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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1996
Page
6
Nostalgia Days in Garnett merges the town antique car show with an air plane show for a single event. The forecast calls for continued cool, mostly cloudy weather Friday with a 40 percent rain chance, highs near 58, and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
RSE Topeka Kansas AP Democrat Sally Thompson criticizes Republican Pat Roberts over his aide's $108,000 salary and the absence of a residential Dodge City phone line. A Southwestern Bell spokesman says all four lines into the congressional office are business lines. Roberts does not own the Dodge City home.
Caryn McCue, a former state employee, wins a $300,000 award after alleging supervisor Joseph Ybarra at the Kansas Department of Human Resources sexually harassed her. Jury verdict cited lost wages and mental anguish, marking the maximum allowed under federal law. McCue contends harassment persisted after transfers. related departmental officials faced separate discipline in unrelated cases.
TOPEKA Kansas AP enrollment in Kansas state universities declined about 0.9 percent this fall. Total headcount across six universities plus the medical, veterinary and tech colleges was 79,662 on the 20th day, down from 80,350 in September 1995. Fort Hays State and the Manhattan veterinary medicine school posted gains.
A truck rammed a horse-drawn Amish buggy on U S 11 15 Wednesday night killing three children and injuring four others. The horse also died. Seven children were thrown from the buggy. three died at the scene about 30 miles north of Harrisburg. The truck driver was slightly injured.
National notes invite astronomy fans to view the final total lunar eclipse of the Moon until January 2000. Despite recent rain, observers in Kansas and Ottawa can catch the event from Highland Cemetery and other clear spots as experts warn that light pollution dulls celestial displays.
Theresa Cummings, new director of Fourth Judicial District community corrections, asked the program's executive committee to help locate about 10 000 dollars in reimbursement funds from probationer fees for drug screens and electronic monitoring. She found no vouchers or records of the money. Committee chair Larry Wright urged cross check with county records and suggested funds may have been moved to the county general fund, with only 114 adults and 21 juveniles presently assigned. He recommended including the department in the county annual audit to prevent future overlaps.
Cummings reports a new computer system for community corrections installed and functioning. It enables full office networking, probation supervision across Franklin, Anderson, Coffey, and Osage counties, adds email, and will connect to the state corrections system. Cost about 9700 dollars, under the approved 10000. The executive committee approves spending 10780 to purchase a 1994 van with about 23000 miles, via lease purchase with Kansas State Bank at 6 percent, monthly about 330 dollars. Van to be used for surveillance and other work. The committee also authorizes changes in hourly work schedules for pre- See BRIEFS page 3.
Yasser Arafat's security forces battled Israeli troops in the West Bank and Gaza as thousands of Palestinians attacked isolated settlements. At least 33 Palestinians and 11 Israelis were killed, with hundreds wounded in the worst fighting since the 1993 peace accord. Israel sent more troops, tanks, and helicopters as Netanyahu called an emergency cabinet meeting and sought Arafat's restraint.
Shannon Lucid returned to Earth aboard Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center after 188 days in orbit, the longest space flight by a woman and an American. NASA officials welcomed her as she faced medical checks and reunited with family, ending a mission delayed by equipment issues and two hurricanes.
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