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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1998
Page
6
Ottawa High School repeats a fourth straight year exiting in the opening round and dropping to the losers bracket of Baldwin Invitation Basketball Tournament. Page 7 mentions the result.
Mostly cloudy and continued cold Thursday with a high of 30 to 35 degrees, light and variable wind. For more weather information, see page 2.
Police reported that ornaments from three separate theft cases were found on the roof of a building in the 100 block of East Second over the weekend. A stolen Christmas tree from Dengel & Son Mortuary & Monuments at 235 S. Hickory was also recovered but returned in poor condition likely requiring replacement.
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In Wichita activists rally around the Roe v. Wade anniversary amid protests at the U S Supreme Court decision. Abortion rights and anti abortion groups press lawmakers in Topeka to shape late term abortion limits while Catholic churches push postcard campaigns and public pressure.
Nation White Plains AP John Gotti Jr reputed successor to his father as Gambino boss is indicted on racketeering charges along with 22 others. Indictment unsealed in White Plains federal court with arrests being arranged. Details to be released at a news conference with U S Attorney Mary Jo White, NY Attorney General Dennis Vacco and federal agents. John Sr once known as the Dapper Don and the Teflon Don is now serving a life sentence after 1992 murder and racketeering conviction. The move stirs tension among the citys four other Mafia clans.
Poland’s baseball industry chief defends bats in June, insisting players use bats only for the game despite jokes linking them to street muggings. In July, Nathan’s Famous’ George Shea notes American Joey Serrano’s 17 hot dogs in 12 minutes, praising the athlete’s rising fire and potential miracles of the body.
The Ottawa City Commission voted 4-1 to raise its own pay from 600 to 1200 dollars per year retroactive to January 1 and to pass an ordinance banning loud sound amplification within 100 feet in cars homes or worn by individuals. Commissioner Gene Ramsey opposed the noise rule. Commissioner Joan Tyson opposed the pay raise. The panel also approved a legislative agenda favoring delayed electric utility deregulation and a state concealment remain issue while backing a highway program and Prairie Spirit Trail addition.
U.N. weapons chief Richard Butler warned inspectors may visit Iraqi presidential sites within days to test Baghdad's resolve. Iraq offered to drop demands to search all presidential sites, a move that could defuse confrontations but met with U.N. and British resistance.
Ransom Memorial Hospital reports 1997 operating revenue surpassing expenses by 193,957 and total net income of 1,388,116 after income from interest and county sales tax. Board unanimously raises pension contribution from 2 to 2.5 percent, increasing RMH pension funding by 26,382 to about 122,911, reducing net income to 78,?. executives cite stronger patient activity and controlled costs.
Cubans welcome the pope amid praise from state outlets and plans for large crowds. He pressed Cuba for greater freedoms and urged changes in the U S embargo, saying to change. Priests and church leaders mobilized as Radio Rebelde urged believers to line his route, while workers took the afternoon off and streets were prepared for papal Masses.
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