Summit aims to curb violence before South Africa vote
President de Klerk and Nelson Mandela planned a secret meeting with Zulu King Goodwill Zwelethini and Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi days before South Africa's all-race election. The talks seek to ease clashes in Natal Province as Mandela's ANC is favored to win the April vote.
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South Africa
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African National Congress
Goodwill Zwelethini
Inkatha Freedom Party
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Zwelethini
Buthelezi
ANC
Mandela
Natal
KwaZulu
Pottawatomie County Shifts to Transfer Station Waste
State wide landfill rules force Pottawatomie County to close the Wamego site and shift garbage to a local transfer station before Haulers move it to Lawrence’s Haram Quarry landfill. Subtitle D rules boost costs with stricter design, groundwater monitoring, and closure duties across Kansas counties.
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Kansas
Wamego
Lawrence
Environmental Protection Agency
Wind whipped blaze in Kansas contained but feared to reignite
A fire near Wilmore, east of Dodge City, burned up to 20000 acres with winds above 45 mph. Comanche County dispatchers said it was reasonably contained though crews remained on scene and no structures or injuries were reported. Cause under investigation and officials warned winds could restart it if they shift. Firefighters from at least 16 area cities and counties battled the blaze.
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Comanche County
Nancy Graham
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Greensburg
Medicine Lodge
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Comanche
Clinton rally in Topeka highlights health care push
President Clinton energized a crowd at Forbes Field in Topeka while promoting his health care reform plan. In downtown Topeka he met small business owners and spoke at a televised town hall in Fairway as U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery seeks the Democratic governor nomination, aided by Clinton’s appearance.
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Topeka
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Kansas
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Kan
Fairway
Kansas City
Air Force Base
Washington
U.S
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Ottawans Hear Clinton Speak at Forbes Field Visit
Ottawa residents Bettie Sue Shumway Deloris Steanson and Shumway’s granddaughters Katie and Carrie Temm joined a visitors section at Forbes Field to hear President Bill Clinton speak Thursday morning. The crowd reacted with enthusiasm, applauding his remarks on health care and home health care expansion.
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Ottawa
Bill Clinton
Topeka
Forbes Field
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Deloris Steanson
Air National Guard
Shumway
Katie
Carrie Temm
Overland Park
Forbes
Steanson
Clinton
Ottawa cleanup effort by teams and students
Ottawa Uni Testy football squad along with Ottawa Middle School Young Leaders and cheerleaders plan a community trash pickup. Starting 9 a.m. Saturday, the group will traverse Main Street toward the Wal-Mart area, with about 70 participants. Coach Dave Dallas says the event supports the community and stems from prior projects.
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Main Street
Wal-Mart
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Dallas
OMS
Ottawa
Aide: Death penalty bill heads to Gov Finney
AP reports the capital punishment bill is viewed as certain to become law without a signature. Mary Holladay, Finney aide, said the governor will allow the measure to take effect. Finney expressed no doubt about her stance as the bill reaches her desk. Rep. Hendrix supported the bill while Rep Teagarden opposed it.
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Joan Finney
Mary Holladay
Teagarden
D-Lacygne
Holladay
Los Angeles
Barkis advocates tougher crime stance in Kansas AG bid
Kansas attorney general candidate Marvin Barkis, a former Kansas House speaker and Ottawa University alum, spoke to about 20 residents at Ottawa Middle School during a four day statewide tour. He warned of rising crime, told of youths and funerals, and urged harsher action to remove criminals from streets. Barkis noted his OU economics degree and Stanford education as part of his background.
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Kansas
Marvin Barkis
Louisburg
Kansas House
Ottawa Middle School
Barkis
Tom Sullivan
Stanford University
Rwanda turmoil erupts after leaders' plane crash
Violence rages in Kigali as gunfire and explosions kill act ing premier and dozens of aid workers. Three Cabinet ministers and two rights activists are abducted amid power vacuums after the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi die in a plane crash.
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Rwanda
U.N
Kigali
Burundi
Juvenal Habyarimana
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