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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1996
Page
7
The Ottawa American Legion AA team opens state tournament play Thursday against Russell, Dole's hometown. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low of 60 to 65 and southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
In Saudi Arabia, Defense Secretary Perry and Prince Sultan agreed to split the 200 million cost of moving over 4 000 US troops within the desert kingdom as a terrorism precaution. The plan follows last month's Dhahran bombing and affects about 4 000 personnel from air operations near Dhahran moving to Prince Sultan Air Base at Al Kharj.
Four teenagers overpowered two guards at Larned State Hospital Youth Center, used keys to exit, then stole a farm pickup and led Pawnee County deputies on a high speed chase. The pursuit ended when the youths’ vehicle stalled in irrigated corn fields after speeds over 100 mph.
George and April Pratt nominate Mike and Matt Pratt along with George and Jerrod Franks for helping finish a roof. The group credits friends for timely aid and invites public reports via forms at Ottawa area locations such as WalMart Country Mart Amoco Town & Country Supply and other local venues.
Valerie Wolf reports from Ottawa High School where county candidates debated taxes zoning and road concerns. Republican hopefuls weigh county land management versus local community planning with mixed views on zoning and building codes amid rural protections and public safety considerations. See COUNTY page 3.
Tuesday forum at Ottawa High School featured Senate and House hopefuls debating tax policy. Republicans Robert Tyson and Matt Matthews argued for lowering or removing property taxes at state or city levels, while Ralph Tanner said rising valuations push the mill levy down but warned against higher spending.
Kansas Republican candidate Cheryl Henderson, daughter of the late Rev Oliver Brown, links her campaign to Brown vs Board of Education. She cites lessons of involvement and rights protection learned in Topeka as central to her bid for the second district seat, with support from Carla Stovall.
FBI and ATF agents searched the apartment of Richard Jewell, the Centennial Olympic Park security guard hailed as a hero, who has emerged as the prime target of the bomb investigation. Jewell cooperated with authorities and denied any involvement as his attorney said nothing would be found.
A regional poll in Franklin and neighboring counties shows residents favor meeting basic needs through work and opportunity over welfare. Conducted by the Dialouge on Poverty project via ECKAN, 98 people from seven counties reported basic needs as the leading desired outcome.
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