Gorbachev Trials for Union Preservation Vote
Soviet voters backed Gorbachev on keeping the union but showed strong support for making the Russian presidency directly elected, a move that could boost rival Boris Yeltsin. Gorbachev warned the change was dangerous while pledging to respect Russians' opinion. Preliminary returns centered in Moscow and Leningrad.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Leningrad
Russian Federation
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
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Bush backs Iraq Kuwait reparations and peace aims
President Bush stated Iraq must pay war reparations for environmental damage to Kuwait as UN efforts seek a permanent Gulf peace. He and Secretary Baker outlined a broad push for ceasefire, Palestinian-Arab-Israeli issues, and Lebanon, while Baker returns from diplomacy seeking progress.
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Kuwait
Washington
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Lebanon
Supreme Court to hear case on school prayer at graduations
The court agreed to decide if prayers at public school graduation ceremonies violate the separation of church and state. Providence officials defended acknowledging God as non endorsement while the ACLU urged preservation of the exclusion. The decision could affect guest invocations and benedictions at high and junior high commencements.
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Jayhawks Hoosiers Game Tickets Still Available in Charlotte
Kansas University remains a Sweet 16 hopeful as it prepares to face Indiana University in Charlotte North Carolina. KU has 1,000 tickets allotted and expects fan activity with a planned pregame pep rally by the KU Alumni Association, though exact game time was not set by press time. Kansas defeated New Orleans and Pittsburgh in prior NCAA rounds.
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Louisville
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University of New Orleans
University of Pittsburgh
Kansas lawmakers mull endgame as session stalls
In Topeka Rep. Betty Jo Charlton and colleagues say the big bills remain unresolved with four weeks left in the 1991 session. Gov Finney supports initiative and referendum while debating tax hikes versus education cuts. Interstate banking passed and awaits Finney's signature. she may veto spending bills to push her agenda.
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Dlawrence
John Solbach
Sandy Praeger
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Joan Finney
House
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Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
City Hall struggles with new 10 line switchboard
Barb Town nerves frayed as city hall staff grapple with a weekend installed 10 line telephone switchboard. The system aims to speed calls by letting residents dial directly to offices, but Monday morning chaos shows it will take time to master. The transition promises efficiency but raises patient nerves and questions about loosened direct lines.
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City Hall
Lawn
Richard Gwin
Larry Tucker
ROLM
Kansas City
Razorbacks advance to Sweet 16 past Arizona State
Arkansas tops Arizona State 97 to 90 to reach the Sweet 16 and set a Southeast Regional semifinal with Alabama. Page 2A notes Tonight’s clear, low 36 and Tuesday’s sunny high 67.
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N.C
Bush Hosts Welcome Home for Persian Gulf Troops
President Bush led a joyous ceremony in Sumter D.C. welcoming troops returning from the Persian Gulf War on Sunday.
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Index Area Report and Classifieds Begin Page Mix
The page bluntly lists sections such as Classifieds 9B and 6B 8B Camics 10B Crossword 7B Deaths 1A Editorials 4A Hospitals 1A and notes weather and Va. Variaty. The item reads as a horizontal summary of the paper’s contents and page labels.
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