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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 2003
Page
1
Ottawa High School runners earned state meet medals in cross country. The report notes multiple athletes placing among the top runners, detailing podium finishes and team results for Ottawa HS at the state championships.
Tonight mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of storms and a low around 61 degrees. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy with a 30 percent storm risk and a high near 69 while Page 2 carries the forecast.
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback fronts a GOP push for parental notification for military facility abortions, signaling broader antiabortion aims. The measure would limit abortions unless a mother's life is at risk or in rape or incest, with implications framed as long term social change. The proposal follows passage of a partial birth abortion ban supported by five Kansas Republicans.
Ottawa High and Ottawa Middle students toured the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall in Forest Park. Vietnam veterans gave talks near a four fifths scale Vietnam Memorial as crowds, even in cold weather, stopped by day and night. Vietnam veteran Jim Stokes estimated 80 to 100 visitors daily on the walkway listing over 58 000 names, praising organizers and noting nine mothers of casualties were present.
In Fallujah mosques unsigned leaflets warned of "modern and advanced methods" ahead of a weekend spike in violence as gunners struck a U S Chinook helicopter, killing at least 16 and wounding 20. Three Americans died in related incidents, marking the bloodiest day for U S forces since late March. Witnesses described shoulder fired missiles hitting the helicopter as insurgents' tactics grew more sophisticated.
The White House said the nation's commitment to prevail in Iraq remains unshaken after an Army helicopter was shot down, killing 16 U S soldiers and wounding 20. Democrats condemned postwar planning as flawed while Bush, at his Texas ranch, avoided commentary on the incident.
The Ottawa Herald debuts a smaller wider format matching industry standards. Phase one of similar changes improves reading ease with tweaks to news, comics and classifieds while promising further updates next year. Readers are invited to share input on the new appearance.
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