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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1998
Page
8
The Royals extended their winning streak with catcher Sal Fasano sparking the win in Chicago on Thursday night. A 60 percent chance of morning showers or thunderstorms is forecast Saturday, otherwise partly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 80s and northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
A test pilot steered the Cessna CitationJet prototype onto a busy Kansas highway after both engines quit midair. None of the three Cessna engineers aboard were injured. The plane glided over powerlines before stopping behind an eastbound car around 2:45 p.m. No serious damage was reported beyond a wing dent and a road sign.
U S Department forecast shows winter wheat yields rising 9 percent to a record 46.6 bushels per acre, with 1.9 billion expected. Kansas Oklahoma and Texas lead the gains while total U S crop reaches about 2.52 billion bushels. Also coverage notes a Pan Am attack victim’s mother accusing the Clinton administration over Mubarak Libya visit, with Albright defending the trip as humanitarian and vowing not to honor any courtesy calls to Gaddafi.
Lt. Gen. Peter Pace ruled there is sufficient evidence for a general court martial of Capt. Richard J. Ashby the jet pilot and Capt. Joseph P. Schweitzer the navigator in the EA 6B Prowler incident that severed a Italian gondola cable killing 20 people. Two officers in ECMS were cleared of charges.
Police in Saratoga Springs New York arrested Tracey L Wilcox 18 in May on possession of a counterfeit fifty dollar bill The cashier warned him but he insisted on taking it and the note bore a picture of Andrew Jackson instead of Ulysses S Grant
Organizers refile recall petitions for Sam Sheldon Cal Lantis and Marlin Kimball with Franklin County clerk after revisions. Petitioners say they narrowed charges to fit law, seeking 40 percent voter signatures to trigger a recall election while noting a broader desire to recall the full seven-member board.
Democratic candidate Clark for Kansas Second District congressional race cites health care costs access and insurer decisions as top voter concerns. He argues Medicare and Social Security need reforms, favors broader Social Security investments and rejects extreme tax plans while criticizing political gimmicks around IRS reforms.
AP report from Topeka details David Miller's seven year 6.7 billion highway plan funded by lottery revenues and existing funds, including abolishing the Kansas Turnpike agency. He rejects tax or debt increases while opposing the 1989 highway program he voted against.
The Gov appointed Transportation 2000 study group finalizes its schedule including a July 30 Ottawa meeting from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Franklin County Annex. Twelve meetings statewide will cover US-59 improvements and invite public input, with no set time limits for speakers.
Ottawa area residents are asked to donate household and baby items at the Donate-A-Thon from 6 to 10 p m Saturday in City Park to benefit women and children served by the Women's Transitional Care Facility. Items stored at Hope House will aid those fleeing abuse with an accompanying Silent Witness Exhibit of 11 life size silhouettes.
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