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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1999
Page
8
Saturday forecast shows 40 percent chance of showers or storms and a high near 90 with southeast winds. Area Time changed the Franklin County Fair Livestock Sale and President's Chocolate Cake Auction to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Colorado Springs police report a car on the Pikes Peak Highway plunged into a canyon killing Jennifer Rathgeber 14 and Chong Odonoghue 43, injuring Sara Brown 38 and her daughter Erin 13. All four victims from Wichita. brake failure suspected as vehicle left roadway at 11,000 feet.
Congress moves toward a 3.4 percent pay raise for members to 141,300 starting January, with little debate. The House also votes to double the president’s salary to 400,000 in 2001, despite a Senate bill keeping the current 200,000 salary. The Treasury measure clears July 1, but final House Senate action remains uncertain.
Republican candidate George W. Bush has raised about 30 million dollars in his campaign and will decline federal matching funds. In Texas he has attracted 37 million dollars this year, surpassing the rest of the GOP field and the combined total of two Democratic hopefuls. Dan Quayle criticized Bush’s money-driven strategy on NBC.
In Fayetteville Arkansas a home roof was damaged by exploding beans and rice stored in frozen carbon dioxide in 6 foot pipes. Steve Tate intended long term storage at a cabin. Bomb technicians from Springdale exploded the remaining pipefuls Tate had prepared.
Franklin County properties show a 4 percent valuation increase from 122.9 million on Nov 1, 1998 to 127.8 million as of July 1. County Appraiser Steve Brown cites market values tied to inflation. Ottawa township sees a shift as Wal-Mart Distribution Center taxes move to the state, lowering Ottawa valuation about 1.3 million and affecting the Ottawa Fire District by about 700 thousand. Overall totals rise, with mill levy adjustments possible by July 1 through November.
Democrats who lost a Senate vote on giving patients new rights against health maintenance organizations said they will press ahead. Senator Edward Kennedy promised continued battle, while President Clinton wavered on the bill as Republicans touted a weaker plan. The House must still act, with divisions among Republicans delaying the measure. The Senate bill would grant rights to about 48 million Americans in federally regulated plans.
Auburn man Daniel Copp says state income tax payments were shredded at the Department of Revenue warehouse after he disclosed records kept by workers. He was furloughed in mid June and seeks his job back, while the department disputes his whistleblower claim and notes Copp allegedly took a steno pad home. A legislative audit push and media discoveries followed, including the steno pad turning up in Senate offices.
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