Kansas in brief Germany's high speed train stops in Newton
Germany's InterCity Express visited Newton, the sole Kansas stop during a two month U S tour. Amtrak tested the 250 mph capable train with a projected 140 mph speed on U S rails. State and local officials greeted the arrival as part of a broader national tour.
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Newton
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas
United States
Bob Knight
Amtrak
National Passenger Rail Service
Finney mulls appointee for agriculture secretary in Kansas
Gov. Joan Finney will name a new agriculture secretary within a month as a federal judge appoints her receiver for the department. Judge John Langstrum ruled the state board election method unconstitutional, prompting Finney to act by Oct. 1 to replace Sam Brownback. Rumors link George Wingert as a candidate. Finney denies talks. A separate issue. Attorney General Bob Stephan says 375000 cannot be spent on community corrections without a new appropriations act.
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Lungstrum
Senate
Sam Brownback
George Wingert
George
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Judicial Branch
Mike O'Neal
R-Hutchinson
House Judiciary Committee
Wagnon campaign touts front-runner claim amid EMILYs List scrutiny
State Rep. Joan Wagnon leads Democratic hopefuls as EMILYs List support becomes a political flashpoint. Rep. Tim Shallenburger urges a formal stance on the group, while Wagnon aides frame criticism as campaign rhetoric amid fundraising dynamics and ethics questions in Kansas.
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Joan Wagnon
Tim Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
Emily
Wagnon
Maxey Irwin
Rep. Shallenburger
Shallenburger
State Commission On Governmental Standards and Conduct
Emily’s List
Joan Finney
Kansas
Carol Williams
The
Finney upbeat as she tours fast food spots in Topeka
Governor Joan Finney says she remains optimistic about her political future after visiting a local McDonalds and other eateries to show she is attentive to ordinary voters. Several Republicans have declared for 1994, including Bill Graves, Fred Kerr, Gene Bicknell, and Rich Becker, while Marvin Barkis Louisburg and Joan Wagnon plan to challenge Finney for the Democratic nomination. Finney has not formally announced re-election plans.
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Joan Finney
McDonald’s
Finney
Bill Graves
Fred Kerr
Pratt
Gene Bicknell
Pittsburg
Lenexa
Rich Becker
Marvin Barkis Louisburg
Joan Wagnon
Consultant on RFK probe leaves Wichita for Florida
William Eckert, a respected pathologist who advised on the RFK assassination and the Manson murders, will become chief medical examiner for six Florida counties in Panama City. The 67 year old retiree also aided the John Wayne Gacy and Pan Am 103 investigations and led regional forensic initiatives in Wichita and nationwide.
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William Eckert
Robert P
Kennedy
Charles Manson
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Eckert
Sedgwick County
Panama City
Gulf of Mexico
Mecca
Taj Mahal
John Wayne Gacy
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