RTC suspensions barely affect Kansas City office
The suspension of three RTC regulators tied to the Whitewater probes has minimal impact on the regional office, though staffers refuse comment. A Kansas City RTC spokeswoman confirms the suspensions of investigator L Jean Lewis and two managers did not disrupt operations.
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Kansas City, Mo
Resolution Trust Corp
Whitewater
RTC
Whitewater Development Corp
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Jane Jankowski
Kansas City
L. Jean Lewis
Riley soldier dies in Fort Riley training accident
Fort Riley Kansas AP reports a 38 year old Staff Sergeant Rodolfo Beaufond fire direction chief from Brooklyn New York died when an armored personnel carrier overturned during a training exercise about 10 am Friday on the northeast Kansas base. Spec Braljeet Singh was in stable condition in ICU. Pfc Shawn Thompson and Pvt Robert Hicks were treated and released. Beaufond had been at Fort Riley since July 1992. All four were with Battery B 6th Field Artillery. Investigating officials described the incident as under review.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Rodolfo Beaufond
Brooklyn
N.Y
Kansas
Spec
Braljeet Singh
Shawn Thompson
Robert Hicks
Beaufond
6Th Field Artillery
Fire destroys Wamego Farmers' Co-Op elevator
A Wamego Kansas fire destroyed a Farmers' Co-Op elevator with no injuries after more than 55 firefighters battled the blaze from Friday morning into the afternoon. The building was a total loss as crews dismantled it to fully extinguish the flames. An estimated 500 to 1000 bushels of grain were lost while efforts focused on salvaging remaining stock.
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Wamego
Kan
Farmers’ Co-Op
Wamego City
Richard Varnadore
Varnadore
Topeka teen killer gets two life terms and more
An 18 year old man, Jerry High, was sentenced in Shawnee County District Court to two life terms plus five years for the slaying of Amanda Gardner in April 1993. He received life terms for aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder and five years for theft, with parole unavailable for 30 1/2 years. Gardner was killed after being kidnapped.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Jerry High
Shawnee County
High
Amanda Gardner
Appeals Court Orders Resentencing in King Beating Case
A federal appeals court in the Ninth Circuit ruled that Los Angeles police Sgt. Stacey Koon and Officer Laurence Powell were sentenced too leniently for the 1991 beating of Rodney King. The court upheld their civil rights convictions and sent the case back for resentencing to reflect federal guidelines. The decision left the new sentence to Judge Davies.
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AN Francisco
King
Davies
Koon
Powell
Timothy Wind
Theodore Briseno
Los Angeles
Wind
Briseno
Storm Hammered Franklin County With High Winds And Minor Damage
A storm moving through Franklin County Friday evening brought 60 mph gusts in the LeLoup area and 50 to 60 mph near Richmond. No injuries were reported as Ottawa logged a downed power line and trees were damaged in Wellsville. About .7 inch of rain fell in Ottawa between 7 and 8 pm while pea to marble size hail was reported in Douglas County.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Steve Eisner
National Weather Bureau
Topeka
LeLoup
Kansas Highway Patrol
Richmond
Sycamore
Eisner
Wellsville
Ottawa Herald
Kisne
Douglas County
Kansas House members split on revamped crime bill
AP reports three of four Kansas members leaned toward backing the revised crime bill. Rep. Jan Meyers would support only if social spending is cut by 2 to 3 billion, calling much of it pork. Reps. Dan Glickman and Jim Slattery also backed the bill previously, while Rep. Pat Roberts remained opposed to a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. President Clinton noted the issue in remarks.
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Washington
Kansas
House
Jan Meyers
Meyers
Dan Glickman
Jim Slattery
Glickman
Pat Roberts
Clinton
DNA test negative in Goldman blood drop case
The first DNA test on a blood drop found on murder victim Ronald Goldman’s shoe tested negative for Dr. Simpson’s blood and has not matched any other blood yet. Fox postpones The O.J. Simpson Story broadcast until jury selection is complete as the trial set to begin September 19 continues.
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OS Angeles
Ronald Goldman
Dr. Simpson
Associated Press
Fox Broadcasting Co
O.J. Simpson
Celebs to go out in style
New York AP reports celebrities discuss final appearance outfits for eternity. Jack Lemmon’s Some Like It Hot dress inspires Esquire Gentlemen readers while Alice Cooper favors Eternal Wear. Dave Barry quips rental tuxedo. Mickey Hart jokes about no clothes where going.
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New York
Jack Lemmon
Alice Cooper
Esquire Gentlemen Magazine
Davearty
Grateful Dead
Mickey Hart
Johnny Cash Proves Music Row Misses The Train
Durable Cash rides new wave of attention as MTV and alternative stations embrace Delia’s Gone and Drive On while CMT and country radio largely ignore. Rick Rubin signs John, letting him be just a guitar and the man in black, and the American Recordings album shows the train Music Row didn’t hear.
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Johnny Cash
MTV
Johnny
Delia
CMT
Country Radio
John
Bob Dylan
Paul
McCartney
Mick Jagger
Rick Rubin
American Records
Music Row
Rick
Man In Black
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Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Goldman
Robert Shapiro
Fox
Mr. Simpson
Shapiro
Ms. Simpson
Paulette Flowers
Otto Kitsinger
King Features Syndicate
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