Kicks Up Dust At Ottawa School Repairs Delayed
Eisenhower School repairs may push completion to October first but classes start September third. Superintendent Roger Nelson and Harold Smith report ongoing work including ceiling tile replacement and furniture setup while roofers, heating and air conditioning repairs, and fencing rebuild proceed in good weather. Estimated roof costs around $31,000 with total damage not yet determined.
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Eisenhower School
Roger Nelson
Harold Smith
Smith
Nelson
Eisenhower
Senate panel seeks highway plan compromise in Kansas
The Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee in Topeka renewed efforts to craft an alternative to Gov. Hayden’s highway program but stalled over size and approach. Sen. Morris proposed a resolution guiding KDOT by design criteria from earlier studies, while Sen. Frey pushed for listing projects and setting minimum standards, including building only Super Two highways outside cities.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Transporation and Utilities Committee
Mike Hayden
State Department of Transportation
Bill Morris
Wichita
KDOT
Kansas
Morris
Hayden
Robert Frey
Frey
Kansas Colleges Attract Most Top Graduates As Out‑of‑State Enrollments Slow
Kansas surveys show over two thirds of top high school graduates choose Kansas colleges this fall led by Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. Many National Merit finalists rate Regents universities' recruitment as competitive, with finances and program quality shaping the choice. About 30 percent plan out‑of‑state study, with aid and program quality influencing decisions. Regents information efforts receive broad support, while in‑state and out‑of‑state recruitment efforts are viewed similarly by many respondents.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
State Board of Regents
Kansas State University
Univer
Sity
Trade Deficit Surges in Second Quarter 1987
Washington reports the U.S. trade deficit widened to 39.5 billion dollars for April through June, the largest three month shortfall on record. Imports, led by Asian cars, rose 4 percent to 99.5 billion, with Japanese autos up 15 percent and Korean shipments up 90 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Asia
Korea
U.S
Iran premier rejects any compromise in six year Gulf war
Iran's Prime Minister Hussein Musavi says Tehran will never accept a peace shaped by US intervention. He denounces the United States and Arab reactionaries, insisting Iraq must be declared the aggressor by the United Nations. The Arab League warns Tehran to accept a UN cease fire by September 20 or face regional break relations.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Hussein Musayi
Iraq
Iran
Arab League
Tehran
United Nations
Tran
Islamic Republic
Tunis
Musavi
United States
Persian Gulf
Eskimos Urged to Limit Whale Meat Amid Mercury Fears
Greenland doctors warn Eskimos who promote fish oil capsules to Americans to curb whale blubber seal and other marine mammal meat. Mercury levels in northern waters run two to four times WHO recommendations, raising stroke and arthritis concerns despite low heart disease.
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Uuk
Greenland
World Health Organization
Jens Peter Brangstrup Hansen
Brangstrup Hansen
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ECVC
Bill Boucek
Ottawa University
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