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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1995
Page
6
In Seoul a five story Sampoong department store collapsed during the evening rush hour trapping hundreds. At least 27 were killed and more than 700 injured. Rescue crews pulled survivors from rubble as smoke and flooding hampered efforts. Mayor Choi Byung yol blamed shoddy construction.
Francisco Martin Duran, 26, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for firing more than two dozen bullets at the White House in October 1994 in a failed bid to kill President Clinton. Judge Charles Richey rejected a life sentence and urged the defendant to understand the court’s view of him. No one was injured as Clinton watched a football game on TV.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation probes checks issued to a private foundation led by former Pittsburg State University president Donald Wilson. Attorney General Carla Stovall confirms the inquiry into fund raising for the International University of Thailand. Spokeswoman declines comment while several insiders confirm the checks are involved. Records suggest funds may not have reached the foundation.
Gov. Bill Graves says he is responding to the state's fiscal reality by ordering agencies to trim FY 1997 budget requests. In letters to agency heads issued Tuesday, he directs cuts of up to 5 percent from their FY 1996 allocations beginning July 1.
Lionel Sutton, founder of Sutton's Jewelry Inc., began as a Garnett watch repairman forty five years ago and still repairs watches today. His journey started in 1948 at Thompson's School of Watch Making in Kansas City, moving to Trout Jewelry in Ottawa before starting Sutton's Time and Gift Shop in Garnett in 1950. He later renamed Sutton's Jewelry and returned to Ottawa in 1969, keeping a steady presence on Main Street with evolving changes since 1992.
Heartland plans to boost its labor force as it expands the building and initiates a ration of operations. Parmelee is identified as a subsidiary within the parent group Golden State, with Yamago Togyo and Nichimen Corp as parent entities. In California, Golden State employs about 100 workers and produces roughly 400,000 units per year, with the project set in three expansion phases.
An American shuttle docked with the Russian Mir space station high above Earth as commanders from Atlantis and Mir exchanged joyous handshakes. The joint mission linked two ships via a three foot tunnel, forming the largest manmade satellite, and featured astronauts Gibson, Dezhurov, Thagard, and Dunbar in a landmark cross crew reunion.
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce forms a highway committee to pursue state funding for US-59 from Ottawa to Lawrence. Acting chair Gene Ramsey notes traffic growth and seeks practical options, including a four-lane proposal or a less costly Super Two plan with two lanes and wide shoulders. Officials have discussed ideas with Gov. Graves and Transportation Secretary Carlson.
Franklin County commissioners must cut the county mill levy by 5.14 mills, while Ottawa city commissioners must trim the city levy by 2.14 mills to avoid a tax hike. The Ottawa Board of Education would need a 6.47 mill cut to hold 1996 taxes at 1995 levels, though a local option budget proposed last Monday would raise the levy. Increased valuations drive the need to avoid tax hikes across the county’s major districts and communities.
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