Women pastors rise in Ottawa area United Methodist Church
Editor notes this two part series on women as pastors in Ottawa area. Three full time female pastors serve in the United Methodist Church here. Lori Alvarado reports that in 1989 46 women served in the Kansas East Conference with Ottawa district leading in numbers. Three local women Marielten Sawada Beverly Meadows and Lillian Moore are profiled as novice veteran and long time ministers respectively. Moore notes she has been in ministry all her life and lives in Garnett with a pastor husband. Continued on Page 9.
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United Methodist Church
Lori Alvarado Herald
United Methodist
Marielten Sawada
Pomona
Richter
Beverly Meadows
Quenemo
Michigan Valley-Vassar
Lillian Moore
Princeton
Greeley
Moore
Congress Looks to Post Wright Mood in Session
Washington AP reports House Majority Leader Foley hopes Congress shifts to national issues with a conciliatory mood after Speaker Jim Wright resigns. Wright to enjoy a tranquil period, reading and reflecting, as Democrats move to install a new speaker amid ethics controversy.
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Washington
House
Thomas
Foley
Jim Wright
Wright
Beijing expands martial law censorship of foreign reporters
Beijing officials tightened controls on news coverage by foreign correspondents. City spokesman Ding Weijun said foreign reporters must obtain prior approval for all coverage in Beijing and may not invite Chinese citizens for interviews on activities banned under martial law. The Foreign Correspondents Club condemned the measures as censorship amid the Tiananmen protests.
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Foreign Correspondents’ Club
Li Peng
Tiananmen Square
Ding
Hong Kong
Macao
Taiwan
Foreign Affairs Office
Ottawa teachers push for higher pay amid stalled talks
Ottawa Education Association negotiator Jo Musselwhite presented a corrected salary proposal reducing a miscalculated 5.4 percent offer to 5.254 percent and then a teachers offer of 8.242 percent, totaling $243,800. The board has offered $155,479.80 extra for salaries with base pay up to $17,520 from $16,900, while debates continue on calendar days, additional teaching period, early retirement, and leave buybacks. Both sides expect Friday talks to finish remaining extra duty salaries.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Jo Musselwhite
Ottawa Education Association
Jack Maxwell
Maxwell
Diary of an extra in Cross of Fire reveals long wait and simple period costumes
Herald reporter Lori Alvarado chronicles her first day as an extra in a 1920s film shot in Franklin County. She details check-in, makeup, hair, and wardrobe, then endless waiting in heat as the crew works feverishly. She meets a Kansas City actress hopeful eager to boost her resume despite fatigue.
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Herald
Lori Alvarado
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Kansas
Fourth and Main
Midwest
Kansas City
Ottawa public library begun by eight women and eight dollars
The 1872 Ottawa Public Library project was started by eight local women with eight dollars in contributions. The 1878 city ordinances forbade Ottawans from certain activities during daylight hours, reflecting strict daytime conduct rules.
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Ottawa Public Library
John Mark Lamiberigon
Franklin County Historical Society
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