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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2002
Page
1
Brevan Graham of Garden City survives a slime attack in a local incident described as unusual. No injuries reported and responders secured the area. The event underscores concerns about playful yet hazardous substances in public spaces.
In Lane County areas, extreme heat and drought slowed the fall harvest of corn and milo. Daren York reports poor yields with high moisture delaying high moisture corn, while some irrigated fields and neighbors show better results. Mil o faces a gloomy outlook as rust headed heads deepen and a large dryland share may end up cattle feed or insurance adjusted.
A 16-year-old Holcomb boy, Angel Fontenot, died when his 1992 Lincoln rolled off Highway 25 near Lakin after overcorrecting. He was ejected, not wearing a seat belt. He was a Holcomb High School sophomore. three counselors will be available as students remember him.
Kansas Governor Bill Graves a moderate Republican said partisan duty compelled him to endorse conservative GOP nominee Tim Shallenburger against Democrat Kathleen Sebelius. He framed the move as loyalty to the party, noting meetings with Shallenburger and staff discussions, while acknowledging a longstanding moderate conservative split in the Kansas GOP.
A Hutchinson State Fair straw poll shows Kathleen Sebelius leading Tim Shallenburger for governor and gaining allied support before Iraq, while voters back under God in the Pledge and a Sept 11 holiday. Ron Thornburgh released results on the state site. Democrats question why there was no press release.
Four days of hearings before Kansas official David Pope ended with Sunflower Electric Power seeking 5200 acre feet of water across four 1990 applications to support a second coal fired plant near Holcomb. If approved, the new plant would generate about 600 megawatts, nearly doubling current output. The decision will take over a month. See Hearings, Page A5.
President Bush urged Russia to back a firm U N Security Council line on disarming Iraq. He spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin and met with Sergei Ivanov and Igor Ivanov at the White House, pressing for inspectors' return and a united U N push while cautioning that force remains an option if Baghdad does not disarm.
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