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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1996
Page
7
Dave Dallas of Ottawa University leaves the team after a 1 4 season. The Ottawa University quarterback had been ranked high in preseason polls before quitting. Partly cloudy Friday with a high of 40 to 45. Northern wind 5 to 15 mph.
Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 2 p m on November 20 to consider adopting a Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Ottawa officials urge county and school officials to join, offering tax refunds to business and residential owners in targeted areas reinvesting in restoration or new construction.
Two rival Iraqi Kurdish factions sign a peace agreement under US and UK auspices pledging a cease fire and steps to rebuild a regional government that collapsed three years ago. The deal states the Kurdish region will not seek independence and may enable a UN oil sale for food and medicine purchases.
In Detroit negotiators nearing a national contract with General Motors. A UAW source said talks are closer than ever, while GM spokesman Chuck Licari urged caution. The Short Wayne Indiana plant halted after parts ran out from the Indianapolis stamping plant, and a Janesville Wisconsin truck plant workforce is also on strike.
Voters face a November 5 election on an 11 675 000 bond to fund a new agile school at 13th and sh. The Herald runs a daily Q A series on the proposal. State will cover one third of bond costs and principal and interest under a 20 year frame.
Ottawa police and the Alcohol Beverage Control agency cited O Learys Pub Heartland Lounge The Walkman Club and The Other Place after underage buyers were successful in purchasing alcohol at three venues The Other Place later served an underage person observed by ABC agents authorities warn fines range from 400 to 1000 dollars and licenses may be suspended or revoked.
Wanda Pryor, 42, of Ottawa, says a sudden night experience cured years of shoulder pain from 1986 surgery. After waking Oct 19 free of pain, doctors and X rays show new bone growth. Pryor and pastor attribute the recovery to a miracle and urge others to believe.
Democratic candidate Bill Ogle, 65, announces retirement this year to devote more time to being county commissioner. He represents the Ottawa north of the Marais Des Cygnes River and county north of K-68, has run Ogle Refrig eration Service for 35 years and defeated Neil Johnson in the primary to face Republican Jack Beauchamp in November.
The Ottawa Herald profiles Democratic candidate Bill Ogle for the Franklin County Commission 3rd District race. Ogle notes he has never held office, promises full time dedication, and mentions his late wife Hazel L. and a son now living in Towanda.
Franklin County Historical Society director Deb Barker recalls only one remembered haunting in Ottawa Municipal Auditorium from the 1920s. Residents recall a body found there and confusion over the deceased’s name as memories suggest a shift from suicide to murder while the location stays the same, a dark room under See GHOST page 3.
J B Hall county planning administrator says adoption of HUD standards into Franklin County zoning will improve rural areas. The update applies to five zoned townships, while eleven unzoned townships see more manufactured homes relocating. Predicted 38 percent rise in rural residential homes this year.
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