Soviet Union imposes energy embargo on Lithuania over independence drive
Soviet officials order sharp cuts in natural gas to Lithuania starting April 17 and plan oil and gasoline reductions by Wednesday, aiming to pressure Lithuania after its parliament declared independence on March 11. Bush says US studying responses if Moscow acts, while Lithuanian officials confirm telegrams announcing gas cuts.
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Lithuania
Baltic Republic
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Bush
Soviet Union
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Goverment
Druzhba
Friendship
Gorbachev
Emporia man seeks 5th District Congress nomination
Doyle Talkington of Emporia filed for the Republican nomination in Kansas 5th District. He resigned as head of government affairs for the National Pork Producers Council to run, returning to Emporia in January. He paid $966 and cited rural Midwest concerns. The seat is open after Rep. Bob Whittaker’s retirement. Other GOP contenders include Sheila Bair, Kent Hodges, Ed Reitz, and Dick Nichols. Rex Crowell has shown interest. Democrats John Barnes, George Wingert, and Charles Benjamin have filed.
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Topeka
Kan
Doyle Talkington
Emporia
Secretary of State
Congress
Kansas
Talkington
Statehouse
National Pork Producers Council
Washington
D.C
America
Midwest
Bob Whittaker
Augusta
Sheila Bair
Independence
Kent Hodges
Ottawa
Ed Reitz
Pittsburg
McPherson
Dick Nichols
Rex Crowell
R Longton
John A. Barnes
Cherryvale
George Wingert
Charles Benjamin
Newton
Landfill Lifespan Question Puzzles Stakeholders
Fragmentary note questions the landfill's lifespan and future plans. It hints at environmental concerns and community impact while seeking clarity on permitting, capacity, and potential closure timelines. Authorities and residents weigh options, monitoring reports and policy implications.
Weather Summary for April and Barometric Reading
April averages show year to date and yearly figures with barometer at 30.44 inches and rising. Sunset tonight is 8 00 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow is 6 41 a.m.
Bush coolly addresses global warming summit
President Bush urged more study on climate change at a two day White House conference, stressing facts and the link between environmental health and economic welfare. Critics called his cautious stance inadequate as delegates from 18 nations and various organizations gathered to debate possible measures to curb warming.
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Bush
White House
Hayden urges funding shift for Kansas schools in Goodland visit
Gov Mike Hayden met residents at a Goodland town meeting to push tax based school funding reform. Superintendent Larry Jess urged shifting from property taxes to income and sales taxes to fund elementary and secondary education. Hayden supported the idea and praised local lawmakers Frahm and Crumbaker for bipartisan cooperation.
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Goodland
Kan
Mike Hayden
Kansas
Larry Jess
Goodland Schools
Jess
Hayden
Sheila Frahm
Rcolby
Don Crumbaker
R-Brewster
Best Prime Rib and sundry notices at town shops
Ad briefs list several promotions at Country Kitchen Turner's Tele Shop and Arts Center classes. cholesterol screening offered April 19 by Franklin County Health Dept. Spring events at Charlotte's Chat & Curl and Humane Society auction. plant care items at Willis Garden Center. golf certification and a political bond ballot. women horseshoe league organized by Evelyn Kaniper.
City accepts bids for new street in Ottawa
Ottawa city commissioners met to approve bids for general obligation street bonds to finance East 21st Street Terrace behind Wood's Mini Mart. Fidelity Banks Topeka led at 6.53 percent on 112 223.67 dollars, with Kansas State Bank at 6.55 percent. Country Mart and Long John Silver will cover about 79 933.73 dollars of the cost, roughly 60 percent, leaving the city to pay the rest.
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Ottawa
Country Mart
Long John Silver Company
Smith
Ten-year-old girl uses Heimlich to save choking brother
In Colby a 10-year-old girl Adrienne Sharpe used the Heimlich maneuver learned from her mother to dislodge a jawbreaker stuck in her 4-year-old brother Schuyler. The rescue occurred at their grandparents home. Schuyler did not require hospitalization. The mother, Glenda, is a licensed practical nurse. In northwest Kansas, aphids threaten winter wheat. the state Board of Agriculture allows Lorsban 4-E for use in affected counties west of US 281. A utility line accident near Lawrence killed 48-year-old Rollie L. Ellis Jr., a New Strawn resident, after a 30 to 35-foot fall. he worked for Capital Electric of Leavenworth.
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Colby
Adrienne Sharpe
Schuyler
Adrienne
Glenda
Hays
Kansas
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Gary Boutz
Board
Division of Plant Health
Us-281
Sherman
Wallace
Lane
Ness
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Morton
Stevens
Lawrence
Rollie L. Ellis Jr
New Strawn
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Tom Taylor
Kansas Power and Light
Capital Electric
Leavenworth
KPL
Associated Press
Civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy dies in Atlanta
Ralph Abernathy, longtime ally of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta at age 64. Abernathy, president emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist Church, died today with time and cause of death unavailable.
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Atlanta
Ralph David Abemnathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Abemnathy
Crawford Long Hospital
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
West Hunter Street Baptist Church
Ottawa Herald Publishes Rates and Staff Listing
The Ottawa Herald lists staff roles including editor publisher Jim R High and managing editor Terry Ostmeyer. It provides subscription rates effective April 1 1990 for Ottawa deliveries and rural, motor route, and mail options across Kansas Franklin County and neighboring areas.
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Kansas
Jim R. High
Terry Ostmeyer
Voy
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