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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1998
Page
8
Ottawa High girls strong start in Overland Park meet
Ottawa High School girls cross country placed second in their season debut against Shawnee Mission rivals at Overland Park. The event brought strong showings from local teams as title contenders emerged in the early season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High
Overland Park
Ottawa man dies when vehicle falls on him at home
Police say 51-year-old Jimmie H. Dean of 1027 N. Hickory died Monday when the vehicle he was working on fell from jack stands and crushed him. Rescue crews found him at about 11:38 a.m. There was no witness to the accident and no autopsy planned. The Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail plans a free ice cream social at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Santa Fe Depot in Garrett to discuss events and Phase II opening from Richmond to Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Jimmie H. Dean
N. Hickory
Dean
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Santa Fe
Garnett
Richmond
Kansas Capitol to crown with Indian warrior statue
After years of planning, Kansas lawmakers advance a private fundraising drive to mount a 20 foot bronze Indian warrior statue atop the Capitol dome and install a 5 1/2 foot version on the south lawn. A plaza with bricks and granite walls will honor donors, with completion expected in about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
North Star
Ben Vidricksen
R-Salina
Baker grad to Tanzania diplomatic healer at Dar es Salaam
Charles R. Stith, a Baker University graduate and St Louis native, becomes ambassador to Tanzania. Sworn in amid a torn embassy after a terrorist bombing his role shifts from economic empowerment to healing and rebuilding. A Methodist minister with a long history of activism and outspoken social stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Tanzania
Charles R. Stith
Stith
St. Louis
Boston
Baker University
Kansas City
Word of the Week Highlighted by Ottawa Schools
Ottawa schools present this week’s Word of the Week as part of a civic education initiative. The program, supported by local businesses employers and churches, aims to emphasize a core democratic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Self-Discipline Column Promotes Weekly Word Study
A brief note directs readers to column page 4A for the main self-discipline feature and to page 3A for this week's word definition, signaling cross-reference within the newspaper.
Local groups raise nearly five thousand for MDA telethon
Franklin County volunteers and emergency crews led a weekend effort for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Firefighters from Franklin County, Ottawa, and Pomona raised most funds, with additional pledges and a bank fish bowl contributing, boosting Ottawa’s 21 year local drive past five thousand and toward a quarter million overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itawa
Franklin County
Gary Kuntz
Ottawa Fire Department
Pomona
Kuntz
Russ Testorff
S. Maple
Peoples National Bank and Trust
Wal- Mart Super Center
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
MDA
Swissair Flight 111 black box yields little final data
Divers retrieved the Swissair 111 flight data recorder near the Nova Scotia wreck site but lab tests show no data from the last six minutes before the MD-11 plunged into the sea. Investigators cited a probable power loss as the cause and noted the recorder stopped below ten thousand feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alifax
Nova Scotia
Vic Gerden
Zurich
Swissair
Rainer Hiltebrand
Hiltebrand
Clinton back as criticism keeps rising
President Clinton returns to the White House amid continued scrutiny over his Lewinsky affair while aiming to press policy priorities. He plans a busy week with events in Silver Spring Maryland Orlando Florida and Miami Florida and a prayer breakfast with religious leaders as Democrats and Republicans weigh the political impact ahead of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Lewinsky
Silver Spring
Florida
Ms. Lewinsky
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Russia
Ireland
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Kenneth Starr
Congress
Orlando
Miami
IRS to tax record ball under gift rules in McGwire 62nd bid
The IRS weighs gift tax on the ball if a fan keeps or sells McGwire’s 62nd homer. A $10,000+ gift triggers tax. a $1 million sale could net about $600,000 after federal taxes. Keeping it taxes the estate later, gifting incurs a 40 percent levy, with charity resale offering potential tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashington
Internal Revenue Service
Mark McGwire
IRS
McGwire
Steven Pyrek
Major League Baseball
Uncle Sam
Pyrek
Mike Davidson
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Davidson
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