Gunman Opens Fire at Brookline Clinics Killing One
In Brookline Massachusetts a gunman dressed in black opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in a busy business district killing a staff member and wounding three others. A few blocks away at Preterm Health Services three more people were wounded with no arrests reported. Witnesses indicated a single assailant across both sites.
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Brookline
Mass
Planned Parenthood
Boston
Frank Hayes
Top KU contender out state and Kansas trip to Russia
Lawrence AP reports Adam Herbert, University of North Florida president, will not pursue KU chancellor, choosing to remain at UNF to advance enrollment and a research park. In Manhattan, Kansas State students plan a charity trip to a St Petersburg orphanage, delivering sweaters and supplies, paying $1200 each for the weeklong voyage.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
Lawrence Journal-World
Adam Herbert
University of North Florida
Florida
University System
UNF
Charles Reed
Florida Times-Union
Herbert
Reed
Jacksonville
Kansas Board of Regents
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Russia
Patrick Carney
Kansas State
Carney
St. Petersburg
John Daly
Daly
Peter
Salvation Army to Get $1.87 Million in Homeless Grants
President Clinton announced about $300 million in grants to aid the homeless, with The Salvation Army in Wichita receiving roughly $1.87 million as the final installment of budgeted funds.
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Wichita, Kan
Salvation Army
Clinton
Ottawa Post Office braces for rate hike and rush
Postmaster David McBride says demand rises as three cent stamps sell briskly and 32 cent G stamps appear in lobby venders. Beginning Sunday first class mail costs rise about 10 percent to 32 cents, with exchange of 29 cent rolls for 32 cent rolls available. Extra staff planned for Tuesday as mail volume peaks.
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Ottawa
Hickory
David McBride
McBride
Post Office
Davis Road Crash Leaves Man Hospitalized In Kansas City
Ottawa man Fred L. Clymore age 72 was in fair condition at a Kansas City Kansas hospital after a two vehicle crash on Davis Road. He rode a Chevy Blazer driven by himself while Christopher A. Crump 23 of Ottawa drove a pickup and was treated and released. Crump cited for not wearing a seatbelt as police investigate drag racing reports and a white car that fled the scene.
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Ralph Young
Ottawa
Franklin County
Clymore
Christopher A. Crump
Davis
Kansas City
Kan
Davis Road
Fred L. Clymore
Princeton
Ransom Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas Medical Center
S. Elm
Ransom Memorial
Crump
Ure
Charles Bowling
Freed U S pilot returns home from North Korea
Bobby Hall, a 28 year old American pilot held 13 days after a helicopter crash in North Korea, was released at Panmunjom and flown to Seoul for a medical checkup. The incident strained U S North Korea relations as Washington acknowledged a navigational error. Hall appeared wan but composed as generals from both sides watched his crossing.
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Eoul
South Korea
Bobby Hall
North Korea
Hall
U.S
Clinton
Panmunjom
Demilitarized Zone
Two
Koreas
United States
Dmz
State Department
Thomas Hubbard
David Hibemon
Seoul
Winston Lord
Lord
Commission reconsiders Topps case again Tuesday
Franklin County commissioners revisit the Topps towing service request near I 35 and US 50. Russell Savage blasts the mishandled process while noting a need to file a variance or adjust zoning, and commissioners consider refunding filing fees as Topps are urged to pursue the proper legal path. The panel also reviews a 63 month annex lease ending Feb 29 2000 for the county building.
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Tnesday
Franklin County Commission
Russell Savage
Michael
Arnold Topp
I-35
Us-50
The
Zoning Appeals Board
County Commission
Board of Appeals
Savage
Commission
Charles Mavity
Topps
Topp
Mavity
Larry Wright
Franklin County Annex
Gingrich to forego 4.5 million dollar book advance
Incoming House Speaker Newt Gingrich writes colleagues that he will decline a 4.5 million dollar book advance. He says profits from royalties would stand in, and the move aims to avoid distractions from the Contract with America and GOP agenda.
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House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Legislative Branch
America
New Year's Start Varies Across Cultures And Calendars
Bill Tellier explains that new year celebrations go beyond parades and football. He surveys historical shifts from March 1 in the ancient Roman calendar to Annunciation Day March 25 in the Middle Ages, and notes the Gregorian calendar's adoption in Britain and the American colonies in 1752, with diverse global observances continuing today.
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Ameri- Me
Europe
Great Britain
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