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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1996
Page
6
Bob Dole fell from a stage while shaking hands on Wednesday but recovered quickly as his stand up lines kept crowds engaged. Partly cloudy Friday brings a 20 percent shower chance with a high near 70 and a west wind of 10 to 20 mph.
CIA Director John Deutch told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Saddam Hussein's grip on Iraq has solidified despite international sanctions. He warned of ongoing regional threats to Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, and noted divisions among allies. Deutch predicted no regional improvement until Saddam is removed from power.
Space Center Houston reports Shannon Lucid ending a record six months in orbit with a warm reunion aboard Mir as Atlantis astronauts John Blaha and crew transfer equipment. Blaha officially joins the Mir crew while Lucid becomes an Atlantis astronaut amid Russian hospitality and brief communication glitches.
Western Resources to invest up to 500 million dollars with China Power Investment Corp to build seven power plants. Partners in projects totaling over 2000 megawatts of low cost power, signaling a major international expansion and higher shareholder returns. John Hayes Jr. remarks on a historic moment.
Ottawa Board of Education interviewed four financial adviser firms to guide an $11.675 million bond election after a prior failed $19.2 million vote. The district seeks a firm to handle publicity, cost estimates, and public outreach with a 15 to 16 mill levy impact projected.
At a meeting with city county and school district officials and a library board discussion on a county or district library system. Barbara Dew notes lack of clear advantages while residents already pay a regional library tax. local librarians value connections for rural areas. See Libraries page 3.
Conferees reached a 48 hour minimum for normal vaginal births and 96 hours after cesarean, with choice to leave earlier by doctor’s advice. The pact also bans separate lifetime and annual limits for mental health versus physical illness.
Ottawa area veterans plan to form a local Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall group to bring the half scale Washington memorial to the community. The moving wall will tour Oct 17–23 at Tonganoxie VFW Memorial Park with 24 hour access, and Sept 29–Oct 3 near Coffeyville.
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