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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1996
Page
6
State authorities warn that improvised common law courts are increasing in Kansas. Held in hotels and living rooms, these kangaroo tribunals issue subpoenas indictments and even death sentences against opponents. Supporters call them legal while critics cite militia and white supremacist ties and tax anger.
Inmates from Lansing Correctional Facility are deployed to assist city crews with weed cutting and trash pickup in Kansas City. Mayor Carol Marinovich backs the program as a creative solution to city budget woes. Eight minimum-security inmates began work after four months of planning, marking their first assignment outside Leavenworth County. Filed as a local public works initiative.
The Wichita City Council will decide whether to drop opposition to Serving Women in Crisis Inc operating a counseling center next to Dr George Tiller's clinic. The 1994 lawsuit blocked the group from using a donated house next to the clinic where a 1993 shooting drew national attention. Council member Greg Ferris frames the move as a shift toward conservatism and pragmatism.
Caryn McCue of Raymore Missouri says she was sexually harassed by Joseph Ybarra while employed by the Kansas Department of Human Resources and was fired in 1993 after filing a harassment complaint. She seeks $100000 in a federal lawsuit. Ybarra denies the allegations.
A businessman tied to the Whitewater affair was sentenced to 28 months in prison and ordered to repay $2.04 million. David Hale, who pleaded guilty to two SBA fraud counts, also received three years of probation and a $10,000 fine. He claimed President Clinton pressured him to make a $300,000 loan in 1986 benefiting Clinton and James McDougal.
The Easter Bunny visits Ottawa for a park egg hunt this Saturday at Forest Park. Registration opens at 1 p.m. with separate hunt times for ages 1 to 9 across three categories. Prizes include candy and prize eggs, with winners announced next week.
In Russell Kansas, Bob Dole planned a triumphant homecoming after securing the Republican presidential nomination. Police and local crowds expected a festive welcome as the former senator prepared to speak in his boyhood town.
AP reports Jesse Jackson calls for a nationwide picket of ABC affiliates over the Oscar nominee disparity, citing only one black nominee out of 166, while ministers in 25 cities plan marches. Amid show prep, Jones and Hiller defend the industry and stress host Whoopi Goldberg. the Razzie awards spark controversy with Showgirls leading dishonors.
The Supreme Court agreed to study whether states may make English the official language and require government actions in English, hearing Arizonans for Official English. The court will also decide tax on punitive damages, Endangered Species Act limits on federal action, and Medicaid abortion appeals.
Donna L. Patrick nominates Joe Rodriguez and Dusty Wiles for helping during a family crisis after a heart attack, transporting the narrator to Topeka and caring for her cerebral palsy daughter while support from friends was crucial.
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