Crews polish district schools
Lawrence schools prepare for fall with maintenance crews across 17 elementary schools three junior highs and a high school. Projects include upgrading wiring adding storage cabinets new lockers flooring and lighting with Central Junior High slated for major renovations and West Junior High expanding a classroom for trainable mentally handicapped students.
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Lawrence
Bryan Hunter
Craig Fiegel
Hunter
Central Junior High School
Fiegel
Central
West Junior High School
Mike Yoder
Montie Greene
Pinckney Elementary School
Greene
Congress OKs added unemployment benefits in economy push
Congress moved quickly to pass a measure adding up to six months of extra unemployment benefits for about 1.5 million Americans as the jobless rate hit an eight year high. The package also included tax breaks and aid for cities and rural areas as Congress left for a Fourth of July recess and President Bush signaled he would sign the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Bush
House
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
Finney calls for reset of government priorities in 1990s
Gov. Joan Finney told a Lawrence Chamber luncheon that state government must restructure operations and reset priorities while remaining fiscally responsible. She highlighted past overspending, noted $1 million more approved than her recommendations, and pitched a uniform 32 mill school tax plan expected to save $300 million in property taxes and bring additional funding to Lawrence and state universities. Budig thanked Finney for securing $18 million to rebuild Hoch Auditorium.
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Joan Finney
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Finney
Lawrence
Board of Regents
Kansas University
Gene Budig
Hoch Auditorium
Budig
Report: MIAs may have been executed in China
Dozens of Americans captured in the Korean War may have been sent to northeastern Manchuria in China for medical experiments and some may have been executed. The Los Angeles Times cited a Soviet-sourced claim and DIA and Defense Department investigations.
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Los Angeles
China
Defense Department
North Korea
Manchuria
Los Angeles Times
Times
Defense Intelligence Agency
U.S
Beijing
DIA
Defense
Dick Cheney
National Security Council
CIA
Czechoslovakia
Southeast
North
United States
Royals Beat Brewers 8 2 as Appier Improves to 9 3
Clear tonight and sunny Saturday set a warm tone as Kevin Appier overcame a rocky first inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8 2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Royals Stadium. Appier improved to 9 3 on the season after Thursday night’s win.
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Kevin Appier
Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Appier
$1 billion Soviet aid plan clears Senate hurdle
The Senate approved a $1 billion post–Cold War aid package for the former Soviet Union and its European clients after addressing domestic needs. The 76-20 vote came after Congress linked the bill to a $5.5 billion unemployment extension and House actions on inner-city and rural spending. The package includes over $700 million in direct bilateral aid to Russia and 14 other former republics for 1992 and 1993 plus $850 million in seed money to help convert former Soviet economies to free markets.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Downtown Lawrence market faces smoke complaint over meat smoker
Lisa Blair of Downtown Lawrence Inc says the market could allow the Browns’ meat smoker on weekdays until the board decides at its next meeting, set for July 14. Health officials say they have received no smoke complaints, while the city manager notes one unrelated concern.
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Lisa Blair
Lawrence, Inc
Lawrence
State Office of Food Inspections
Topeka
Mike Wildgén
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