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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1996
Page
6
A Kansas political contest shows tight races in a recent poll. The report notes warmer, partly sunny weather on Tuesday with a high near 70 and southeast winds of 5 to 15 mph as the day unfolds.
Elizabeth A. Mendell of Ottawa died Sunday at Ottawa enanent Village. Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home will handle services. The Kansas Centenarians Society said Mendell was not the oldest in Kansas, which is 111. Separate incident: a 33 year old Ottawa man was taken into protective custody after locking himself inside 204 S Locust, threatening police. Police negotiated for two hours before forceful entry. No injuries. He was taken for mental evaluation at Osawatomie State Hospital. no charges filed at this time.
A task force led by retired General Wayne Downing found the Pentagon failed to set guidance or standards to protect U S troops in Dhahran and the apartment complex hit by a June 25 bombing that killed 19 airmen. The report Blames inadequate State Department security guidelines and warns thousands of service members faced vulnerability near the blast site. President Clinton praised the inquiry as blunt and pledged to implement its recommendations.
Agouron Pharmaceuticals will provide the experimental AIDS drug Viracept at no cost to hundreds of patients with advanced HIV who have exhausted other treatments. The FDA permits expanded access while testing continues. side effects include diarrhea, headache, and fatigue. The company plans to seek sale approval next year.
Dutch trio Arjan van Lenthe Geer van de Ven and Jan Kosters travel from Holland to Denver and Ottawa to chase old John Deere and Massey Harris tractors and engines. They rented a motor home for a Midwest tour visiting gas engine shows as Holland’s hobby scene runs rare and costly.
Miss America Tara Dawn Holland, 23, of Overland Park Kansas, won the title in Atlantic City after years of pageant pursuit. She told reporters she planned no public dish or skeletons, and accepted a $40,000 scholarship with potential six figure earnings from a national tour.
Space shuttle Atlantis launched to retrieve NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid from Russia's Mir station but faced hydraulic power unit failures and undetermined faults. Docking with Mir remained on track though mission duration and timelines could be affected, with officials noting limited impact on Lucid's return.
Kuwait will station additional American troops after a delay, according to the White House. President Clinton says the buildup aims to deter Saddam Hussein and protect pilots, not seek confrontation with Iraq. Defense Secretary Perry left Turkey after limited backing for the buildup, with no Incirlik base use requested or granted. Pentagon briefing planned, Congress to be kept informed. Critics cite Kuwait’s delay as a test of coalition unity recalling 1991 actions.
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