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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1997
Page
7
The Ottawa 14 year old All Stars navigated a long tournament path in the State Babe Ruth Baseball Championship and secured third place, showcasing grit and teamwork throughout the event.
The Franklin County commission convenes at 9 a.m. Saturday in the basement county courthouse meeting room with invited representatives from all incorporated city councils. Topics include 911 dispatch cost sharing, zoning, building codes and permits, library funding, a new county road proposal, and city officials will identify concerns for county action.
A forecast calls for a little warmer and mostly sunny Thursday with a high in the middle 80s. Light southeast winds will range from 5 to 15 mph.
In Kansas, Bob Dole, 74, promotes a private life after politics, featuring a Target store ad and charitable donations. Separately in Topeka, Rev. Richard Taylor criticizes a Prohibition documentary for bias and an incomplete balanced portrayal.
Three young adults in Tampa were convicted of manslaughter for removing a stop sign, causing a fatal intersection accident that killed three teenagers. The defendants admitted a prior stop sign uprooting spree, removing 19 signs, though not the one involved. Sheriff Reeves exonerated Aubrey Turner in the Olympic Park bombing case after finding 11 pipe bombs at his home.
The Herald outlines early start dates for Central Heights Wellsville Ottawa West Franklin and Anderson County with enrollment schedules by school and grade levels for August 1997. It notes required documents and special times for kindergartners transfers and orientation for freshmen and new students.
With a federal mediator present, the Ottawa school board and the Ottawa Education Association reached measurable progress in a negotiating session on Tuesday. Lynda Alderman of DEA called it a positive day noting board member participation improved the process and allowed more give and take.
Herald Business Editor Iter reports on Delmont Hadley, a Topeka-area native who moved to Ottawa in 1966 to start a family practice. He helped found the American Board of Family Practice in 1971 and spent decades serving births, children, the elderly, and community life before retiring August 8.
Two suicide bombers hit the Mahane Yehuda outdoor market in Jerusalem just after 1 15 pm wounding more than 150 and killing at least 14. Rescue teams evacuated bodies as ambulances ferried victims along Jaffa Road.
President Clinton condemned the Jerusalem market bombings and called on the Palestinian Authority to take concrete steps to boost security and strengthen security cooperation with Israel. He stressed peace requires joint actions by Palestinians and Israelis to pursue lasting stability. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution urging Arafat to increase anti terrorism efforts and improve cooperation with Israel.
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