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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1998
Page
7
Former Ottawa University football coach Dave Dallas now leads the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes and his former team Ottawa fell to Wesleyan in Salina. The result lingered as a notable coaching matchup referenced from page 7.
U S Senator Sam Brownback plans a Friday stop in Lyndon at 8 a m as part of a four day bus tour through 24 Kansas communities. This marks his second bus campaign in the state including the 1996 bid for the Dole seat.
Cool and partly sunny conditions expected on Tuesday with a high near 60 degrees. A southeast wind 5 to 15 mph will shift to the north later in the afternoon. See page 2 for more weather information.
TOPEKA AP A physician once convicted of killing an elderly patient and attempting a second murder has had his medical license reinstated by the State Board of Healing Arts. L Stan Naramore could return to practice if he secures malpractice coverage, possibly today, with plans to join an Independence osteopath. The prior convictions were overturned in July by the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Cessna Aircraft Co., Raytheon Aircraft Co., and Bombardier/Learjet predict another round of record sales at the 51st National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. Cessna unveiled two new business jet models and reported 1.4 billion dollars in orders alongside Bombardier/Learjet plans for a new jet. The firms support one in five Wichita jobs and about 16.5 percent of wages in the city.
A New York Times piece notes hundreds of fans attend Broadway shows repeatedly, some 100 times, paying $20 to $75 each. They call themselves Jekkies, likening their devotion to Star Trek fans, and prefer discussing the obsession over therapy.
Israel halted all West Bank negotiations with the Palestinian Authority except security talks after a bloody Beersheba assault. Netanyahu said a land for peace deal is impossible without security commitments, while Arafat vowed to investigate. Clinton sought to bridge gaps as talks entered their fifth day.
Franklin County emergency officials report minor weather damage after a weekend storm. Winds 40 to 50 mph caused fallen tree limbs and a garage foundation shake. reports of a damaged mobile home were unsubstantiated. Tornado sirens sounded. debris path investigated but not confirmed as tornado. FEMA now reviewing county road damage estimated at 147000 dollars. disaster area status may lead to federal funds.
Hundreds of vandals siphoning gasoline from a southern Nigeria pipeline sparked a blaze that killed hundreds. Reports cite at least 422 dead near Jesse 180 miles southeast of Lagos with officials unsure of the toll or cause while communications and firefighting efforts are hampered by fire and poor infrastructure.
The Kansas ethics debate over campaign finance laws ends with the Governmental Ethics Commission ruling the law broad not narrow, forcing many independent groups to disclose contributions and expenditures. The ruling aims to curb information limits as lawmakers face potential lawsuits from conservatives and civil liberty groups.
Kansas kept its jobless rate at 3.5 percent in September, with 1,363,998 Kansans employed and a state labor force of 1,413,277. National rate stood at 4.6 percent. Wichita and Topeka metros saw rises, while Lawrence slipped as school workers returned. County rates varied across the state with Johnson at 2.5 and Wyandotte at 6.3 percent.
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