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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1996
Page
6
A FAIR SEASON ON A ROLL. The Franklin County Fair may be the only fair in this region this week, but the Anderson County Fair is just around the corner. See page 10.
Friday brings heat and humidity across CT with highs near 95 to 100 degrees. South wind at 10 to 15 mph yields a mostly sunny sky and little relief from the afternoon heat.
Gary Sherrer, longtime mentor and former debate coach to Gov. Bill Graves, is named lieutenant governor. At 55, Sherrer brings business ties from Topeka and Wichita, including roles with a savings and loan, a real estate firm, and Fourth Financial Corp, after serving as secretary of commerce. Graves calls Sherrer a tremendous asset and notes their 25-year friendship.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee that the Fed likely would raise short term rates if needed to dampen inflation that could threaten growth. Wall Street welcomed the remarks as markets swung, with the Dow rising after the disclosure.
Fifteen year old Jackie Wallace claimed top honors in level IV food champion and food preservation at the Franklin County Fair with wins as top overall foods exhibitor. Joined by mother Kandee and grandmother Louise Wray, Wallace celebrated a family tradition in 4-H cooking highlighted by canning, cinnamon rolls and a watermelon themed entry basket.
Ottawa Rotary Club awarded its Service Above Self honor to Max and Vada Cartmill for decades of 4-H livestock work with area youth. The Franklin County couple, longtime residents, helped start poultry clubs in Miami and Lyon counties and introduced the pigeon project to Kansas State University.
Erin Dailey, a senior at Ottawa High School, accelerated her studies to join a nine day Duke University Talent Identification Program gifted students trip. Sponsored by Duke, the journey took her from Ottawa to rain forests in Costa Rica, driven by a family love of science and early curiosity.
Voters must file by 9 p.m. Monday at the county clerk’s Franklin County Courthouse to participate. The clerk’s office is open today, Friday, and Monday. The article notes required party affiliation, address or name changes, and possible re registration if a voter did not vote in a prior November general election.
Rescue teams pulled more than 100 burned bodies from waters off Long Island after a TWA Boeing 747 bound for Paris exploded shortly after takeoff from Kennedy. All 228 aboard were killed. FBI investigates whether a bomb caused the disaster amid shifting possibilities and unknowns. President Clinton called for cautious judgment as authorities pursue evidence and survivors’ families.
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