Budget cuts hit Kansas as Bush 1991 proposal favors bases
President Bush's 1991 budget would trim farm subsidies Medicare and utility aid, with more than 500 million in defense contracts for Kansas firms and 53 million for military base work in the state. Defense spending remains strong while farm programs face deep cuts and Medicare reductions threaten elderly aid. Kansas lawmakers criticize the plan as hopeful on deficits but likely harmful to Kansans.
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Congress
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
Glickman
Education Dept denies Bush loan cut claims
The Education Department in Washington disputed reports that President Bush proposed cuts to guaranteed student loans in FY 1991. Secretary Laura Cavazos said GSL volumes would rise by 54 million and Pell Grants would not face new cuts, noting old Gramm Rudman Hollings effects and targeted funding to protect recipients.
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U.S. Department of Education
Washington
Education Department
Laura Cavazos
Cavazos
Congress
Kansas University
Jerry Rogers
KU Financial Aid
Reagan told to turn over parts of diaries
A federal judge ordered former President Reagan to provide diary excerpts to John Poindexter for use in the Iran Contra case. The ruling covers 29 dates in 1985 and 1986, focusing on efforts to persuade Honduras to release an arms shipment and U S military aid to the Contras.
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Washington
John M. Poindexter
U.S
Harold Greene
Poindexter
Greene
Honduras
Nicaragua
Congress
White House
Oliver North
Iran
Central America
East German leadership backs eventual reunification pledge
The East German Communist leadership made a desperate pitch to win voter support by endorsing for the first time the idea of eventual reunification with West Germany.
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West Germany
White House Defends Budget Clash Over Economic Forecasts
White House budget director Richard G. Darman sparred with House Democrats led by Rep. Leon Panetta over the 1991 budget's realism. Panetta criticized optimistic OMB projections on growth inflation and unemployment and accused tactics masking deficits. Darman defended forecasts and argued the administration remains serious about deficit reduction.
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White House
Richard G. Darman
Bush
Darman
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
House Budget Committee
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Panetta
Half of Sunflower plant jobs at risk amid mothball plan
Lt. Col. Richard M. Hart Jr. announced Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant could be mothballed under Defense Secretary Cheney cost cuts, risking about half of its 740 plus jobs. Hart said reductions are possible but the plant would not shut down completely. estimate of cuts remains uncertain. Arthur Meadows noted up to half of civilian workers could be affected as the facility faces layaway status in fiscal 1994.
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Congress
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Jim Slattery
D-Kan
House Budget Committee
Kansas
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Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons
DeSoto
Richard M. Hart Jr
Hart
Sunflower Army
Army Brass
Defense
Dick Cheney
Hercules Powder Co
Army
Cheney
Arthur Meadows
Sunflower
Area stars make debuts in Where Pigeons Go to Die
Tim Hoyt reports that several area residents had movie debuts in the made for TV film Where Pigeons Go to Die starring Michael Landon. Extras in Monday night scenes were unlikely to fast track locals to Oscar contention. John Gilliland comments on not needing an agent.
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Lawrence
John Gilliland
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