Roy withdraws from Senate race leaving Williams unopposed
Former congressman Bill Roy filed for the U S Senate primary against Nancy Kassebaum, then withdrew after a week. Dick Williams of Wichita campaigned without opposition, but Roy’s name recognition remained high, delivering a landslide win for Williams. Roy’s exit forces the Democratic party to nominate a successor.
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Bill Roy
U.S. Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Dick Williams
Wichita
Roy
Williams
Sei
Bob Dole
Campai
Shore
Kassebar Williams
Kassebar
Cotte
Fred Phelps
Kassebaum
European community trade war challenges Kansas farmers
Guest opinion argues EC trade measures threaten Kansas agriculture and U.S. taxpayers. It notes Europe subsidizes dairy, beef, and wheat, dumping surpluses, while the U.S. uses export subsidies to regain markets. The piece urges firm stance in GATT talks to avoid loss of global markets.
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Herald
Kansas
U.S
United States
Military secrecy spurs local press clash in Chanute
The Tribune decries military secrecy after Kansas National Guard officials refuse to discuss protective gear for chemical defense citing intelligence restrictions. The editor, recounting attempts to test gear with ROTC and Guard, argues civilians deserve balanced local context on Middle East tensions and warns of press hostility from the defense establishment.
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the Tribune
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Saddam Hussein
Kansas Army National Guard
Guard
Maj
Joy Moser
Kansas Guard
Been
Moser
National Guard Bureau
Middle East
Chanute
National Guard
Kan
ROTC
Army Reserve
Kansas National Guard
Wyoming Range
Defense Department
The
Herald
Joe Lee
U.S. Navy
Lee
Mideast
Adjutant General’s
Topeka
Balance of Trade and Middle East Oil Turbulence
The piece argues that Middle East oil costs threaten U.S. food exports and overall trade balance. It warns price hikes will raise inflation, reduce purchasing abroad, and worsen deficits while urging freer markets, targeted imports, and mutual gains from trade. It notes Japan and Eastern Europe illustrate currency limits and the need to convert dollars into real goods. It concludes long term benefit rests on selling surplus food and buying what others have in surplus.
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Middle East
United States
Iraq
Kansas
U .S
U.S
Japan
Europe
Soviet Union
Diplomatic Frustration Grows Over Americans in Baghdad
Washington officials describe a stalled effort to free 3,000 Americans in Kuwait and Iraq as U S Iraqi talks escalate. Joseph Wilson reports to Baghdad’s Foreign Ministry while Iraqi envoy Nazier Hamdoon cites bureaucratic delays.
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George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Bush
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Baghdad
Joseph Wilson
Kuwait
Iraq
Mohammed Mashiq al-Mashat
State Department
Persian Gulf
Al-Mashat
Wilson
Foreign Ministry
Rashid
United States
Foreign Affairs
Nazir Hamdoon
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Harris News Service
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