Osage City veterans earn warrant officer training honors
Osage City residents Thomas P. Katherline and Army Master Sergeant Michael E. Parre earned promotions and training milestones. Katherline, a 1974 Osage City High School graduate, completed warrant officer candidate school at Fort McCoy and will pursue further certification. Parre, a Fort Bliss graduate, earned top marks among sergeants major academy candidates. Franklin Countians boosted Kansas State University fundraising with about 3,367.50 in gifts as KSU Foundation reports over 20.8 million raised statewide in the past year, marking its 50th anniversary.
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Thomas P. Katherline
Osage City High School
Fort McCoy
Sparta
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Army
Michael E. Parre
U.S. Army
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Parte
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Leona R. Parte
Franklin County
KSU
Manhattan
Franklin
Mark Moore
KSU Foundation
Moore
Kansas State University Foundation
Wisconsin twisters flatten Big Flats and kill four
A string of tornadoes ripped through central Wisconsin causing extensive damage in Big Flats. Trees snapped, power lines down, and a fire department building destroyed. Four people were killed and more than 40 injured. 24 homes destroyed and 170 damaged. about 500 homes without power. Authorities deployed 100 state Conservation Corps workers and 40 National Guard members to assist.
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Wisconsin
George Cooper
State Conservation Corps
National Guard
Adams County
Scott Meske
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast
Tonight has a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms with locally heavy rain possible. The low should be near 65 with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday and Thursday bring a chance of rain and a few thunderstorms to the west, while the east remains partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Friday will see scattered statewide showers with lows in the 50s and highs in the 80s.
Kenyan family planning hopes amid rising births and famine fears
The article reports Kenya's accelerated use of contraceptives, funded by aid, cutting average fertility from eight to 5.4 children per woman and boosting contraceptive use to 33 percent. It contrasts Kenya’s progress with Uganda Malawi Mali and notes barriers like education, religion, and male resistance. It also cites younger Kenyans’ unmet needs, the push to lower service age to 15, and looming Cairo talks on aid and women’s empowerment.
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Nafis Sadik
New York
Kenya
U.S
Africa
Uganda
Malawi
Mali
S.B.A. Bullutt
National Council For Population and Development
Boogaeve
Nairobi
Joseph Ndambuki
AIDS Epidemic Won't Slow Africa's Population Growth
The AIDS epidemic will not halt population growth across Africa. Despite high HIV infection rates in places like Kampala Uganda where 25 to 30 percent of adults are infected experts say fertility remains high. Uganda's population is projected to double to 35 million by 2020 with AIDS expected to have a lasting demographic impact.
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Associated Press
Africa
Kampala
Uganda
Cairo
Egypt
Serbs reject peace plan in Bosnia referendum
Serb leadership rejected the plan while Bosnia's Croats and Muslims endorsed it. Russia and Serbia supported the plan's approach. Turnout was reported near 90 percent of 1.2 million eligible voters with refugees casting ballots. The proposal would shift Bosnia to a 51 49 split in favor of Muslims and Croats, leaving Serbs with a nonviable state and no union with Serbia.
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Russia
Serbia
United States
U.N
Yugoslavia
U S sweetens China pot in landmark China talks
Secretary Brown arrived in Beijing with 24 U S executives for a fresh start in trade talks. He vowed pragmatic pressure to ease export controls and push for Import Export Bank financing. Officials expect over 25 billion in projects and far larger infrastructure plans, with a dozen agreements to sign on commercial law and investment issues.
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Brown
Beijing
U.S
China
Japan
France
Germany
Congress
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Plans Listed
The notice lists varying subscription prices for print delivery in Ottawa and surrounding counties, including monthly and yearly options across urban and rural routes. Rates are specified for Franklin, Anderson, and neighboring areas, with totals for six months, one year, and special regional terms, all billed in advance.
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Lorie
Monty
Franklin County
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Anderson
State of Kansas
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Andover Delegations Plan Kansas Visit Beyond New Hampshire
Hill, health and physical education teacher at Andover schools, also serves as the town's unofficial mayor. At least three other Andover delegations travel to Kansas, with a representative from nearby Andover in South Dakota and the city treasurer of Andover, Ohio. A Canadian legislator from Perth Andover in New Brunswick is invited. Organizers struggle to contact Andover's Tasmanian sister city due to lack of post office and map presence.
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Andover
Kansas
South Dakota
Ohio
Robrahn
New Brunswick
Tasmania
Australia
Franklin County Farm Bureau Hosts 1996 Farm Bill Teleconference
A satellite teleconference on the 1996 Farm Bill is set for Tuesday August 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the county annex. Sponsored by Franklin County Farm Bureau. Roofing company lists five estimates and a contact number 240-2002.
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