Potts elevated at FBI amid criticism over Waco Weaver cases
In Washington career moves outpace accountability as Larry Potts rises to deputy director of the FBI despite involvement in the Waco and Weaver incidents. Critics say the timing and handling of the cases stain credibility while Reno lauds him as the best the bureau has.
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Washington
Larry Potts
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Potts
Waco
Texas
Randy Weaver
Idaho
Weaver
Oklahoma City
Janet Reno
Jim Hitch
Hailstorm, War News, and Local History Across Centuries
A hundred years ago the May 6 1895 hailstorm centered on Emporia extended into Franklin County damaging crops with six inch hail depths and drifts up to five feet while a cloudburst dumped three inches of rain in minutes. Ottawa volunteers tested a new hook and ladder truck downtown on the Peoples Bank building May 7. The Herald urged donations to the Key Monument Association in Frederick Maryland for a Francis Scott Key monument, promising donor names in the crypt. Fifty years ago the May 4–7 1945 period included VE Day preparations as German surrender neared. An aerial view showed 160000 German POWs in a U.S. camp. Doc Starkweather celebrated with fireworks and a 21-gun salute after Roosevelt's death. Ottawa High students celebrated May 7 with church services and street gatherings. Twenty-five years ago the 1970–71 Ottawa High School Student Council officers were announced. Ottawa school board approved $20000 in capital outlay improvements at nine local schools, including Hawthorne School lighting remodels.
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Emporia
Franklin County
Weekly Herald
Ottawa Herald
Karl Doenitz
Europe
Ottawa
Doc” Starkweather
The
Herald
Starkweather
Franklin Roosevelt
Forest Park
Logan
Main
Herndon Drug Store
the Herald
Ottawa School Board
Hawthorne School
Otto Kirchner cashes in on TV saga with $20,000 deal
Otto Kirchner and Daniela share custody of Richard after a televised custody moment, with a Chicago outline hinting at a movie, while Heinemann notes no deals in writing but eyes a payday. The couple, once in Europe, navigate romance and media attention as potential Hollywood interest looms.
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Otakar
Otto” Kirchner
Richard
Otto
Daniela
Hollywood
Loren Heinemann
Heinemann
Chicago
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Maria
Steve Martin
Will
Land of free at what price
The piece argues post Oklahoma City debates on civil liberties in Kansas and nationally. It recalls Watergate era reforms, fears of government overreach, and the tension between security and democracy. It notes past restraints on demonstrations, official secrets acts, and criminal protections for officials, urging vigilance about freedoms amid terror-driven policy shifts. It references Auburn wide topics, including fear, Japanese internment, and calls for balancing safety with liberty.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Post
Statehouse
Kansas Senate
Oklahoma
America
Kansas
Pearl Harbor
California
Walter Lippmann
Oklahoma City
Letters Policy Encourages Signed Addresses and Phone
Readers urged to send signed letters with a return address and fortify verification with an enclosed phone number. The note specifies unsigned letters will not be published and emphasizes author identity for newspaper submission.
Contact details for Kansas and federal representatives
A reader provides names and addresses to contact federal and state officials. Included are President Bill Clinton at the White House, Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Rep. Sam Brownback, Kansas Governor Bill Graves, and Attorney General Carla Stovall, with office addresses and phone numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S$ Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovaill
Judicial Center
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Mike Wallace
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
By Karl A. van Asselt
Adam and Eve
George Washington
Columbus
Spain
Plymouth Rock
World Features Syndicate
Japan
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Ore
Okinawa
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London
United States
Mike Hayden
Newt Gingrich
Congress
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Mallard Fillmore
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