Local women organize care packages for Persian Gulf troops
Ottawa activists Rhonda Fritts and Nancy Leadbetter organize a Christmas care package drive for soldiers in Saudi Arabia. They collect small items through November 3, with donation boxes in several Ottawa outlets and Pomona High School. Online list includes food, toiletries, games, and writing supplies. alcohol, pork, and porn prohibited.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Saudi Arabia
Rhonda Fritts
Nancy Leadbetter
Persian Gulf
Rhonda
Jeffery Frit
24Th Infantry Division
Leadbetter
Darin
Third Marines
Fritts
Saudi Desert
Eric Hempel
Shirley Kiefer
Bret Altic
Judy Altic
Mark Shutt
Reid
Daryl
Lytin Shut
Ray
IGA
Waymire
Price Chopper
Otta
Wa Herald
First
Cedar
America
Pomona High School
Peck’s Super Saver
Pomona
Dhesen
Budget drama builds in Senate House vote push
House leaders seek votes for a large deficit cutting package that would raise Medicare costs, tax the rich more, and add a nickel to gas line taxes. Democrats frame it as fairness, Republicans oppose tax increases, while White House says Bush supports the plan amid deficit concerns.
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Alan Fram
Associated Press
Washington
House
Capitol
Tom McMillen
Richard Amey
Texas
White House
Bush
California
Weekend Forecast Sees Sunny Mild Weekend With Sixty Seventy
Weekend forecast calls for mostly sunny and mild conditions today with highs in the low seventies and north winds 10 to 20 mph. Clear and cool tonight with lows in the mid thirties. Sunday brings more sun and mild weather, with another low seventies high.
Daylight Saving Time Ends Tonight In Early Morning
Americans gain an extra hour of sleep as clocks go back from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. tonight. The change, part of the annual rite, prompts many to adjust before bed or attend Sunday services an hour early.
Kuwait Exiled PM Pushes Strike to Oust Iraqi Forces
Kuwait's exiled premier urged a military strike to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Diplomatic reports say two American men kidnapped by occupiers have been seized after weeks on the run. Saddam Hussein hinted at talks but rejected giving up rights while Gorbachov backs a political solution and Iraq withdrawal. James Baker may travel to Saudi Arabia early next month to map further measures to force Iraq out.
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Associated Press
Kuwait
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Channel 3 Radio
Algiers
Algeria
Mikhail Gorbachev
Spain
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Washington
U.S
Bush
James A. Baker TL
Saudi Arabia
Garnett parade plans with float prizes and youth competition
Garnett schedules its annual Christmas parade for Saturday November 24 with a float judging contest similar to Ottawa's. Grand prize for the large float is 100 dollars. religious nonreligious and commercial divisions offer 35 25 and 50 dollars respectively with memberships as rewards in the commercial class. A mini bicycle contest for children eighth grade and under awards 10 for first and 5 for second.
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Garnett
Ottawa
Garnett Area
Lawrence
Mary Loveland
Lawrence School Board
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