Five U N aid workers kidnapped at Somali airbase
Five U N aid workers including an American were abducted at Ballidoyle airbase near Mogadishu as they prepared to depart for Nairobi. Four work for UNICEF and one for the World Health Organization. Negotiations are ongoing with captors, with hopes for a speedy, safe release.
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United Nations
U.N
Somalia
Ahmad Fawzi
Unicef
World Health Organization
United States
Britain
Nepal
India
Sudan
Fawzi
Ballidoyle
Mogadishu
Nairobi
Kenya
Messner Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Case in Kansas
Former church builder Roe Messner is ordered to pay creditors 72,500 and serve 27 months in prison with two years’ probation. He must attend financial responsibility classes in prison to learn restitution. He built Heritage USA for evangelist Jim Bakker and later married Tammy Faye Bakker who is reportedly undergoing cancer treatment. Roe Messner has prostate cancer.
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Wichita
Kan
Roe Messner
U.S
Wesley Brown
Messner
Brown
Jim Bakker
Heritage USA
Tammy Faye Bakker
Tammy Faye Messner
Steve Joseph
Two killed in Kansas City house fire
A woman Carolyn K. Jones 54 and her granddaughter Tyanna Perle 10 died after being trapped in a western Kansas City house fire caused by an electrical short in the garage ceiling. Firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed. Tyanna died at KU Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Carolyn K. Jones
Tyanna Perle
Springdale
Ark
Jones
Marc Rowe
Tyanna
Rowe
University of Kansas Medical Center
Helen Cogley
Senate Rejects Casino Amendment in Kansas Vote
The Kansas Senate rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling, sending the measure to a 16 to vote with a potential late tally from Sen. Mike Harris. The 27 votes needed for two thirds failed, likely killing the issue for the session, as House moves included telecoms reform and ethics bills.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Peka, Kan
Senate Today
Kansas
Mike Harris
Wichita
House
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Senate
al Ramirez
Banner Springs
Bill Graves
GM and UAW reach tentative deal to end 17 day strike
Ayton Ohio AP General Motors and the United Auto Workers announce a tentative agreement that could end a 17 day strike crippling North American production. Union votes Friday. details withheld. About 2,700 workers at two GM Delphi Chassis plants struck, closing many plants and furloughing roughly 175,800 hourly workers in the US Mexico and Canada. Joe Hasenjager urges ratification. back to second shift Friday if approved. Labor Secretary Reich offers federal mediation to help settle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayton, Ohio
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Richard Shoemaker
UAW
GM Delphi
United States
Mexico
Canada
Joe Hasenjager
Art Spinella
Bandon
Ore
Officer finds tank is already full Shel Ay Nova Scotia jailed Gould
A 48 year old Frank Edward Gould was jailed for 45 days in Shel Ay Nova Scotia after a November DUI. A patrol officer followed his truck into a gas station where Gould leaned into the officer and said Fill er up. Police in Mineola New York charged a 22 year old bus driver Robert Horton and a companion with child endangerment for telling scary stories to 5 and 6 year old passengers. In Wauwatosa Wisconsin a man found in a women’s restroom at Mayfair Mall received a disorderly conduct citation on October 17 after admitting he went there to meet women. In Bentonville Arkansas two men and a woman were arrested in December for kidnapping Jason Stanley for a ransom from his stepfather of either 200000 dollars or 50 pounds.
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Shel- Ay
Nova Scotia
Frank Edward Gould
Gould
Mineola
N.Y
Robert Horton
Wauwatosa
Wis
Mayfair Mall
Bentonville
Ark
Jason Stanley
Phone Friend ends as a success story
Phone Friend, a volunteer service aiding Franklin County children, closes its phone lines after a pilot latch key program reduced calls from 300 a year to seven this year. Funds of about 1850 will be donated to the Franklin County Mental Health Clinic. Office items are donated to Ransom Memorial Hospital and other materials allocated to local organizations and archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kone Friend
Franklin County
Phone Friend
Dorothy Nichols
Vicki DeLaTorre
Nichols
Soroptimist International of
Ottawa
Southwestern Bell
Franklin County United Way
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic
Kiki Hofstra
Franklin County Historical Society
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Renovation Progress at Ottawa Library Fronts
Ottawa Library Board reports progress on both the present library renovation and plans for the Franklin building. Present renovations include a north side wheelchair lift and first floor accessible bathroom, with a saved whitebud tree valued around 500 dollars. The city approved the Franklin building bid and commencement is near, with library remodeling cost about 63,400 dollars and a 36,000 dollar building fund on hand.
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Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
Barbara Dew
Dew
Franklin
Random Acts of Kindness Honor for Linda Chapman
Linda Chapman found a wallet at Sirloin Stockade and searched the crowd to return it. Nominated by Marshall Allen, the report invites reports of kind acts via forms at local Ottawa venues and partner locations across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Chapman
Sirloin Stockade
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Bureau of the Public
Ann Lander
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Dan Ames
S. Hickory
Ames
Mette
Valerie Wolf
Herald
Din Mine
Marshall Allen
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Anwco
Town & Country Supply
John Brockway
Brown’s Shoe Fit
Chris’ Corner
Horseshoe Cafe
North Main
North Casey's
City Hall
Edward D. Jones
County Extension
Sunflower Plaza
South Poplar
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saver
Pomona
Central Heights
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