Great Race drivers hit the pit
The 20th Annual Great Race runs from Jacksonville to Monterey with 90 racers visiting Ottawa for a midday pit stop. Drivers Stuart Curtis and Glenn Lange navigate topless Essex and other antique cars over 4,500 miles by July 3, chasing a $250,000 prize amid rain gear, heat and occasional dry skies. Local fans, including Tammy Brown of Ottawa, enjoy vintage autos and the retro dress of the crew.
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Andy Gassaway
Gerald
Stuart
Curtis
Santa Claus
Ind
Glenn Lange
Huntingburg
Jacksonville
Fla
Monterey
Calif
Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
3Rd
Hickory Streets
Tammy Brown
Over the Road Gang Inc. Car Club
Rex Gardner
Stilwell
Brown
Coordinated Iraq Attacks Kill Dozens Before Sovereignty Handover
Insurgents staged coordinated assaults on police and government buildings across Iraq. Officials say 69 killed including three American soldiers and more than 270 wounded as sovereignty transfer to an interim government nears, signaling a potent insurgency.
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Baqouba
Iraq
U.S
Iraqi Freedom Attacks Hit Iraqi Cities and Mosul Curfew
Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said the assaults aimed to foil democracy but the situation is under control. In Baghdad Health Ministry reports 66 dead and 268 injured nationwide, with heavy fighting in Baqouba where two American soldiers were killed and seven wounded. Police stations and hospitals were hit in Ramadi Mahaweel and Mosul, with dozens injured at Mosul Hospital. A US soldier died and three were wounded in Mosul. Mosul imposed a curfew from 9 pm to 6 am. four Iraqi soldiers died near a Dora checkpoint in southern Baghdad. A chaotic scene showed a wounded soldier and a helmet abandoned beside the road.
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Iyad Allawi
Baghdad
U.S
Baqouba
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Ramadi
Mahaweel
Mosul
al Jumhuri Hospital
Khalid Mohammed
Dora
County names new emergency director for Franklin County
Alan Radcliffe, appointed emergency preparedness director, aims to organize departments, train personnel, and secure more grants. A 24 year Pomona firefighter and Franklin County Firefighters Association president, he begins July 6 after 19 years with the county across sheriff, public works and other roles. He seeks a unified command system to reduce agency confusion during emergencies.
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Alan Radcliffe
Franklin County
Radcliffe
Pomona
Franklin County Firefighters Association
County Commission
Public Works Department
Sheriffs Department
Fire Department
County lags in immunization of Kansas children
Franklin County shows nearly 25 percent of local children not fully immunized by age 2, per the 2004 Kansas Kids Count Data Book. The report cites 76 percent of kindergarteners immunized by age 2, below the 79.3 percent state average, though county health officials caution figures may be misleading and note their records show 95 to 97 percent immunization among children they see.
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Vickie Moss
Franklin County
Kansas
Kansas Action For Children Foundation
Franklin County Health Department
Franklin County Kids Count highlights child immunizations
A Franklin County Kids Count summary notes immunizations need improvement and school aged mothers, with Mary Ani Platt of the office explaining that out of town doctors may skew stats. The health department runs a spring free immunization clinic and extended Wednesday hours to help families catch up.
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Platt
Health Department
Franklin County
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Wayne Stanfield
Stanfield
Arthur Alvis
Wichita
Alvis
Laurie Sisk
The
Ottawa Herald
Bob LaBine
Phoenix
Ariz
Navigator
Bill Loubiere
Plano
Texas
Laurie Sick
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Mark Anderson
ORC
Rest
Kips
Ott
Mary Ani Platt
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