Valentine's Day YWCA Auction Puts Bachelors on Block
In New York a charity event sees women bid for unattached men on a runway to raise funds for the YWCA. Bachelors include a Wall Street banker and Bear Stearns bond salesman. Contracts bind dates to May 15, with bidders repeatedly recounting the excitement and humor of the night.
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EW York
YWCA
Wall Street
New York Ywca
Lenore Parker
Gordon Ogden
Bear Stearns & Co
Chippendale’s
Michael Advocate
Advocate
Franklin County launches centralized dispatch with new 911 system
Franklin County moves to centralized dispatch tomorrow from the DPS dispatch room as part of a county wide interlocal agreement to provide 911 service. Sheriff calls shift to 242 3800 with 242 3805 for sheriff admin. Ambulance lines remain 242 5625 and new Bell building move planned for March 15.
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Lori Alvarado
Wrnter Central Dispatch
Franklin County
Brad Gilges
Department of Public Safety
Gilges
Bell
Park and Main
Franklin County Sheriff's
Sheriff's Office
Kansas Lottery audit raises questions on former director
Kansas lawmakers reviewed an audit showing the lottery spent more than it took in for the year ending June 30, 1989 and questioned high administrative costs. They accused former director Larry Montgomery of mismanaging the agency, as he was replaced by Jerry Simpson in September after moving to a Maryland firm. Representative Ginger Barr and Kathleen Sebelius criticized Montgomery’s honesty and management.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Legislative Post
Larry Montgomery
Montgomery
Jerry Simpson
Maryland
Ginger Barr
Auburn
Kathleen Sebelius
Lottery
Lottery audit highlights deficit and cost gaps in 1989
A state lottery posted 68.3 million in revenue for fiscal year 1989 ending June 30, spending 73.4 million and avoiding a deficit by carrying 8.1 million from the prior year. The audit notes missed transfers to the State Gaming Revenues Fund and compares Kansas to Iowa Missouri Oregon and West Virginia on expenses.
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Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Oregon
West Virginia
Franklin County Students Rescued After Bus Slid Off I-35
Forty Gardner Edgerton High School students and staff avoided injury when their bus slid off I-35 near LeLoup exit. Kansas Highway Patrol and Franklin County deputies provided warm cars while they pulled the bus free. They were transported to Ottawa High School to await another ride home as weather forced early dismissals. Local staff hosted the students with pop, cookies, and library visits before the weather cut activities short.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Gardner-Edgerton High School
Stuckey’s
LeLoup
Franklin County Sheriff's
Kansas Highway Patrol
Gardner-Edgerton
Emporia
Craig Davis
Wellsville
Gardner
Ottawa High School
OHS
Gary Mavity
Mavity
Icy roads cause two fatalities in Kansas collisions
Sleet and freezing drizzle made travel hazardous across Kansas with two fatal crashes reported during rush hour. A three car wreck on an icy Neosho River bridge near Chanute claimed one life, while a 32 year old woman died on I 70 in Kansas City Kansas amid multiple ice slick accidents. A dozen more incidents occurred in Lenexa and Olathe as a winter storm watch remained in effect for several regions tonight and Thursday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Neosho River
Kansas 39
Chanute
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Johnson County
Lenexa
Olathe
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Ymca Auction Unique Dating Service
Bob Saslawsky
Saslawsky
Bob Chandler
Stacey Cronin
Ms. Cronin
Wayne W. Wales
Ben Janssen
Jeff Dieterich
Steve Zuk
Franklin Countians
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