Talks to resume with China to avert trade war
U S and China will meet in Beijing next week to avert a brewing trade war. U S Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said the talks are a step in the right direction and that the U S will enter with an open mind. China’s Trade Minister Wu Yi extended the invitation in a letter received Sunday night.
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Perjury charges pursued in Junction City death case
A special prosecutor in Salina says Jerry Rollins and Dana Flynn should be tried on perjury charges stemming from depositions about their romance and Rollins influence on Flynn’s daughter. The depositions were taken a month before the shooting death of Randall Sheridan-Flynn near Junction City, the case’s central event.
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Geary County
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Dana Flynn
Randall Sheridan
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KSU student overcomes attack to compete in forensics
Chris Reeves, a Kansas State University student, after an assault on January 22 near campus, has regained speech ability and hopes to enter a two week regional tournament in Oklahoma and the American Forensics Association national championships in April. Five suspects from Manhattan and Fort Riley have been charged in the incident.
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Co-Ops Agree on Unit-Train Facility in Kansas
Farmland Industries, Midland Marketing of Hays, and Midwest Cooperative of Quinter signed a letter of agreement to build a unit-train loading facility. The project aims to cut freight costs and lift grain prices by providing direct access to market centers for area farmers.
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Hays
Midwest
Quinter
Kansas lawmakers push parents rights constitutional amendment
A group of lawmakers in Topeka seek a constitutional amendment to guarantee parents the primary authority over their children's upbringing and education. The House Judiciary Committee will hear the proposal on Wednesday, driven by social conservatives. Principal sponsor Rep. Darlene Cornfield says the amendment would affirm parents as the premiere authority in their children's lives.
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Clinton proposes $1.61 trillion budget with tax cuts
President Clinton sent Congress a $1.61 trillion budget for 1996, promising real discipline and honest numbers. He says 400 programs will be eliminated or consolidated to fund a modest middle class tax cut, saving $144 billion over five years while federal spending still rises 4.5 percent due to rising health costs.
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Mastermind pleads guilty in New York bombing plot
Siddiq Ibrahim Siddiq Ali, 34, of Jersey City, pled guilty to conspiracy to wage urban terrorism and related counts. He implicated co defendants after signing a cooperation agreement, while a broader case against Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and 11 followers unfolded as authorities described a planned day of bombings and mayhem.
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New York
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U.S
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N.J
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United States
Community Supported Agriculture project opens near Homewood
The Vibert family launches Windwalke Farm CSA at 1981 Indiana Road near Homewood. Members pay periodically based on produce value and help with farm work, sharing in the preservation of local agriculture. The project invites community involvement and offers an alternative for would be farmers lacking time land or money.
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Homewood
Clinton Defends Surgeon General Pick Foster
White House backs Dr. Henry Foster Jr. amid abortion-issue criticism. Press secretary McCurry says Foster’s abortion performance should not be a litmus test on choice, while Republicans warn of trouble and question White House timing on disclosure. Senators Hatch and Lott call the nomination in jeopardy.
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Shuttle seals approach to Mir in historic US Russian link
Commander James Wetherbee fired Discovery thrusters to begin a final approach toward space station Mir. At 17 500 mph the two craft orbited nine miles apart over South America as Discovery moved to a half mile beneath Mir then to 400 feet. Russian and NASA engineers debated a tail thruster fuel leak that could keep Discovery at a safer 400 foot distance rather than 35 feet.
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