Crash Kills Area Man in Pomona Creek Incident
A rural Pomona man, Jack W. Shepherd, 67, died when his 72 Ford pickup hit a bridge end, overturned into a creek six miles southwest of Pomona. Sheriff Rex Bowling said passerby spotted the wreck around 8:30 a.m., noting the crash likely occurred hours earlier. Authorities found Shepherd in the cab. cause of death undetermined. The wing wall broke off, water iced, suggesting an earlier incident. It was Franklin County’s first traffic fatality of 1988 after five in 1987.
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Pomona
Here
Jack W. Shepherd
Rex Bowling
Bowling
Shepherd
Ottawa School Trust Group Forms for Future Projects
Fifteen people met at Peoples National Bank to form a trust for Ottawa schools. They planned to meet again next Thursday at 5 p.m. to refine a motto, board size, project types, and fundraising, noting the trust would fund innovative classroom projects but not capital improvements or basics.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Ottawa
Peoples National Bank
Peoples
Gollier
Hart Fends Off New Valleys Of Finance Flakr
A published report raises questions about Gary Hart's campaign finances while Hart says he knew nothing of possible illegal contributions and reacts angrily to infidelity questions. NBC and LA Times polls show Hart fading in Iowa as Gephardt surges, with Simon and Jackson trading barbs and Bush challenging Dole on credentials. The Washington Post reports nearly 60000 in unreturned contributions and 30000 from two fundraisers, tying Hart to Karl and Stein, fueling the finance controversy.
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Laura King
Associated Press
Gary Hart
Hart
Colorado
Iowa
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
NBC
Los Angeles Times
New Hampshire
Paul Simon
Illinois
Gephardt
Jesse Jackson
Naion
George Bush
Bob Dole
Kansas
Bush
Iowa Falls
Dole
Congress
Washington Post
the Post
Federal Election Commission
David Stein
California
Hollywood
Stuart Karl
Karl
Miami Herald
Kansas Senate Okays Participation in Multi-State Lottery
The Kansas Senate approved a bill 28 to 6 to formalize Kansas joining a multi-state lottery. The measure heads to the House for rapid action, with Gov. Hayden planning to have it by next week. House hearings scheduled for Monday. The bill allows withdrawal from the lottery at any time.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
Mike Hayden
Robert H. Miller
R-Wellington
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Hayden
Statehouse
Sen
Edward Reilly
R-Leavenworth
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansans face big pothole foretold by highway funding gaps
Transportation Secretary Horace Edwards warned of a 266 million shortfall by FY 1996 if current spending continues. He ordered a 5 million cut in maintenance, noted federal highway aid dropping from 135 million to 119 million, and said funding could shrink further amid a stalled 1.7 billion highway package and political deadlock.
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Topeka
Kan
Horace Edwards
Edwards
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Kansas Department of Transportation
Mike Hayden
KDOT
Kansas
Jeanne Hoferer
Ropeka Edwards
Frequent flier Felix the cat reunites with owner at LAX
Felix the calico flown 179000 miles over 29 days is welcomed by Janice Kubecki at Los Angeles International Airport after a Pan Am cargo hold escape. The cat traveled Europe, the U S and South America, found in London, quarantined, then flown home in First Class with the Kubeckis awarded two tickets.
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Felix
Janice Kubecki
Los Angeles International
West Germany
Los Angeles
London
Heathrow
Pan American World Airways
Atlantic
Pan Am Terminal
Nadine
Mrs. Kubecki
Jane Ford
Pan Am
Ms. Ford
Kubeckis
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Kevin Kimball
Larry Skeet
RHP
Andy Thomasson
Steve Zuk
School Trust Group
Superintendent of Schools
Ottawa Board of Education
Bud Gollier
Ottawa School Board
Dan Winter
Flakr
L.A. International
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