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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1998
Page
6
Princeton’s 16 to 18 year olds advance to state level and Ottawa’s 12 to 15 year old all star teams compete as Babe Ruth post season continues. Page 7 coverage notes ongoing thick of play with teams progressing toward titles.
Tuesday brings hot and humid conditions with mostly sunny skies. A high near 100 degrees and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph are expected. For more details, see page 2.
Formagee cites Opinion as part of a broad daily report including classifieds and obituaries. Sports items appear alongside comic and classified briefs in this compact edition.
Renee Young, 38, of Melvern, drowned while swimming with her husband at Timber Lake Ranch on Friday. Shane Young reported the disappearance at 4:51 p.m. after she failed to surface from a dive. Divers recovered the body at 6:37 p.m.. coroner pronounced death at the scene after an autopsy.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment barred Heritage Manor from admitting new residents after late June inspections found quality of care deficiencies and risk of resident abuse. The ban will be lifted once staff corrects the cited problems.
Three Kansas manufacturers Cessna Learjet and Raytheon Aircraft Cos accounted for seventy percent of U S general aviation plane deliveries in the first six months of 1998 as the industry shows a 62 percent rise to over 950 airplanes. Cessna shipped 358 single engine lightplanes from Independence Kansas, Raytheon delivered 22 Beechjet 400A jets, and Learjet moved 28 aircraft amid FAA approval delays for the Learjet 45 model.
Union Pacific plans to move 130 Pratt employees to Herington and Dalhart Texas, a move Pratt officials say will devastate the town’s economy. The terminal has been in Pratt since the 1900s and provides a multimillion payroll for the 6,680 resident community. Jeanette Siemens of the Pratt Chamber of Commerce calls it a blow to the area’s economic base.
Lone Star narcotics officers detained a driver after dogs detected something in an 18-wheeler in February. Unloading revealed only 20 tons of broccoli. In June a thief abandoned an 18-wheeler at a West Plains truck stop after about an hour when it contained 20 tons of liver.
Piggies and market animals moved to auction Saturday as Franklin County Fair wrapped an annual sale. Crystel Egelhoff of Quenemo won grand champion with a 1205 pound steer earning $2123.90. The 18 year old Williamsburg FFA member and 11 year 4 H veteran plans to use the prize for welding school in Nevada Missouri. The sale total included 30 hogs 25 lambs and 35 steers with Corey Ellis of Williamsburg taking a Hampshire hog bid of $497.33.
A 23 foot tsunami struck northwest Papua New Guinea causing widespread destruction. Official tolls range from 700 to over 3,000 dead with about 6,000 to 10,000 affected, hundreds injured, and thousands homeless. Rescue crews recover bodies as villagers bury the dead and crocodiles are said to feed on remains.
President Clinton promoted wider use of school uniforms curfews and anti gun policies to restore discipline in schools He announced a White House conference on school safety for October 15 to involve educators law enforcement and families affected by school violence The plan emphasizes truancy prevention student uniforms character education and curfews with support from local programs including Milwaukee's policy allowing police to stop youths during school hours
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