Regents Help Eighth Graders Get On Course
Kansas Board of Regents creates a two color curriculum guide for 29 000 eighth graders. Counsellors in Lawrence report the guide is more sophisticated than last year and should prompt early planning for high school and college.
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Debate stretch run shapes tight White House race
Bush and Dukakis head into the stretch with polls showing Bush advantaged after their final debate. Dukakis claims victory and vows the race will tighten, while aides caution the outcome remains uncertain as both campaigns stage California rallies with running mates at their sides.
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Phil Gramm
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Bush wins second debate with Dukakis in peace through strength theme
AP judges say Bush won the second presidential debate tying his stance on peace through strength to Dukakis's weak foreign policy responses. Voters polled by ABC and LA Times also favored Bush. Pak judges noted Bush appeared more confident while Dukakis failed to rebut the nuclear freeze issue.
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Gasoline price dip cools inflation pressure in September
The AP reports a 0.4 percent wholesale price rise in September driven by food costs despite a 3.3 percent drop in energy prices led by gasoline. Beef prices rose as drought effects linger while energy declines offset food gains, signaling slower inflation after energy relief and cooling economic demand.
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House pork fuels KU research center setback
Kansas lawmakers reacted as the House rejected debating a broad education and research grants bill totaling about 60 million dollars. The measure would have funded a six point five million dollar bioscience center at the University of Kansas, part of a seven million dollar project, amid charges of pork-barrel politics.
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Year later Jessica McClure rise after dramatic rescue
A year after Jessica McClure fell into a well, her fame grows with parades media access and a Michael Jackson video appearance. EMS chief Sprague and paramedic Forbes recall the dramatic rescue that captured global attention while Midland faced film rights tensions and rumors about the McClures who now live modestly in a new home.
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Chris Piper runs Screen-lit Graphics after KU 1988 title
Chris Piper, a staple of KU's 1988 NCAA championship team, now heads Screen-lit Graphics. President Mikhail Gorbachev announced leasing government collective farms to private individuals to boost production and reduce subsidies. Page 2A.
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