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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1997
Page
7
Chiefs starting quarterback Elvis Grbac broke his collar bone Monday night and foresees four or five weeks of absence. He says he is rarin to return. Page 7.
Warmer and sunny Saturday with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 20 mph shifts to the afternoon, bringing mild conditions across the region.
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A Coffey County jury convicted 22 year old Shane L Bahr of rape aggravated burglary and criminal threat for entering a Gridley woman’s home on September 3 1994 and attacking her in her sleep The judge ordered the sentences to run consecutively totaling 184 months with the prosecution calling it the most heinous crime in Coffey County in over a decade Genetic evidence linked Bahr to the crime Meanwhile at Wolf Creek Lake two fishermen were presumed drowned after windy rough conditions with waves over five feet high and winds up to 50 mph The incident marks Kansas lakes drownings rising to six this year and the lake’s first year of public opening and popularity
About 250 people packed the Cottonwood Falls activity center to watch 5,000 acres of Flint Hills grassland sell for 2.4 million. The land averaged 481 per acre, with Bill Haw of National Farms buying 1,818 acres for Ed Bass for private cattle use. Four tracts went to local ranchers as traditional Flint Hills land sellers cash in.
Two Skipwith, Virginia high school chemistry students created a slime as a prank in October 1996 and accidentally produced an edible plastic. In June 1997 Fuisz Technologies Ltd offered $100,000 for a one year option on the invention, potentially valued at about $1 million if used as a capsule.
Ottawa elementary schools vote to install 63 window air conditioners bought for 597 dollars each through Walmart Distribution Center. Four of five elementaries Hawthorne Eugene Field Garfield and Lincoln plus Eisenhower are or will be cooled as part of a 219000 electrical upgrade to support technology. Completion targeted by end of February with Eugene Field finished and Garfield about 85 percent.
In Baghdad Tariq Aziz voiced renewed threats to shoot down U S U 2 surveillance flights over Iraq warning that such action would be an act of war. The near term risk of military steps emerged as Butler suspended flights then planned a Monday resumption.
Kansas City firms and a Minnesota company express preliminary interest in using the old Ottawa Middle School as the district faces two lawsuits over demolition and land title. School board president Sam Sheldon confirms appeals and title actions while noting potential access for developers if demolition proceeds or the building remains.
Thousands gathered in College Station to dedicate the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Former presidents Ford and Carter attended, with Clinton praising Bush. The $80 million complex traces Bush from WWII pilot to Yale baseball captain and White House leader.
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