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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1994
Page
6
Missouri records the nation’s highest heat death rate with 10.2 deaths per 100000, amid recent heat linked fatalities in St Louis and Polk County. Kansas shows 115 heat deaths over 11 years, rate 4.8, placing fifth nationwide as 90 degree days loom.
In Hugoton Kansas, within an hour of a courtroom murder confession by Shaun Webber a 26 year old donut shop worker, his wife Shari Webber was charged with first degree murder and conspiracy in the March killing of disc jockey David Scott Webber 26. The two were divorcing amid custody disputes for a 2 year old son. The defendant Victor Bansemer Jr 38 admitted aiding and abetting in the shooting in the same hearing before Judge Tom Smith.
Federal prosecutors amended charges against Mayor Joe Steineger and aide Peter Adams after finding Steineger was away in Las Vegas for a conference when the alleged bribe occurred. The indictment now covers dates between December 1 and December 18, 1991, instead of December 15. The case concerns a $4,000 bribe linked to a topless club owner and alleged instruction to lie. In separate Kansas news, Wheat exports ranking shift left the state second in wheat and wheat products but sixth in total agricultural exports for 1993, with wheat and products totaling 639 million. Kansas remains strong in live animals and meat, at 541.5 million, and leads in several other categories.
The O J Simpson hair evidence dispute opens the hearing on whether he can be tried for the June 12 slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Judge Kennedy-Powell orders up to 10 hairs for tests while prosecutors seek about a hundred. A defense motion seeks exclusion of post arrest evidence. Michele Kestler of the LAPD crime lab testifies on sample numbers for comparison.
Angel Dawn Jones born extremely premature weighs 1 pound 3 ounces and now at nearly three faces cerebral palsy and blindness. Parents Steve and Deanna Jones describe her as a miracle child with rare resilience despite insurance preexisting condition hurdles. They pursue aid through Ottawa schools special services with support to manage mobility and safety needs.
President Clinton labeled the Republican health proposal as politics as usual and inadequate for the middle class and small business. Speaking to small business leaders on the White House lawn, he criticized Senate GOP leader Bob Dole's plan while Rep. Sam Gibbons led the Ways and Means Committee toward a final vote on health reform.
Washington AP Whitewater prosecutor Robert Fiske reported that Clinton administration officials committed no crimes in discussions about a politically sensitive savings and loan investigation. He also affirmed police findings that Vince Poster killed himself. The White House welcomed the report as officials prepare for a congressional inquiry and seek to dispel perceptions of meddling in the Whitewater case.
The Supreme Court ruled 36 feet from a Melbourne clinic did not violate free speech but barred broader activity within 300 feet. The term’s final day also included rulings on minority districting, death row appeal delays, United Mine Workers fines, and California's death penalty law amid escalating clinic violence.
AP reports US Rep Jim Slattery holds a commanding lead in Kansas Democratic primary with 53 of likely voters backing him and 15 for Joan Wagnon. Republican race shows Bill Graves at 28 and Gene Bicknell at 22 with 7 for Fred Kerr. poll of 820 voters across four districts conducted by Mason-Dixon for Lawrence Journal-World and TV stations.
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