Menninger Foundation Names New Leader at Topeka Clinic
The Menninger Foundation announces John McKelvey, longtime Menninger trustee, will assume leadership of the Topeka clinic after Friday’s retirement of Dr. Walt Menninger. The move marks a key transition for the famed psychiatric facility.
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Choral Students Brighten Seniors With Song
Sixty Southwest Junior High choral students visited assisted living communities on Friday and performed for residents. The upbeat concert drew warm responses from seniors and staff alike.
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Quotable 4 62 reference fuels cheer squad feud
Sally Stanley a former majorette defends cheer feeding squads criticized for lewd routines claiming the 1962 standard was wilder and more demanding.
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Bald eagle set for Memorial Stadium national anthem flight
Challenger the bald eagle, trained for sports events, will swoop from Memorial Stadium’s north end during KU's game with Nebraska. The event marks his Lawrence appearance after Yankee Stadium, with handlers guiding him by radio and using whistles and leather gear. KU raised about $10,000 for the American Eagle Foundation.
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Bush vows no Ramadan pause for US airstrikes in Afghanistan
President Bush said US airstrikes in Afghanistan will continue during Ramadan. A US helicopter crash during a rescue mission injured four crew members, all safe afterward. The downed craft was later destroyed by F-14 Tomcats from USS Theodore Roosevelt to prevent Taliban or al Qaeda capture. Freezing rain halted further special forces deployments.
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Unemployment soars as October job losses hit 415,000
The Labor Department reports 415,000 jobs were cut in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, the highest since 1996. Economists warn of a deep, prolonged recession as 2.2 million jobs have been shed since October 2000, with recovery hoped for early next year. President Bush urges swift passage of an economic revival package and asks Congress to reconcile tax cuts with spending. The Dow fluctuated but ended higher after the report.
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Duck feud delays Kansas official's federal appointment
The US Senate faces a hold on Steve Williams’s nomination to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a duck hunting policy feud among senators slows the process. Williams, Kansas secretary of wildlife and parks, is part of a broader dispute over a nine day duck season extension in six southern states.
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