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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1999
Page
1
In Canaveral Florida the Air Force launched a 4.42 million navigational satellite aboard a Boeing built Delta rocket that was originally to lift a different GPS craft. The other satellite was damaged on the pad in May when rain leaked onto it, delaying the mission.
Loree Creations KCAMP reimbursed the county eight thousand seven hundred dollars for lightning damage to the annex building received in April. The Tuesday paper cited the total as 000.
Quotations for Wednesday afternoon at the Ottawa Co op list hard wheat at 2.17 a bushel corn 1.61 milo 2.42 and soybeans 4.41. Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services posted morning prices with wheat 2.21 corn 1.58 milo 2.29 soybeans 4.29 and additional basis values.
A collage of community notices for Richmond and Ottawa area events. Includes kitchen dinners and bake sales at First Christian and Trinity churches, pancake and ham bean meals, an Elvis show and local bands at Vassar Playhouse, and a new Windy Pine Enterprises driver offering rock hauling services. Updated event dates center on Oct 8 to Oct 14 with contact numbers and times.
Fragmentary weather summary lists yesterday's high and low, yesterday's records, precipitation figures, and month to date totals. Includes official 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. measurements with scattered numbers and historical averages.
Cirilo Olivera Lopez and Rosendo Marquez Gutierrez were convicted in Oaxaca for raping and killing Carol Janet Schlosberg, a Vermont based artist and Yale former instructor. They received 40 year sentences, to run concurrently. The case faced delays due to a border land dispute between Puerto Escondido and two municipalities. Schlosberg, a New Haven native, had taught at Yale before moving to Vermont.
U S unemployment claims jumped to 312000 last week the highest in two months while September retail sales rose modestly at leading chains. Hurricane Floyd boosted discount and home improvement sales though some department stores suffered from floods. The four week average rose to 294000 signaling tight labor markets and potential inflation risks. Fed left rates unchanged but signaled possible hike by November depending on data. Major retailers including Wal Mart and Target benefited from wider selections and lower prices while Kmart posted weak sales.
UPS will stop delivering handguns through its regular service from Atlanta, shifting to Next Day Air only. The move aims to reduce theft risk, though it raises costs for gun makers and dealers and affects shipments of long guns remain by ground.
Victoria Reggie Kennedy leads a nonpolitical effort urging safe gun storage and unloading to reduce child gun deaths. Backed by Common Sense About Kids and Guns, the group rejects new restrictions and will run PSAs, while NRA’s Eddie Eagle program praises the safety focus.
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