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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2003
Page
6
Campbell recalls seeing the accident and wishing to slow down while Ross faced potential charges including vehicular battery and homicide. Investigators say delay in accident reconstruction may have cost vital evidence, with no scene photographs taken the night of the 8:50 p.m. incident.
In Ramallah Yasser Arafat and Fatah leaders move to appoint ministers for 15 of 23 cabinet seats while Hamas and Islamic Jihad truce talks continue. Israel rebuffs cease fire offers and conducts a major Gaza incursion killing Hamas leader Jihad Abu Shwairah as troops press to dismantle militant groups.
Washington AP reports researchers in Science describe Phoberomys pattersoni nicknamed Goya, a 1 545 pound rodent from Venezuela 6 to 8 million years ago. The animal lived in a forest swamp with a long balancing tail and continuously growing teeth, likely preyed upon by contemporary meat eaters.
Walter Slocombe, adviser to Iraq's civil administrator Bremer, outlined a plan to build a new 30,000 to 40,000 strong Iraqi army at an estimated cost of $2 billion next year. The force will be mainly infantry with limited armor and artillery, starting with 800 soldiers finishing training next month, aiming to have 20,000 to 40,000 trained and operating within a year.
A brief forecast notes cool clear conditions tonight with a low near 46. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high around 75 and Saturday night partly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s.
A jury rejected Ottawa and other cities claims they overcharged by the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities during the 1999 emergency. The suit sought 1.5 million with claims the contract was ignored. Attorneys argued over contract terms and emergency pricing as jurors deliberated for about three hours.
Hurricane Isabel plowed from the Outer Banks into Virginia as a 100 mph storm, then weakened to a tropical system racing up the coast. It left more than 3.5 million without power and caused at least 12 deaths across Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey.
Former Iraqi defense minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad surrendered to an American commander after weeks of talks. U.S. troops backed by helicopters and armor fought overnight near Tikrit and Aja Saddam, Saddam’s birthplace, in a prolonged clash that killed three soldiers and wounded two as authorities press to dismantle remnants of his regime.
Dawood Bagistani states Ahmad was surrendered to Maj. Gen. David Petraeus with his family present. He claims the U S promised to remove Ahmad from the 55 most wanted list, ensuring he would not face indefinite confinement or possible prosecution.
Stacy Ross of Wellsville faces a second trial after a six member jury failed to reach a verdict in the Anderson County District Court. A hearing set for Sept. 30 will determine trial date. Prosecutors allege two vehicular homicide counts in the May 19, 2002 deaths of Elizabeth Lingenfelter and Kelly Record, plus driving too fast for conditions. A mistrial was declared when jurors could not agree on the second count.
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