Boaters protest Perry Lake water releases to aid Missouri River flow
Drought across the Midwest drives the Army Corps to release Perry Lake water to the Missouri River to bolster barge navigation. Project manager Frank Funk cites reservoirs in Montana and the Dakotas at 20 feet below normal, warning another 3 feet drop as releases continue to Oct 26. The move draws complaints from deep-keeled sailboat operators and others facing low water.
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Perry Lake
Midwest
Missouri River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Frank Funk
Montana
North
South Dakota
Missouri
Funk
Corps
Richard Gwin
D.J. Patton
D.j.'s Marine
Motive unknown in Killeen Luby's massacre
Police still seek a motive for the Luby's Cafeteria mass shooting in Killeen Texas after George Hennard killed 23, firing two 9mm pistols and dying by self inflicted gunfire. The attack left 22 killed in the crowded diner as witnesses recounted screams and chaos during lunch.
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Killeen
Tex
George Hennerd
Belton
Luby's
Nard
Hennard
Claw
Giacomozzi
Joanna
Tusay
Henderson
Nev
Bell County
Dayton Belton
Dayton
Hor
Older fans to show spirit at KU parade
Lawrence residents from Sterling Heights Nursing Center will ride a homecoming parade float at KU. Forty two seniors wear crimson and blue and travel on a truck converted with chicken wire, tissue-paper panels, and a Go Hawkal message. They include former KU workers and students who have long watched KU games.
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KU Parade
Lawrence
Jayhawks
Sterling Haighin Nursing Center
Kansas University
KJ. Langlais
Kansas National Guard
Sterling Heighta
Yreaidenty
Area Report and Classifieds Lead Page 2A Quotation
A compact page feature includes the Area Report and Classifieds on page 2A with a quoted line: The Lord told me it's flat none of your business. The snippet suggests local notes and a terse remark attributed to a speaker, indicating a blunt stance.
Inflation Jumps 0.4 Percent in September
Washington AP reports the CPI rose 0.4 percent in September driven by higher energy food and housing costs, marking the largest increase since January. Analysts fear the Fed may delay rate cuts until inflation trends clarify, while nine month inflation sits at 2.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Tlow
KU seeks funds to rebuild Hoch Auditorium plan
Kansas University aims to win state funding to reconstruct Hoch Auditorium gutted by a June fire. The proposal seeks $1 million in July 1892 for planning toward an estimated $18 million rebuild, targeting occupancy in fall 198. Del Shankel says regents may accept the plan and forward it to Gov. Finney and the 1992 Legislature.
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Kansas University
Kansas Board
Hoch Auditorium
Regents
Joan Finney
del Shankel
Lawrences
Navy apologizes for implying sailor caused 1989 explosion
The Navy apologized for suggesting sailor Clayton Hartwig caused the USS Iowa blast in 1989 and said the cause could not be determined after a second inquiry. Adm. Frank Kelso said investigators found no clear proof of fault by Hartwig, while Hartwig’s family welcomed the clarification.
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Navy
Clayton
Adm
Frank Kelly
Chief of
Naval Operations
Hartwig
Kelso
Lowa
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Mesa Riday
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Hoch
Shankel
Shankel Ba Sen
Wint Winter Jr
Ut A . Butters
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