Arab leaders meet as U S troops pour into Saudi Arabia
Iraqis fly to Cairo for emergency Arab summit on Kuwait invasion praised by King Fahd as the most horrible aggression in the Arab world’s modern history. Thousands of U S troops position near Iraq border while Baghdad denies plans to invade Saudi Arabia.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Fahd
U.S
Iraq
Paris
Baghdad
United Nations Security Council
Ottawa wedding postponed by Kuwait crisis and U S action
Mary Reed of 511 S Hickory said her son Brian Coughenour of Fort Campbell Ky cannot leave base as it is on alert and has forced the postponement of his wedding to Karen Smith formerly of Coventry England scheduled for 4 pm Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Ottawa. Reed faces cancelling as bride’s parents fly from England.
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Kuwait
U.S
Mary Reed
S. Hickory
Cpl
Brian Coughenour
Fort Campbell
Karen Smith
Coventry
England
Ottawa
Calvary Baptist Church
Coughenour
101St Air Infantry
Persian Gulf
Reed
Smith
Oil reserves saga and troops landings amid crisis
A distorted excerpt notes Iran and Bush addressing national risk as American forces reportedly land to defend a desert kingdom. The text mentions chaos around oil reserves and wartime actions, with references to military deployment and strategic protection.
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Iran
Bush
Desert Kingdom
Record turnout marks Kansas 1990 primary peak
The 1990 Kansas primary drew 501,373 voters, a historic high 43 percent of registered voters. Secretary of State Bill Graves cited hot Democratic and Republican contests, a late registration extension, and numerous primaries, including 65 House races, as drivers of the turnout. Washington County led turnout by share at 62 percent while Wichita County was lowest at 31 percent.
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Matt Truell
Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Mike Hayden
Wichita
Nestor Weigand Jr
Joan Finney
John Carlin
Sth
House of Representatives
Washington County
Wichita County
Franklin County
Tomorrow's Forecast Partly Cloudy Warmer Friday
Partly cloudy and warmer Friday with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ottawans to speak at city budget hearing
City budget hearing set for Wednesday at 9 35 a m in commission chambers. City manager Randy Wetmore and city clerk Pete Smith will answer questions from commissioners and residents as they review a revised 1991 budget totaling 17 603 029 an increase of about 500 000 over 1990 and a 46 69 mill levy down from 47 96. The proposed property tax levy is 1 372 265. Continued on Page 8.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Ottawans
Commission
Randy Wetmore
Pete Smith
Ottawa Library Exempts Itself From Tax Lid
A petition to place the issue before voters was ruled insufficient by Franklin County Attorney Wendell Barker. He noted concerns over who enacted the charter ordinance but affirmed the library’s exemption from the tax lid, saying the taxing authority is the city, not the library. The May vote by the library board exempted it from a 4.98 budget cap.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Ottawa
Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Barker
Library Board
Kansas Attorney General's Office
Robert Stephan
City Commission
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Congress
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