County Officials Admit Errors in 1991 Appraisals
Douglas County officials acknowledged mistakes in the 1991 property valuation process amid taxpayer anger after a three page statement said old computer data and misapplied independent appraisals caused earlier and ongoing readiness issues. The panel named McElhaney McKenzie and Gordon and detailed three major valuation mistakes and data recording lapses.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Louie McElhaney
Commission
Chris McKenzie
Don Gordon
McKenzie
Journal-World
Langston Gatekeepers at Clinton State Park Celebrate 50 Years
Harold and Jaquita Langston greet visitors at Clinton State Park gatehouse for eight summers, issuing permits and guiding motorists. The couple, married 50 years, share stories of camping, meeting people from all states and Canada, and plans to vacation in Arizona if allergies permit. They work April through October with partner couple, then travel south in winter.
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Harold
Jaquita Langston
Clinton State Park
Jaquita
Union
Canada
Clyde Umscheid
Charles
Clenna Gray
Langstons
Rio Grande
Tex
Mexico
Arizona
Harold Langston
General Schwarzkopf Considered for Texas A&M Chancellor
Army Gen. H Norman Schwarzkopf is being courted to lead the Texas A M University System eight campuses. The system budget 1.02 billion serves 60000 students and has lacked a chancellor since December. Sharp says officials discussed talks with Schwarzkopf in Europe as he nears retirement.
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Dallas
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Texas A&m University System
John Sharp
Dallas Morning News
Sharp
Schwarzkopf
Europe
Central Command
Gen. Schwarzkopf
Storm Davis earns 100th victory as KC beats Yankees
Veteran pitcher Storm Davis posted his 100th career win guiding Kansas City to a 9-5 victory over New York Friday night. The report also notes a Palm Beach court case involving William Kennedy Smith with a woman alleging assault at the Kennedy compound. Page 24 mentions classifieds, comics, deaths, editorials, markets, and society sections.
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Storm Davis
Kansas City
New York
William Kennedy Smith
Palm Beach
Fla
U S troops aid Kurdish refugees amid rising conflict
United States doubles aid to Kurdish refugees by sending thousands of troops and 50 helicopters to GOs under Operation Provide Comfort near Iraq's northern border with Turkey and Iran. Kurdish rebels report Iraqi forces driving toward the area while Barzani claims heavy losses for Iraqis. Iran reports nearly 1 million Kurdish refugees crossed its border, with another expected.
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United States
Iraq
Turkey
Iran
U.S
Mediterranean
Azmar
Massoud Barzani
Barzani
Izmer
Suleimaniyah
Kurdish Democratic Party
36Th Parallel
White House
Roman Popadiuk
Defense
Dick Cheney
Cheney
Pentagon
Douglas Hurd
Hurd
Kuwait
Tax time rush as deadline nears for Kansas filers
Roughly half of Kansas taxpayers have not filed 1991 income taxes. Monday midnight is the postmark deadline to avoid penalties. extensions may grant more time. Last minute filers can use downtown Lawrence post office for postmarking by midnight. After-hours posting not available at Jayhawk Station.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Jayhawk Station
Bush Defines New World Order Across Speeches
President Bush uses commencements to frame U S policy after the Gulf War and Cold War shifts. He will detail aims in lectures at Maxwell Air Force Base focusing on Europe and the Soviet Union, seeking to sustain postwar optimism amid a fading mood in a Washington Post poll.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
Montgomery
Ala
New World Order
Air War College
Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Europe
Soviet Union
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Washington Post
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McElhaney
County
Clinton
Sharon Dickinson
Ben Biglar Seasons
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press
Norman Schwarzkopf
KC Hurler Davis
Teen
Jane Waather
Lebanon
Elias Hrawi
Janice Lawrence
The
Internal Revenue Service
Wichita
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