Thurmond to scale back Senate duties amid health concerns
Strom Thurmond 98 has slowed his pace and will gavel less as fatigue affects him. He checked into Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation after blacking out at a restaurant and has been hospitalized several times recently. Thurmond's career began in the South Carolina House in 1932, ran for president in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket, joined the Senate in 1954, and switched to the Republican Party in 1964.
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Teen son of anti-drug official jailed in Miami heroin case
Andres Felipe Lafaurie Restrepo, 19, and Juan Pablo Mejia Acevedo, 18, pleaded guilty to smuggling 7.3 pounds of heroin taped to legs in Barranquilla and arrived in Miami on a flight from Colombia. They received nearly six years in a U.S. prison after a compressed sentencing day on January 24.
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Winter storm freezes Lawrence and cuts power in December 1992
Heavy storm drops temperatures to minus five with highs around 20 and 30s forecast later. More than 3,500 Lawrence KPL customers lost power early Friday, later reduced as crews repaired lines. widespread outages were reported near Wichita and Leavenworth but gradually restored. Dozens of accidents occurred, with one fatal crash near Parsons tied to slick roads. legislators canceled a Hutchinson trip to deliver 75,000 relief aid for gas explosion victims.
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Peahen Survives 45 Minute Ice Covered Ride in Pickup
A Hatfield maintenance worker found a peahen frozen in the bed of his pickup after heavy rains and freezing temperatures. The bird rode about 15 miles on unplowed rural roads to his workplace, then recovered, later staying in a box at the city shop before being returned home. The flock at Hatfield's home includes two hens and a peacock that share meals with cats and dogs.
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