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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1997
Page
6
The Ottawa AA Legion baseball team broke out of a funk by sweeping two twinbills on the road over the weekend. Continued cloudy Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of showers, a high around 80, and southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and OFCED co sponsor a business appreciation reception from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Chamber office conference room for all area businesses. Chamber and OFCED boards will discuss growth ideas and local strengths and weaknesses with attendees. Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing aids Business Appreciation Month activities.
Cessna Aircraft Co. clinches a 400 million dollar contract with Executive Jet Inc. for 50 Citation Excel aircraft. Net Jets fractional ownership program will span five years of deliveries starting in 2000, making Executive Jet the largest buyer of Wichita built business jets.
In Johnson County Kansas Sara Welch, a prosecutor, pursues animal abuse cases with nine filed over 7.5 years, highlighting brutal acts from hanging dogs to impaling a pug named Pugsley, while most neglect cases stay in municipal court and only the worst go forward. Winding through Atchison, Wanda Groves completes the Fishing Across Kansas tour, finishing 470 miles after starting June 7 with headwinds challenging riders along the Missouri River.
In Lurgan, Northern Ireland, an IRA gunman shot dead two policemen on a foot patrol marking the first such double slaying since 1993. The IRA claimed responsibility in a Belfast radio call using a code word as sectarian tensions surge. Britain suspended contacts with Sinn Fein.
At a mid year summit EU leaders approved an accord to stabilize the euro for a 1999 introduction and to strengthen job creation amid France's demands. Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok called the progress a green light for monetary union while Germany urged tight finances and France faced 12.8 percent unemployment.
The Franklin County Commission met with transfer station administrator Jim Cain to review appliance intake rules. The county now charges 10 dollars for major appliances and requires freon removal. Cain will compare with other counties and consider options with local appliance haulers to curb costs.
Commissioner Bill Ogle says he received weekend calls about resigning but has no plan to quit. He attributes rumors to health problems earlier this year and notes he is currently feeling well though recovery will take time. He was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital with unclear diagnosis.
SUPERA Kan AP the cultural sea change in Kansas and the nation centers on a group of state attorneys general securing a settlement with Big Tobacco within days. The deal bars cigarette logos on sports gear and movies, bans tobacco ads including online, ends vending machines, and seeks admissions about smoking causing cancer and nicotine addiction. Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall calls it a story of major impact and notes states cannot afford to miss the pact.
About 30 Ottawa and Franklin County leaders boarded a two hour bus ride to Independence to learn about downtown development and the Main Street program. Independence detailed its efforts including grants loans and facade renovations to boost historic preservation and business growth with tax incentives attracting Cessna Aircraft and American Insulated Wire.
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