Suspects in New York bombing may have fled to Middle East
Federal agents search for associates linked to Mohammed A Salameh after his arrest over the World Trade Center bombing. Investigators seek motive and accomplices while Salameh, a follower of radical cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman, is held without bail. An axle scrap from the Ryder van tied to the attack was found in the towers rubble.
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World Trade Center
Middle East
Associated Press
Mohammed A. Salameh
Salameh
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman
Abdel-Rahman
New Jersey
Egypt
Anwar el-Sadat
Ryder
Hudson River
Jersey City
N.J
Bell Defends Workers Compensation Award For Back Injury
Former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell of Lawrence responds to lawmakers who criticized his 94 469 workers compensation award for a January 1989 back injury. He asserts the benefits are statutory and proper. Bell began collecting in March 1991, with 23 024 taken upfront and the remainder paid weekly for five years.
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Fletcher Bell
Lawrence
Bell
Kansas
Local parent activist featured in Better Homes and Gardens
Jeanette Wisdom, a Lawrence parent and cofounder of Parents Involved, is highlighted in the March Better Homes and Gardens article Parents in Action Five folks who made their kids school better. Wisdom, at 1714 W 22nd, leads meetings on school topics and publishes a newsletter about education bills and access to records.
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Jeanette Wisdom
Wisdom
Better Homes and Gardens
Parents Involved
Mika Yoder Lawrence
Lawrence
Douglas County Jobless Rate Edges Up to 4 Percent
The Kansas Department of Human Resources reported Douglas County’s unemployment rose to 4 percent in January from 3.5 percent in December and January 1992, marking a two year high driven by seasonal factors and post holiday patterns.
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Douglas County
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Kathy Ketchum
KDHR
Kansas
Ketchum
Lawrence lawyer Wesley Norwood suspended by Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended Wesley M. Norwood of Lawrence for borrowing 117000 from the mother of a client charged with second degree murder and 15000 from another client in a drug case. The court rejected an informal admonition and noted Norwood's involvement in high profile Douglas County cases. Norwood said he had not yet been officially notified and declined comment.
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Kansas Supreme Court Today
Wesley M. Norwood
Lawrence
Norwood
Supreme Court
Douglas County
Ronnie Alane Caldwell
Kansas University
Jeffrey Len Holly
Leavenworth ends Lawrence High season in substate
South Africa moves toward resuming apartheid talks as crucial negotiations begin after months of stalemate. In sports, S Africa Leavenworth defeated Lawrence High 72 to 57 to end the Lions season in sub state.
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Leavenworth
Lawrence High
Lions
South Africa
Education school to get new home on campus
Kansas University's School of Education and related programs will move from Bailey Hall to the vacant Joseph R. Pearson Residence Hall after a planned $10 million renovation. Officials say a 1999 transfer is tentatively planned with funding to be sought from the Legislature. Chancellor Budig and Ed Meyen emphasize the move fits long term campus needs for professional schools.
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Kansas University
School of Education
Ed Meyen
Education
Bailey Hall
Joseph R. Pearson
Gene Budig
JRP
West Campus
Meyen
Jayhawk Boulevard
JRE
Space Committee
Joseph. R. Pearson
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