12 May 1999
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1999
Page
1
Kansas farmers cut winter wheat planting as prices fall, abandoning thousands of acres. USDA pegs 1999 Kansas wheat harvest at 408.5 million bushels, 43 bushels per acre, down from last year’s 494.9 million and 49 bushels. Many fields will be grazed rather than harvested.
At the Angeles Zoo a new chimpanzee has been born to an unknown sire. Keeper Vicki Bingaman said Gracie's first offspring, a healthy 4-pound girl born May 6, awaits a name in a contest sponsored by the zoo and a local radio station. The three breeding-age males have vasectomies, so paternity remains unresolved.
A significant diesel fuel spill on the Missouri River near Atchison resumed at daybreak after weather halted work Tuesday night. Crews, led by EPA on scene coordinator Don Hamera, worked to contain more than 210000 gallons as booms collected oil downstream and a vacuum truck removed it. Federal and state experts reported minimal wildlife harm and no immediate threat to city water supplies.
Miriam Morgan Baldwin, 84, of Baldwin, died Monday May 10 1999 at Baldwin Care Center. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Baldwin. She will lie in state from 1 p.m. Thursday at Lamb Roberts Heise Funeral Home in Baldwin with friends visiting Thursday 6:30 to 8 p.m. A full obituary will follow.
Local stock quotes show Casey's GenSt 1314 at 43/16 and WalMart at 7/16 while markets list livestock and auto stocks in small increments. Grain prices posted for Tuesday afternoon at the Ottawa Co-op include hard wheat 2.37 and soybeans 4.43 with Franklin readings showing wheat 2.35 and soybeans 4.28. Gina House and Debbie Snook now at Hairport for tanning deals offering 10 sessions for 30 dollars at 1538 S Main Sent.
Oklahoma authorities at Moore and other sites issue new driver's licenses to tornado victims, using thumbprints and interviews to verify identity and prevent fraud. Staff quiz applicants on history, conduct map-and-record checks, and rely on driving histories to confirm details as survivors rebuild.
Official daily weather data shows yesterday’s high and low, plus record highs and lows. The report lists precipitation totals and month to date figures, noting historical records for comparison.
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