Parochial schools seek exemption from Kansas QPA system
Parochial school spokesmen urged the Kansas State Board of Education to exempt their schools from the Quality Performance Accreditation program. They argued the system is costly, intrudes on curriculums, and relies on a meaningless test. They asked for recognition by an out of state program like the North Central Association.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Education
North Central Association
Colleges and
MetLife Consolidates Data Centers, Cuts Wichita Jobs
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. will merge four data processing centers into a single operation in New York by next year. Some 156 workers in Wichita may be laid off while others transfer to Rensselaer, New York, or other MetLife locations. Wichita loses several major employers as Mueller Industries, Coleman Co., and Pizza Hut also relocate.
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Wichita, Kan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York
MetLife
Rensselaer, N.Y
Wichita
Mueller Industries Inc
Memphis
Tenn
Coleman Co
Denver
Pizza Hut Inc
Dallas
Dole Catches Attention With 20 Minute Campaign Tape
The Dole campaign distributes a 20 minute audiotape of speech snippets and testimonials to 250000 supporters. It aims to solidify his lead in Iowa and New Hampshire and attract uncommitted GOP activists and conservative Christian leaders. Targeted voters already backing Dole are a key focus this initial mailing.
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Washington
Iowa
New Hampshire
Bob Dole
Dole
Nebraska hospital chief named Kansas youth services commissioner
Rochelle Chronister named Teresa A. Markowitz as commissioner of youth services for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Markowitz, 39, former Rivendell Hospital CEO in Seward, Neb., since July 1993, and Olpe native, previously led Topeka Parkview Hospital from June 1992 to July 1993.
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Topeka
Kan
Nebraska
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Rochelle Chronister
Teresa A. Markowitz
Markowitz
Rivendell Hospital
Seward
Neb
Parkview Hospital
Drilling Firm Fined Over Abandoned Wells in Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission fined Red Bear Drilling of New York City 128,750 dollars for failing to plug or repair 126 abandoned wells and nine drilling pits across Anderson Coffey Linn and Neosho counties. The penalty covers 126000 dollars for the wells plus a 1 000 dollar fine for each remaining item.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
New York City
Kansas
KCC
Red Bear Drilling
Anderson
Coffey
Linn
Neosho
Red Bear
I-35 work through Franklin County to begin soon
Kansas Department of Transportation starts widening and resurfacing Main Street in Ottawa between 15th and 17th Street with Killough Construction. Completion expected by Oct 27. Also two I-35 rehabilitation projects planned with U S Asphalt Co. covering 19.2 miles at about $5.6 million. Projects start this month, paused for winter, resume spring, finish by late 1996.
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Ottawa
KDOT
Main Street
15Th
17Th Street
Killough
I-35
U.S. Asphalt Co
Omaha
Neb
Homewood
Wellsville
Johnson County
Williamsburg
James Cape and Sons Co
Racine
Wis
Airport Security Tightened Nationwide After FAA Warning
Washington AP United States airlines move to tighten security at airports nationwide following an FAA warning. Transportation Department requests reviews of other mass transit security. Pena says aviation security must rise with measures already in place and more to come. Airlines cooperate per Air Transport Association spokesman Chiames.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Transportation Department
United States
Transportation
Federico Pena
Pena
Air Transport Association
Chris Chiames
Counties Asked to Bail Out Organization
The Kansas Association of Counties seeks more than 100000 in extra contributions from its 105 counties to cover a projected 1995 deficit and fund its 1996 budget. Johnson and Sedgwick Counties have pledged nearly 20000. Franklin County officials consider the request, while others await specifics.
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Johnson
Sedgwick
Franklin County
KAC
Bruce
Craig
Johnson County
Topeka
Weird's Al in Paris and other oddities of the era
Highlights from the January News of the Weird column note Merhan Nasseri, 49, living for years at Charles de Gaulle Airport without passport or visa since 1988. The piece also mentions an Exxon Valdez subsidy bid, six Chinese executions for fake tax invoices, a panda killing life sentence, Eddyville prison death row banquet cancellation, and a Yeltsin adviser’s 1992 nuclear relief proposal.
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Merhan
Alfred” Nasseri
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
France
Los Angeles Times
Xinhua
China
Zhang Guangming
Shaanxi
Eddyville
Kentucky
Boris Yeltsin
Rock band leader Jerry Garcia dies at 53 in California
Novato California reports Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead founder and guitarist, died early today at Serenity Knowles treatment center Marin County. He was 53. CPR failed after discovery at 4:23 am. No cause given. Garcia known as lead guitarist and vocalist helped shape a fusion of rock bluegrass and folk and inspired Deadheads worldwide.
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Grateful Dead
Marin County
Serenity Knowles
Dan Murphy
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Murphy
The
Bay Area
Psy
Garcia
Casey Jones
United States
Joe Campbell
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Heloise
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Idaho
Jay Thornton
Amber Evy
Princeton
Evy
Baker
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Kansas Association of Counties
Association
Franklin
Commission
Russell Savage
Savage
Missleses
New York Newsday
Exxon Valdez
Alaska
Maritime Administration
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