Army major to be honorably discharged April 19
Maj Joyce Walmer, ordered discharged after admitting a lesbian relationship, will leave military service April 19 from Headquarters Company at Fort Leavenworth. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied her injunction to block discharge, following a Kansas federal court ruling in 1993.
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Kan
Joyce Walmer
Combined Arms Center
Janet Wray
Wray
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Walmer
Kansas
Pledges Promote Fishing Over Drugs In Kansas Program
In Topeka, Gov Bill Graves former Gov Mike Hayden and several children signed a pledge at Cedar Crest to use fishing as an escape from daily problems. Co sponsored by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas Wildscape Foundation. Indoor event due to rain. The pledge, printed on a business card, commits to fishing instead of drugs.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Bill Graves
Mike Hayden
Cedar Crest
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas Wildscape Foundation
Neighbors Convicted in Topeka Slaying Case
Charlene Nard, 43, was found guilty of second degree murder in the stabbing and beating death of neighbor James McDermet. Prosecutors said McDermet, who had impaired vision, suffered more than 60 wounds. his body was discovered Nov. 8, 1994. Nard also faces a first degree murder trial next week in a separate 1990 death of a 15 month old foster child in her care.
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Topeka
Kan
Charlene Nard
James McDermet
McDermet
Nard
Helen McDermet
McDermot
Mom and Pop stores gain as Safeway strike spreads
In Northern California, corporate grocers face picket lines while neighborhood shops surge. With a six day strike at Safeway and many chains locking out workers, shoppers flood local markets. An assistant manager recalls Thanksgiving like crowds and compares the rush to an earthquake.
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San Francisco
California
Mom and Pop
Safeway
Glenn Dalporto
Grand Central
Pacific Heights
Commission split on mayoral succession in Ottawa
Ottawa commission members debated mayoral succession after questions arose about line of succession. Matt Matthews had been expected to become mayor, but Joan Tyson suggested a scenario where he would serve a second year as mayor pro tem and Richard Jackson could become mayor instead. The measure is to be decided at the April 19 commission meeting.
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Ich
Ottawa
Matt Matthews
Matthews
Richard Jackson
Jackson
Ottawa Commissionbacks Hidden Meadows Housing Plan
During a study session Monday Ottawa commissioners approved a consensus letter of support for the Hidden Meadows apartment project at 1601 8. Hickory. The letter, requested by Fred Bentley of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, endorses Jerry Donnelly’s plan to build 16 low income units and seek federal tax credits administered by the state. The panel also approved Courthouse Square Apartments’ relocation request.
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Ottawa
Hidden Meadows
Fred Bentley
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Lawrence
Jerry Donnelly
Hickory
Donnelly
Courthouse Square Apartments
Locally produced china for Kansas governor's residence
Ottawa based Heartland China fired up 24 place settings of sunflower pattern china for Governor Bill Graves and his wife Linda. Brent Boyer, acting Heartland site manager, described the design as a sunflower painting by Van Gogh, noting the pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe. The agreement followed a capital visit months earlier, after Heartland gifted initial pieces including a single sunflower place setting.
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Kansas
Heartland China
Heartland
China Company
Bill Graves
Linda
van Gogh
Brent Boyer
Golden State Porcelain
Boyer
China
Ottawa education board debates bond survey approach
Ottawa Board of Education weighed gathering public input for the next bond proposal but failed to agree on how to solicit or use it. Some members urged a patron survey prioritizing middle school or elementary needs and space types, while others argued for board-led decisions and more information before surveying.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Cheryl Sylvester
Terry Jennings
Jack Maxwell
Barb Gibson
Sylvester
Maxwell
Dole targets entertainment, backs voluntary school prayer
Republican Bob Dole campaigned in Ohio pitching a Christian right stance. He denounced the entertainment industry as poisoning youth and urged voluntary school prayer while pledging to oppose income tax increases and to balance the budget. He framed his tour as solidifying a conservative flank amid GOP primary stakes.
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Olumbus
Ohio
Bob Dole
Dole
el Os
Envoy Visits Imprisoned Americans in Iraq
Polish diplomat Ryszard Krystosik said life is tough but improving for two American prisoners in a Baghdad area maximum security facility. David Caliberti and William Barloon, both in their 30s, were sentenced to eight years for illegally entering Iraq after they claim to have aimed for a U N post near Kuwait. Iraqi Information Minister Haced Yousef Hamadi disputed that and said the men knowingly crossed borders, suggesting espionage motives.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William Barloon
New Hampton
Iowa
Iraq
Ying
United Nations
Kuwait
U.S. Defense
Haced
Yousef Hamadi
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