Group forms to address trooper manager spat
A local coalition forms to address a dispute between a state trooper and a gallery manager. The group seeks dialogue, reform, and clearer procedures to prevent future conflicts. Arizona artists showcase works at Mercer Gallery highlighting regional culture.
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Cubs win Cubs topple Giants for NL wildcard
The Chicago Cubs clinch a National League wildcard as they defeat the San Francisco Giants. Key players and timing unspecified in the fragment.
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Python attack ends with brave rescue in Florida
Lori Rubinfeld of New York learned not to tickle a hungry python when the 5 foot pet bit her fingers and wrapped around her arm. Firefighters used carbon dioxide to calm the snake after the incident in Gainesville. Both Rubinfeld and the snake escaped unharmed.
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Dan Randall
Family in dumps over loss of candy wrapper
Sioux Falls residents contest a two million dollar Snickers wrapper believed lost in the city landfill after a teen threw it away. Mayor Gary Hanson blocks digging due to chemical and biological hazards despite calls from families and others to search the site.
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Local charity drive lists Red Cross and Salvation Army
The notice invites cash donations for hurricane victims via the American Red Cross at 210 Fulton Terrace Garden City KS 67846 and the Salvation Army at 216 N Ninth.
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Local man joins Red Cross in hurricane relief effort
Ramiro Ramirez of Garden City traveled to Wichita to join an American Red Cross disaster team. From there he and a colleague drove an Emergency Response Vehicle into the Georges affected area to cook, serve, and deliver meals. The Red Cross is recruiting volunteers nationwide for three week assignments and urges donations separate from United Way.
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United Way
Salvation Army
Beth Cryderman
Monarch migration graces southwest Kansas with festive flutter
Monarch butterflies pass through Garden City area en route to Mexico for winter, with entomologists noting rising numbers. Dan Baffa of Lee Richardson Zoo calls them a remarkable natural design as generations cycle yearly, feeding on nectar while pollinating flowers and signaling danger to predators by toxic coloring.
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Southwest Research Extension Center
Mexico City
Entomological Society of America
Buschman
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Arafat backs plan for 13 percent West Bank land sale
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said he accepted a proposal for Israel to cede an additional 13 percent of the West Bank and hoped for a signing at mid-October White House summit with President Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Clinton urged a Washington return to seal a West Bank accord, while Arafat stressed peace as a shared need. A car bombing in an industrial area killed a Hamas activist and wounded two supporters as Israel tightened borders ahead of Yom Kippur. authorities said security is a key hurdle to the deal.
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County prioritizes Holcomb road work
Finney County Commission on Monday set Holcomb Main Street and a section of Jones Avenue as priority streets for future improvements and reaffirmed plans for a joint feasibility study. City officials and County Engineer Max Morgan noted Holcomb has long sought repaving on Main Street due to heavy truck use since 1994.
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