Iraq claims POW killed by bomb in Baghdad raid
Iraq claimed allied warplanes killed a prisoner of war in a government building in Baghdad using him as a human shield. Refugees said bombing destroyed houses and factories. The Iraqi News Agency gave no name or nationality for the dead pilot and no independent confirmation existed.
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Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Baghdad
Army
Pat Stevens IV
Riyadh
Cyprus
U.S. Assures Iraqi Warplanes Out of Conflict
The White House said it received fresh assurances from Iran that cross border Iraqi warplanes will not rejoin the Persian Gulf war. The Pentagon raised its estimate to 100 Iraqi planes involved. Officials have not confirmed claims a prisoner of war was killed in an allied raid on Baghdad.
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White House
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Pentagon
Marlin Fitzwater
U.S
Baghdad
Kansas University drive tops goal in massive Campaign Kansas
KU ends 1987 1992 campaign with 189.1 million in gifts, 12.1 million over the 177 million goal. National chair Jordan Haines credited donors and volunteers as Chancellor Gene Budig hailed widespread participation and a near 200 million finish before the 1992 deadline.
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Kansas University
Campaign Kansas
Jordan Haines
Haines
KU Endowment Association
Gene Budig
FDIC fund may run dry. calls for Treasury loan
Congressional Budget Office director Robert Reischauer warned the FDIC’s deposit insurance fund could exhaust cash within a year without a Treasury loan. He urged Congress to lift the $5 billion borrowing cap, predicting near-term insolvency unless funding is provided.
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Washington
Congressional Budget
Congress
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Treasury
Robert D. Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Senate Banking Committee
Reischauer
District Buys Lodge for Offices and Storage
The Lawrence school board voted to purchase the former Elks Lodge at 3705 Clinton Pkwy for $600,000 to create space for classrooms storage and staff offices. The 15,600 square foot building plus 4.23 acres would also relocate the district administration and free portable classrooms at West Junior High and other sites.
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Lawrence School Board
Elks Lodge
Clinton Pkwy
Daniel Hix
Holcom Park
West Junior High School
New York
Kennedy School
Lawrence High School
LHS
Lawrence High Girls Win to Move to 10 1
Lawrence High girls basketball improved to 10 1 with a 65 54 win over Topeka High. Page 1B notes cold night and upcoming sunny warmer day.
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Lawrence High
Topeka High
U.S. Soviet summit postponed to later date
The United States and the Soviet Union announced on Monday that the planned Bush Gorbachev summit for February 11 to 13 would be delayed.
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United States
Soviet Union
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
QUOTABLE Barbara Bush: happy marriage via distance from husband
The First Lady Barbara Bush says she has stayed happily married for 46 years by staying out of her husband's business during remarks at United Electric Controls in suburban Boston.
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Barbara Bush
United Electric Controls
Boston
Gulf duty rekindles war trauma in veteran doctor
Dr. Pat Walker, a Kansas University physician and Vietnam veteran, returned from Persian Gulf duty after sleepless nights and a week and a half in the Middle East. He reveals a 24 year-old battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and a sense of isolation from war experiences.
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Pat Walker
Persian Gulf
Walker
Kansas University
Middle East
Vietnam
Study finds no link between district funding and student performance
A Kansas legislative study shows no clear relationship between school district spending levels and student achievement. Researchers compared districts with similar characteristics using test scores attendance and dropout data and found funding to be not tied to education quality.
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Kansas House Senate
Crs
Kansas
Iryour Division
Post Audit
Post Audit Committee
Cindy Lash
Kansas University
Gus Bogina
R-Lenexa
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