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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1997
Page
6
The Ottawa University Braves clinched the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference crown by defeating Sterling here this weekend and earned a spot heading to North Dakota for postseason play. The team seeks continued success as they advance to the next round.
Partly sunny skies are forecast for Tuesday with a high near 75 degrees and southeast winds from 10 to 20 mph. The day starts dry with no precipitation expected and temperatures easing into the evening.
In Manhattan Kansas the Lumpkins family faced taunts and vandalism after state officials misidentified their trailer as the home of a convicted sex offender. Dennis Cox had moved out before they arrived, prompting apologies from KBI manager Mary Ann Howerton.
Kinsley Kansas, famed for lying exactly halfway between oceans, is chosen to host Time magazine reporters on a 3200 mile cross country bus tour along U S 50. The journalists depart Maryland and are slated to reach Kansas on May 14 for a June Backbone of America issue.
Two Kansas lawmakers Herman Dillon and Broderick Henderson accuse Wyandotte County District Attorney Nick Tomasic of selective prosecution for questioning their legislative newsletter. They filed a complaint with the Kansas Office of Disciplinary Administration after Tomasic asked Attorney General Carla Stovall to review if their state postage privileges were misused. Stovall’s office found no violation, and the lawmakers say the DA acted to aid the consolidation push in Kansas City, Kansas.
A Strathcona Mining Services report concludes Bre X Minerals tampered with Busang samples, showing no gold worth mining and labeling the tampering unprecedented in mining history. The independent assessment rejects earlier claims and offers help for further investigations.
Ottawa high schools assist graduates with job placement as about half of Ottawa’s seniors prepare to enter the workforce. Wal-Mart Distributing and Laich Industries report steady entry level openings for high school graduates, often filling positions via Ottawa Manpower Services.
Five shots rang out this morning as redbone hounds tracked two Republic of Texas members who fled into the Davis Mountains after a week-long standoff. One dog was wounded. helicopters circled the area as authorities pressed the hunt. Keyes faces charges of organized criminal activity and kidnapping related to an April 27 hostage incident. McLaren and other members were indicted on federal counts.
FBI Director Louis Freeh said evidence points to a catastrophic mechanical failure as the probable cause of TWA Flight 800’s July crash off Long Island, with no bomb or missile link found. He expected a final report by mid to late summer while noting continued probes into alleged Chinese campaign contributions.
Compromise on the omnibus appropriations bill set the Kansas Legislature on a path to possible adjournment by tonight as both chambers planned final wrapup work. The six member conference committee resolved issues on prison expansion, juvenile justice, and renovations while other policy items faced decision or delay for the 1997 session.
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