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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1997
Page
6
In a Chiefs victory, defensive back Mark McMillian, despite being heavily targeted by Buffalo, held firm in the final moments. The 5-7 veteran stood tall as Kansas City sealed the win.
Breezy and warm weather continues Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and a high in the upper 80s. South wind 15 to 25 mph.
Jon and Theresa Wiggins faced a Friday blaze at 1318 Elm in Ottawa caused by a propane grill malfunction. The rear of the house and kitchen roof suffered direct flames while smoke filled the home. Damage is estimated at 30000 dollars. Jon escaped unharmed.
The FDA urges stopping Redux and Pondimin use and to consult doctors after reviewing 291 patient records. About 30 percent showed abnormal echocardiograms and 92 had aortic or mitral valve issues, figures higher than expected, halting sales of these diet drugs as fen-phen half is affected.
620 airborne troops from the United States and five other nations parachuted into Shymkent Kazakhstan for a six day training mission. The operation launches a new peacekeeping force in Central Asia with about 1,400 troops from a dozen nations. Central Asian Battalion members from Kazakhstan Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan joined the Americans. Defense ministers and U.S. ambassador Jo Kox Kazakhstan attended the event.
An unidentified man at the Eugene Oregon city council meeting Aug 6 walked up to Mayor Jim Torrey, vomited on his shoulder, then left. A council member called the act clearly premeditated. In England, Philip Wright 18 got a suspended sentence for assaulting his parents over an obsession with models and a name change to Philip Herzegova Shiffer.
William F. Weld resigns as governor to seek U.S. ambassador post to Mexico but withdraws after Sen. Helms refuses a confirmation hearing. Weld plans a Washington press conference and will return to private sector work. Helms cites Welds looseness with words and marijuana policy as reasons.
A Namibian fishing vessel found debris 60 miles west of Cape Fria Namibia with no survivors from a collision between a U S Air Force C 141 cargo plane and a Soviet made German air force craft. Officials report 33 aboard both aircraft with 12 German Marines and 10 crew among presumed dead. The search faced delays and confusion as debris turned up miles from the anticipated search area.
The 11th Ol Marais River Run opens Saturday at Forest Park from 8 am to 5 pm and Sunday 8 am to 4 pm. Admission is free with displays of street rods, kit cars, and restored works in chrome enamel and fiberglass. Ottawa Over the Road Gang president Bill Younkin notes the event highlights 1930s replicas and radical custom builds.
In Franklin County the courthouse finished in 1893 gained a tower clock and bell donated by Emma Sheldon in memory of Edwin M. Sheldon. George Washburn arranged the 1911 installation from E. Howard Clock Company of Boston, with three clockmakers and a 75 foot chain. The weight driven clock later switched to electric in the 1970s and remains maintained by local clock enthusiasts.
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