Coaches Praise Each Other Ahead of Southeast Regional
At The Charlotte Coliseum pregame sessions, Kansas' Roy Williams and Indiana's Bob Knight exchanged cordial praise. Williams said he has great respect for Knight, while Knight replied he hopes to be as good as Williams and complimented his coaching.
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N.C
Roy Williams
Bob Knight
Charlotte Coliseum
Kansas
Williams
Indiana
Knight
Dean Smith
America
Hoosiers
Knight-Praising Coaches Spotlight In Elite Showdown
Arkansas and Alabama tip off at 9 p.m. after a 6 40 p.m. start, with Kansas and Indiana games shown on Channels 5 and 13. Roy Williams and Bob Knight exchange playful barbs as mutual respect grows amid imminent clash, Kansas vs Indiana.
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Alabama
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Hoosiers
County to lobby voters on road bonds for loop project
Douglas County voters face an April 2 decision on issuing 493750 in general obligation bonds to widen US 40 Sixth Street between Monterey Way and Wakarusa Drive. The county government plans a $5000 outreach brochure to explain the bond issue, with city and state contributions matching the county share.
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Lawrence
U.S. Highway 40
Sixth Street
Monterey Way
Wakarusa Drive
County Commission
House approves college budgets in Kansas
The Kansas House approved an amended Board of Regents budget for the 1992 fiscal year totaling 404.1 million in general fund spending. It would allocate 98.2 million to Kansas University and 65.5 million to the KU Medical Center while restoring 16.5 million of proposed cuts. The vote was 71 to 49 with debate over potential tax increases to fund higher spending and a fall 1991 tuition hike of 8 percent for Kansas residents at KU.
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House
Senate
Board of Regents
State General Fund
Kansas University
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
John Solbach
Lawrence
House Appropriations Committee
Joan Finney
Kansas
Jayhawks memorabilia sales rise with NCAA run
KU fans fear a surge in Jayhawks merchandise as Kansas faces Indiana in a Southeast Regional semifinal in Charlotte. With 300 licensed manufacturers, KU collects 6.5 percent of wholesale sales, and royalties already exceed last year’s by about 40000 dollars, while stores await postgame demand.
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Jayhawk
Jayhawks
Mike Reid
Indiana
Charlotte
N.C
Reid
Ku’s
NASA trims eight billion from space station project
NASA announced an eight billion dollar cut to its proposed space station reducing size and delaying completion to 2000. The redesign, praised by administrator Richard Truly as prudent, aims to meet congressional directives, simplify assembly, and maintain leadership in space. If approved, in orbit assembly starts 1996 with operation by 1997 and permanent four person occupancy by 2000. Senator Al Gore pledged intense hearings next month.
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Washington
NASA
Richard Truly
Freedom
Congressional
al Gore
D-Tenn
Space Subcommittee
Joy Stover Sets Records in LHS Swim Win
Freshman Joy Stover helped Lawrence High girls swim team win a quadrangular meet at LHS by breaking two school records. The report notes a busy page with sections on areas such as the Bush administration drafting a UN cease-fire resolution for the Persian Gulf War, plus local classifieds and features.
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Lawrence High
LHS
Bush Administration
United Nations
Rebels claim Iraq uses acid on Kurdish rebels
In Nicosia the opposition charged that helicopter gunships drop acid on Kurds in the north while napalm and chemical attacks in the south killed about 15 000 people. They also alleged the highest Shiite authority was arrested in Najaf and taken to Baghdad as clashes raged in the south.
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Cyprus
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Kirkuk
Najaf
Baghdad
Iran
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Rochelle Chronister
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Bill Wisdom
Richard Brack
Bega
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Los Angeles
Daryl F. Gates
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