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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1997
Page
6
Ottawa and Shawnee Mission East went to a tight finish in a girls cross country duel at the St. Thomas Aquinas Invitational on Saturday. See Page 7.
A 30 percent chance of showers and possibly thunderstorms on Tuesday. Partly sunny and cooler with a high in the lower 80s. North wind will increase to 10 to 20 mph.
The group will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Franklin County annex meeting room to discuss saving the former Ottawa Middle School at Fifth and Main from demolition. Attorney Ron Schneider will attend to address the group. A follow up meeting is planned for Sept. 29 at the same time and place.
WorldCom agrees to acquire CompuServe for 1.2 billion in a three way deal that transfers CompuServe's 2.6 million subscribers to AOL. The move consolidates online access under AOL and gives AOL more ad revenue potential while adding WorldCom modem capacity to ease bottlenecks.
Cmdr. Michael Alfonso is removed as skipper of the USS Florida on August 11 by Rear Adm. Paul Sullivan after nine months in command. Lt. Cmdr. Red Brenton says Sullivan lost confidence in Alfonso and no specific incident triggered the dismissal.
Haiti coast guard and U S authorities report a ferry named Fierte Gonamene sank at dawn near Montreuis and Gonave Island. Officials say 700 aboard, 300 to 400 feared drowned, 60 foot boats often overloaded. About 60 swam to shore while three coast guard boats and U S help were dispatched.
An official in Rimouski Quebec warned teens are dangerously injecting beer for a quicker high. AFP reported Hezbollah embracing temporary marriages or mutaa due to poverty and few men, offering a time-bound contract for sexual relations.
Skopecs welcomed four newborns Ryan Seth Kyle Kathryn born June 5 after twin parents. Neighbors raised 800 stroller gift from Butler Funeral Home. Residents filled a hospital room with diapers and baby wipes as the Skopecs adjusted to life with a toddler and four infants.
India plans a state funeral for Mother Teresa fast-tracked by Prime Minister Gujral who likened her to Gandhi. The 87 year old nun died of a heart attack at Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and will lie in state before a Mass at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
City of Richmond officials led by Mayor H. L. Wilson with Councilmen Collins and Cooper voiced concerns to Franklin County about the county buying Ottawa Retirement Village ORV. They warned of possible RMH ORV affiliation affecting Oak Haven referrals and finances and potential double taxation if ORV becomes county owned.
In Moscow the Mir space station suffered its third failure of the main computer in three months forcing the crew to shut down much of the station's power. The three-member crew hoped to restore the system by Tuesday as officials played down the issue and stressed readiness to fix it.
Wellsville native Chely Wright, newly signed with MCA Nashville, releases her third album Let Me In and promotes it with a Kansas City area autograph signing at the Olathe K Mart. The first single Shut Up and Drive climbs to 28 on the country charts as Wright co-wrote songs featuring Trisha Yearwood and Vince Gill.
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