Waite freed claims by radio stations amid Beirut search
Radio stations in Beirut, and a Voice of Lebanon report, say Anglican envoy Terry Waite has been freed after his disappearance on January 20 during hostage negotiations. Police and other officials dispute the claim, while other witnesses deny seeing Waite at key Beirut locations.
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Waite
Beirut
Lebanon
Terry Waite
Voice of the Nation
Druse Progressive Socialist Party
Riviera
Voice of Lebanon
West Beirut
Beaurivage Hotel
Ramlet al-Baida
Beaurivage
London
Eve Keatley
Canterbury
Robert Runcie
Church of England
Nabih Berri
Damascus
Berri
Kansas bids for $4 billion Super Collider site
Kansas mobilizes to host the federally funded Superconducting Super Collider with Osage County near Lawrence proposed as a site. KU experts say the project would elevate Kansas to a new scientific league, with major economic and long term impacts expected.
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Kansas
Robert Diebold
High Energy Physics
Federal Department ‘of Energy
Osage County
Lawrence
Galefficials
Silicon Valley
John.p. Ralston
Texas
California
County indigent defense funds near depletion in Douglas County
Douglas County faces a rapid depletion of state funds to defend indigent clients with 96 percent of the $58,000 annual allotment already spent. Judges and lawyers warn that current funding may not cover through June, risking fewer attorneys on the panel as hourly rates drop from 30 to 26 dollars. The state board plans a March meeting to address the shortfall.
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Douglas County
Ron Miles
State Board of
Miles
James Paddock
Paddock
Kansas
Johnson County
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
State Board
Douglas County Bar Assn
Wesley Norwood
Felony Indigent
Douglas County Bar Assa
Norwood
The
Journal-World
David Berkowitz
Berkowitz
Communists end cease-fire in Philippines failure
Communist rebels declare Aquino peace initiative a failure after a weekend attack that killed five soldiers and as a 60 day cease-fire nears expiration. The National Democratic Front blames the government while vowing militant action and calls for renewed struggle.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Armed Forces
Fidel V. Ramos
Teofisto Guingona
NDF
National Democratic Front
Guingona
Philippine
Kalinga Apayao
Local legislators split on state lottery startup
Two Lawrence lawmakers oppose state lottery yet expect startup bill to pass the Kansas Legislature. House approved 107-14. Senate committee hearings set for Wed Thu Fri. Reps Jessie Branson and Betty Jo Charlton voted against the bill last year while Reps John Solbach and David Miller supported it. The lottery is projected to yield 30 to 35 million dollars annually, with regional multi state play a possibility.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas
House
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Jessie Branson
Betty Jo
Charlton
John Solbach
D-Lawrence
David Miller
R-Eudora
House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Group appeals for funds to save historic UP depot
Betty Alderson leads the Save the Depot Task Force in a drive to raise 500000 for relocating and renovating the nearly century old Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence. The plan calls for splitting the building for transport to a new riverside site next to the Bowersock Mill.
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Betty Alderson
Union Pacific
Massachusett Street Bridge
North
Lawrance
Kansas River
Bowersock Mill
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TWA
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JSW
Kansas University
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Doug
McKay
Herman Munczek
David Toplikar
Mrs. Branson
Colorado
Iowa
Bonnie Dunham
Salina
Kansas City
Alderson
Lawrence Preservation Alliance
Inside the
Ann Landers
Editoriais Clee
Farmerste Rere
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