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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1998
Page
1
The Ottawa Legion baseball squad lit up the prairie with a dominant win over Spring Hill, as batters delivered a string of hits. Page 7 features full coverage of the high scoring contest and standout performances.
A forecast shows a 40 percent chance of thunder storms on Thursday with partly sunny skies and a high around 85 to 90. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday night brings a chance of more storms with lows near 70. More weather on page 2.
Area legislators named to special legislative interim committees that will meet before the next session and may propose laws. Included are Rep Ralph Tanner chairman of the Legislative Process CD-ROM committee, Rep Bill Feuerborn on Financial Institutions and Insurance, and Rep Joe Hamerickhouse on the Ag Rail Transportation committee. A Baldwin man narrowly escaped serious injury when he blacked out behind the wheel and hit a tree in Baldwin Junction. Clifford W. Clarridge was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and listed in good condition.
Washington AP reports that salsa, not ketchup, is approved as a vegetable in the federal school lunch program serving 26 million children. USDA officials say salsa meets nutritional goals and reflects a push for low fat, appealing options, despite ketchup history. Ed Cooney of the Food and Nutrition Service stresses there is no relationship to the ketchup debate.
Boeing will not cut 12,000 commercial aircraft jobs as planned until assembly line problems are resolved. Parts shortages, untrained workers, and rapid production growth slowed order fulfillment since October. The Renton unit reductions start mid 1998, but the total cuts will be smaller due to ongoing production recovery.
The Times-Picayune reports Edwards Elementary School employee Ernestine Falls stole a refrigerator in 1994. When alerted that it was broken she failed to offer hush money or repair work, and the maintenance worker exposed the theft, illustrating a lack of cunning in a local education system incident.
Kansas mental health reform drives higher patient loads with a decade of doubling figures as state hospital closures shrink beds. Directors cite housing and transportation hurdles, funding gaps, and staffing strains while centers expand services to meet diverse needs across rural counties.
Investigators still seek new information on the 1973 1976 era murders of Hazel Avery Steve and Gary Longfellow near Ottawa Kansas. The case reopened rarely and relies on interviews and future tips as fingerprints and DNA from the late 1990s offer potential clues.
Pakistani nuclear scientist Tftikhar Chaudhry Khan, 29, has fled to the United States and agreed to describe Pakistan's nuclear program to U S officials. His lawyer, Michael J Wildes, said the scientist is concerned Pakistan might consider a first strike against India and cited alleged assistance from China and Iran. The Pakistani government confirmed discussion of a first strike strategy.
NASA will scuttle the 2001 Mars mission plans due to a tight budget. The original program included the Athena rover to search rocks for life evidence and a rock return objective, but officials say scope will be simplified and launch delayed to later years.
The Kansas Smoke Detector Act requiring working devices in all homes takes effect. Ottawa Fire Department notes smoke detectors reduce child fire fatalities and urges detectors on every level, near beds, monthly testing, and 10 year replacements.
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