Lawmakers seek funding to offset casino impact in Kansas counties
Rep. Becky Hutchins urged funds for Brown and Jackson counties to cover rising law enforcement and social service costs tied to Indian casinos. She seeks federal- or state-funded relief as arrests for DUI and drug offenses rise near Mayetta and Brown County. Local governments face spillover costs with no tribal revenue sharing or mandated contributions. The effort aims for omnibus budget inclusion or an interim study as the state reconsiders gambling compacts and local remedies.
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PP Sachet
Kansas
House Appropriations Committee
Brown
Jackson
Becky Hutchins
Rholton
Hutchins
Tutchins
Jackson County
Mayetta
Brown County
Nutchins
Notable historical events from multiple dates and places
April 26 1986 Chernobyl disaster death toll 31 immediate. 1607 English colonists led by Cori John Simith ashore Cape Henry Va to found first Western Hemisphere settlement. 1785 John James Audubon born in Haiti. 1865 John Wilkes Booth killed near Bowling Green Va. 1900 Charles Richter born in Hamilton Ohio.
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Chernobyl
Soviet Union
Cori John Simith
Cape Henry
John James Audubon
Haiti
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Bowling Green
Charles Richter
Hamilton
Ohio
Journal World staff and contact details
Journal World lists staff positions including Bill Snead deputy editor Roger Verdon managing editor John Taylor news editor Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Fisher and directs address changes to Postmaster in Lawrence Kansas 66044-0888
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Fritor Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Character still key to presidency in shifting voter views
The piece surveys polls and expert opinions on how voters weigh a president's character versus performance. It notes rising cynicism about personal morals, yet argues character remains the anchor for trust in the presidency, citing Bush, Carter, Reagan and Nixon trends and noting the stakes for Clinton.
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Monica Lewinsky
Washington
Clinton
June Kronholz
Wall Street Journal
Mike McKeon
Lewinsky
Washington Post-Abc News
David Brody
Stanford
Long
Charles O. Jones
University of Wisconsin
Jones
George Bush
Oklahoma City
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Fred Greenstein
Princeton
France
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
GOP Clinton strategy tangled by Whitewater probe
Republicans struggle to define their approach as Kenneth Starr pursues the Clinton case. The party’s messages blend impeachment talk and restraint while Starr contends with executive privilege and immunity fights. Key figures like Dan Burton and Newt Gingrich push for decisive action amid shifting reactions.
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WashiNgton
Bill Clinton
Congress
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Starr
Whitewater
Monica Lewinsky
House
GOP
Rep
Dan Burton
Indiana
Democratic Fund
Rais
Ing
Burton
Dick Armey
Texas
White House
State of the Union
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Henry Hyde
Wllneis
Judiciary Committee
Trent Lott
Lewinsky
Justice and
Treasury Departments
Secret Service
George Bush
House Government Reform
America should kill death penalty says Mike Farrell
Actor and activist Mike Farrell argues the United States must end the death penalty. He notes UN scrutiny and a pattern of arbitrariness, urging a moratorium and replacement with humane justice. He cites California cases and calls for leadership that rejects political vengeance and upholds human rights.
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America
Miki Farrell
U.N
United States
Bacre Waly’ Niaye
U.S
Iran
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Ndiaye
California
Horace E. Kelly Jr
Kelly
Supreme Court
Harry Blackmun
Blackmun
American Bar Assn
Bar
International Commission of Jurists
Mike Farrell
Human Rights Watch
Hallmark Opens Lawrence Plant in 1958
Hallmark Cards occupies a new Lawrence plant at the West Interchange of the Kansas Turnpike. The million-dollar two story facility consolidates local ribbon and greeting card operations with peak employment planned at about 900 and a payroll over $1 million annually. Robert Payne serves as plant manager, arriving from an eastern operation.
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Hallmark Cards
Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Robert Payne
Hallmark
Northeast
United States
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New Venalian
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolart
W.C. Simons
Kani
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
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