To theads of doom Bufo marinus invades Florida and beyond
A satire on earlier efforts to curb sugar cane pests led to the release of Bufo marinus the marine toad now overrunning parts of Australia and frightening tourists in the Caribbean. The toxin secreting toad can kill dogs in minutes and has been misused as an aphrodisiac or hallucinogen. Veterinary and medical experts warn of rapid harm to pets and humans while noting the toad’s pigmented glands and tractor like call.
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Florida
Australia
Caribbean
University of Miami
Jay Savage
Savage
Jabba the Hutt
Vivian Gil
Jazz
Dade County
Everglades
United States
New York
Rossanne Phil
Jury fair but wary as Simpson civil trial opens
Prospective jurors in O J Simpson civil case in ANTA Monica say they can be fair despite familiarity with the case. One black juror notes a zero to zero score and hints at a police cover up while others raise distrust of investigators and the coroner. The suit seeks damages from Simpson for the 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman killings. he is acquitted in a criminal trial.
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Anta Monica
Calif
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
Superior Court
Hiroshi Fujisaki
Ron Goldman
Nicole Brown Simpson
Goldman
Ducks Unlimited Banquet Returns to Ottawa Elks Lodge
Ottawa area notices list a Ducks Unlimited banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday October 10 1996 at the Ottawa Elks Lodge with ticket info for Ronn Helse and Jim Williamson plus recycling hours and address. Also mentions a home furnishings sale by Messenger's Home and community breakfasts and bean feeds at Pomona High School.
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Ducks Unlimited
Ottawa Elks Lodge
Ronn Helse
Jim Williamson
Governor urges release for castrated rapist Dumond
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says Wayne Dumond should be freed after a case review and new DNA evidence questions his guilt. Dumond, 45, was sentenced to life plus 20 years for kidnapping and raping a 17 year old in 1984, and was castrated by masked men in 1985 while awaiting trial.
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Little Rock, Ark
Mike Huckabee
Finlay
Wayne
Dumond
Huckabee
Obituary for B. Ferne Allison of Ottawa at 95
A graveside service for B Ferne Allison 95 of Ottawa is set for 11 a.m. Friday Sept 27 at Highland Cemetery with Rev Ruth McAleer officiating. Born Dec 16 1900 in Ottawa she lived in Mulberry and Williamsburg before returning to Ottawa. She married S Bruce Allison in 1947 and died Sept 20 1996 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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B. Ferne Allison
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Highland Cemetery
Ruth McAleer
Charles
Bertha
Trabert) Sowers
Mulberry
Crawford County
Franklin County
Williamsburg
Williamsburg High School
Ottawa Business College
Oasis Club
Vernon
District Court Sees Multiple Marriage Licenses Listed
Ottawa and nearby towns appear in a district court record of marriage licenses for pairs including Daniel Jones and Deidre McIntire, Virgil Jones and Michelle Danelski, and Timothy Evans and Misty Baker, among others. Additional licenses cover Corey Sumner and Laurel Stoneking of Pomona, plus Baldwin City pair Justin Shafer and Shandalie Lamm. Other lines note divorces granted and name restoration for a petitioner as Harbison.
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District Court
Daniel William Jones
Deidre Elizabeth McIntire
Ottawa
Virgil Lee Jones
Michelle Louise Danelski
Centropolis
Timothy Paul Evans
Misty Dawn Baker
Larry Dean Stewart
Lori Kay Streebin
Corey Paul Sumner
Laurel Ellen Stoneking
Pomona
Alvin Curtis Shinn
Lucinda Marie Crane
Justin Thaine Shafer
Shandalie Kay Lamm
Baldwin City
Galen Wondell Bunning
Blakely Lynn Good
Patrick Riley Campbell
Candie Sue Adams
Patrick Joseph Gimino
Senior Meal Menu With Local Reservations Contact Lines
A weekly senior nutrition menu lists daily meals with a phone number for each listed community. Ottawa Garnett Lane Osage City Pomona Rantoul Richmond Waverly Wellsville Williamsboro are provided with meal options including roast pork, goulash, turkey, meat loaf and a Friday option, plus bread milk and fruit.
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Ottawa
Garnett
Lane
Osage City
Pomona
Rantoul
Richmond
Waverly
Wellsville
Williamsboro
School Menus With Weekday Meals Across Several Districts
A scanned list presents weekly breakfast and lunch menus for Ottawa Appanoose Central Heights Pomona Waverly Wellsville and Williamsburg schools. Entries specify daily offerings by school with items like cereal, bacon, chicken fried steak, chili, spaghetti, and fruit in varied combos.
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Ottawa
Sacred Heart School
Appanoose
Salisbury
Central Heights
Pomona High School
Pomona Elementary
Pomona
Waverly
Williamsburg
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Dickinson
23Rd
Owa
the First Wives Club Caok
the Spitfire Grill
Rick Man
Island OF
DR. Moreau
Fred Goldman
Franklin County Fairgrounds
West 17Th Street
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Dave Scherer
Little Richard
Messenger
Sat
Sun
VFW
Pomona Lions Club
The
Ottawa Herald
Atlantic Express
Herald
Oma
Hickory
Ottawea
Budges Sports Center
M. Chesbro
Bruce
Helen Griffin
Loretta Lindgren
Roy Sowers
Vernon R. Chesbro
Charles Chesbro
Table Rock Lake
James Allison
Mission Viejo
Bob Allison
Albuquerque
N.M
Jane Allison
San Francisco
Drem
Burbank
Jackio Rutter
Chicago
Ill
James Ray Bowen
Pamela Sue Piper
Sandra Spencer
David L. Spencer
John White
Renee White
Carolyn Sue Everson
Danny Leroy Everson
Petitioner
Harbison
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