Douglas County retail tax receipts rise modestly in 1992
Douglas County’s 1992 fiscal year sales tax receipts totalled 23,892,549 up 3.15 percent from 1991 as local retailers weathered the recession. State rate rose from 4.25 to 4.9 percent on June 1. June 1992 showed a 2.83 percent drop from June 1991, prior to rate adjustment. End of year placed Douglas as fifth largest retail trade center in Kansas behind Sedgwick Johnson and Shawnee.
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Bill Martin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Revenue Department
Sedgwick
Johnson
Shawnee
Bush seeks unified GOP support from Kansas delegates
Kansas GOP chairman Kim Wells says George Bush must emerge from the Republican National Convention with a party behind him to counter Bill Clinton. All Kansas delegates are pledged to Bush. Wells and Michael Todd are Lawrence delegates, with Sheila Martinez an alternate. He forecasts a tight Bush Clinton race and a post convent ion boost.
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George Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Kim Wells
Kansas Republican Party
GOP
Houston
Kansas
Wells
Michael Todd
Ron Todd
Lawrence
Sheila Martinez
Bush
Rumors surround murder as DA says little about case
Authorities disclosed limited details on the July 29 fatal shooting of 24 year old Jeffrey Holly in the 2400 block of Harper. Caldwell and Harris, both 26, were arrested Aug 1 on first degree murder charges after a witness provided new evidence, with a handgun located. The DA cites ethics rules and a Sept 2 preliminary hearing as the next public milestones, while rumors persist among locals and center staff.
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Julie Bortner
Carol Lee Donuts
W. 23Rd
East Lawrence Community Center
Holly
Brenda Nunez
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harper
Ronnie Caldwell
Lawrence
Rodney Harris
Caldwell
Harris
Douglas County
Jerry Wells
Caldwell and
U N diplomats near Bosnia force use vote
U N Security Council members draft a resolution to authorize military force to protect humanitarian aid in Bosnia Herzegovina while the U N human rights commission agrees to investigate alleged abuses at Serb detention camps. Western envoys say a vote is likely Wednesday as Belgium China and Russia join talks.
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Bosnia- Herzegovina
U.N. Security Council
Bosnia
Human Rights Agency
U.S
Maurice Gourcault-Montagne
France
Britain
United States
Red Cross
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Pierre Mehu
Commission
United Nations
Belgium
Barr rejects probe into U.S. Iraq relations
Attorney General William Barr told the House Judiciary Committee there is no basis for appointing an independent counsel to examine alleged misconduct by Bush administration officials over prewar policy toward Iraq. He said the committee presented only vague allegations and called for specific charges to trigger such action. Barr noted the case is not closed and that ongoing DOJ reviews will proceed by career staff.
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William P. Barr
Congressional
U.S
Iraq
Barr
House Judiciary Committee
Bush
Justice Department
Barr rejects independent counsel probe into Iraq policy
Attorney General William Barr refused to appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate alleged misconduct by senior officials regarding prewar Iraq policy. The decision ends a push by lawmakers and oversight groups to pursue a criminal inquiry into the administration's handling of the Iraq strategy. Barr emphasized executive branch prerogatives and cautioned against politicizing the inquiry.
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