Senate advances on aviation security bill in Senate clash
The Senate neared breaking a deadlock on terrorism related aviation security legislation and prepared to vote on a divisive amendment pairing security with aid for laid off airline workers. House leaders called the bill unacceptable, delaying final passage amid bipartisanship tensions after the September 11 attacks.
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Dick Gephardt
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Jean Carnahan
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Phil Gramm
Texas
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Arctic
Senate Commerce Committee
Ernest Hollings
D- 8.C
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John Breaux
D-La
Gas Stations Agree to GAS CAP Fees for Sept. 11 Relief
The attorney general says Co op and several gas stations paid 250 in fees and 750 for the Sept 11 relief fund, totaling over 47250 for relief and 15570 for investigative fees. Texaco Food Mart raised prices to 2.99 a gallon, while others also agreed to refunds and future price protections under a Kansas Consumer Protection Act lawsuit against Charles R Wood Oil Co. Inc. of Leavenworth is planned. Consumers may get refunds by Dec 31 from participating retailers.
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Concordia
Fort Scott
Iola
Junction City
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Lawrence
Lenexa
Olathe
Ottawa
Roeland Park
Wamego
Johnson
Shawnee
Wyandotte
New York Officials Pause for Fallen Firefighters and Police
A memorial service led by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani honored 343 firefighters and 23 police officers lost a month earlier. He noted 422 confirmed dead and 4,815 missing, with 157 plane victims. The brief 15 minute ceremony featured prayers, the 23rd Psalm, and “America the Beautiful” as construction engines hummed nearby.
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Jimmie Van Zant brings southern rock to southwest Kansas
Jimmie Van Zant and the Jimmie Van Zant Band perform in Garden City area with a live radio remote for Red Cross fundraiser at Brier & Hale Music 416 N Main St 3 5 p m today and a second show at Time Out Sports Bar 1319 N Taylor Ave at 8 p m. Proceeds from $25 per guitar sale and a $200 radio donation support the Red Cross with additional concerts planned in Hugoton and Liberal. Advance tickets 15 at Time Out or Brier & Hale. door 20. debut CD Southern Comfort on J Bird Records.
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Brier & Hale Music
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van Zant Brothers
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Time Out
Southern Comfort
J-Bird Records
Pen pals share decades of friendship across oceans
Norma Hall and George, lifelong pen pals since 1955, continued weekly letters through marriages, losses, and motherhood. After 33 years of correspondence they finally met in Denver, then toured Australia together in 1998 and again in 2001, turning mailed notes into lasting trust and a modern email bond.
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Benny Hall
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Scott City
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Grand Canyon
US bombings widen as bases in Pakistan opened
Casualties rise as a fifth day of bombardment continues. US and allied forces gain access to Pakistani air bases including Jacobabad to stage strikes on Afghanistan. 5000-pound bombs target leadership bunkers near Kandahar while U S airstrikes consider cluster munitions. 1000 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division prepare in Uzbekistan as the USS Kitty Hawk shifts to support special operations from regional staging.
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