Taxpayers face June 20 deadline for second half taxes
Franklin County taxpayers must pay the second half of personal property and real estate taxes by June 20. Payments should be delivered to the courthouse at Third and Main or postmarked by the 20th. After the due date, interest accrues on unpaid balances. The county may extend motor vehicle department hours beyond 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. if affordable.
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Franklin County
Juanita Lucas Zeek
Zeek
Seven Tons of Zirconium Seized for Iraq
Federal authorities seized seven tons of zirconium, a nuclear reactor cladding material, destined for Iraq. The largest U S seizure of nuclear related material, the U S Customs said three people were arrested. The material came from Ukraine and was headed for Iraq.
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New York
Iraq
U.S
United States
Customs
Pat Jones
Ukraine
Jones
Clinton administration declines to join Colorado gay rights case
Attorney General Janet Reno at a Washington press briefing said the Clinton administration will not file a friend of the court brief to support Colorado's ban on discrimination protections for homosexuals. Civil rights groups protested, warning the Supreme Court could issue a major gay rights ruling in 1996.
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Washington
Clinton
Colorado
Janet Reno
Supreme Court
Reno
High Court
House GOPs propose removing Energy from Cabinet in six months
The plan would abolish the Department of Energy in three years while moving core functions like nuclear weapons management and energy awareness to other agencies. Rep. Sam Brownback notes some functions remain necessary, but argues DOE is not essential. The bill projects about 20 billion dollars in five year savings.
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Washington
House
Department of Energy
Sam Brownback
R-Kan
DOE
Federal debt and population figures as of June 6 1995
The total outstanding federal debt stands at 4.904 trillion with a projected U.S. population of 262.6 million. Each person owes about 18,675 dollars. Since May 30 the total change is 11.299 billion. per-person change 39.50 dollars. Sources include the Census Bureau and the Bureau of the Public Debt.
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Census Bureau
Bureau of the Public Debt
Ottawa man missing since April found dead on Neosho River
The body of James Phillip Heth, 21, of Ottawa, identified Tuesday night in the Rue the Marais des Cygnes River area, is being treated as a homicide. Heth, last seen April 9, was reported missing May 16. Sheriff’s Capt. Brad Gilges said an exam found a gunshot wound as the preliminary cause. no autopsy has been performed. A decomposed body was recovered. investigation continues.
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Marais Des Cygnes
James Phillip Heth
Heth
Ottawa
Brad Gilges
Ottawa Police Department
Lucia Canteras
Neosho Road
Herald
Gilges
Marines Rescue Pilot From Bosnian Serb Territory
U S Marines flew helicopters into hostile Serb terrain in Bosnia to recover Capt. Scott F. OGrady of Spokane Washington. He had been missing since his F 16C was shot down six days earlier and was found hiding with a pistol before being flown to the USS Kearsarge. NATO and Navy officials described a tense operation with minimal ground time and no casualties.
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Aranjevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Scott F. O'Grady
Spokane
Wash
Bihac
O'Grady
Bosnia
Adm
Leighton Smith
NATO
Europe
Smith
Scott F
Local family hears no news on downed pilot
Lorraine Brown received word from Lt Commander Chester R. Myrick on the USS Kearsarge that the missing pilot had not yet been found. The carrier meanwhile dispatched a Marine team and helicopters to assist in the rescue of Capt. Scott O Grady who was later flown aboard and described as in very good condition.
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Lorraine Brown
Kearsarge
Chester R. Myrick
Brown
Indiana Road
Scott O'Grady
O'Grady
Ottawa seeks to intervene in KCC natural gas case
Ottawa files to intervene with the Kansas Corporation Commission over Western Resources Inc and Kansas Pipeline Partnership gas contracts. Mayor Matt Matthews cites concerns the agreements could raise city and resident gas prices, with rumors of a 300 percent hike affecting Ottawa.
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Qyie
Ottawa
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Matt Matthews
Matthews
Ottawans vent concerns at crowded city meeting
Ottawa residents packed City Hall as officials heard public input on the nuisance ordinance paving sidewalks and gravel roads funding for a homeless and mentally ill charity grant request and a KDCH Demonstration Project for downtown rehab Speakers included Robert Smith urging sidewalk repairs Russ Daniels raising property tax worries and former mayor Cal Lantis proposing broader rehab and tax abatement measures culminating in calls to address nuisance rules for property owners.
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Kansas Department of Commerce
Ottawa
Commission
W Robert Smith
E. 3Rd
Smith
Pine
Ottawa Pride Committee
Lantis
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
KDCH
Ninth Street
Leroy Hildebrandt
N. Main
Norman Hildebrandt
S. Sycamore
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