North Kansas City woman found guilty of murder in two sons case
Nila Wacaser, 43, was convicted of first degree murder in the death of eight year old Eric Williams, stabbed 15 times, in a Kansas City motel room on August 28, 1987. Prosecutors argued revenge against her ex husband, while defense cited Halcion as a sleep aid. The case moved to a penalty phase to decide between death or life in prison.
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Nila Wacaser
Missouri Supreme Cour
Platte County
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Eric Williams
Jeremy Williams
Britain
Eric
George Wacaser
Bob
Halcion
Ronald Belt
Religious broadcaster Pearce to appear in Ottawa twice
Bill Pearce, host of Nightsounds from Rockford Illinois, will appear in Ottawa at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium at 7 30 p m May 16 and at Cherry Street Wesleyan Church at 10 50 a m Sunday He recently was voted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame and will receive the award at NRBs 49th anniversary banquet in Washington DC The program airs nightly across 370 stations and Pearce funds his ministry through concert proceeds and sales
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Rockford
Ill
Ottawa
Pearce
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Cherry Street Wesleyan Church
National
Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame
NRB
Washington D.C
WMBI
Chicago
Melody Four
Teaching award goes to Ottawa High School graduate Matt Jordan
Matt Jordan son of Gary and Kathy Jordan of Ottawa has been chosen for Wichita Public Schools first year distinguished classroom teacher award. He is a 1986 Ottawa High School and 1991 Washburn University graduate, now teaching kindergarten at Gammon Elementary in Wichita.
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Matt Jordan
Gary
Kathy Jordan
Ottawa
Wichita Public School
Jordan
Ottawa High School
Washburn University
Topeka
Lisa
Wichita
Gammon
Baldwin
Stephanie Rice
Steve
Debbie Rice
Neosho
Southwest Missouri State University
Bolivar
Geraldine Gipson
Pomona
Bill
Lucille Rice
Baldwin City
Donald
Talitha Bailey
Vinland
SMSU
Stephanie
Missouri Farmers Association
Marshfield
13 killed in Maoist attacks and Lima prison siege
In Lima a three day standoff left 13 dead at the Canto Grande federal prison as Maoist rebels control cellblocks and smuggle weapons. In Huancayo Shining Path guerrillas dynamited banks and government buildings while plunging the city into darkness. Police report 10 more deaths across the capital and coast amid violence tied to Fujimori's life sentence policy for guerrillas.
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Lima
Peru
Canto Grande
Shining Path
Huancayo
Fragmented numeric series appears in handwritten record
A reader supplied a string of dates and numbers lacking context shows values like 92 1934 40 1917 2.60 1940 0 4.81 9.71 13.35 198,27 with no accompanying facts or events to interpret. The entry presents isolated figures without identifiable persons places or actions.
Wellsville students match wins in mathh
The Wellsville High School Mathematics Team held a contest for fifth and sixth graders. Top fifth graders were Treesa Dowling, Michelle Skinner, Jennifer Tumley, Evan Fliett, Brett Lymann. Sixth grade leaders were Beth Deterding, Jon Kramer, Tami Hochstedler, KaLynn Maule, Brad Hugunin. Winning teams listed with members across grades.
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Wellsville High School
Treesa Dowling
Michelle Skinner
Jennifer Tumley
Evan Fliett
Brett Lymann
Josh Arnold
Mandy Enfield
Lindsey Warren
Jessica Coulson
Ruth Brown
Joel Kracht
Diana Kay
Jon Bowen
Annette Stumpff
Daniel Ard
Heidi Lewis
Shannon Sloan
Cameron
Shelton
Becky Harris
Derrick Carpenter
Cathi Hallauer
Brett Harlow
Dave Cash
Butch Nixon
Jenny Eatinger
Matt Maslak
Curtis Madden
Mellisa Green
Jennifer Johnson
Esther Raugewitz
Daren Coughenour
Megan Caruthers
Dusty Snider
Jody Malone
Joey Dames
Jesse Westerbeck
Rick Saylors
Wayne Voss
Brett Kyle
Nations to meet in Washington over Middle East arms talks
Twenty one nations and the European Community will gather in Washington for talks on slowing arms proliferation in the Middle East and promoting an Arab Israeli settlement. Sessions also cover refugees water issues environment and economic prospects across four capitals later this month. China and Saudi Arabia participate with several Arab states, while Syria and Lebanon skip the Washington discussions.
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European Community
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Jordan
Algeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
China
Iran
Teachers association travels a period authentic buggy
The Goodnow and Denison reenactment trip heads from Manhattan to Leavenworth via the original route with a modern rubber wheeled buggy. Shaffer and Wollen expect about 25 miles a day over ten hours, camping along the way, to reach the KRTA convention in Lansing on June 18 where Homer E. Socolofsky speaks on Isaac Goodnow.
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Neal
Mary Heidrick
Baldwin City
Shaffer
Pistol
Pucci
Chippewa Valley
Ottawa
Wollen
Denison
Manhattan
Louisville
Kan
Topeka
Ozawkie
Leavenworth
KRTA
Homer E. Socolofsky
Isaac Goodnow
Kansas
Lansing High School
German public workers strike ends as dispute over settlement lingers
The 11 day walkout by Germany's public workers ended after union and government negotiators reached a deal. The agreement would raise wages by 5.4 percent and include special benefits for lower income public service employees.
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Bonn
Germany
May 12 Meeting for Humana Society at Youth Center
Friends of Humana Society announce a monthly meeting on Tuesday May 12 at 7 30 p m at the Youth Center. Also listed are Little Dragon Restaurant hours 11 am to 8 pm and a Mother's Day half price offer at Mother's Eat 6 am to 8 30 pm on Saturday May 9. No Saturday Night Opry at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium this weekend.
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Friends OF Humana Society
Little Dragon Restaurant
Japan
Wallsville Cafe
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa Herald publishes 1992 subscription rates by area
The Ottawa Herald outlines monthly quarterly semiannual and annual subscription prices for delivery in Ottawa Franklin County and surrounding regions. Rates vary for carrier, mail and rural routes with state tax included and all payments in advance.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Dim R. Hitch
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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