Public aid sought in homicide probe of 19 year old Bread
Douglas County officials seek help from the public in the homicide investigation of Christopher George Bread a 19 year old from Lawrence whose body was found on East 15th Street with head injuries. An autopsy cites a fractured skull but does not identify the cause noting it could be pavement a car bumper or a bat. The investigation notes potential other vehicle activity in the area and tracks Bread's Thursday night movements while keeping some details for later release.
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Lawrence
East 15Th Street
Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Christopher George Bread
Haskell Indian Junior College
Anderson
Carol Moddrell
Bread
Panel urges universal health insurance and nursing care
A bipartisan commission urged that health insurance and long term nursing care be available to all in need at an estimated 86.2 billion dollars yearly. The panel split 8 to 7 with limited funding options and a bleak chance of enactment without a financing plan.
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Washington
Bipartisan Commission On
John D. Rockefeller
Dw.va
Commission On
Congress
Rep
Fortney H. Stark
Dcalif
Stark
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Commission
Artist's time-travel art from Overland Park to Smithsonian
John Gurdie, 38, began drawing dinosaurs as a boy in Overland Park and now freelances for the Smithsonian Institution. He has done facial reconstructions on skulls in Africa, creates whole-body reconstructions of early humans, designs a mural for the Hall of Human Origins, and produced dinosaur art and stamps for National Geographic and the U.S. Postal Service. He studied geology and anthropology at Kansas University and planned to pursue a doctorate before choosing art.
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John Gurdie
Overland Park
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Gurdie
Kansas University
Columbia University
The
Smithsonian
Africa
Lawrence
New Hall of
Dinosaur Hall
National Geographic
Gurcie
U.S. Postal Service
Howard Paine
National Geographic Magazine
Paine
Gurche
Appeals court rejects attack on amendment
The Kansas Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that three commercial property owners from Kingman Barber and Clay counties lacked standing to challenge the 1986 property classification amendment. They failed to exhaust administrative remedies for tax relief, so the court dismissed their suit calling the amendment unconstitutional.
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Topeka
Kansas Court of Appeals
Appellate Court
Shawnee County
James P. Buchele
Kingman
Barber
Clay
Urague
Court of Appeals
Shawnee Heights defeats Lions 72 64 in 6A sub-state clash
Shawnee Heights toppled Lions 72 to 64 to end Lawrence High's basketball season in a Class 6A sub-state game played Friday night in Topeka.
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Shawnee Heights
Lawrence High
Topeka
Weather outlook hints at warm weekend picnic weather
A Sunday forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high in the low 60s. Pleasant weekend warmth supports outdoor plans with light winds and dry conditions.
Antarctic Ice Route Beaten by Unmechanized Crossing Team
An international expedition reached a Soviet Antarctic base on the eastern coast marking the first unmechanized traverse of the continent. The achievement showcases endurance and careful planning by the crew, who weathered harsh conditions to complete the historic journey.
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Antarctica
Quotable: Bush vows end to drug lord era on anti-drug rally
President George Bush declares in California that the days of drug lords are numbered as part of a broad anti-drug push while urging tougher enforcement and rehabilitation measures nationwide. The remarks came during a public rally highlighting crime and addiction challenges.
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George Bush
California
Legislative panel sets EU budget for Kansas universities
Senate Ways and Means Committee finished a bill funding seven Board of Regents schools for the current and next fiscal year. Sen. Winter said the fight isn't over as votes are studied and action may resume next week. The measure moves through House and conference and to Gov Hayden. It includes over 7 million of the 36 million in appeals Regents sought, with KU seeking full 100 percent graduate teaching assistant fee waivers.
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Topeka
Wint Winter Jr
Lawrence
Senate
Kansas University
Ways and Means
Board of Regents
House
House- Senate
Mike Hayden
Winter
Hayden
KGB Defector Hopes Spy Tales Boost Book
Victor Ivanovich Sheymov a former KGB agent 04035 goes public about alleged Soviet involvement in a plot to kill the pope and spies inside the State Department He says he wrote a book and is seeking a publisher and gave a news conference detailing a 1979 cable ordering near assassination plans while in Warsaw and poland trips and a May 1980 CIA arranged disappearance year.
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Washington
State Department
Victor Ivanovich Sheymov
Soviet Union
U.S
Warsaw
KGB
Moscow
John Paul II
Sheymov
Victor Orlov
Poland
Yuri Andropov
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Richard Gwin
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Tim Carpenter
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