Kentucky Derby simulcasting in Kansas approved
The Rules and Regulations Board approved temporary guidelines for state oversight of simulcasting. The Woodlands Wyandotte County race park seeks Derby televise and bets pending Racing Commission approval. Wichita Greyhound Park negotiations failed, delaying their Derby simulcast hopes. Supporters say simulcasting will revive the state’s pari mutuel industry and boost racing prize money.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas City, Kan
Rules and Regulations Board
State Racing Commission
The
Woodlands
Wyandotte County
Brice Bimbo
Wichita Greyhound Park
Racing Commission
Weather Tonight and Kansas Extended Forecast Note
Mostly clear tonight with a low around 40 and southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. The Kansas forecast runs Wednesday through Friday with showers and thunderstorms east Wednesday followed by dry conditions Thursday and Friday. Highs in the mid 80s mid 70s Wednesday and Thursday, warming to the 70s east and around 80 west by Friday. Lows mainly in the 40s.
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Kansas
Hard-liners push smaller Yugoslavia amid Bosnian crisis
Belgrade reports deputies from Serbia and Montenegro overwhelmingly approved a new constitution for a scaled down Yugoslavia to be led by a president with sweeping military powers. The move comes as international warnings mount over recognition and UN membership. In Bosnia, violence persisted after a truce collapse, with two deaths in Sarajevo and air strikes on towns northwest of the capital.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Montenegro
Six Republic
U.N
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
European Community
Sarajevo
Tanjug
Air Force Command
Republic
Slovenia
Croatia
Macedonia
Greece
Old Yugoslavia
IMF opens arms to Russia and former Soviet republics
The IMF and World Bank offered membership to Russia and most former Soviet republics, with formal offers extended to all except Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan due to paperwork delays. Officials noted votes cleared at noon, marking a turning point toward global involvement and access to lending resources.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Russia
IMF
Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan
U.S. Treasury
Nicholas Brady
Bretton Woods
Norman Lamont
Soviet Union
Franklin County awards oil contracts for road chip seal program
County commissioners awarded three bids for oil to be used by the road and bridge department in this summer's chip and seal program. National Oil, Koch Materials, and Elf Asphalt won CRS-1H, PEP, and MC-30 oils at 40.98, 48, and 49.46 cents per gallon respectively, with totals around 240,000 gallons.
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Franklin County
Road and Bridge Department
Kansas City
National Oil
Koch Materials
PEP
Elf
County Public Works
Bob Chamberlin
State Forestry Department
Franklin
Osage
Williamsburg
SHAR AYAH Rock Concert at Ottawa University Chapel
A Christian rock concert by SHAR AYAH is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ottawa University Chapel with free will offerings. The group, ages 21 to 34, performs original music plus works by Michael W Smith and others and focuses on peer pressure and healing themes.
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Ottawa University Chapel
Michael W. Smith
Amy Grant
The
Imperials
Petra
Dallas Holm
Tom Franzak
Sutton's Jewelry Ad Briefs and Graduation Specials
FR CO reports landfill closure at 2 30 p m on Thursday April 30 1992. Graduation special offers 14K Gold layer bracelets lifetime guarantee 19 dollars at Sutton's Jewelry. Leah's is closed and will reopen Tuesday May 12. Black Hills Gold available until Mother's Day at Sutton's Jewelry 242-3723.
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Sutton
Leah's
Tuns
Black Hills
Free events at Ottawa University light up the week
Ottawa University offers a bevy of free events through next Tuesday. “Shear Madness” is at 8 tonight and Tuesday at Guys and Dolls with Lorin McCraley directing. The Colonial Quartet from Kansas City performs at 8 tonight in the OU Administration Building as part of the University Program Series. The OU Jazz Ensemble performs at 7:30 Tuesday in the Chapel Auditorium. Wednesday features the film If There Weren't Any Blacks, You'd Have to Invent Them at 10 am in the Administration Building Auditorium. The senior melodrama Nuts plays at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, directed by Marise Hightower. Next Monday and Tuesday, Tim Conard directs Down the Road, a serial killer drama. Some shows include mature content.
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Ottawa University
Guys and Dolls
S. Main
Lorin McCraley
Kingman, Ariz
Colonial
Colonial Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Jeff Martin
Andrew B. Martin
Chapel
Byron Jensen
Marise Hightower
Overland Park
Tim Conard
Ottawa
Hited
Legislators discuss reapportionment budget and worker’s comp costs
Lawmakers debated the House plan putting Franklin County in the 2nd district, keeping rural areas except Johnson, Wyandotte and Douglas counties. They praised the budget process, forecast a three week wrap-up, and flagged a 31.4 percent rise in workers compensation costs potentially adding $100 million statewide.
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Teagarden
Franklin County
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Johnson
Wyandotte
Douglas
Wichita
Johnson County
Hendrix
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listing 1992 figures
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective March 16 1992 for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover carrier rural routes motor routes and mail in Franklin and adjacent counties with varying monthly quarterly and yearly options. All prices include state sales tax and require advance payment.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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