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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1999
Page
6
Kansas sports history figure Steve Grogan the Kansas State and NFL quarterback will be inducted this weekend as part of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame ceremony. The event highlights Grogan’s career with OHS and NFL achievements.
Weather outlook shows a 60 percent chance of rain tonight and a 70 percent chance Friday with showers and thunderstorms. High near 80 with east winds 10 to 15 mph. A Community Blood Center drive Friday noon to 6 pm at Ransom Memorial Hospital offers a free mini physical and blood pressure, hematocrit and cholesterol checks. Donors must be at least 17, weigh 110 pounds, and be in good health. Call 229-8323 to sign up.
Senate backed a five year suspension of sanctions on bidding U S farm commodities and other products to India and Pakistan. The move, part of a defense spending bill, comes as Kashmir tensions rise with Indian jets attacking rebel bunkers. Kansas Senators Brownback and Roberts said the measure helps wheat farmers and defense contractors.
Geary County District Judge Larry Bengtson dismissed four involuntary manslaughter counts against Gregory Anderson 24 of Smolan in a high speed chase that led to the death of Mary Jett 48 of Codell. Jett died June 19 when a highway patrol vehicle driven by Trooper Rodney Osland struck her Honda Accord. Osland pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
A government study shows new mothers stay in hospitals about half a day longer than in the mid 1990s, with 24 hours often enough for healthy second births but many first-time mothers needing a second day. State laws in 1995 1996 and a federal 48 hour mandate last year shaped the shift.
In Seminole and Manatee counties within six months, anti public nudity rules were enacted requiring women to cover at least 25 percent of breast area and at least 33 percent of buttocks with detailed measurement points. The statutes compel sheriffs to calculate the targeted areas before an arrest can occur.
Herald staff writer Katie Erikson reports on the Skunk Run Days quilt show at Ottawa Middle School. More than 150 quilts will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 13th and Ash streets with a $1 admission for ages 12 and up.
Franklin County Commission named Lena Mae Jones David Alderman and Milton Sampson to the Ransom Memorial Hospital Board for four year terms after interviews of eight candidates. Jones a Paola nurse Alderman a local dairy farmer and Ottawa Co op board leader and Sampson an anesthesiologist were praised for their interest leadership and hospital ideas. The panel also considered Head Start space needs and the potential move to a different county building.
Ex prisoner of war TM scar runs along his forearm from a 50 year old incident in the Kyushu No 17 camp. He recalls blocking a hatchet strike as mine underground work saved him from death. He survived Bataan March and Gabanatuan rice work, with Hell Ship conditions and mass losses recorded in 1941 1945 campaigns.
After 11 weeks of devastating bombings NATO suspended the air campaign and Yugoslav convoys began withdrawing from Kosovo to comply with a peace deal. Allied peacekeeping troops were to enter Kosovo by Friday while President Clinton and UN Secretary-General Solana warned of resumed strikes if Serbs fail to withdraw all troops. Milosevic saluted the populace on television as a moral victory and reconstruction hopes rose in Belgrade. Blair voiced cautious reflection on the outcome.
Michael Eugene Cassity a former Baldwin and Wellsville police officer was arrested at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center on a Franklin County warrant. He is charged with aggravated indecent liberties against an 8 year old girl based on acts alleged to have occurred between November 1998 and March 13.
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