Family wins nearly eight million in helmet case
Wichita AP The Arnold family claims Riddell Inc caused JR Arnold’s paralysis by supplying a helmet with insufficient crown padding. The jury awarded almost $8 million after four weeks of testimony in U S District Court. The Ashland High junior quarterback was injured in October 1988 during a game with St John after diving for a fumble.
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Wichita, Kan
U.S. District Court
Riddell Inc
Chicago
Arnold
Ashland High School
St. John
Kansas Parimutuel Alliance forms to oppose casino push
Two greyhound groups and the Kansas Horsemen forming the Kansas Parimutuel Industry Alliance to fight casino proposals and seek an amendment allowing wagering on dog and horse races off tracks. The coalition includes the National Greyhound Association, Kansas Kennel Operators and the Kansas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. The move follows reports The Woodlands racing complex may team with eight tribes for a private casino.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Parimutuel Industry Alliance
National Greyhound Association
Kansas Kennel Operators
Kansas Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association
Wheat seeding complete in Kansas with small east areas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics reports 98 percent of winter wheat seeded statewide, with only scattered fields in east-central and southeast sections unfinished. The crop is rated 67 percent good to excellent, 24 percent fair, 9 percent poor to very poor. Corn harvest 96 percent, grain sorghum 85 percent, soybean cutting 80 percent.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
KAS
Ottawa Calendar Highlights Local Events and Meetings
The Herald Calendar lists events compiled by Onawa Library and the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce. It covers art displays, government meetings, medical and community programs, fairs, and cultural events in Ottawa and Franklin County with schedule details and locations through mid month, including RMH, OMA, and OCAC venues.
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Onawa Library
Ottawa
RMH
Ottawa Jaycees
Pizza Village
County Commission
Ottawa City Commission
City
4Th
Walnut
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Don Woodward
Franklin County
Kansans For Life
Woodcarvers Club
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Jeanette Lowry
Chamber Board of Directors
Chamber
American Cancer Society
Planning Commission
Skilton
Jacki Rutter
Tony Jones Hall
OHS
Guys & Dolls
OMA
National Guard Armory
West 17Th
China Painters
Sirloin Stockade
Art Guild Meeting
OCAC
Karen McAdoo
Cottonwood
McAdoo
Ottawa Art Guild
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa University
University of Kansas
Abortion Policy Split in 2nd District Race
In the 2nd District contest Democrat John Cartin accuses Republican Sam Brownback of shifting stance on abortion. Brownback reaffirms a pro life line with limited exceptions, aligning with Kansans for Life while state law allows abortion with counseling and parental notification for minors.
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John Cartin
Sam Brownback
Carlin
Brownback
Kansans For Life
Jim Slattery
Black streak crash kills 68 aboard American Eagle flight
American Eagle Flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago crashed in rain 60 miles from Gary Indiana, killing all 64 passengers and four crew. Witnesses described scattered wreckage across a 40 acre field, with no intact bodies. The plane, delayed at O’Hare, descended from 10 000 to 8 000 feet before vanishing from radar.
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Oselawn
Ind
American Eagle
Indianapolis
Chicago
Indiana
Gary
John Knapp
Tim Smith
Smith
Roselawn Crash Involves Super ATR Aircraft
The plane involved in the Roselawn Indiana crash is a Super ATR the largest model in American Eagle’s fleet. It carried two cockpit crew and two pilots with a wingspan of 88 feet 9 inches length 89 feet 2 inches height 25 feet 1 inch capacity 64 plus crew and maximum takeoff weight 47 400 pounds.
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Roselawn
Ind
American Eagle
Ottawa to consider 146000 auditorium improvements
City Commission meets at 7 p.m. to review a 146 428 package for the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium including a fly loft upgrade and a low bid winch system and electrical work. MCA Inc. of Olathe submitted the fly loft bid and Allied Theater Crafts Inc. of Kansas City provided the winch bid.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
City Hall
MCA Inc
Olathe
Allied Theater Crafts Inc
Kansas City
Woodward Center
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Wyandotte County
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Franklin County Conservation District Board
Jeannie C. Riley
Parents University
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East Central Regional Prevention Center
American Association of University Women Meeting
Haley Park
Forest Park
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Associated Press
OPERA
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O'Hare
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Fair Share
Wie
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N. Main
Underwood Plumbing Supplies
Underwood's
Underwood
Frank Yates
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