Russians move to form commonwealth with Gorbachev invited
In Moscow Boris Yeltsin meets Mikhail Gorbachev as republic leaders rush to respond to a surprise announcement of a new commonwealth of independent states. Nazarbayev, Kravchuk and Shushkevich join talks on future power, union treaty, and ensuring gradual reforms to avert economic collapse while preserving nuclear security.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Nursultan
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Nazarbayev
Andrei Grachev
Grachev
Officials to trace guns from raid and death
A Leavenworth County man, David T. Albert, 35, was shot and killed Friday night during an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force raid on his rural McLouth home. The ATF says he was a middleman in gun and drug operations. about 100 pounds of marijuana and 85 guns were found, including an Uzi, AK-47 variants, and an AR-15. The investigation will continue to trace weapon ownership.
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Leavenworth County
McLouth
David T. Albert
Albert
Richard Cook
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Kansas City
ATF
Cook
Lisa
Day shelter top priority for Lawrence homeless
Lawrence residents and homeless advocates urge a daytime shelter as a daily haven for the city’s chronically street homeless. J R and shelter supervisor Jim McDonald describe dangers of winter exposure and loitering, while the Lawrence Coalition for the Homeless pushes detox and transitional housing as key goals.
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Jim McDonald
McDonald
Lawrence Coalition For the Homeless
Lawrence school board weighs need for outside audit
Four of seven Lawrence school board members said the district should not hire a management consulting firm to trim the budget unless the board cannot handle it itself. Barbara Ballard cited recent $975,400 savings after a $2.6 million state aid cut and urged internal effort. Jerry Hannah supported an audit, stressing a clear budget scope and protected priorities.
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Lawrence
Barbara Ballard
Ballard
Tom Murray
Lee & Burgess Associates
Kansas City
Kan
Murray
Jerry Hannah
Chiefs Edge Chargers in OT Amid Close Arrowhead Clash
Nick Lowery drilled an 18 yard field goal to lift the Kansas City Chiefs 20 17 in overtime over the San Diego Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. The game capped a Sunday marked by clear skies and cool temperatures with a high near 28 degrees.
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Nick Lowery
Fiesh
Chiefs
San Diego
Arrowhead Stadium
Court keeps judges safe from lawyers
The Supreme Court refused to hear arguments broadening lawyer speech against judges. Disciplinary actions against elected prosecutors in New York and Missouri were upheld, with Justice White dissenting on the hearing. The New York case involved Elizabeth Holtzman, former Brooklyn DA, who accused Judge Levine of degrading a rape victim in a 1987 letter. She did not view the trial transcript before sending the letter. In Missouri, George Westfall was reprimanded for criticizing a 1988 state appeals court ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Missouri
Byron R. White
Elizabeth Holtzman
New York City
Brooklyn
Ms. Holtzman
Irving Levine
George Westfall
St. Louis County
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Salvation Army
Steven Flecker
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Ban Biglar
Steven Fleeker
William Kennedy Smith
Stephen Barry
Kennedy
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