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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1997
Page
1
Ottawa High Soccer Closes Season With Win Over Sumner
The Ottawa High School soccer team ends its regular season by avenging an earlier loss to Sumner Academy, completing a strong finish. The victory underscores Ottawa’s resilience as they head toward postseason play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sumner Academy
Power outage in San Francisco caused by deliberate sabotage
FBI said a planned act caused a city wide blackout in a five mile midcity area. Switches at the South of Market substation were out of place and not thrown randomly. About 126000 customers were affected as transformers failed, with power largely restored by 7 45 a.m. and fully by 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
FBI
George Grotz
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Plane crash near Emporia claims three lives
State police report a Mooney single engine plane crashed in a pasture near Emporia Airport killing Richard Cripps 42, his wife Janice 41, and James Chase 54, all from Emporia. The NTSB opened an investigation as details remain scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Mooney
Lyon County Sheriff's Department
Richard Cripps
Janice Cripps
James Chase
Richard
Professional Printing of
Kansas
Chase
Sheriff's Department
National Transportation Safety Board
Kansas economy seen steady growth into 1998
Lawrence AP Kansas economist Norman Clifford forecasts continued strong growth through 1998 with 2.7 percent job gains and a 3.9 percent unemployment rate. He notes durable goods manufacturing rising over 6 percent in 1997 and 3 percent in 1998, following a 4.1 percent bump in 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
University of Kansas
Norman Clifford
Institute of Public Policy and Business Research
Clifford
Life Imitates TV In Weird News
In Bangkok a hotel worker was convicted for stealing from guest safes by rubbing nose oil on the keypad to see which buttons guests pressed. He said the trick came from watching MacGyver. In Salt Lake City a 27-year-old man in a stolen truck eluded deputies by vaulting over a backyard pool as his pursuers crashed into it, echoing The Dukes of Hazzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Sheriff's
Salt Lake City
Dukes of Hazzard
Chuck Shepherd
P.O
St. Petersburg
Fla
Asian market rebound stalls as Hong Kong sparks global doubt
World markets drifted mixed after Hong Kong's rebound, with U S stocks slipping and Europe giving back early gains. The Dow fell 85.95 to 7761.82 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 718.04 to 11144.34 as investors weighed long term property slowdowns and currency pressures amid Southeast Asia turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONG Kong
Hong Kong
Asia
U.S
European
Wall Street
Brian Belski
Caii Bosworth
Minneapolis
Marc Faber
Tokyo
Dow Industrials
Southeast Asia
Ottawa Arts Council to celebrate Carnegie library reuse as cultural center
The Ottawa Community Arts Council and Ottawa Suzuki Strings will mark the Carnegie library’s new role as the Ottawa Community Cultural Center with tours of the historic 1903 building and exhibits by the Ottawa Art Guild. Mary Anne Whiteford calls the event a lively annual meeting. Tours run 6 to 7 p.m. with 15 to 20 minute sessions. Carl Bibish will perform at 5:30 with refreshments. All activities are free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Carnegie Library
City Park
OCAC
Ottawa Suzuki Strings String Instrument Group
Ottawa
George P. Washburn
Ottawa Library
City Hall
Hickory
Ottawa Community Cultural Center
Arts Council
Ottawa Suzuki Strings
Mary Anne Whiteford
Carnegie
Jeanette Lowry
Ottawa Community Arts Center
E. 5Th
Carl Bobbish
Ottawa University
Ottawa Art Guild
Sue Dunlap
Halen Reo
Marv Albert avoids jail in assault plea resolution
Former NBC sportscaster Marv Albert escapes jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery and having a felony sodomy charge dropped. A year of good behavior keeps the sentence deferred, while he apologizes to Vanessa Perhach in Arlington court and vows to rebuild his life and career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alington
NBC
Marv Albert
Albert
Vanessa Perhach
Ms. Perhach
Benjamin N.A. Kendrick
Roy Black
Commonwealth
Arthur Karp
Kendrick
Richard Trodden
Arlington County Circuit Court
Heather Faulkiner
Albert Said
Williams burg couple grow hydroponic tomatoes at home
Robert and Cindi Walker plan a four month setup of three plastic hydroponic bubbles in Williams burg. They will grow 2,100 plants to yield 85,000 to 90,000 pounds of tomatoes for nine months, sold via Nebraska broker with hopes for local groceries and restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiamsburg
Robert
Cindi Walker
Williamsburg
Holland
Cindi
Nebraska
Walker
Change Your Clock Change Your Battery Event urged nationwide
Kansas State Fire Marshal Gale Haag urges residents to replace smoke alarm batteries as part of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery campaign. He notes nearly 90 percent of homes have detectors but about one third would not operate in a fire due to dead or missing batteries, encouraging yearly checks to prevent deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State
Gale Haag
Haag
Kansas
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