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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1999
Page
7
Brief note hints at a regional all star girls basketball team with familiar names. References sports coverage on page 12 and invites readers to view details there. The item presents a human-interest lead rather than a game report.
A dry cool Thursday with low temperatures in the 30s and daytime highs around 50. For more weather information, see page 2.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission found Wolf Creek Generating Station near Burlington to be performing safely in a six month review covering last April to January. NRC officials will discuss the findings at a public 9 a.m. meeting in the Eisenhower Learning Center, with Graves calling management effective across areas and noting only core inspections for six months as NRC tests a new nationwide assessment starting January.
The Kansas House approved a measure requiring proof of auto insurance before issuing new license tags by an 88 to 37 vote. The bill would raise reregistration fees and fines for uninsured drivers, with a pilot Johnson County option proposed, while Senate consideration remains pending.
Chuck Shepherd reports Steve and Michelle Chambers pled guilty in August in Charlotte to stealing 17 million dollars from Loomis Fargo in 1997. They gained notoriety in 1999 when post theft purchases were auctioned to recover funds. A bank visit with cash wrappers exposed their flamboyant lifestyle. A federal marshal called it very Beverly Hillbillies.
Sen. Sam Brownback will host a public forum on securing America's economic future focusing on Social Security taxes and debt. The event runs 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. April 6 at Ransom Memorial Hospital, as Brownback pushes long term solvency and potential reforms amid a budget surplus.
Ottawa Education Association will sponsor a forum Tuesday night at 7 30 in Ottawa Middle School commons 13th and Ash. Candidate Raquel Rocky Fleer organizes another forum for April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Franklin County Office Annex meeting room. Local elections are April 6 with ten candidates for five Ottawa school board seats and eight for four city commission seats. The OEA is a labor group representing members.
U S B-52 bombers left Britain as NATO prepared to strike Yugoslavia while Milosevic urged Yugoslavs to defend the country. Air raid sirens sounded in Belgrade and fighting raged near the Kosovo border as Western officials prepared for night attacks to halt civilian suffering.
Senate leaders paused debate on a transportation bill after lobbying groups pressed for a large plan with a 5 cent fuel tax hike, higher vehicle registration fees, and $990 million in bonds to fund $13.2 billion in projects over 10 years. Democrats criticized agenda timing as Republicans control the calendar.
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