Pressure grows for inland move by U.S. forces in Somalia
In Mogadishu pressure mounts for rapid inland deployment as U S Marines face debate over disarming Somali gunmen. An attack near French Foreign Legion housing saw a woman stripped and beaten by several hundred men while troops nearby did not intervene. Relatives and aid groups push for urgency in Baidoa as aid convoys run with limited armed protection.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.S
French Foreign Legionnaires
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Baidoa
Robert B. Johnston
Clinton calls go to work at two day economic conference
President elect Clinton opened a two day Arkansas conference urging Americans to go to work on economy. He warned against complacency in modest gains, inviting 320 business leaders and economists to share advice as he chairs the session with Al Gore and Marian Wright Edelman present.
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Little Rock, Ark
Clinton
al Gore
Marian Wright Edelman
Children’s Defense Fund
America
CH bus boss county clash over route map claim
Franklin County commissioners disputed CF Bus Services owner Charlie Feuerbom’s claim that a November request for a Central Heights district bus routes map had not been made. They acknowledged a map was provided last May and said a new map was requested after the school year began.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin County Commissioners Today
Central Heights
Charlie Feuerbom
CF Bus Services, Inc
Leroy Wasmund
Christmas Bureau helps Franklin County cut aid recipients
The Christmas Bureau reduced the number of families needing help in Franklin County from 154 on Friday to 37 today. Executive director Richard Jackson credits weekend donations and a $500 KOFO Radio boost from the Thanks for Giving project. Families receive $25 food vouchers and child gifts. toys come from Franklin County Independent Bikers. Details on aiding the remaining families appear in Page 2.
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Franklin County
Richard Jackson
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Kofo Radio
Herald
School Finance Reform Sparks Southwest Secession Talk
Kansas lawmakers enacted a sweeping school finance overhaul promising equity and relief from local levies with a 263 million property tax cut and 389 million in new state aid. Yet in 10 districts uniform 32 mill levy raises trigger about 13.4 million sent to the state, fueling protests and secession talk from nine southwest counties over perceived urban bias.
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John Marshall Harris
Topeka
Kansas
Burlington
Kaw Valley
Coffey County
Wolf Creek
Pottawatomie County
Jeffrey Energy Center
Hugoton
Moscow
Stevens County
Southwest
Kearny
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Morton
Stevens
Meade
Hodgeman
Kiowa
County battles flood conditions in Franklin County
Flooded streets stretch across Franklin County as nine roads are barricaded by emergency crews after 2.4 to 3 inches of rain from weekend into Monday. The Marais des Cygnes River and several creeks overflowed, with a flood watch in effect for eastern Kansas. Officials reported slick roads, ongoing rainfall, and repair work after a Sunday street collapse near Eighth and Lincoln.
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Franklin County
East 15Th Street
Ottawa
Rock Creek
Eisenhower Road
Sand Creek Road
Douglas Road
Lane
Texas Road
Anderson County
Virginia Drive
Rock Creek Terrace
Pawnee
Eisenhower
Douglas County
Wellsville
10Th Street
Marais Des Cygnes
Pottawatomie
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Ten Mile
Appanoose
Kansas
National Weather Service
Franklin County Public Works Department
Jim Bradley
Ottawa Utilities
Eighth and
Lincoln
Bradley
Andy Haney
Ottawa Public
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