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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2000
Page
8
A forecast indicates a 50 percent chance of showers tonight mainly after midnight with a low in the lower 50s and east wind 5 to 15 mph. Thursday brings occasional rain and thunderstorms, breezy conditions, and a high near 60 as readers are directed to page 2A for more weather coverage.
Kamal Mohamad, a resident of Alta Vista Ottawa, buys a Greyhound ticket in Houston to Ottawa Canada and ends up in Ottawa Kansas. A three day Midwest misadventure follows as he waits for missing luggage and tries to return home. The trip, planned to be 44 hours, spans errors from a ticket agent to routing by Greyhound, leaving Mohamad frustrated but others amused.
Wayne Aden of the Jefferson Bus Line Ottawa depot reports heavy calls from Greyhound officials seeking Mohamed's luggage. Aden says there is nothing in the box yet, and Dallas headquarters had not informed him of the story. He would notify authorities if new bags arrive.
Louis Reed of the Franklin County Genealogical Society is digitizing county high school yearbooks onto CDs using Adobe Acrobat. The effort, starting with Pomona High School, invites public loan of yearbooks to expand the collection and plans to share CDs with local libraries for genealogical research, with lists of graduates available online.
The Senate passed unanimously a measure to stop depriving workers aged 65 to 69 of Social Security benefits while they work, sending the bill back to the House which also approved it. The change retroactively boosts earnings for about 800,000 workers before the 2000 election, with President Clinton expected to sign.
Atlantic City reporting on a study finds Miss America winners are skinnier and lighter relative to height than in earlier eras. Researchers note BMI declines from 22.4 for 1927 Miss America to mid-teens in later years while heights rose slightly, prompting debates over pageant criteria and pressures. Medical experts warn about eating disorders and emphasize brains over looks in newer screening.
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