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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1998
Page
6
Kevin Ross, longtime Chiefs defensive back nicknamed The Rock for his standout secondary work in the late 1980s and early 1990s, announces he is retiring from football in a page seven feature.
Partly sunny weather Tuesday with a high in the middle 90s and a chance of thunderstorms. South wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to east by late day. For more weather information, see page 2.
The RMH Auxiliary hosts the second annual Christmas in July at Ransom Memorial Hospital gift shop from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. A Rabbit Creek rep will demo products noon to 2 p.m. with samples. There are Lang calendars, frames, KU and K-State ornaments, teddy bears, musicals, candles and other items with hourly Princess or Erin Beanie Baby drawings. No purchase needed to enter. Refreshments in the RMH conference rooms. proceeds benefit the hospital.
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A head on crash on Kansas 20 near Horton left seven dead and several children critically or seriously injured. Dana Christensen 25 of Wichita lost control causing a broadside collision with a second car carrying Gerald L. Simon 36 and Jeremy Simon, both of Horton.
Chuck Shepherd notes CIA launches child friendly homepage with disguises on models and virtual guard dogs to sniff explosives. A month later India tests a nuclear weapon, highlighting contrasting intelligence gaps.
Ottawa Jaycees Chautauqua Days in Forest Park featured Jim Hoy tracing the evolution of the American cowboy image in Kansas. Hoy shared songs tied to cattle trails from Texas to Kansas starting in the 1860s, linking founding era themes to local lore.
Candidates for Franklin County Commission district one met at Forest Park in a nontraditional debate. Incumbent Charles Mavity Jr. and challengers Raymond Carey and Don Waymire answered questions to inform voters about their qualifications for office.
A tentative agreement proposes a 4.3 percent hike in the salary schedule with a base of $24,900. The settlement, favorable to teachers, must be ratified by the full school board and OEA members. The base pay would rise from $21,383, moving the district away from last place status to about 100th of 300 districts. Raise details vary by experience and education beyond a bachelor’s degree, with bottomed-out teachers set to gain about 7.5 percent.
Roy Rogers famed as the King of Cowboys died at age 86 in Apple Valley from congestive heart failure. The Los Angeles area star, who rose from truck driver to top Western film box office earner, left a legacy with Dale Evans, Trigger, and Buttermilk, and a museum in Victorville.
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