Couple who fled custody found new identities in Kansas
Frank Zibura, 51, Margaret Zibura, 46, and Margaret's 6-year-old grandson Adam Croote were found living under assumed names in Mildred Kansas after fleeing New York in 1992. FBI arrested them and returned the boy to paternal grandmother Linda Koerner. Tammy Armstrong, Margaret Zibura's daughter, criticized her mother’s judgment.
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Margaret Zibura
Topeka
Ziburas
Owls’ Head
N.Y
Adam
Linda Koerner
Zibura
Iola Register
Koerner
New Federalists Seek Four Agency Breakups
A group of House freshmen including Sam Brownback and Todd Tiahrt proposes eliminating the Commerce Energy Housing and Urban Development and Education departments. They advocate defunding about 78 billion dollars and shifting functions and funding to states localities or private sector, arguing centralized planning fails.
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Washington
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Todd Tiahrt
Wichita Hosts Nation’s First Local League of Women Voters
Wichita marked the 75th anniversary of its local League of Women Voters, the first such chapter, with Ellen Fiedler Estes noting the local start date. St Louis also claims priority, but data show Wichita as the earliest local chapter, chartered around 1919. The group has long aimed to inform the electorate through 75 years of activity.
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National League of Women Voters
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St. Louis
Estes
Missouri Historical Society
Kiwanis Donates Child Safety Seats in Ottawa and Kansas
The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa donated two child safety seats to Franklin County Health Services during Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week. Division 9 Kiwanis clubs in Kansas donated 31 seats across east central Kansas under state law requiring restraint for children four and under in federally approved seats.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Health Services
Kiwanis Clubs
Kansas
Clinton details global information plans
The Clinton administration proposes a worldwide information network to allow easy exchange of all kinds of information, aiming to open telecom markets and replace rigid laws with flexible rules. The 49 page report, coordinated by the Commerce Department, is slated for discussion by industrialized nations in Brussels and follows Gore’s earlier policy outline.
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Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press
Ashington
Clinton
al Gore
Japan
Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Gore
Cheddar Versus Mozzarella: Bizarre Local and Global Vignettes
A fragmented clipping reports a flash of odd crime and business notes. Brenda L. Hunter of Zion allegedly shot her brother over cheese choice at a chili dinner while Michael R. Waggoner in Knoxville allegedly fired five shots in a bar after a misread joke.
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Zion
Michael R. Waggoner
Knoxville
Tenn
Anthony Foti
Missasauga
Ontario
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Robson Augusto Araujo
BMW
Catholic Church
Netherlands
People’s Insurance Company of China
Henry Abrams
Loveladies, N.J
Albert Einstein
Lawmakers weigh changes to accreditation and open meetings
In Opera Kansas the Legislature debates removing the states accreditation program from law and letting the governor appoint the agriculture secretary with a nine member advisory board. A bill to expand the Open Meetings Act passes House committee, and a crime bill targets miscarriage causing. A coffee event invites citizens to meet legislators.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Opera, Kan
Agriculture
Senate
Board of Education
Fee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Road construction halted over permit issue in Lawrence
Douglas County officials were ordered to stop work on the South Lawrence Trafficway until a missing permit is addressed. George Austin of the Kansas Division of Water Resources cited a required permit for crossing Yankee Tank Creek, while Commissioner Mark Buhler said the county will obtain it if needed. The halt duration remains undetermined as state officials review the situation following a complaint from Haskell University professor Charles Haines Jr.
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Austin
Charles Haines Jr
Haskell Indian Nations University
Haines
Yankee Tank Basin
SIMPSON CASE AT A GLANCE
Developments in the O J Simpson case include defense questions about melting Ben and Jerry's ice cream found in Nicole Brown Simpson's home and potential timing evidence. David Rossi faced tough cross examination on crime scene preservation and notifying Simpson. Two jurors under misconduct scrutiny. Judge Ito praised the weekend crime scene tour. High tech equipment had delays. Rossi expected back on the stand.
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Robert Riske
Ben & Jerry
Nicole Brown Simpson
Riske
Ms. Simpson
David Rossi
F. Lee Bailey
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