DeSoto eyes Sunflower plant lease after finance center miss
DeSoto seeks private industry interest to lease sections of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant after the Defense Department dropped the Kansas City area from a military finance center list. Hercules Inc. employed 700 plus previously, with 250 laid off and 80 more planned. City officials, led by Mayor Beadle, will propose a facility use contract and seek Sen. Bob Dole's help to avoid letting the 10,000 acre site go unused.
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U.S. Defense Department
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Hercules Inc
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Hercules
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Military Finance Center
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Beadle
Dole
KSU economist sees Clinton policy staying course on ag
Kansas State University economist Barry Flinchbaugh told the Iowa Farm Bureau that federal farm policy is unlikely to change much under Clinton. He expects 1990s agriculture to focus on environmental and food safety issues while farmers shift from chemical inputs to biotechnology and soil management.
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Clinton
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas State University
Arkansas
Barry Flinchbaugh
Flinchbaugh
Iowa Farm Bureau
Defeated senator sues over election results
Kansas City Democrat B D Kanan sues to nullify the 5th District election won by Republican Al Ramirez. In Wyandotte County District Court a temporary order restrains Secretary of State Bill Graves from certifying results. Ramirez and Graves are Republicans. Kanan cites legal authority questions and political motive.
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B.D
Kanan
al Ramirez
Wyandotte County District Court
Bill Graves
Ramirez
J.R. Russell
Cordell Meeks
Graves
Russell
Kansas House
Bonner Springs
Farm prices steady in Kansas November report
Kansas farmers saw no change in November prices from October with the All Crops Index up 2 percent versus October but down 6 percent from last year. Wheat at 3.26 per bushel rose 13 cents from October, corn fell 9 cents to 2.03, and soybean at 5.19 rose 6 cents. All-beef cattle averaged 74.60 per hundredweight, down from October and up from last November.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Scientists debate zero tolerance for carcinogens in food
Flinchbaugh notes earlier tolerance in parts per million now shifts to parts per trillion. He asks if one death per million is acceptable, stressing personal stakes. He expects progress in resolving the food safety debate.
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