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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1995
Page
7
NATO warplanes struck an ammunition depot near the Bosnian Serb headquarters at Pale, targeting a message after Serbs failed to return four heavy weapons from a U.N. arms depot by noon. Explosions were heard near Pale, nine miles southeast of Sarajevo, raising questions about hits and potential fires.
A bomb threat received by a Mississippi TV station prompted evacuations of about 400 people from the Frank Carlson Federal Building in Topeka, Kansas. After a 24 hour search by state and federal officers no device was found and the building reopened in the early afternoon. The nearby main post office and a Southwestern Bell office also evacuated for about an hour before people returned.
Gov Bill Graves approved a measure allowing credit card sales for packaged liquor starting July 1. The move keeps Sunday and major religious holidays alcohol sales restricted, while enabling built in-store credit purchases for Kansans beginning next month.
The governor signed a bill directing the state Board of Education to adopt a revised accreditation system that rates public schools by measurable academic standards and core areas like reading math and science Critics opposed the former system that weighed students emotional and physical well being as part of accreditation saying those goals were vague and unmeasurable.
Ottawa University outlines a four phase campus master plan extending to 2010. Phase one renovates Atkinson Hall and Martin Hall into apartments and guest quarters while Commons Building becomes a new library. A new library is planned due to deterioration and frequent flooding, with the old site demolished and land graded to end water issues.
Forecast cool, showers moving through Friday and weekend with Memorial Day expected dry. Cottonwood River at Florence and Whitewater River at Towanda have fallen from crest, other rivers easing toward flood stage. Kansas River region remains the hardest hit, disaster area declared along a 3 mile stretch on Kansas 901 in Riley County after erosion and a landslide. Joy Moser warns haste is needed to prevent bigger problems.
A January Louis Harris poll shows about 70 percent of Americans see their finances as reflecting God’s regard, with lower earners more likely to hold this belief. Other items note religious figures and events, including an evangelist in North Wilkesboro, a porn star’s late-life faith, and church fundraisers, all reflecting faith’s role in public life.
Senate Democrats struggle to reshape the Republican balanced-budget plan while delaying its passage. Sen. James Exon accuses Republicans of blocking changes as Bob Dole props up a vote on the budget amid stalled welfare reform and confirmation votes.
Three valedictorians Laura Hermreck Carrie Weigand and Kelley Bethel spoke at Williamsburg High School graduation along with Seanna Bond and Sabetha Evans who gave special presentations. The five seniors joined 18 classmates for the ceremony in the gymnasium with remarks by Superintendent Jim Cain and retiring Principal Max Turner.
Two Mexican federal officers who pursued six American tourists at gunpoint through Tijuana traffic will be tried in Mexico amid tensions over police involvement in California auto theft rings. A drunk officer and cocaine were found in vehicles, with U.S. authorities agreeing to drop charges. Authorities say abuse of authority, attempted kidnapping, and drug and weapons violations may be pursued against the officers and two civilian “madrinas.”
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