Pomona and Wellsville bands shine in state contests
Pomona High School band earned an I rating from three judges at the state high school band contest in Gardner alongside 20 schools in 1A to 4A. Wellsville High School band earned an I rating while their choir received II at the same Gardner festival.
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Gardner
Wellsville
PBS
Jill Driver
Quememo
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Phi Beta Lambda
PBL
Oklahoma City
Southwestern
Oklahoma
OHS
Ottawa
Kathy (Pence) Burgoon
Kathy Burgoon
Patricia
Brady) Haworth
Lewis Baker
Richard Johnston
Bob Kohler
Bob Latimer
Larry Lewis
Steve Paine
Shirley
Edwards) Moten
Mary Ann (Mueller) Olson
Dale Seyler
Lucille (Edwards) Warren
Jim Williams
N. Stewart Anderson
Kansas State University
Osage City
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
ACP
Wade Sisson
Overbrook
Royal Purple
CSPA
CPSA
Associated Collegiate Press
Ue Pong
Demos press for higher minimum wage amid GOP opposition
In Washington Democrats push to raise the federal minimum wage from 4.25 to 5.15 an hour over two years, arguing for inflation adjusted gains. Senate leaders and Labor Secretary Reich urge GOP support, while Republicans warn of job losses for teens and small businesses.
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Bot Dole
GOP
Robert Reich
ABC
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Treasury
Robert Rubin
CBS
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Dole
Rubin
Jerzy Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
House
David Bonnor
Michigan
Jasinowski
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Primal Fear retains top box office for second week
Richard Gere thriller Primal Fear remains the number one film with an $8.1 million weekend. James and the Giant Peach debuts strong at about $8 million, followed by The Birdcage at $7.1 million. Fear opens in fourth with $6.9 million and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate earns $5.6 million. Kids in the Hall Brain Candy grosses $850,000 at 163 locations for $5,215 per theater.
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James and the Giant Peach
Mark Wahlberg
Martin Lawrence
U S and Japan Sign Defense Cooperation Accord
In Tokyo the United States and Japan signed an accord allowing Japan to provide transport and other logistics for U S troops in peacekeeping and training. The deal marks a step toward closer peacetime defense ties amid strains in the alliance as President Clinton planned a three day Tokyo visit after Alaska refueling.
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United States
Japan
U.S
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station
Okinawa
Naha
Israel Bombards Lebanon as 400,000 Flee in Stated Offensive
Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon as 400,000 residents fled the five day offensive. Hezbollah warned of suicide squads while rockets hit northern Israel. French aid arrived in Beirut as U.N. Security Council prepared to meet.
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Hezbollah
Israel
Jacques Chirac
France
U.N. Security Council
Syria
Nabatiyeh
Ers
Wadi Qaissiyeh
Khirbet Silim
Beirut
Kuwait
Princess Anne Tops Poll as Likely Monarch
London polling shows Princess Anne at 33 percent, eighth in line, ahead of Charles at 26 percent and William at 12 percent. Diana trails with 7 percent. Charles’ image has dipped since 1992.
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Elizabeth II
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Charles
Mori
Independent Television
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William
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