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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1999
Page
8
The former manager of G. Willikers in Ottawa will operate the restaurant's new Chanute site. Details appear on Page 8B.
Saturday will be less humid and sunny with a high near 85. North winds 10 to 15 mph. For more weather information, see page 2A.
A fragmented newspaper index snippet lists sections such as Advice Health Obituaries Sports and Comics with page references across 4B 6B 78 2B 3B 4A 2A and 1B indicating a miscued layout for the Daily Report and Opinion sections.
Franklin County Planning and Building invites residents at least 21 years old to join the Franklin County Planning Commission. Submit name, address, phone, and a letter of interest to 1428 S. Main, Ottawa KS 66067 by Sept. 1.
Former astronaut Charles P. Conrad who walked on the moon in 1969 died in a motorcycle crash near Ojai California. He was 69 and also flew two Gemini missions and commanded Skylab 1 in 1973. He crashed on Highway 150 near Ojai and died five hours later at Ojai Valley Community Hospital.
NASA plans a $240 million Deep Impact mission to blast a crater the size of a football field into a comet nucleus using an 1,100 pound copper projectile. The goal is to study comet makeup while the project shares a title with a disaster film.
Washington AP reports a new study shows solar wind particles reach nearly 2 million mph when magnetic waves spiral outward from the sun. The finding, supported by measurements from two satellites, explains why the solar wind travels faster than prior expectations.
An April AP dispatch profiles Kevin Inciyak, a nine year old from Sierra Madre California, noted for lifelong trash fascination. He shadows garbage trucks, collects snapshots of trash cans, and keeps garbage eating worms under UCLA research guidance, declaring garbage among the most fun things imaginable.
Ottawa’s Downtown Development Committee learned June 19 in Topeka that the city was not selected this year for the Kansas Main Street revitalization program. Committee chair Shawn Kelsey said more time educating downtown businesses is needed and the city will reapply next year with city funds and stronger commit ment anticipated. The two selected cities were St John and Winfield, bringing the total to 21 in the program.
Kent Lash of Keyman Lock Service Ottawa says he freed five babies from locked cars in three days this week. Police and EMS respond within 15 minutes to such calls, aiming to avoid broken glass. Most incidents are accidental as drivers forget to unlock or leave the AC running with a spare key inside.
The Ottawa school board meets Monday at 6 30 p m at the district office Fourth and Walnut to decide the fate of the old middle school complex dating to 1917 and 1928. With clear title now established the five new members will consider preservation or demolition as options given past bonds and a 1997 city denial.
A Chanute mother recalls a winter when her daughter had strep throat and a fever of 103 degrees. With no car or reliable bus service she couldn't get her child to a doctor or her job, risking missed hearing checks and ongoing illness.
President Johnson pursued a televised tour of poverty in 1964 seeking to dramatize the War on Poverty and publicly showcase the nation’s poorest areas. It contrasted with later limited gains in reviving these communities, a concern echoed as Clinton aims to boost renewal efforts.
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