Senate panel seeks consensus on health reform plan
Senate leaders after a meeting with President Clinton say no current majority exists for any health care reform in the Senate Finance Committee and will avoid votes while working bipartisan. Hillary Clinton signals possible tradeoffs to win universal coverage amid a House panel rejection of a GOP plan requiring employers to offer insurance.
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Hillary Rodhath Clinton
League of ‘Women Voters
House Education and Labor Committee
OMS handbook sparks call for more parent input at meeting
OMS parents voiced concerns that the school handbook lacks a voice for families while staff outlined new objective discipline rules. The group pushed to table the handbook for parental input as the board largely backed changes to discipline pending site council review.
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Fox
JoAnn Robinson
PALS
Terry Jennings
OMS
United States Japan and Korea push sanctions over North Korea
The United States Japan and South Korea pledged to push ahead with sanctions on North Korea despite Pyongyang's threat to quit the IAEA. South Korea prepared to scale back a major civil defense drill as jitters hit the stock market while officials stressed no war is imminent. The IAEA has not received formal notice of withdrawal, but North Korea says it may abandon the treaty and continues to deny access to certain sites.
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United States
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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United Nations
Pak Gil Yon
New York
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Health dept to join regional and county health alliances
Franklin County Health Department administrator Ike Pruner told county commissioners on Monday that the department would join two informal health care alliances. One link includes Ransom Memorial Hospital and local agencies. the other links several area counties and non profits like Visiting Nurses Association. The panel approved about 3300 for networked computer hardware and considered converting a part time home health aide to full time, while delaying a decision on hiring another nurse. The county provides roughly 68000 annually, funded from grants and service fees to serve indigent residents.
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Franklin County Health Department
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Mental Health
South View Home
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Coffey
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Brown and Wyandotte
Visiting Nurses Association
Prunet
Health Department
Verne Tonight's Forecast Mostly Clear
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low around 75 degrees and a south wind of 15 to 25 mph. The forecast calls for light air early followed by stronger gusts along open areas later.
Concert Friday to aid Christian radio station startup
A Friday night concert at Celebration Hall on the Franklin County Fairgrounds features Brian Rennick of Lost Sheep Ministries to raise startup funds for a Christian radio station. Local artists Jackie Rutter, Bob and Joanne Fluke, and Daryl Oglesby perform. Free-will offering funds legal fees license filings and engineering study costs.
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Brian Rennick
Lost Sheep Ministries
Fred Schaeffer
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fairgrounds
West 17Th Street
Schaeffer
Jackie Rutter
Bob
Joanne Fluke
Daryl Oglesby
Ottawa
City development vote looms on 15th and 23rd streets plan
City officials weigh development thresholds for new areas near Eisenhower Road while outlining CIP funded bonds. Costs cover water, sewer, electric, and road improvements with mill levy shifts and optional development contracts for residents. Four city employees to retire.
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Eisenhower Road
Lambers
City Budgets for 1995 Pushes No COLA or Hires
City staff plan a 1995 general fund budget with no cost of living increases or new hires, funding merit pay instead. Projected general fund revenue and spending reach about $3.7 million, with a $70,000 anticipated property tax increase to balance, though commissioners seek to keep the tax take at about $472,500. Deficits loom in water and sewer funds, electric shows a net deficit after corrections, while reserves exist in utility funds to cover contingencies and operating costs.
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Lambers
General Fund
Contingency Reserve Fund
Commis
Sioners
Electric Fund
Kansas Municipal Energy Association
Guard unit band to perform at Ottawa City Park concert
The 35th Infantry Division Band stationed in Olathe will play at noon Wednesday at the band stand in Ottawa City Park at Fifth and Main. Maj. Henry Martin, a recruiting and retention manager, will run a booth at the event to answer questions, per Maj. Joy Moser of the Kansas Adjutant General's Office.
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35Th Infantry Division
Olathe
Ottawa City Park
Fifth and Main
Henry Martin
Joy Moser
Kansas Adjutant General's Office
Local ads note sales and events across Ottawa area
Various 1904 era notices include insurance rates and consignments at Craft, Quayle's Father's Day sale at Cornerstone, hazardous waste deposits, mutual funds, late hours, JC Penney catalog event with a bridal show, vintage clothing sale, Buffalo Burger feature, Vacation Bible School in Osawatomie, vendor registration for Ottawa Streetfest, and related contact numbers and locations.
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JC Penney
Kramer's
Jayhawker Days
Williamsburg
Firemen sue city over back pay and rights violations
The city denies the allegations as two firefighters reinstate with back pay. The suit seeks more than 15,000 in past wages for each plaintiff and over 600,000 in punitive damages, covering 1992 and 1993 wage disputes and due process claims. One plaintiff remains employed but unavailable for comment.
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Count I
Count II
Ottawa Herald subscription rate notice 1993 update
Public notice lists long scale newspaper subscription rates for Ottawa Kansas and surrounding regions effective October 1 1993 including in town Franklin County and out of state mail rates. Rates shown cover various durations and delivery options with tax noted as included.
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Carter
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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