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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1997
Page
7
The Ottawa American Legion faced a tough defeat against Kansas City with slim silver linings noted. A weather forecast predicts a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Friday with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 80. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Lat ina Sullivan 23 a KU Daily Kansan editor collapsed in a parking lot after dropping off page designs in Lawrence Kansas and died of a severe asthma attack. A Memphis native she was to graduate in August. Bryan Volk design editor was with her at the time.
The 10 member Kansas State Board of Education split 5-5 on forming a task force for an alternative private school accreditation. They remained deadlocked on granting an $800,000 KU contract to develop student assessment tests as debates over local versus state control continued.
Bipartisan effort aims to free billions for disaster victims nationwide. Negotiators seek to cut the original 8.6 billion package by up to one third and resolve provisions vetoed by President Clinton. Floor action hoped today, but uncertainty remains as debates persist among Republicans amid partisan strife.
Ottawa planners recommend approving a special use permit for a preschool and day care at 225 EF 2nd. Richard Jackson of ECKAN will run the facility from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A six foot wooden fence is desired on the north side with chain link elsewhere. The final decision rests with the Ottawa City Commission.
Franklin County Commission said it would give patients and staff at Crestview Nursing Home at least 60 days notice before any action to close. No decision about the home’s future was made. Jeannie Jones and Mary Ann Strickland reported rumors and staff moves amid financial losses and fluctuating occupancy.
Kansas farmers may gain by new generation cooperatives like 21st Century Alliance as farm groups push to cut middlemen and keep food value in farm hands. Officials say vertical integration can boost farmer returns from about 3 percent to closer to mid-teens, echoing shifts seen with past innovations. The trend grows as the 1996 Farm Bill reduces subsidies, making producers more receptive to processing and marketing control.
The Agriculture Department forecast 1997 winter wheat at 1.6 billion bushels, up 8 percent from last year, with Texas and Oklahoma harvests setting records at 103.6 and 135 million bushels respectively. Corn, soybeans, and sorghum projections followed, prices easing amid large inventories and cooler wet planting conditions.
A congressman says electronic intercepts show former Clinton official and Democratic fundraiser John Huang passed classified government secrets to Lippo Group, an Indonesia based firm with China ties. Solomon seeks FBI damage assessment while Janet Reno defers on legal implications of his disclosure.
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