Wharton Aims for Tonight Show as Garden City Mayor
Garden City mayor 85 year old Jim Wharton, longtime store owner, narrates a career of hard work and community growth. He auditioned for Jay Leno’s Tonight Show with students at Garden City High School and expects a Los Angeles call if selected. Wharton reflects on city life, taxes on Internet sales, and plans for water, depot, and downtown improvements while stressing civility and health.
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Wharton
Wharton’s
George
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Jim Wharton
Garden City
Fulton Street
Jay Leno
Garden City High School
Leno
Los Angeles
People Magazine
The
Telegram
Associated Press
Bob Halloran
Halloran
Wharton's
Finney County
Commission
Water City Commission to Discuss Wheatland Contract
The commission will consider a Wheatland contract and approve a meter and water service at the southeast corner of Schulman Avenue and Bernice Street to develop a community garden. Updates include the Windsor Hotel progress and a grant effort by theinney County Preservation Alliance. The Hispanic Ministerial Alliance seeks downtown street and Stevens Park access for a March for Jesus Crusade on May 19. Also on the agenda are sales tax figures, police activity for the quarter, emergency calls to clubs and bars for 2000, and airport use reports. March receipts lag January totals by about $30,000, while year to date 2001 sales tax is down about $5,000 vs January–March 2000.
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Wharton
Garden City
Wheatland Electric
Schulman Avenue
Bernice Street
Windsor Hotel
Hispanic Ministerial Alliance
Stevens Park
Battle over public school funding seeks all-day programs
Kansas senators pressed a package to boost public school aid by 263 million over two years and dedicate 8.9 million to extended learning. A 5.0 percent sales tax and a non-blood relative estate tax would fund the plan, amid debates over per-pupil aid and district needs across 304 districts.
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Janis Lee
John Wratil
Lee
Vratil
Johnson County
Morland
Graham County
Kansas
Blue Valley
Mississippi towns brace for crest as flood fills sandbags
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin residents battle high water as the Mississippi nears a 24 foot crest while National Guard engineers fortify levees. In McGregor Iowa volunteers stack walls and Davenport Iowa plans for a 22 foot crest with officials cautious about ongoing rainfall.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi
Jamie Fox
Wisconsin
National Guard
Ron Kind
D-Wis
McGregor
Iowa
KwikStar
Luster Heights
Anamosa
Dan Bickel
Bickel
Davenport
Dee Bruemmer
Bruemmer
la Crosse
al Spaulding
Sixty three indicted in Cincinnati riot over police shooting
In Cincinnati a grand jury indicted 63 people over rioting linked to the fatal April 7 shooting of Timothy Thomas. Charges include misdemeanors and felonies such as aggravated rioting and breaking and entering amid three days of protests, with over 800 arrests and arson losses exceeding 200000 dollars. Authorities warn of potential hate crime enhancements and a broader probe into police conduct.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Michael Allen
Timothy Thomas
H.L. Harvey Jr
Harvey
Allen
Thomas
FBI
Growth and security shape annual 31 show preparations
Exhibitors prepare for the annual show as mergers rise, with possibly 100 new companies this year and 100 former participants missing. Upgrades expanded facilities including the outside area and livestock pavilion to handle growth. Pishny notes increased security and pedestrian flow, while estimating turnout is unknown and emphasizing serious buyers over sheer crowds.
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Pishny
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