Markets retreat as rates worries hit stocks on Wall Street
Stocks fell broadly with the Dow down 172.50 to 10,558.62 and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower as investors priced in a likely Fed rate increase. Downdraft followed warning of slower earnings growth and continued rate fears. Local quotes show mixed values in groceries and grains across Ottawa and Franklin counties.
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Federal Reserve
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Wendy's
Edward D. Jones & Co
Ottawa Co-op
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Teen hijacker holds bus in Japan five hour standoff
In Higashi Hiroshima a 17 year old armed with a knife hijacked a bus with about 20 people. He stabbed three women, one fatally, as captives escaped through windows during a five hour police chase. Negotiations resumed at a gas rest stop with the teen and his family from Saga city joining police.
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Obituaries and Rebels Attack in Sierra Leone
Obituaries report the deaths of Richard Newton Pearson 87 of Ottawa and Lane Wisconsin resident L V Henderson 72 with funeral details, family prospects, and memorials. A third obituary notes Clover May Hall 87 of Wichita with burial at Highland Cemetery. Separate AP dispatch: Sierra Leone rebels have killed seven U N peacekeepers and taken dozens hostage, undermining the peace process.
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Franklin County
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Phamite
Lane
Hughes Auto Parts
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Leawood
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Larry” Pearson
Cincinnati
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Greenville
Calif
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Howard
Everett
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Nora Drum
Lamb- Roberts-Hesse
Highland Cemetery
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Wichita
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Leroy Hull
Grove
Okla
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Patricia Hull Wilson
Robert Lawson
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Administration sets biotech food rules for labeling and oversight
The Clinton administration proposes FDA oversight of gene altered crops and labeling standards for biotech free products. Companies must notify FDA four months before releasing new crops and share research data, with review results posted online. Industry and consumers react mixed, citing safety, transparency, and potential stigmatization concerns. Public officials and governors push for pro and anti positions amid broader debates on safety and labeling.
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Towa
Tom Vilsack
Charles Margulis
Greenpeace
Hostages Freed and Killed in Basilan Gunfight
Four hostages died when government troops encountered Muslim rebels crossing a stream with captives in Basilan. Fifteen others, including children and teachers, were rescued from the 27 originally held. some captives remained unaccounted for as rebels fled. On nearby Jolo, rebels holding 21 hostages said two foreign captives died in a pre dawn clash.
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