Warships halt Iraqi freighter after warning shots
U.S. and Australian warships stopped the 5,200-ton Iraqi freighter Al Bahar al Arabi in the Gulf of Oman as it neared the Arabian Sea after ignoring orders to return to Iraq. No shots were fired and boarding parties from HMAS Adelaide and USS Reasoner found the crew cooperative. The ship was en route to Aden, Yemen. Oil prices fell in London to around $29.10 as Mubarak visited Saudi Arabia with U.S.-led forces in the region.
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Associated Press
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Kansas Lotto Winner Ties 2.8 Million Jackpot in Des Moines
A Kansas ticket matched all six numbers in the Lotto America drawing for a 2.8 million prize. The store name was not released and no winner came forward. The next Wednesday drawing is estimated at 2.5 million. Other Kansas draws produced no jackpot, with Cash Lotto at 70 thousand and Reno illustrating a 50 thousand prize.
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Homecoming Queen Amy Files Crowned at Ottawa Event
Amy Files of Lake Winnebago Missouri was crowned homecoming queen during halftime of the OU Kansas Wesleyan game after a Friday night banquet. Her brother escorted her while football standout Jim Anderson of Agenda Kansas was unable to attend the ceremony from the locker room.
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Agenda
Kan
Ottawa school board weighs constitutional amendment on ballot
Ottawa Board of Education meets tonight at 7 30 to discuss a proposed constitutional amendment for the November 6 general election ballot asking whether the state board of education should be appointed by the Legislature or elected by voters. The agenda includes a stance resolution, a report on a national science convention, classroom and gym additions at Ottawa High School, outcomes based accreditation, a Kansas Association of School Boards delegate, and bids for new bleachers at the OHS gym.
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Don Duncan
Ottawa High School
Kansas Association of School Boards
Washington tax talks continue in Capitol budget stalemate
Congressional and White House negotiators resumed talks to craft a compromise taxing the wealthy and trimming Medicare, seeking a package by week’s end. Democrats agreed to a nickel gasoline tax hike, two cents less than Republicans, as Sununu’s walkout and Darman’s return punctuated the weekend round.
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Richard Darman
Capitol Hill
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Leon Panetta
D-Calif
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Tax Writing House
Ways and Means Committee
Ground trip cuts power for Ottawa southwest area
Ottawa residents on the southwest side lost power briefly Saturday morning after a ground trip at 10 54 am. Director of utilities Jack Davis said crews restored power in a few minutes and the incident did not cause further problems. The affected area stretched from the city power plant south to US 59 and 23rd Street.
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City Power Plant
23Rd Street
Death ruled self-inflicted in Pederson shooting case
Franklin County deputies ruled the Sunday death of 54 year old Tomalea Pederson of Ottawa a self inflicted gunshot. Pederson was reported missing by her parents and found near a pond on the family farm 30 miles west. A handgun has not been recovered but is believed to be in the pond. authorities planned to search the pond today.
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Tomalea Pederson
Ottawa
Sheriff's Department
Pederson
Rex Bowling
Bowling
Ottawa Herald Mail Rates in 1990 Listings
Ottawa Herald provides subscription pricing effective April 1 1990 for Ottawa Kansas and surrounding areas. Rates vary by delivery method including daily carrier service motor route and mail with distinct monthly quarterly and yearly totals. Prices differ for Franklin County and adjacent counties and for out of state subscriptions.
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Franklin County
State of Kansas
Community fundraisers and church suppers in Ottawa and area
Local notes advertise Kiwanis Club spaghetti dinner at Ottawa Middle School on October 27 with two service windows, adult and child pricing, plus a phone in line for an unrelated call center. Also listed are Halloween cake orders, a used GMC truck sale under a dealership, a beef noodle supper at Richmond United Methodist Church, a biscuits and sausage gravy event at Hill House, Williamsburg schools health chili supper and open house events, and CPR training sessions with altered hours.
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