American Soldier Wounded at Tuzla Base Bosnia
Spc. Shawn R. Austin, 21, a tank driver, was shot in the left shoulder after challenging an intruder at Tuzla Air Base in northern Bosnia. The wound was not life threatening and he remained in stable condition at a U.S. field hospital. he is the second U.S. GI wounded by hostile fire among about 18,000 peacekeepers.
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Tuzla
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Bosnia
Spc
Shawn R. Austin
Austin
U.S
State vetoes vouchers bill in Kansas politics
TOPEKA Kan AP The chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee said a voucher plan allowing state dollars for public or private schooling is unlikely this year. Proponents tout parental choice and lower costs, noting Kansas spends over 6000 annually per student versus private schools charging about 1800. Opponents fear church state separation issues and constitutional violations, and the committee will not vote this session.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Education Committee
Kansas
Barbara Lawrence
Wichita
Regents study tuition hike for State universities
In Topeka the Budget Development and Tuition Committee will propose a 3 percent across the board tuition and fees rise for Kansas six universities for 1997-98. It will be reviewed at the April meeting, with full board approval planned for June. Current full-time undergraduate tuition ranges from 891 to 1,188 dollars, with KU and K State set to raise 6 percent this fall, and the other four schools 3 percent.
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Topeka, Kan
State Board of Regents
Kansas
Regents
Wichita State
Kansas State
University of Kansas
Fort Hays State
Pittsburg State
Emporia State
Kstate
Parole bill heard in Topeka on delaying reviews
Robert Wayne tells of ongoing victims’ plight as his daughter's assailant, sentenced 15 years to life for a 12 year old’s rape 17 years ago, faces yearly parole hearings. The House passed a bill allowing the parole board to delay review hearings for murderers up to 10 years.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Wayne
Wayne
Kansas Parole Board
House
Parole Board
Ottawa High School hosts science fair with many projects
Ottawa High School welcomed students from Eisenhower Elementary and Garfield School for a science fair this week. About 115 projects were displayed in the north gym with 40 judged competitively, coordinated by Ottawa Middle School science teacher Andy Stinebaugh. Continued on page 2.
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Jackie Steelman
Eisenhower
Ottawa
Gerry Prescott
Kama Rich
Jennifer Bromert
Garfield School
Ottawa High School
Andy Stinebaugh
Ottawa Middle School
State weighs adult trial for Chad Perez in Franklin County case
Chad Perez aged 16 may face adult proceedings in a conspiracy to commit and attempted first degree murder case in Franklin County District Court. The hearing saw a not guilty plea entered for Perez while prosecutors seek three weeks to decide on an adult-for-trial motion and to finish testing at the KBI lab on items seized in the February 24 raid, including a shotgun linked to shots fired at Heath Griffin.
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Onathan Chad Perez
Franklin County
Perez
Chad
John Cole
Scott Ryburn
Paula Ellis
Bryan Hastert
Cole
Ryburn
Hastert
Ellis
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Heath Griffin
Griffin
Ottawa
KBI
Arkansas Governor Tucker faces reinstated tax fraud indictment
An 8th Circuit three judge panel reinstated the tax fraud indictment against Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and disqualified federal Judge Henry Woods over perceived conflicts with Hillary Rodham Clinton. The court ordered a new jurist assignment for the case as Tucker's team prepares to seek rehearing from all eight circuit judges or Supreme Court review. Tucker remains on trial for separate Whitewater related charges.
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Ittle Rock
Jim Guy Tucker
Hillary Rodham Clinton
8Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Tucker
8Th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Clinton
Whitewater
Ex-commissioner seeks another bid in county race
Ex-commissioner Jorge Sell filed for the third district Franklin County commission seat. Sell, a Ottawa resident since 1972, previously served in 1988 to fill an unexpired term and later lost reelection. He aims to run efficiently, reduce county spending, and curb property taxes while supporting township-led zoning concerns.
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Jorge Sell
G* Hemlock
Franklin County
Sell
Ottawa
Commission
Random Acts of Kindness Shines Through Cedar Square Manager
Martha White, manager at Cedar Square, handled all moving paperwork for a tenant, ensuring utilities were transferred. Nominated by Debbie L. Lines, locals encouraged acts of kindness by submitting forms at designated Ottawa locations and partner businesses.
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Martha
Cedar Square
Debbie L. Lines
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