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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1996
Page
13
Fifty-five years after the riot survivors recount the violence that razed black businesses and homes in a 35 block area. A memorial and service at the burned church will mark the first city observance with a black granite monument.
Mayor Janelle Kimsey of Upperhill Tennessee says the marijuana plants on her back porch were for education. Police seized ten plants after a routine patrol. she will face a Polk County grand jury July 1. She apologized, calling it ignorance, and said she wanted to see what the plant looked like.
AP reports New Jersey born car aficionado Jay Leno will be grand marshal of Detroit’s June 23 auto industry centennial parade featuring 2000 cars. He will also perform at the Centennial dinner the prior night at the Michigan State Fairgrounds, which will host the parade finale.
Kelley Bethell will sing at the Grand O' Opry in Ottawa with a 7:30 p.m. show and a 7:15 p.m. pre-show. Kansas veterans office offers free walk-in help in Ottawa and Lawrence with contact options provided. Trail Ride to benefit American Cancer Society runs June 15 and 16 near Manhattan with registration from June 14. events include rides, barbecue, dance and prize drawings. VA walk-in clinic set in Garnett with screening and documents required. Osawatomie workshop-tour covers hospital tour and local landmarks. Grace Episcopal Church Ottawa to host Bishop William Smalley at 10:15 a.m. service with brunch afterward.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius approved an average 11.5 percent decrease in workers' compensation premiums for about 49,000 businesses. The cut, effective Saturday, is the largest in two decades and could save employers $39.2 million next year, reflecting a pricing overhaul begun in 1993.
Timothy Leary, Harvard psychologist turned LSD guru, died at 75 from cancer at his Beverly Hills home. Friends said he remained alert days before his death and his last words were why not and yeah, as fans followed his decline online and he contemplated death on the computer net.
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