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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1999
Page
8
Ottawa will host three Babe Ruth baseball tournaments in July. Page 1B notes the event, highlighting the scale and local involvement for the summer season. Names, dates, and precise venues are not provided in the readable excerpt.
Saturday brings very warm humid weather with upper 80s, sunny skies and a south wind. A chance of thunderstorms appears Saturday night. Killough Construction starts laying a new asphalt layer on Main Street between 17th and 23rd streets Monday, weather permitting, with traffic disruption minor and completion expected Wednesday.
Investigators say a Wednesday night fire at 4706 Fiber Lane in Wellsville was caused by lightning from a Monday night storm. The mobile home burned in walls after vandalized windows left it exposed, delaying discovery. Two Wellsville teens were arrested for the vandalism, and officials note occupancy could have prompted an earlier call for help.
Nupur Lala, a 14 year old from Tampa Florida, correctly spelled logorrhea to win the 72nd annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. She beat out 248 spellers ages 9 to 15 and clutching her gold trophy, shared how she looked up unknown words.
A March AP report notes MidAmerica Airport near St. Louis operates daily with no prospective commercial flights since its 1998 opening. Projections of a million passengers by next year have not materialized as major carriers have shown no plans to relocate there. County spending on upgrades totals $2.5 million. In Ottawa, Ontario, Owen Dulmage, 77, argues he is no longer a threat and cites age in a bid to avoid longer imprisonment for a 1960 molestation. In Adamsburg, PA, Mary Marcoz bought a $129 shotgun for her released son. he fired in the home, injuring two neighbors after reportedly acting out scenes from a movie.
Talbott, an Ottawa High School graduate, recalls a 1944 B 17 mission with the 601 squadron of the 398th bomb group over Germany. A piece of shrapnel saved in his pocket symbolizes a 50 year bond with his fellow crewmen and memories of a near fatal moment.
NATO war planes strike near Belgrade and Kosovo targets while Western generals begin talks with Yugoslav counterparts on withdrawal terms. Paris and EU leaders back narrowing targets to military objectives. no escalation until 40,000 Serb troops retreat and 855,000 ethnic Albanians can return home.
Federal investigators say wind resisting spoilers on American Airlines Flight 1420 did not deploy during landing at Little Rock. The MD-82’s thrust reversers repeatedly cycled on and off, with a left reverser firing while the right remained idle. A storm and wind shear warnings accompanied the tragedy, killing nine.
ASHINGTON AP. Researchers led by Roberta Rikli of California State University Fullerton devised simple exercise tests for ages 60 to 94 to gauge frailty risk. A 7,000-person study supports use by home and senior centers to promote independence and delay nursing home care.
The Community Blood Center drive will run 12 to 6 pm next Friday at Ransom Memorial Hospital serving 72 area hospitals across 58 counties. Donors 17 or older, 110 pounds, in good health can give about a pint. the process includes a mini checkup, cholesterol test, and results in 4 to 6 weeks.
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