Hostages leave Iraq as Baghdad hotel prepares departures
Western hostages gathered at the Al-Mansour Melia Hotel in Baghdad as Iraq announced about 8,000 captives would depart home by Christmas. Among them 17 Americans, including John Connally, awaited flights to Amman. Japanese detainees also prepared to leave.
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Connally
Amman
Iraqi Airways
Nur Eldin Al-Safi
Chartered
Al-Safi
U.S
Kuwait
United States
Frankfurt
Al-Mansour Melia
David Singleton
New Orleans
Mosul
Supreme Court drops vehicle tax suit to district court
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the proper venue for refunds on 1990 motor vehicle taxes is district court, not the high court. The suit seeks more than 60 million in overcharges across 77 counties, including Johnson, Sedgwick, and Douglas, with refunds tied to using 1989 mill levies rather than 1988. The decision allows refiling in any affected county's district court.
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District Court
State Supreme Court
Johnson County
Kansas
Douglas County
Supreme Court
Fred N. Six
Kansas City
Jerry S. Dean
Prairie Village
Zook
Niewald, Waldeck & Brown
Kenton C. Granger
Lisa A. Dunbar
Raymond L. Dahlberg
Sedgwick
Shawnee County
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Reno
Crawford County
Saline County
Butler County
Mark Burghart
The
Revenue Department
Quilts add festive look to museum exhibit
The Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum in Mass. hosts a 35-quilt show by Kansas quilter Helen Ericson through December 21. Ericson, an Emporia native, quilts since 1989, writes on quilts, and cites notable influences such as Ruby Short McKim.
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Elizabeth M. Watkins
1047
Mass
Kansas
Helen Ericson
Steve Jansen
Ericson
Emporia
Ruby Short McKim
Independence
Kansas City Star
Scioto I. Danner
Pat
Richard Gwin
Berniece Scott
Community ‘Museum
KBI computer praised despite low early identifications
Deputy director Steven Starr defends the Kansas Bureau of Investigation fingerprint computer as promising despite only 17 identifications since September. Lawrence detective John Lewis credits the system with narrowing cases and saving investigation time, while officials confirm manual checks follow any match. The device stores ten and latent prints and compares them to aid arrests, with two major cases already yielding breakthroughs.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Steven Starr
John Lewis
Lawrence
KBI
Soldier charged in shooting outside Lawrence club
Fort Riley soldier Johnny White, 4 year old by the courts, faces a felony aggravated battery charge for allegedly shooting Kansas University football player Christopher Booth outside Pizazz nightclub in Lawrence. Booth sustained a minor chest injury and was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Police say two groups argued outside the club before Booth tried to intervene and was shot with a .25 caliber handgun recovered near the scene. White surrendered at Perkins Restaurant and was jailed after a 5:35 a.m. booking Friday following contact with local police.
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Johnny White
Douglas County District ‘Court
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Christopher Booth
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Booth
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Detroit
Perkins Restaurant
W. 23Rd
Shuttle mission may be cut short by clogged water lines
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Columbia's astronomy mission faced more trouble as lines to remove waste water from a shuttle tank clogged. NASA considered shortening the 10 day mission slated to end Tuesday. No immediate danger to the crew. Astronaut Mike Lounge was asked to attach a rubber bag to drain waste water, extending flight time by about 40 hours if needed.
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Columbia
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Mission Control
James Hartsfield
Mike Lounge
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