Rare Grapes of Wrath edition fetches world record at auction
A rare 1939 Grapes of Wrath edition sold for 47800 dollars at Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles, part of a Steinbeck first-edition sale that included Of Mice and Men 7768, East of Eden 8365, and In Dubious Battle 11353. Proceeds support renovation of a Pacific Grove bungalow where Steinbeck wrote many works. Five titles went to Bay Area bookseller Jim Dourgarian.
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Bonhams
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Britney Spears shaves head and gets small wrist tattoo in LA
Britney Spears shaved her head in a San Fernando Valley salon then sat for a tiny red and pink lips tattoo at Body and Soul in Sherman Oaks. About 60 fans and reporters gathered as police helped her bodyguards move her into a waiting SUV after the tattoo session.
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Snell
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Tognozzi
Larry Rudolph
Tmz.com
People Magazine
Eric Clapton
Crossroads Center
Antigua
Caribbean
Access Hollywood
Crossroads
Associated Press
Angelique Aram
KABC
Trump seeks jury trial over Mar a Lago flag dispute
Lawyers for Donald Trump request a jury trial in the Palm Beach flag case. An amended federal complaint says fines of 1250 dollars per day since January for the 15 by 25 foot flag atop an 80 foot pole are excessive. Palm Beach officials say the pole exceeds 42 feet and violates codes.
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Green
Ray Liotta Arrested on DUI Charge in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police say actor Ray Liotta, 52, was arrested after crashing into two parked cars in Pacific Palisades. He posted 15000 dollar bail, was released, and faces a court appearance next month. No injuries were reported. Liotta is known for Goodfellas and Wild Hogs.
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Los Angeles
Ray Liotta
Pacific Palisades
Liotta
Mike Lopez
Lopez
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Tim Allen
John Travolta
Henry Hill
Gaming emerges as repair funding option in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers weigh expanding gambling to fund a 727 million repair backlog at state universities. The Senate Higher Education Task Force considers a single new revenue source, possibly gaming, though support is uncertain and taxes are unlikely. Proposals aim to grow funding from 58 million in 2008 to 100 million annually by 2013 for infrastructure repairs.
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Chris Green Harris
Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Regents
Statehouse
Senate Higher Education Task Force
Jean Schodorf
Wichita
Schodorf
State Supreme Court
Parents Push for Rules Over School Restraint Incidents
State board heard accounts of students restrained or isolated in schools, including a child eating meals in a restroom and others wrapped in gym mats. Parents urged formal regulations to govern seclusion and restraint, while districts requested guidelines to avoid new paperwork. The board chose to study guidelines first and monitor abuses before enacting formal rules.
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Rocky Nichols
Disability Rights Center
Kansas
Dle
Janet Waugh
Kansas City
Col
Water supply pressure grows as eastern Kansas pools shrink
Rural Water District 4 has no meters to sell for new construction affecting the Old Highway 50 corridor. Kan sas River advisory board plans warn eastern Kansans that unlimited water is ending while growth strains supply, with Louisburg Paola seeking rights for a 5 million gallon treatment plant on the river.
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Walrod
Franklin County
Highway 50
River Advisory Board
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Kansas
Don Stottlemire
Louisburg
Paola
Judge Nominators Named for Kansas Bar Admission
The nominating commission members include Supreme Court Justice Maria Luckett as non voting chair and others from Garnett Burlington Ottawa Lyn don and Wellsville. The commission also lists James Campbell Ayburn Ottawa Janet Walsh Wyton? Lyn don James Malson Wellsville Timothy Sipe Waverly and Thomas DeBaun Osage City.
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Supreme Court
Maria Luckett
Craig Cole
Jerry Lou Robinson
Garnett
James R. Campbell
Burlington
Ayburn
Ottawa
Janet Walsh
Lyndon
James Malson
Wellsville
Timothy Sipe
Waverly
Thomas DeBaun
Osage City
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