What's in a name for what's-its-name
The piece reports on the fallout from renaming the Soviet Union as new polities emerge. It notes reactions from mapmakers Rand McNally and Replogle, plus policy leaders at the State Department and the American Committee on U.S.-Soviet Relations. Budget implications and branding changes loom large for publishers and diplomats alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Yost
Associated Press
Washington
Rand McNally
U.S.S.R
State Department
Soviet Business & Trade
Soviet Union
Soviet
Leo West
Commonwealth
West
Office of
Soviet Union Affairs
Office of Independent Commonwealth States Affairs
Office of Soviet Union
Robert Berls
American Committee On
Berls
Commonwealth of Independent States
County adopts 11 holidays for employees and 12 days off
Franklin County commissioners approve the same 1992 holiday schedule as state workers in the judicial branch, totaling 11 holidays and 12 days off. They also plan a backup generator for the county computer system and record Indiana Terrace as a county road, a stretch under a mile long south of Labette Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tellie
Herald
Franklin County Commission
Judicial Branch of Government
Steve Brown
Brown
Indiana Terrace
Labette Road
Retail sales good cheer in Ottawa stores
Christmas boosted Ottawa retailers with a break-even year versus last year amid a slow economy. Wal-Mart reported comparable results to 1990 while Litwin's said late shoppers lifted sales. JC Penney posted about a 34 percent gain helping to near break even for its fiscal year. Town and Country Supply also reported higher annual sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Montgomery
Ottawa
Wal-Mart
Litwin
Mark Divis
Divis
Steve Mudrick
Mudrick
Animal Health Gets a Special Prosecutor in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan assigns Assistant Attorney General Susan Stanley to the Animal Health Department full time to prosecute kennels violating the Animal Dealers Act. She starts in January earning 32340 yearly, aiming to curb cruelty by operators of dog and cat kennels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Bob Stephan
Susan Stanley
Animal Health Department
Stephan
Animal Health
Daniel Walker
Stanley
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Berts
Russell Voisin
Replogle
Robert Nickels
Ralph Young
Steve DeBerg
Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Jones
LA Raiders
Buffalo
Lee
Bud Beeman
Town and Country Supply
South Side
Kansas
Walker
Attorney General’s Office
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