Officials arrest 29-year-old man in child's death
A 29 year old Lawrence man, Donald Earl Bruce Jr also known as Donald Earl Crenshaw Jr, was arrested on one count of felony murder and other charges after the death of his girlfriend's 23 month old son Eric Brewer. He is jailed in Douglas County without bond awaiting a first appearance in district court as investigators pursue more leads.
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Lawrence
Donald Earl Bruce Jr
Donald Earl Crenshaw Jr
Douglas County
Ron Olin
Eric Brewer
Olin
Bush proposes budget cuts for Haskell College
Haskell Indian Junior College officials and Kansas congressional delegation expect Congress to reject a 1.74 million budget cut from the Bush administration. They say tuition shift to cover part of the cut won’t fly. Haskell’s FY93 base is 7.12 million, up from FY92 with inflation. Bush proposes 5.38 million to restore levels from the 1970s. President Bob Martin and Rep. Jim Slattery speak to ongoing annual cuts and fiscal woes. Call the J-W Access poll on page 3A.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
Kansas
Bush
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Haskell
Jim Slattery
Chan
J-W Access
Bush proposes $100 billion health care vouchers plan
President Bush unveils a $100 billion program of vouchers and tax breaks to aid the uninsured buy health insurance. He proposes funding by restricting Medicare and Medicaid growth, urging Congress to determine specifics. He calls nationalization of health care unacceptable and highlights tax credits to assist families with premiums up to $3,750.
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Cleveland
Bush
Congress
Greater
Plane crash kills nine at restaurant and motel
A U S Air Force C-130 transport from the Kentucky National Guard plowed into JoJo's restaurant and the Drury Inn in Evansville Indiana this morning. Officials reported nine confirmed dead with expected rises as the blaze sent flames 50 to 60 feet high.
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Evansville
Ind
Ann Groves
Vanderburgh Conty
Kentucky National Guard
JoJo’s
Drury Inn
Gaines backs qualified admissions bill in Senate hearing
Sen. Frank Gaines, once a critic, now backs a Board of Regents plan for automatic university admission. Chancellor Gene Budig joined nine supporters. opponents were to testify as the committee took no action. The measure requires a 2.0 GPA in core subjects, a 23 ACT score, or top one third class rank for automatic admission in 1995.
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Topeka
Frank Gaines
Gaines
D-Augusta
Senate Education Committee
Kansas University
Gene Budig
Board of Regents
Senate
Kansas
Unfinished business marks Douglas County admin exit
Chris McKenzie leaves Douglas County March 4 to head the League of Kansas Municipalities. He notes unfinished items including a juvenile detention center, the South Lawrence Trafficway, and an audit compliance in the appraiser's office. A new administrator is expected in June as budget talks begin. Marion Johnson earns praise for audit work and improved communication. The Trafficway project will soon see property appraisals by KDOT despite a 1990 ballot suit. See New administrator, page 7A.
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Douglas County
Chris McKenzie
McKenzie
League of Kansas Municipalities
South Lawrence
Buhler
Marion Johnson
Johnson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Brown accepts Index For The First Time Since Federal Debt Actions
Brown accepts the Index signaling a shift as the federal government continues massive deficits. The move, described as giving up pretense of future budget balance, marks a stark policy departure noted on page 24.
Free State Music Festival OK’d by Douglas County Commission
The Douglas County Commission approved Reed Brinton of Lawrence for a Free State Music Festival on May 9 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Darrell R. Long’s property east of Eudora off County Road 2300K. The decision passed 2-1 with Commissioner Mike Amyx dissenting citing concerns over past issues with similar events.
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Douglas County Commission
Reed Brinton
Lawrence
Free State
Darrell R. Long
Mike Amyx
Eudora Township
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