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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1999
Page
7
The New York Yankees completed a four game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to clinch the World Series Wednesday night. The report notes nearby coverage of OHS preparing for a big game tonight, directing readers to Sports page 7.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight with a low around 50 to 55 degrees. A breezy Friday brings continued cloud cover and a high near 70 to 75 with south winds 15 to 25 mph.
The Ottawa school district schedules parent teacher conferences next week. Parents should call the school office to set appointments with teachers. Ottawa High School holds visits Monday and Thursday 4 to 7 30 p.m. Ottawa Middle School Tuesday Thursday 4 to 8 p.m. Eisenhower Elementary Monday Thursday nights and Friday morning. Eugene Field Elementary Thursday nights. Garfield Elementary Monday Thursday afternoons. Hawthorne and Lincoln Elementary schools Thursday afternoon and night and Friday morning.
Tony Edgar Jones, 27, of Ottawa, escaped a holding cell by removing a ceiling tile and climbing over the door, then stood in the booked area before officers recaptured him. He faces charges of attempted escape and criminal damage, with ceiling damage estimated at 100 dollars. He’s also jailed on a domestic battery warrant and a DUI sentence no‑show.
The Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy expanded at a 4.8 percent annual rate in the July to September period, the fastest pace this year. Growth followed a weak 1.9 percent in Q2 as a widening trade deficit weighed on output, though consumer spending and business inventories rose.
11th grader Danielle Thacker and 48 Lincoln Elementary pupils reenacted the Titanic voyage on a gym deck set for a time travel read aloud. They finished Beatrice Gormley’s Travelers Through Time and heard a presentation by Gilbert Martin, with ties to Titanic survivors in Ottawa.
Karen McCulloh, an Ottawa native, faces a recall vote December 7 after voting to remove a Ten Commandments display at Manhattan City Hall. Supporters link the move to secular government while critics accuse her of desecrating the monument and promoting secular humanism. McCulloh defends separation of church and state and notes Manhattan’s diverse population. Previous rulings bar official endorsement of religion.
In Hanover Al Gore attacked Bill Bradley on health care and spending while Bradley defended his plans. Gore voiced disappointment over the Monica Lewinsky affair and endorsed continuity during the impeachment crisis. The CNN WMUR sponsored debate at Dartmouth eyed Bradley’s slight NH lead ahead of Feb. 1 primary.
Ottawa officials and Franklin County leaders weigh a county wide recreation center to serve all residents. Aiming to fund the project, officials floated a county sales tax while Richmond residents questioned use of an indoor pool, track, gym and courts. only one Richmond man spoke against the plan.
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