All-Pro Squad Listed For the 10th Year
San Francisco's Jerry Rice named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team for the 10th year. Weather outlook: Friday likely 45 to 50 degrees with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Kansas moves to publish sex offender information online, with a target start next month. In Topeka, Bob Hope entertains sailors underwater via a taped NBC special. A Christmas Eve crash near Viola kills three, including a 76-year-old Conway Springs man and a 69-year-old wife.
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San Francisco
Jerry Rice
Associated Press
Viola, Kan
Wichita
Viola
Oscar Thomasson
Sedgwick County
Haysville
Sheriff's Department
Bowmaker
St. Francis Hospital
Sharon Hurley
Israelis, Palestinians near Hebron pullout deal
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators close to a plan to withdraw troops from Hebron with a signing expected next week. The withdrawal would cover four-fifths of the city and start four days after signing, possibly finishing by January 5, with top negotiators due to seal the accord by Sunday. Peru and Japan condemn Uruguay’s decision to release two rebels as chaos grows and an unexplained blast shakes the ambassador’s residence where captives are held. The blast prompts police to take cover, though no injuries are reported.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Israel
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Lima
Peru
Japan
Uruguay
Community Christmas Bureau aids 180 families in home gifts
The Christmas Bureau, backed by East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp, helped 180 families with toys clothing food vouchers and holiday trimmings. Richard Jackson credited Franklin County Independent Bikers with most toys and cited strong local support and coordination to avoid duplications. Estimated value of gifts and donations reached 10 000 to 12 000 dollars in two weeks.
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Christmas Bureau
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
ECKAN
Richard Jackson
Country Mart
Jackson
Franklin County Independent
Bureau
Commissioners OK salary hikes for top officials
Ranklin County commissioners on Monday approved an average pay raise of 860 for 12 of 13 county department heads totaling 10321.19 with Shaun Perry excluded as new county clerk. Most raises take effect Jan 1 1997 raising average pay to 32808. Steve Brown the appraiser will earn 53575.20 and Mike Pruner the health director 16000 though Pruner's hospital duties are separate. The lowest full time head is J B Hall at 23000. Ray DeJulio receives a slightly higher boost for added computer duties. Charles Mavity Jr notes annual evaluations guide raises and 1 percent COLA is typical. See SALARIES page 3.
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Ranklin
Shaun Perry
Steve Brown
Mike Pruner
Health Department
Pruner
Ransom Memorial Hospital
J.B. Hall
Charles Mavity Jr
Mavity
Ray DeJulio
DeJulio
Charlotte Jones
Compeer program aims to build friendships in Franklin County
Franklin County Mental Health sponsors Compeer a friendship program pairing volunteers with children and adults facing mental health or emotional challenges. Volunteers commit about one hour weekly with their friend, with many extending their help.
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Compeer
Franklin County Mental Health
Maureen Pierce
Amy Blankenship
Dole top news story of year in Kansas editors say
The Associated Press editors rate Dole's 1996 presidential run as Kansas’s top news story, detailing his defeat in New Hampshire, San Diego convention victory, final loss to Clinton, and retirement from politics. The survey ranks Pat Roberts, the sexual predator law, and school property tax as other leading Kansas stories with notes on farm bill changes and political shifts.
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Associated Press
Bob Dole
New Hampshire
San Diego
Clinton
Kansas
Dole
Russell
Pat Haberer
Pat Roberts
Roberts
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Ers
Nancy Kassebaum
Howard Baker
Sam Brownback
Sheila Frahm
Kansas Supreme Court
Carla Stovall
U.S. Supreme Court
Bill Graves
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Arafat
Valerie Wolf
Joy Thornton
Joe Wakefield
ECEAN
First Baptist Church
Fourth and Hickory
Nerald Stat Witer
Blankenship
Pomona Lake
Lawrence
Wal-Mart
Graves
Golden Eagle
Horton
Gary Kleypas
Parke
Missouri
Carrie Williams
Pittsburg State University
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