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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1990
Page
1
Marge Stevens, a 16 year veteran at Hawthorne Elementary in Ottawa, is named KTKA-TV monthly winner for connecting students goals with education. Her class of third graders regard her as family, reflecting the reward of hard work and community appreciation.
The court reaffirmed that illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible, overturning a conviction in a murder case. Justice Brennan led a 5-4 majority stressing that protecting constitutional rights outweighs rush to truth, with narrow exceptions noted since 1984.
A reader scolds eighth grade Ottawa students for disruptive behavior at the public library micro-reader. She describes loud arguing over copies, rough conduct, and damaging film. She urges better manners, responsibility by students and parents, and respect for the library’s resources and hours.
Roger Brockus denounces the termination of three Department of Public Safety veterans Tony DeLaTorre Bill Wright and Warren McGill as a DPS cover up for management lies told to the city commission over a Christmas Eve fire and a pornographic magazine seized at the scene He calls for Herrman’s removal reinstatement of the three officers and accountability for city officials.
Ottawa residents joined a two day jail and bail fundraiser led by District Judge Jules V. Doty to support the American Cancer Society at Kansas State Bank. Local officials and Rotarians played prisoners while volunteers and businesses donated cash, checks and pledges totaling over 3000 dollars.
California jurors endured 33 months of testimony in the McMartin case before a not guilty verdict. Despite flaws like replacements and delays, the jurors upheld due process, showing courage and integrity while calling for kinder clerk and courtroom handling of jury panels.
A Herald book note praises Peter Benchley’s New York Times bestseller as a witty, spell binding look at American government. Timothy Burnham rises from a clerical act to trusted adviser, navigates atomic secrets, and outsmarts White House insiders in a tale blending humor and political intrigue. Benchley’s sharp satire and vivid characters drive the tension as espionage meets governance.
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