16 Jul 1998
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1998
Page
1
FA. CO. Ad briefs note Polish sausage serving by Blazers Shrine Club at Wal-Mart on Saturday and Sunday. Also mentions July specials, local shop hours, and events including a military art print sale and a band at The Hill Bar & Grill. Ottawa University offices close Friday noon for an employee picnic.
At noon on Wall Street the Dow Jones rose 19.31 to 9253.78 while the S P 500 slipped 0.63 to 1174.18 and the Nasdaq composite fell 4.04 to 1990.50. Other indices, including the NYSE and AMEX composites, eased slightly amid broader market turnover. Local stock quotes and grain prices show commodities and firm names such as Casey's, H&R Block, Wendy's, O'Reilly Auto, and commodity bids from Ottawa Co-op and Franklin County Farm Services.
President Clinton backs legislation by Senators Dorgan and Conrad to provide emergency aid for farmers hit by weather and disease and deep income losses. Republicans urged to pass the relief amid a slump in crop prices. The measure targets farmers in the northern Plains and others suffering repeated crop losses.
Mound City mayor Richard Wurtz a Democrat runs for the District 9 Kansas State Board of Education seat currently held by Mandy Specht. He cites board deadlock and growing social responsibilities in public education, stressing need for funding and innovative methods as districts in 15 southeast Kansas counties, including Franklin and Miami, weigh the race ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. He lists opponents Specht, Clifdel Wehmeier, Val DeFever, and Harry Coker. Wurtz runs with a focus on curriculum and assessment clarity.
Serb police raided the Kosovo ruling party headquarters in Pristina just after ethnic Albanian leaders swore in a president at a clandestine parliament session. No arrests were made. 20 riot police and 10 plainclothes officers seized documents as police claimed to prevent a so called parliament. The raid follows a March 22 unauthorized election in which Rugova’s Democratic League won 90 percent of seats. International observers noted U.S. and European support for autonomy but not independence. More than 300 people have been killed since the crackdown began at the end of February.
Kansas farmers face a looming record grain surplus as back-to-back bumper wheat harvests overload elevators. The Kansas Feed and Grain Association warns of a 75 million bushel storage shortfall after this fall’s harvest, with thousands of idle rail cars adding pressure. BNSF calls for moving grain now to prevent two harvests overwhelming the system, while officials discuss easing regulations to shift encumbered wheat and corn to markets and outside the state.
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