Aidid frees U S helicopter pilot Durant in Mogadishu
U S Army chief warrant officer Michael Durant, captured Oct 3 when his helicopter was shot down, was released by Gen Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s forces in central Mogadishu. Durant, 32, suffered a broken leg, broken cheekbone, and fractured back but was described as in good spirits after treatment at a field hospital. Clinton said no deal was made for Durant’s release, while U N officials noted his need for immediate medical care.
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Somalia
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
U.S
Army
Michael Durant
Red Cross
Clinton
Washington
Durant
U.N
American Field Hospital
Berlin
N.H
Aidid
Omar Shantali
John Holcomb
Woolworths to close downtown Lawrence store
Woolworths will close its 913 Mass store in Lawrence with business ending on or before January 30, 1994. About 30 employees will lose their jobs as the retailer restructures to boost profits. The plan targets 970 stores for closure, with some locations transformed into Foot Locker RX Place and Northern Reflections outlets.
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Lawrence
Woolworth Corp
Mass
Margaret Bishop
Woolworth
Foot Locker Shoe
RX Place Drug
Northern Reflections Women’s Apparel
Bishop
Company gauges employee interest in Lawrence facility
A major financial services firm weighing a large data processing center in Lawrence seeks 300 to 1,200 workers over four to five years. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce has opened an Access line to collect interested candidates’ names addresses and phone numbers to reassure executives about local labor supply.
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Lawrence
Bill Martin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Journal World’s
Access Service
City skirts AG opinion on 20 mph residential limits
Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan issued an opinion saying 20 mph residential limits conflict with state law, but Lawrence officials say they will not change the 20 mph zones for now. Mayor John Nalbandian defends the safety of reduced limits while noting it’s only an opinion. The city may act only if challenged in court, and Manhattan asked Stephan for guidance on traffic devices.
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Lawrence
Atty
Bob Stephan
Kansas
John Nalbandian
Stephan
Nalbandian
Horsch
Manhattan
Traffic Safety Commission
Crestline Drive
Oxford Road
Terese Gorman
Meat labels warn consumers on ground meat safety
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department will require new ground meat labels starting Friday. The labels, no smaller than 1/16 inch, advise that products may contain bacteria and can cause illness if mishandled or cooked improperly. The warnings follow fatal outbreaks tied to E coli and other pathogens, though the label notes government inspection.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Scoutmasters Removed Spark Scope of Abuse Records
About 1,800 scoutmasters suspected of molesting boys were removed by the Boy Scouts of America between 1971 and 1991, but some simply went elsewhere and continued to abuse Scouts, organization files show.
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Boy Scouts of America
Teacher pay on upswing with $35,104 average
Washington AP reports public school teachers earned a record average salary of $35,104 last year, a 3.2 percent raise the same as the prior year. Despite gains, teachers trail lawyers and many professionals. inflation eroded the $56 purchasing power increase, while Kansas averaged $30,713. Industry comparisons show accountants at $38,192 chemists at $56,229 and lawyers at $66,271 in recent periods. Teachers outpaced the average government worker by 13 percent in 1992.
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Washington
Jewell Gould
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Kansas
Local teacher pay in Lawrence over three years
The average Lawrence teacher base salary for 1993-94 was 35475 dollars with a 2.55 percent base rise and 6.51 percent in the total salary pool. For 1992-93 the base was 34385 dollars with 5.17 percent base growth and 8.36 percent total increase. In 1991-92 the base stood at 32955 dollars with 2.4 percent base growth and 4.3 percent total growth.
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Lawrence
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