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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2000
Page
8
City considers new tornado building code
Ottawa city staff review the International Building and Safety Code urged after FEMA recommendations. The code, tied to wind engineering, aims to reduce tornado damage and could cost homeowners 1000 to 2000 dollars per home for reinforcement as planners study the proposal.
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Ottawa
John Merrell
Merrell
Florida
James Lee Witt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Associated Press
U.S
FEMA
Last May
Texas
Plains
Witt
Ottawa district adds two librarians to ease elementary shortage
The Ottawa district will hire two current employees to gain media certification and become half and full time librarians, replacing a lean program. Nancy Fischer will shift to half-time special education consultant and half-time librarian, while Diedre Altic becomes a full-time librarian. The move aims to bolster a three-person elementary library staff amid retirements and scarce qualified candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Emporia State University
School of Library and Information Management
Nancy Fischer
Diedre Altic
Fisenhower
Kay Highbarger
Highbarger
Linda Fredricks
Fredricks
Garfield
ESU
Fischer
Altic
Social Security overhaul clears Congress unanimous vote
Congress sent President Clinton a bill repealing a Depression era rule that reduced benefits for older workers earning outside income. The 419 to 0 House vote followed Senate approval, with about 800,000 affected and $6 billion in increased benefits this year.
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Congress
Clinton
House
Bill Archer
Texas
House, Ways and Means
White House
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Social Security Administration
Senate
Charles Rangel
New York
Ways and Means
Mittee
Mtn Act
Panel to rank highway proposals in Topeka
A state panel will assign final ratings to dozens of highway and path proposals under the new transportation program. The ranking considers up to 20 percent radio ratings for project viability and safety improvements for travelers. Deliberations aim to align with the program’s seed enhancements for large, visible upgrades.
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Gye
Aparuemnent
Yalbo
Fener Cameyelte Pueh
Enanety
Fauree Ag
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