Mennonites settle in southwest Kansas from Mexico
Anna Wall and other Mexican Mennonites move to Kansas seeking work and better living. About 2,500 Mennonites from Mexico now reside in Kansas with colonies, German schools, and occasional churches forming in Haskell County and nearby areas. They adapt to English schools while preserving a German dialect studied by University of Kansas experts.
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Anna Wall
Germany
Prussia
Canada
Walls
Wall
Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
John
Garden City
Haskell County
Tina
Chris Johnson
University of Kansas
Johnson
Kansas Humanities Council
United Way Lags as Donations Miss Target in Finney County
The United Way of Finney County has raised 158 000 dollars, 36 percent of a 435 000 goal with four weeks left. Campaign chairman Blake Waters warns of nervousness and potential cuts to agencies if the target isn’t met, while IBP Inc. plans 150 000 dollars. Garden City USD 457 has given 20 000 dollars this year. About 20 company demonstrations are planned to boost contributions and volunteers exceed 100 hours from fourteen board members.
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Mercury
United Way
Finney County
Blake Waters
IBP Inc
Waters
Garden City
U S strikes resume near Kabul as Rumsfeld touts hits
United States war planes resumed bombing near Kabul after a daytime lull as Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said virtually all al Qaida terrorist camps in Afghanistan had been worked over in a week of air strikes. Navy aircraft searched for hidden targets while attacks damaged air defenses and training camps.
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Kabul
Navy
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Rumsfeld
U.S
Probes Probe Possible Plotting by Custody Subjects
Washington prosecutors study whether custody subjects in the terrorism case planned further attacks on Americans. An Arizona man is charged with lying to the FBI about one hijacker. Amid an anthrax scare in New York Ashcroft expands vigilance for suspicious mail. Nevada officials assess a porno graphic letter to a Reno Microsoft office as likely not anthrax.
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Washington
Arizona
FBI
New York
John Ashcroft
Nevada
Malaysia
Microsoft
Reno
Washoe County
Barbara Hunt
Commission to tighten airport security at Garden City
Garden City commissioners plan for airport security upgrades at Garden City Regional Airport. Proposals include a full time security officer and student security help, 20 hours daily except weekends, plus a new parking lot to support terminal renovations. Also on agenda are a pro terrorism resolution and reservist support proclamation.
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Garden City City
Garden City
Andy Perry
Garden City Community College
Perry
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
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Jennie Barker
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Donohue
Hooper
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