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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1998
Page
4
Titanic holds the top spot for a fourth weekend and nears 200 million in 25 days with a 29.2 million weekend. Independent Day and Jurassic Park reached 200 million quicker, while Good Will Hunting debuts at 10.3 million in its wide release weekend.
Oprah Winfrey and Tim Allen win top TV series performers at the 24th People's Choice Awards. Garth Brooks, Kirstie Alley, Harrison Ford, and Julia Roberts are among honorees. Jerry Maguire tops best movie drama. Ray Romano and Reba McEntire host. Whoopi Goldberg honored for 20-year career.
Hazy New York and neighboring states faced a frigid night as hundreds of thousands remained without electricity. National Guard units searched for isolated residents while helicopters and crews rescued people, delivered supplies, and assessed damage across New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and parts of Canada. Authorities reported numerous deaths and widespread outages, with Niagara Mohawk warning a month to restore power.
Asian markets sank amid IMF and US efforts to calm turmoil. Hang Seng dropped 8.7 percent to 8121.06, its lowest since March 1995, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Australia all lower while Indonesia and South Korea rose. Traders cited rising rates and a failed local bank. A Hong Kong clerk saw his $9000 investment fall to about $1300. The Dow opened lower in New York but recovered to a slim loss.
In Belfast British Irish and eight local parties resumed peace talks led by former Senator George Mitchell amid slow progress and a May deadline. British negotiator Paul Murphy warned that time is running out as disagreements over an agenda persist.
Emma Massey of ALLS Texas may be 117 or 119 with birthday records conflicting. Staff and caregiver note she loves coffee and snuff, and a box is brought monthly. She has lived in a nursing home since age 110 and counts Rutherford B. Hayes as president at her birth.
Notice details a pending OCC application by TeamBank N A to acquire Nations Bank Ottawa Branch assets and assume liabilities with anticipated operations continuing. It also covers a Franklin County Kansas civil sale of real estate tied to Chemical Mortgage Company v Randy Burnett, with auction set for February 5, 1996, at the Ottawa courthouse.
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