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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1995
Page
6
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that zoning laws aiming to create single family neighborhoods may not exclude group homes for the disabled. The decision bars Edmonds Washington based Oxford House from being barred by single family zoning, under federal housing disability protections.
Coloradans backed Bob Dole after he skipped a joint photo call and held a separate press conference before a GOP forum at the National Western Stock Show. Dole, Senate majority leader, drew backing from 12 Colorado GOP leaders and Hank Brown announced as his Colorado chairman.
Topeka Kansas AP reports tightening security at the Shawnee County Courthouse with metal detectors X-ray machines and locked doors. Only two doors will be accessible to non-employees and visitors must pass through an airport style security checkpoint. Briefcases purses and parcels will be X rayed while guards staff the checkpoint.
Ottawa man Daniel Hernandez, 35, was in critical condition at KU Medical Center after a boom from a truck toppled while crews were setting light poles at the Wal-Mart Supercenter site. He works for Electrical Enterprises Inc. and was airlifted from Ransom Memorial to KU hospital.
Cancer survivors and families held a victory lap as the American Cancer Society event at Ottawa High School raised about 17 300 dollars by Friday with more contributions expected. Team campsites and uniforms won prizes, top fundraisers included Crown Realty and the National Guard Armory, while individual leader Gilbert Martin collected 705 dollars.
White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said the Waco raid controversy diverts attention from Oklahoma City and the anti-terrorism bill. He criticized critics who accuse government agents of overreach and noted upcoming congressional hearings into the Texas standoff and deadly fire.
In Zaire 60 dead from Ebola as virologist Bob Swanepoel joins a team converging on Kikwit, a quarantined city of 600,000. The deadly virus has an 80 percent fatality rate with no vaccine or cure, while health workers race to contain spread amid scientific curiosity and rivalry. Continued on page 2
The Progressive Foundation and affiliated 7 think tank with ties to moderate Democrats urge ending federal crop subsidies and acreage idling, replacing them with a revenue safety net for farmers. The document, Ending Agricultural Entitlements, argues current policy is unfair and favors wealthy farmers while boosting deficits. It favors revenue insurance and credit to support exports, with limited land idling and a focus on environmental gains.
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