Welch defends GE retirement package amid SEC probe
GE chairman Jack Welch outlines 1996 retirement terms in a Wall Street Journal column and agrees to repay up to 2.5 million for extra perks. SEC informal inquiry follows revelations from divorce papers, but proxy statements since 1997 already described the plan. Welch argues openness may reassure investors amid post-Enron scrutiny.
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International plea and local election notes
Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel urged Iraqi authorities to seize a last chance at peace in a UN speech. Separately, three Muslim medical students detained in a Florida terror scare asserted they are doctors in training. Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor David Leahy discussed retraining workers to retrieve uncounted primary votes.
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On This Day in History September 16 Highlights
Key events include 1940 Draft Act signed by Franklin D Roosevelt creating peacetime military draft. Louis XIV born in 1638. Mexico's revolt begins in 1810. Cherokee Strip settlement in 1893. American Legion formed in 1919. Bob Newhart Show debuts in 1972. Maria Callas dies in 1977 in Paris at 53.
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Pre-emptive Strike Question Sparks Reader Feedback
The Buzz invites readers to vote or comment on a pre emptive strike to topple Saddam Hussein via email or fax. Calls for opinions on U S policy and potential military action.
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Historic window to unite world against terror misused
A year after the 9 11 attacks the United States risks losing global support due to unilateral policy moves. It urges Bush to reengage allies and seek UN backing to confront Iraq with credible multilateral diplomacy and firm consequences for Saddam Hussein.
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Three women jailed over helping terminally ill choose death
John Ashcroft seeks Oregon style limits as three women over 60 face murder or aiding charges in separate cases of end of life care. Donna Trautman cared for a dying husband. Carol Carr killed her two Huntington’s sons. Evelyn Martens aided two women seeking peaceful death with the Right to Die Network. The cases raise questions on counseling and legality.
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Kansas State Politicians Contact Directory
A compact roster listing U S senators representatives and state officials with office addresses phone numbers and emails for Sam Brownback Jerry Moran Bill Graves Gary Sherrer Ron Thornburgh Tim Shallenberger Kathleen Sebelius and others in Washington D C and Topeka detailing how to reach these officials by mail phone or email.
Gone With the Wind exhibit opening in Fort Wayne
Alice Randall will speak on Everything You Do Is Not Racist at The Lincoln Museum October 4, opening of Gone With the Wind Myths and Memories exhibit. Other events include William D. Keel presenting German heritage topics at Finney County Public Library October 18, with no admission.
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