Primary races set for Lawrence city commission and school board
Lawrence voters will pick top three for each at large city commission and school board on Feb 25. With 12 commission and 14 school board candidates, top six advance to April 1 general. Top two gain four year terms, third takes two years. all at large. Registration due Feb 10. Other primaries include Baldwin Oskaloosa Perry Lecompton Ottawa.
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Oskaloosa
Perry-Lecompton
Ottawa
Cosmo Girl Helen Gurley Brown Departs With Special Issue
Helen Gurley Brown, longtime face of the Cosmo girl, blesses a final turn in print with a special farewell issue released on Tuesday. The 74 year old icons her 32 years at the helm and steps away from the magazine’s spotlight.
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Helen Gurley Brown
Unidentified caller claims bombing abortion clinics
A phone threat from a caller claiming credit for bombings targets abortion clinics. The message warns of further danger and menacing actions toward employees, attributed to the speaker and accomplices. Page 5A.
Candidates file to run for Lawrence city board and school panel
Profiles of those who filed Tuesday list Debra Allen Barnes Jo Andersen Sean Bergin Alan Black Lisa Blair Carol Bowen Bob Cutler Erv Hodges Marty Kennedy Kyle Moody George Thomas Morgan Stephen Pite Lani Salkind Jo Scannell Andy Sherman Pamela Shirar Jeff Sigler Austin Turney Incumbents shown with an l. Primary is Feb 25 to reduce to six for both city commission and school board. general election in April.
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Lawrence City Commission
Debra Allen- Barnes
Jo Andersen
Sean Bergin
Alan Black
Lisa Blair
Carol Bowen
Bob Cutler
Erv Hodges
Marty. Kennedy
Kyle
Numbers Ae Moody
Lawrence School
Geore
Thomas A. Morgan
Stephen Pite
Lani Salkind
Jo Scannell
Andy Sherman
Pamela R. Shirar
Jeff Sigler
Austin Turney
Gingrich Penalty Raises House Ethics Hurdle
The House moved to discipline Speaker Newt Gingrich for ethical misconduct by a 395 to 28 vote, approving a $300000 penalty after months of partisan dispute. The ethics panel chair called the action unprecedented as Republicans and Democrats clashed over the severity of his actions.
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Ethics Committee
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D-Calif
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People’s House
Sweden probes Nazi gold traces in Swedish coffers
Swedens new inquiry suggests Sweden received 38 tons of Nazi looted gold after World War I, far more than earlier thought. The report cites Swiss American and Swedish archives and contradicts warnings from Allies. Riksbank awaits its ongoing review before comment.
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Germany
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Sven Fredrik Hedin
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Switzerland
Capitol Remains Cleared After Event Removal
Crews removed flags bunting and the large bullet proof glass panes from the Capitol main platform as the event concluded, leaving the area bare and ready for subsequent use.
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Capitol
Democrats curb donor limits in finance move
The Democratic National Committee agreed to stop accepting funds from noncitizens and set a $100000 annual cap per donor in a bid to curb soft money. President Clinton urged Congress to pass bipartisan reform as Republicans dismissed the measure as unlikely to end soft money without legislation.
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