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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1997
Page
7
Outside forecast calls for a sunny Thursday with a high near 80 degrees and a south wind ranging from 5 to 15 mph. The pleasant weather suggests light, steady warmth across the day with gentle breeze from the south.
A terse catalog lists miscellaneous newspaper sections and page references including Advice, Classifieds, Comics, Daily Report, Society, Sports, Weather and page numbers. It shows a fragmented layout with sporadic mentions of topics and lacks coherent events.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joins Israel in demanding that Yasser Arafat wage an uncompromising war on Islamic militants to rescue the peace process. She tells Prime Minister Netanyahu to build trust by treating Palestinians as partners and centers her agenda on security after deadly militant bombings that killed 25.
Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy pleaded innocent to a 39 count indictment charging him with taking more than 35000 dollars in sports tickets travel and other gifts from agribusiness firms including Tyson Foods Sun-Diamond Growers and Oglethorpe Power. The hearing before Judge Ricardo Urbina set motions and status hearings through December 15 with trial likely in the following year. The case cites tickets to NFL and NBA playoff games corporate aircraft travel and lodging as favors sought by Espy while in office.
Memos released show that during fund-raising from the White House last year Vice President Al Gore was advised some Democratic donations would go into hard money accounts. Republicans frame the documents as undercutting Gore on potential federal law violations while Justice Department deliberates an independent counsel. White House spokesman Lanny Davis defended the legality, saying Gore sought soft money accounts not covered by the federal prohibition.
In Tulsa County Oklahoma the prosecutor's office is down to the last five retrials from 50 ordered in 1995. Retired judge Clifford Hopper's errors included improper jury instructions on presumed innocence and the need to prove each element beyond a reasonable doubt. All retrials so far ended in convictions.
The Legislative Coordinating Council votes 4-3 to revoke permission for the Capitol Old Supreme Court Chamber session run by the Kansas Territorial Agricultural Society. Debate focuses on security threats linked to a writ claiming treason and martial penalties.
A Blue Springs woman charged with involuntary manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol may present a mental defect as part of her defense for the Ottawa death. Judge Sachse ruled a mental condition can be introduced, with a jury to decide its relevance. Huff faces trial December 3 after a postponed start and a planned mental evaluation at a state hospital.
West Franklin school officials seek a fix for the dangerous K-68 crossing as vehicles average 40 mph. The district cannot hire crossing guards due to legal limits and has seen rising costs for a sheriff deputy safety monitor. Busing is used sparingly while city action stalled. a law change is being explored.
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