Water sports return at Garnett with IIT League meet
The International Novice Tour League finals cap a six stop summer circuit at North Lake Garnett with wakeboarding kneeboarding and slalom events. Registration opens at 8 am Saturday with practice then competition on Sunday. Top point earners qualify for the 1998 NIT U.S. Championships in Austin Texas. Sponsors include Kansas State Bank Sherwood Inn and others in Garnett.
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Arnett
Garnett
North Lake
U.S
Austin
Texas
Todd Whalen
Kansas
Seattle
Whalen
East Shelter House
IIT League
Cedar Valley
Garnett-area
Susan Wettstein
Kaleb Patchin
Jeremiah Sutton
Emily Sutton
Garrett Beckman
Jared Sherbon
Davy Strain
Garnett Jaycees
The
Kansas State Bank
Sherwood Inn
Maloan’s Grille
Amoco Food Shop
Beckman Motors
Ford
Anderson County Hospital
St. Luke’s-Shawnee Mission
Garnett sailor participates in major RIMPAC naval exercise
Garnett native David Cease, a first class petty officer and supply clerk aboard the nuclear powered carrier U S S Carl Vinson, took part in RIMPAC 98 near Hawaii. The exercise involved more than 50 ships and 200 aircraft from the United States Australia Japan South Korea Canada and Chile with over 25 000 U S personnel. Cease said the role was to provide logistical support and help build cohesion with allied forces. He has 14 years in the Navy and values aiding teammates in advancing their confidence.
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U.S. Navy
Maurice Dayce
David Cease
Pacific Ocean
Carl Vinson
U.S.S
U.S
Australia
Japan
South Korea
Canada
Chile
Cease
Joyce Mar
Mon
Garnett
Vinson
Douglas H. Stutz
First all composite fuselage biz jet rolls out in Wichita
AP reports Raytheon Aircraft unveiled Premier I, touted as the nation’s first jet with an all composite fuselage. The entry level business jet marks the first model designed and built entirely in the Wichita facility, highlighting the corrosion resistant carbon fiber composites and strong structure compared with traditional sheet metal.
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Wichita
Kan
Raytheon Aircraft
Brownback Campaign Opens Bus Tour in Kansas
U S Senator Sam Brownback launches general election bid with a statewide bus tour under the theme Another American Century He praises Republican Congress work and spars with President Clinton over the Lewinsky affair urging voters to demand more character He faces Democrat Paul Feleciano in the November 3 race.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Congress
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Sup
Bob Dole
Paul Feleciano
Union Pacific Improves Coal Deliveries in Wyoming and Midwest
Union Pacific reports improved coal deliveries in Wyoming and the Midwest after severe congestion last summer. Wyoming coal companies say shipments are back on schedule, with estimates that 10 million tons were lost previously. The railroad notes a $150 million revenue impact from last year’s disruptions.
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Wyo
Union Pacify
Union Pacific
Midwest
South
Texas
Wyoming
United States
Marion Loomis
Wyoming Mining Association
Loomis
Arthur Peters
Houston
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific to split into three regional operations
Union Pacific plans a three region decentralization with vice presidents leading each, aiming to bring decisions closer to field teams. CEO Dick Davidson notes past centralization post merger with Southern Pacific caused congestion and complexity, and says Omaha will handle planning while regions gain execution authority.
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Bill, Wyoming
Union Pacific
Dick Davidson
Southern Pacific
Davidson
Union Pacific Corp
Wyoming
North Platte
Neb
Omaha
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
UP Expands Rail Yard Link Near Bailey Yard
Union Pacific will speed track expansion on a 108 mile corridor east of Bailey Yard in North Platte to Gibbon to handle more than 200 trains daily, replacing aging equipment with modern infrastructure after backlogs caused by Houston to Nebraska congestion. The project aims to reduce the era of historic service breaks that cost the economy about $4 billion.
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North Platte, Neb
Houston
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Bailey Yard
North Platte
Gibbon
Era Pacific
UP Buys Track To Boost Kansas Coal Route
Union Pacific and RailTex Inc agreed to repurchase a 107 mile rail line from Upland Kansas to St Joseph Missouri, expanding capacity in the eastern coal hauling corridor out of Wyoming and addressing congestion on UP lines last year.
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Omaha, Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
RailTex Inc
Kansas
Wyoming
Powder River Basin
Union Pacific
Upland
Kan
St. Joseph
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Garnett Sailor
Carl Vinas
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Cata
Steve Morse
Anderson County
Joe Buff
Sociated Press
Franklin County
MRCU
Ottawa
Mrcu.com
Ottawa ‘Municipal Auditorium
Nutcracker
Metropolitan Ballet
Beauty and the Beast Landis & Co, Theatre of Magic
Louis
Ntry USA
Seri
Gene Watson
Paper Rosie Hermes
Paul Mesner
Omd
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Elvis
Tba
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