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A Year in Kansas Top Stories of 1997
A chronicle of Kansas events in 1997 highlights a year marked by political tax cuts, court actions, and notable incidents. Major items include the Leavenworth letter bombs, Dole receiving the Medal of Freedom, a Crayola plant move, and widespread weather and legal developments across cities like Wichita, Topeka, and Lawrence, with key figures such as Gov. Bill Graves, Sen. Pat Roberts, and Carla Stovall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Gilbert Hadley
Arkansas City
Garden City
Dean Gigot
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bill Graves
Clinton
Bob Dole
Congress
Binney & Smith
Winfield Crayola
Easton
Wichita
Wichita Metropolitan Transit Authority
Michael Kolnhofer
Kansas City
Kan
Carla Stovall
BioCore Inc
Topeka Medical Products Company
Warner Books
Jessie Foveaux
Manhattan
William S. Burroughs
Lawrence
Wyandotte
Gary Kleypas
Pittsburg State University
International Speedway Corp
Nascar
Topeka Medical Products
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth
Washington, D.C
George Tiller
Cherokee County
Pat Collins
Collins
Western Resources Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
ONEOK
The
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sally Thompson
Agriculture Department
Senate
Thompson
Pat Roberts
Jerry Moran
Union Pacific Railroad
Midwest
NationsBank
Shawnee County
Union Pacific
Flint Hills
Bill Clinton
Cessna
Kansas State University
U.S. House Committee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Jetmore
Murphy Farms Inc
Lawrence Energy Center
U.S. Army
National Guard
Fort Riley
Steve Abrams
State Board of Education
Kansas City International
Olathe