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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1997
Page
7
Kansas State, ranked 10th, seeks a major bowl bid but must overcome nemesis Colorado to keep hopes alive. Details page 7.
Blustery and partly sunny conditions expected with a high in the lower 30s. Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph are forecast, creating a chilly day with brisk outdoor conditions.
A Ottawa woman on I-35 reported a blue Ford Fairmont fired one round at her southbound truck Thursday at 5:47 pm. The shooter, with a baby in back, followed from 199th Street, Olathe, and authorities have not located the suspect vehicle.
U S Sen Sam Brownback and U S Rep Jim Ryun both Republicans from Kansas will tour Ottawa and Garnett next week. Brownback speaks at 10 30 a m Thursday at the Franklin County Annex meeting room on Social Security bankruptcy and privatization. The session lasts about one to one and a half hours and is free and open to the public. Ryun plans a noon Friday town meeting at Garnett Public Library to discuss the balanced budget IRS reform taxes and his property rights bill. A spokesman said Ryun hopes to be in Ottawa Friday morning before Congress adjourns for the year.
Garnett residents Damean White and LeWayne McGuire, ages 19 and 20, are jailed on 20,000 bond each in Anderson County. They are linked to multiple burglaries including a theft at The South Fork Traders Gun Shop in Garnett. Sheriff David Vaughn and Police Chief Dan Dietz say Welda burglaries may be solved by their arrest.
A Kansas legislative committee refuses to recommend any change on allowing school districts to split up. The Erie St Paul district dispute in Neosho County and calls to divide Wichita’s large district fuel debate. The panel notes potential widespread costs and provides no Legislature recommendation.
Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird notes Garrett Maass 34 sued the Oregon State Bar in federal court in Portland claiming a jackhammer noise at the 1994 test site kept him from passing the bar exam. He also failed again in 1997 without noise but asserts he would have passed in 1994. A Boston detective testifying in Anthony Clemente’s murder trial says Clemente blamed police and snitches for a mob feud.
A 42 year old Pomona man Kenneth Ray Lott was shot to death by his father Alvin Keith Lott 66 after a domestic dispute at 335 West Franklin. Keith Lott was arrested around 2 am on second degree murder and domestic battery charges. Kenneth died at Ransom Memorial Hospital after an 11 45 pm shooting. Autopsy pending. Family members provided varying remarks about Kenneth while neighbors recalled his troubled history.
Harald Staff Writer reports Franklin County Histori cal Society Model Railroad Club is building a portable modular layout. Joel Nordeen notes 100 sections of 16 by 48 inches with two tracks and scenery, transportable by car, adaptable to space. Members include Bob Ledom and Mark Schoneweis, with invites for 10 to 15 more volunteers.
President Clinton ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to sail to the Persian Gulf within a week to join USS Nimitz in a major force buildup. He warned the United Nations must prevail and pledged to act against Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
The Women’s Educational Society of Ottawa University traces its purpose to provide opportunity and education for women. Founded in 1902, it offered loans and housing help and broader material, intellectual and spiritual aid. A 90 a.m. Saturday meeting at First Christian Church in Ottawa gathers members for coffee and updates on dues and community support.
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