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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1998
Page
6
Thunderstorm fixes power loss in West Ottawa area
A line fuse blew during a thunderstorm cutting power to a two block area off West Seventh Street just before 6 a.m. Power was restored shortly after the storm. No tree damage reported. Hail pea sized and rainfall measured 0.84 inches in Ottawa and 1.12 inches in Lane. Agricultural agent notes rain aiding crops, notably milo and soybeans, but more rain needed in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ottawa
West Seventh Street
Jim Bradley
Ottawa Utilities
Andy Haney
Ottawa Public Works
Ottawa
Lane
Darren Hibdon
Hibdon
Pistol match draws 250 competitors for Ottawa benefit
The Ottawa Special Olympics Benefit Pistol Match, the 13th annual event, opens Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the depart ees pistol range west of Orls Cox Complex. Civilians and police from five states competed last year for over $8,000 in prizes, with funds aiding Special Olympics and local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Orls Cox Complex
Midwest
Jeff Herrman
McGruff Club
Kansas
Teacher shot and killed at Stranahan High School
A 27 year old teacher was shot in the head in the staff parking lot at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale as she arrived for work. The suspected attacker, with whom she had a romantic relationship, killed himself nearby. Police described the case as a personal tragedy with no students witnessing the incident and classes proceeding as scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stranahan High School
Tim Bronson
Broward County
Sisty Walsh
Oregon
Springfield
Ore
Walsh
Italy probe into naval rams Albanian ship deaths
Six weeks after a U S Marine jet clipped the Cavalese gondola, Italy faces manslaughter probes into a separate catastrophic incident. Italy's top naval officer and two others are investigated for the accidental ramming of an Albanian vessel that drowned 97 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cavalese
Italy
London Daily Telegraph
Chuck Shepherd
P.O. Box
St. Petersburg
Fla
First settler Hackett family to mark graves at Highland Cemetery
Franklin County history records show Reuben Hackett, its first settler and a justice of the peace, died in 1893. His wife Matilda died in 1895. Their unmarked graves near East 15th Street will now bear a headstone funded by descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Coun
Justice of the Peace
Highland Cemetery
Reuben Hackett
Franklin County
Andrew Reeder
Hackett
Reuben
Matilda
East 15Th Street
Emory Deaton
Edith
Ottawa
Ken Pearson
Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home
Emory Denton
Franklin County Historical Society
Historical Society
Deb Barker
Barker
Hacketts
Pearson
Stave Morse
Pakistan
United States
India
Washington
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Afghanistan
Teachers make progress in roundtable with Ottawa school board
At Eisenhower School the Ottawa Education Association and the school board reached agreements on five issues in the first roundtable. Major topics like salary and contract length stay unsettled, but mood improved with board members and superintendent Ludwick attending. Four board members joined teachers for a two hour session as about a dozen items remain to settle through four June sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Education Association
Eisenhower School
Lynda Alderman
DEA
Harvey Ludwick
Jack Maxwell
Cal Lantis Marcia Mitchell
Jeanette Lowry
Bob Bezek ,Jr
Alderman
Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater dies at 89 in Paradise Valley
Barry Goldwater American original and fierce conservative died at age 89 at his Paradise Valley home from natural causes. The Westerner, bold but controversial, shaped the Republican Party during 1960s campaigns and politics, remembered by family and leaders as a principled, sometimes blunt figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
Hoenix
Republican Party
Goldwater
Paradise Valley
Clinton
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Jerry Falwell
Pakistan tests mark a shift in U S alliance ties
Pakistan announced five nuclear explosions after India conducted tests, declaring itself a nuclear power and vowing retaliation. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged self-reliance as Foreign Minister Gohar Ayub and others warned of escalation, reflecting strained ties with the United States after perceived U S inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Gannon
Associated Press
Slamabad
Pakistan
United States
China
Afghanistan
India
U.S
Gohar Ayub
Ayub
Nawaz Sharif
Panel builds US-59 strategy
Herald Staff Writer reports the Focus on US-59 task force meeting to promote a four lane Lawrence to Ottawa highway. The group plans to pressure legislative candidates and attend forums to secure support, framing the project as public safety, regional transport, and economic development benefits.
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