Community Bulletin Highlights Ottawa Events Tonight
Local groups share meetings and events across Ottawa including Humane Society and BPW fundraisers, RC&D planning sessions, area historical workshop in Paola, a WSU rep at Ottawa High, Brethren revival, a Kids screening clinic, library story hour, and a VFW chicken dinner. Notable items include a 7:30 p.m. Humane Society meeting at First National Bank room and a Saturday BPW salad luncheon and Easter Parade of Fashions at Elliott Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
Friends of the Franklin County Humane Society
First National Bank
Third
Hickory
Animal Shelter
West 19
OBPW
Ottawa
Elliott Hall
S. Hickory
BPW
Donna Swearingen
Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development
Lake Region Rc&d
Area Historical Workshop
Paola
Miami County Historical Society
Lake Region Area
Paola Senior Center
W. Wea
Virginia Linder
Susan Jackson
Miami County
Swan River Museum
Pam
Bernice Stephenson
Williams
OCC
Willie Williams
Kxes Radio
Ottawa Christian Center
Nichols
Franklin County
S. Main
Dick Nichols
Fifth Congressional District
Earth Team
Lake Region
Rc&d
WSU
OHS
Carla Eckels
Wichita State University
Ottawa High School
Brethren
Church of the Brethren
Ninth and Main
Jon Tubbs
Bethel Church of the Brethren
Carleton
Neb
Ottawa Special Education Services
Williamsburg
VFW
National security fears grow as art thefts rise
In Boston AP reports museums struggle with inexperienced guards and weak security amid the Gardner Museum raid. Experts note few trained investigators exist, guards earning minimum wages, and lax vault protections. Industry leaders call for career security hires and stronger protections to deter further losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner
Steven Keller
Art Institute of Chicago
Israel
Keller
McDonald’s
Anne Hawley
the Gardner
Robert Spiel
FBI
Betty White and Art Carney Land Lifetime Comedy Laurels
Betty White and Art Carney received lifetime achievement trophies at the American Comedy Awards. Julie Kavner won two awards for New York Stories and The Tracy Ullman Show, while Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal earned top acting honors for When Harry Met Sally. John Goodman and Ullman also won for series performance. Garry Marshall and Robin Williams received tributes and other comedians were honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harry
Sally
Julie Kavner
Betty White
Art Carney
Kavner
New York
Tracey Ullman
Meg Ryan
Billy Crystal
Bush calls for higher aviation taxes and new airport fee
The Bush administration seeks a five year plan to raise aviation fuel and airline ticket taxes and add up to 12 dollars in airport fees per roundtrip. The FAA would tap an aviation trust fund and boost federal funding for projects by 73 percent, financing air traffic control modernization and safety upgrades.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Busey
Eccentric professor drafts plan to solve teacher shortage
Washington AP reports Rice University English professor Dennis Huston proposes drafting recent college graduates or using strong public persuasion to boost teaching. Department forecasts rising demand from 128000 to 174000 teachers by 1995 while only a small share of freshmen choose education and many leave within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
Houston University
Education Department
Linda Darling-Hammond
Teachers College of Columbia University
Fox bans Siskel and Ebert from advance screenings
Twentieth Century Fox bars Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert from advance screenings after their remarks about the film Nuns on the Run. Bob Harper calls the move a response to their critique while Ebert jokes that it is thumbs on the run. Both critics had given the movie a thumbs down on television and in columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twentieth Century Fox
Gene Siskel
Roger Ebert
Bob Harper
Studio
Hollywood Reporter
Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Ebert and Siskel
Tribune
Siskel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Post
National News
Art Carney Land
John Goodman
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne
Ullman
Garry Marshall
Marshall
Penny Marshall
Robin Williams
Ron Howard
Carol Burnett
Julie
Carol
Rick Moranis
Dana Carvey
Rita Rudner
Jeff Foxworthy
Bush
Skinner
James B. Busey
Ing
Peace Corps
Jerry Harper Law Offices
Mass
Lawrence
J.D
L.L.M
Plaza Cinema
Sohn Larroquette
Worstie Alley
Madhouse
Kenneth Sharon
EEE Memorials
N. Main
American Family Auto Home
Mike
Blaue
Jim Hogan
W. Tecumseh
Farm Bureau Insurance
D&d Tire
DIA TL LT LI
Malues
Jodrich
TA Radials
Vermont
Lawrence, KS
Southview Hospice
Louisburg
W. Amity
Necchi
Econo Lodge
Room
Inecchl
Autho
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