Docking limits time in Senate bid as primary nears
Democrat Jill Docking campaigns in Lawrence with 26 days left before the August 6 primary for the U S Senate seat once held by Bob Dole. She spoke at Truman Club night alongside rival Joan Finney as about 70 Democrats assessed the contenders. The winner faces the GOP victor between Sam Brownback and Sheila Frahm or Christina Campbell-Kline. Docking comes from a Kansas political family.
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U.S. Senate
Bob Dole
Docking
Wichita
Lawrence
Joan Finney
Finney
Truman Club
Watkins Community Museum of History
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U.S
Sam Brownback
Topeka
Sheila Frahm
Colby
Christina Campbell-K
Kansas Cavalry
Cochair of Kansas Inc
Docking Seeks Define Self in Campaign 96 Race
In an interview at the Journal World Docking outlines a fast paced campaign to contrast with Finney while stressing state led governance and a balanced America. Finney emphasizes Roosevelt era programs and long state experience as Thompson runs neck and neck with Roberts for the Senate seat.
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Finney
Kansas University
U.S. House
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U.S
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Pat Roberts
Frugal spenders among Kansas GOP House members in 1995
National Taxpayers Union data shows Kansas four GOP representatives total office spending for 1995, followed by each member’s percentage of allowance used and their rank among all 435 House members by spending efficiency.
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Kansas
National Taxpayers Union
Kansan House Delegation Keeps Frugal Office Spending
The all Republican Kansas delegation spent $2.7 million on office expenses in 1995, well below the House average. Freshmen Sam Brownback and Todd Tiahrt used 77 and 71 percent of their allowances, while Pat Roberts and Jan Meyers also spent under average. total House office costs declined slightly to $341.8 million. Franked mail by Kansans totaled $63,747.
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Todd Tiahrt
Arkansas
Kansas
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NTU
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Dodge City
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Washington and District
Keating
Families use damage award to upgrade railroad crossings
Wichita families of five teens injured or killed when a train hit their car win an $8 million punitive damages award plus $2 million in compensatories. They will use the funds to install gates and lights at unprotected crossings and upgrade more than 60 sites.
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Josh White
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Josh
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Canal Fulton
Conrail
Stark County
White
KU transfers journalism institute to Illinois
The Mid-America Press Institute moves from KU to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston after Paul Jess retires from the KU journalism faculty. The 20 state regional program, founded at Southern Illinois University in 1968, serves about 30 newspapers in Illinois and Indiana, with Kansas about 15 members.
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Mid-America Press Institute
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
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Kansas
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Michigan
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Journal-World
Controlled burn at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant sparks explosion
A Wednesday controlled burn at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant near DeSoto ignited fuel and hay and an explosion followed after about 15 minutes. Officials said the 6,800 square foot building contained volatile propellants from World War II and Korean War era production. No injuries were reported. The burn is part of demolitions planned for about 413 structures over two years to make way for commercial development, with oversight by state and federal agencies.
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DeSoto
Gayla Frazier
Alliant Techsystems Inc
Frazier
Area News
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