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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1997
Page
6
Three area teams Anderson County Wellsville and Waverly advance to the state tournament this weekend their progress highlighted for readers.
Partly sunny conditions return Friday with a high around 60 to 65 degrees. A west wind of 10 to 20 mph keeps a light breeze through the day.
United Nations officials report Iraq barred two American arms inspectors while a third IAEA staffer was allowed in but chose to depart. The move defies a Security Council demand to rescind the ban, drawing sharp criticism from U.S. officials and signaling continued Iraqi obstructionism. Meanwhile, U.S. stock markets recovered early losses, with the Dow turning positive as investors weighed overseas jitters and Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London declines.
The Franklin County Commissioners voted to add a paid holiday on Friday December 26 for county employees this year. All county offices will close that day. Commission chairman Tom Weigand said the measure is a one time action, not a precedent.
In Granby Massachusetts Fernando Morgado and gunman Antonio Andrade attempted to slaughter a pig with a .22 rifle. A misfired bullet went through a trailer tailgate and hit Morgado in the stomach sending him to hospital in fair condition. The pig broke free.
Wings Over Mid-America, a Kansas City nonprofit, arranged air transport for 21 year old Joanne Fluke who was born without a section of her spine. Joanne and her mother traveled to Wilmington Delaware for a consultation at the Du Pont Institute after a televised appeal for help.
Franklin County commissioners reaffirmed firing Roger Mueller, a shop mechanic, for signing a false injury report after being told by road supervisor Bush to misreport how he broke his foot. Mueller claimed no intent to mislead and said he did not read the form.
Kansas officials say the US-50 overpass at I-35 must be removed but will add a $2.6 million frontage road linking US-50 to Eisenhower Road south of Ottawa. The project overall is about $24 million and six months behind schedule, with bid settings planned for July 2000.
Floyd Mondragon, 42, was charged in September with molesting two 10-year-old Ottawa girls in a nine count felony complaint. Prosecutors would dismiss four counts if the offer to waive the preliminary hearing is accepted, paving a direct jury trial on five counts.
OU education students shift from practicum observers to teachers guiding field trips for area elementary and middle schools. About 550 students visited the Enrichment Center this month, rotating through Internet lessons, educational games, environmental activities, and OU student designed classes, with Garfield Elementary fourth graders exploring topics from the White House to dinosaurs.
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