East Germany ends travel bans as Wall gates open for all
East Germany permanently lifts travel restrictions and West German officials announce holes will be punched in the Berlin Wall to allow free passage. Tens of thousands cross into West Berlin as celebrations erupt with politicians embracing and citizens seeking family reunions and shopping opportunities.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Berlin Wall
Friedrich Dickel
Dickel
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
West Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Genscher
Europe
Federal Republic of Germany
Walter Momper
East Berlin
Nissen
Gelting
Huelsbergen
Hayden: No plans for special session in tax relief talks
Gov. Mike Hayden said he will not call a special session now to ease property tax hardships from reassessment and classification. He left open a possible gathering before the Jan. 8 start of the 1990 session if tax committees reach consensus on relief and urged leaders to convene the Legislative Coordinating Council to authorize hearings on the issue.
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Topeka
Mike Hayden
Legislative Coordinating Council
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
House Taxation
Hayden
Statehouse
Legislators seek probe into local mill levies
TOPEKA AP legislators call for a state probe into alleged padding of 1988 budgets by local governments and loopholes in reappraisal law to inflate 1989 property tax mill levies. House leaders cite a June 1988 memo from the League of Kansas Municipalities suggesting padding 1988 budgets to raise 1989 levies.
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Topeka
House
Robert H. Miller
David Miller
Endora
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Jim Braden
League of Kansas Municipalities
E.A
Ernie’’ Mosher
League
Bush units aid to West Germany as East Germany opens borders
President Bush praised East Germany for lifting travel restrictions and ordered all possible assistance to help West Germany cope with refugees. Secretary Baker said the decree could spur broader freedoms and noted aid may hinge on East Germany pursuing true reforms and free elections. Bush planned phone talks with Helmut Kohl as the situation evolved.
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Washington
Bush
East Germany
West Germany
James A. Baker III
CBS
Texas
Marlin Fitzwater
Helmut Kohl
ABC
Baker
Germany
German Democratic Republic
East German Border Opening Stuns KU Exchange Student
Heinrich Nissen a West German exchange student at Kansas University began a research paper on East German reform but ripped it up after the border opening decree. He noted the pace of change shocked him as many East Germans seek emigration, signaling widening East West ties and potential strain on social services.
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Heinrich Nissen
Kansas University
East Germany
Nissen
West Germay
Douglas County murder trial strains law enforcement resources
The Douglas County murder trial of a 28 year old transient accused of killing a Lawrence boy in July 1988 strains manpower. A six man six woman jury was seated after extensive questioning as opening statements were set for 2 p.m. The case involves John William and charges include aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder or felony murder. Settlemyre’s mutilated body was found July 14, 1988 in the Kansas River. Sheriff Loren Anderson said eight to ten officers are assigned daily for courtroom security, with overtime costs highlighted as the case ties up staff for about two weeks. Continuous security burdens were offset by Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin providing extra manpower.
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Douglas County
John William
William
James Paddock
Kansas University
Paddock
Richard D. Settlemyre
Settlemyre
Kansas River
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Lawrence
Loren Anderson
Sheriff’s
Police Departments
Anderson
Sheriff's Department
Ron Olin
Olin
Kansas routs Spirit Express 90 to 56 in basketball game
Pekka Markkanen led with 18 points and Mark Randall added 14 as Kansas defeated Spirit Express 90 to 56. The report mentions a collision with the visitors’ bench and notes the game occurred on a Saturday with largely sunny warm weather, high near 70.
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Pekka Markkanen
Mark Randall
Kansas
Spirit Express
Navy jet crashes into Atlanta apartments search for missing man
Searchers combed rubble at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex after a Navy jet fighter exploded and struck the buildings. A man was missing and feared dead as rescue teams scoured the debris for clues and survivors.
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Atlanta
President plans housing initiative
President Bush travels to Dallas to unveil a comprehensive housing plan addressing home ownership and homelessness. Officials outline first time buyer aid, homeless, and a looming moratorium on multifamily low income mortgages. HUD Secretary Kemp backs helping subsidized tenants buy their units.
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Washington
Bush
Dallas
National Association of Realtors
Texas
Bill Clements
Department of Housing and Urban Development
White House
Roger Porter
HUD
Jack Kemp
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West
Helmut Huelsbergen
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