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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1994
Page
8
Lois Hampton of Olathe, a 63 year old widow, won 20 969 337 from Powerball and will receive 695 071 in installments. She bought 15 in tickets from her son, and shared the winnings with her mother and four adult children at a Kansas Lottery news conference.
Kansas boy Jacob Schauf, seven, with two brain tumors and a genetic disorder, met President Clinton in Albuquerque after addressing police officials. The boy, who is losing his sight, received a White House ink pen and said the president is like everybody else. The trip was arranged by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
An 11 year old Paola boy, Shane A. Jackson, was found uninjured a mile south of the home he visited after a Sunday night hunt. He and two dogs were damp and hungry, but safe. Authorities from Miami, Franklin, and Johnson counties, along with volunteers, had searched since 9:30 Sunday.
Ottawa City Commission met with library officials to discuss moving the library to the Franklin building to free space. Library President Bob Reusch said the move would be the best use of the building and taxpayers’ money while City Hall relocates next year.
U S and North Korea reached a draft agreement to ease months of tension over the program, with Gallucci saying it would be sent to Washington and Pyongyang for approval and could be signed in Geneva. He called the pact broadly acceptable and positive for neighbors South Korea and Japan.
Diane Yeamans reports PHASE and the American Red Cross plan a December training workshop to train locals to talk about AIDS. The program, part of National AIDS Awareness Month, aims to boost community knowledge as Franklin County ranks third in the state for AIDS cases per 100000 since 1981, per CDC data.
The city curfew proposal shifts penalties toward parents and contemplates community service for juveniles. At a study session Mayor Vicki Cummiskey and Commissioner Gene Ramsey urged raising the weeknight start to 11 p.m. while Friday and Saturday stay at midnight. City Attorney Forrest Lowry warned the fines may be unenforceable as juvenile matters fall under state jurisdiction.
Records show Kansas City councilman Michael Hernandez improperly charged his wife’s airfare to a city credit card during a trip to Guadalajara a sister city to Kansas City. Councilwoman Sally Johnson as mayor pro tem prepared a memo urging repayment by Hernandez for both tickets.
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