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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1996
Page
8
Florida Governor Lawton Chiles vetoed a bill allowing student prayers at voluntary junior and senior high events. He said the decision was tough while acknowledging minority beliefs. He stated the right to petition the divine should not be decided by majority vote.
National Spelling Bee contestant Andrew Peterson of Kansas, 14, from Wichita sponsored by The Topeka Capital-Journal, advances to Round 7 of the 69th annual contest before misspelling quattrocentro. He previously spelled avoir dupois, meaning weighty or fat, to reach this stage.
Overland Park figures Vince Snowbarger and Mayor Ed Eilert trade barbs over government size and tax policy. Snowbarger labels Eilert as pro big government while Eilert defends the citys tax stance, noting no general fund tax hike in 13 years and a low property tax rate among first class cities. Both seek the Republican nomination in Kansas 3rd District as incumbent Jan Meyers retires.
At least 86 hepatitis A cases have been confirmed in four counties in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. Cherokee County reports eight cases in two weeks and Crawford County twenty two in three months, while Missouri counties Jasper and Newton each report twenty eight cases this year. No common source has been found. Symptoms include fatigue and fever. most recover, but rare fatalities occur.
Dawn Bennett reports Franklin County Convention and Tourism Bureau staff double as directory assistants providing 1 411 lookup help for callers. Murray McGee, the bureau director, says patience pays as he fetches numbers from a phone book while some callers grow frustrated. Continued on page 2.
In Belfast and Londonderry, Sinn Fein routed moderates, boosting IRA links while tens of thousands supported Rev. Ian Paisley who urged defeating, not appeasing, the Sinn Fein movement. Election sets stage for peace talks due by June 10 between Britain and Ireland.
President Clinton congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his Israel election victory and invited him to Washington to discuss next steps in the Mideast peace process. He spoke with Netanyahu and Shimon Peres, reaffirming U.S. support for a comprehensive peace while Netanyahu pledged a tougher security stance and expansion of settlements.
Midland Hospice Me Inc hosts the first annual Garden of Life service at Seventh and Main Ottawa at 2 p.m. Sunday June 9. Chaplain Robin Alstrin leads the Litany of Remembrance followed by a candle lighting and songs by Elsie Keller Jack Lindsey and Norma Arnold. More than 100 white doves will be released in remembrance, some by family and friends, others as a unit. The event features a prerecorded song My Memories by June Murphy Topeka.
Marjorie Johnson nominates an unnamed Good Samaritan who returned her purse to the Wal-Mart customer service desk. She mentions items of sentimental value including photos of her late husband Hewitt Johnson and grandkids, and expresses gratitude and prayers for the helper.
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