Tornadoes Rip Emporia injuring 21 and damaging town
East central Kansas saw twisters strike Emporia injuring 21 people with major damage to homes and businesses. A man and his 3 month old daughter were hospitalized in Topeka with serious and moderate injuries. Authorities said four tornadoes touched down and early damage estimates exceed one million dollars as Governor Hayden prepares a disaster declaration.
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Main
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Steve Davis
Lyon County
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Mike Hayden
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Ybarra
Hayden
John Koelsch
Violent Kansas storm spares Lawrence area
A violent storm skirted Lawrence Thursday evening with the northern edge moving through around 7 p.m. for about an hour. Lawrence and Douglas County agencies reported no major damage or outages, while nearby Osage County saw five or six tornadoes with minor damage and no injuries. Weather spotter Matt Foster observed the Osage County tornadoes while near the county line.
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Jeannette Bush
Sheriff’s Department
Shawnee County
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Wichita
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Kansas University Weather Service
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Douglas County Amateur Radio Club
Osage
Bush Signals Possible Breakoff of U S PLO Talks
President Bush on a Midwestern trip said no decision has been made on breaking off the 16 month dialogue with the PLO after a terrorist attack on an Israeli beach. Secretary Baker said the U S seeks more information before deciding.
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Yasser Arafat
Israel
Nation's Report Card finds reading and writing gaps widen
A congressionally required assessment shows few fourth, eighth, or twelfth graders are proficient in reading or writing. The report notes large white minority gaps, low in-home and school reading activity, and limited discussion of reading at home across grades.
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Roy Truby
National Assessment Governing Board
City arts budget seeks 34749 for public displays
Lawrence Arts Commission asks the City Commission to earmark 34749 in the 1991 city budget for public art purchases under the percent for art policy. The proposal accompanies other agency requests in a 3:30 p.m. study session at city hall as county officials hold line on property taxes.
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Lawrence Arts Commission
Sandy Praeger
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Kelly Arnold
Douglas County
Mike Amyx
County Commission
Post offices in Lawrence to sell new mail merchandise
The U S Postal Service will offer items like tshirts jewelry coffee mugs and a teddy bear carrier with the eagle logo or stamp designs. Ron Hubbard says displays will appear in the Lawrence main post office and Jayhawk station lobby as more items arrive, part of budget efforts.
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U.S. Postal Service
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Shamir forms new right wing government pledge uproot uprising
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir announced the creation of a new right wing cabinet promising to uproot the Palestinian uprising. The move signals a hard line approach amid ongoing conflict and regional tensions.
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Yitzhak Shamir
Study finds Kansas school aid formula still unequal
A recent study led by Blue Valley School District Superintendent Larry Phye concludes Kansas’ 17 year old School District Equalization Act fails to provide equitable per pupil funding across enrollment groups. Kansas State University professors David Thompson and Bob Shoop aided the research amid lawmakers’ shift to uniform 1 to 2 percent increases.
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Larry Phye
Blue Valley
David Thompson
Bob Shoop
Kansas State University
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