of Thomas P O Neill Jr the former 17 term House speaker. Vice President Al Gore led a delegation including Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole House Speaker Tom Foley and others. The service drew mourners from near and far with hundreds outside in cold weather.
Steven Nickens, 30, of Wichita, died at the scene in a Friday night one vehicle collision on Interstate 35 near the Le Loup exit. The car left the east edge of the exit ramp, struck a road sign and overturned. Franklin County records this as its first traffic fatality of 1994 with the accident occurring about 10 p.m.
An officer reported a teenager confessed after police found food strewn in a backyard and a refrigerator full of hot dogs cheese and chili. The teen was booked for investigation of burglary.
President Clinton announced an agreement to remove all long range nuclear missiles from Ukraine. The deal dismantles over 1000 warheads, marking a major step to curb nuclear proliferation. Leaders Yeltsin Kravchuk to sign in Moscow after NATO talks.
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