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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2001
Page
1
Alvin A. Arnold, 74, of Williamsburg, died Saturday. He was a longtime resident and neighbor, with family listed as surviving relatives. Funeral details were pending.
Geneva Emmons celebrated a 1,262-pound giant pumpkin win at a Seattle weigh-off beating a Massachusetts contender that set a 1,260-pound world mark. Emmons, a retired school food worker, began growing giant gourds in 1993 and has placed at world level before.
President Bush confirmed a letter opened in Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's office contained anthrax and staffers exposed were being treated. Officials ordered congressional offices to stop opening mail as tests continue. The probe considers a possible link to Osama bin Laden amid a wave of anthrax scares across several states.
Wall Street eased on Monday as earnings season began with attention on Intel and other big names. The Dow fell 69.88 to 9,274.28 while the Nasdaq dropped 21.79 to 1,681.61 and the S&P 500 slid 9.61 to 1,082.04 amid expectations of weak third quarter results and future guidance. Analysts note the volatility will persist as sectors rotate with each batch of reports, with tech hit by downgrades and several names including Altera and Applied Micro Circuits seeing declines. Local quotes show mixed moves in small caps and grain prices posted at area co-ops and farm services.
AccuWeather presents a 10 day outlook for Ottawa Kansas with rain from a frontal system stretching from the Great Lakes to the Carolinas tomorrow. Thunderstorms possible in Florida while sunshine returns from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Basin and California. Showers along the Pacific Northwest coast. Yesterday featured a high and record high, with a low and record low noted.
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