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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1995
Page
6
In Atlanta a metal bleacher section collapsed at the new Olympic Stadium under construction. Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski confirmed one death and noted possible additional injuries with reports of people trapped as several ambulances responded to the scene.
Shawnee County jail two correctional officers, Bobby Jackson 25 and Curtis Small 33, were put on administrative leave after a Saturday escape of a triple murderer and another inmate. Jackson was convicted in 1994 for a Topeka bar shooting. Small faced drug and forgery charges. Authorities cited staff error, denying any equipment fault.
The NCAA pressured Bank One to drop the phrase March Madness from loan ads showing a basketball. Bank One pulled all the ads and seeks a replacement. NCAA licensing chief Jack Walters says the term is closely linked to the NCAA, though not trademarked, and warns against using it in NCAA tournament related materials.
In Topeka, the Kansas House approved a bill to raise state retiree pensions by at least 1.5 percent, with a 66 to 56 vote. The measure ties increases to years of service and retirement, potentially boosting monthly checks by 20 dollars for a 20 year worker retired 20 years, or the 1.5 percent if higher, to better match inflation as it moves to the Senate.
Attorney John Dowell said a jailer who aided two inmates in escaping the Anderson County jail was captured in Arkansas. Brian Prather was nabbed in Little Rock as a gun was found on him after a convenience store sighting. Inmates Robert Reed Jr and Michael Bray were later arrested in McGehee, Arkansas. Officials consider extradition and jail transfer options while Undersheriff Vogler and Sheriff Bowling await guidance.
Tens of thousands of Turkish troops moved into northern Iraq in a major operation backed by air strikes and Cobra helicopters. About 35,000 ground forces supported by fighter jets attacked PKK bases after an ambush killed 15 Turkish soldiers, amid a three-year conflict that has claimed thousands of lives.
Police said the driver fled Weston with a friend after seeing investigators. Corporal Gerald Smith noted the car was driven to his in law's house before the officer stopped him while returning home along with a companion.
A spring published report by Robert Ferrell and Francis Heller accuses Merle Miller's Plain Speaking of gross misquoting of Harry Truman. The Kansas City Star cites the critique, noting tapes do not substantiate chapters or the book text, while Miller died in 1986.
In central Tokyo, a nerve gas attack sickened thousands as sarin released from wrapped containers in at least five subway cars sent passengers into convulsions. Six people died and 3227 were treated or observed while police sought the perpetrators.
A Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee hearing considers a bill to create a Kansas Youth Correctional Authority as part of juvenile justice reforms. Critics warn current options rely on probation or four SRS run centers, while supporters push broader community based care and agency restructuring.
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