Nude gunman triggers six hour Church standoff
Police arrested Hugh Asjes, 56, after a six hour standoff at St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Brookside. He claimed to encounter an armed, naked man, but the police said the report was false and charged him with filing a false police report. He left the church by ambulance after citing physical problems possibly tied to diabetes. Tactical squads surrounded the church from about 2 30 pm.
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Kansas City
Brookside
Hugh Astes
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Asses
Asjes
State Car tax bill to panel
The House Taxation Committee opened work on a bill to cut motor vehicle taxes by half over ten years. Coffeyville dealer John Schmid urged uniform taxes across the state and said older cars should pay more than the current $12 minimum while newer cars could pay less. He spoke for the Kansas Auto Dealers Association noting Kansas has an aging car fleet and that tax relief could spur purchases of newer, safer, fuel efficient vehicles.
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Topeka
Kan
House Taxation Committee
John Schmid
Coffeyville
Schmid
Kansas Auto Dealers Association
Term-limit bill clears Topeka House committee with 12 year tweak
In Topeka a House committee approved a constitutional term limit proposal for Kansas lawmakers. An amendment by Rep. Rochelle Chronister would allow 12 year incumbents to run again if they secure 20 percent petition signatures from district voters. The measure sets three four year Senate terms and six two year House terms.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Rochelle Chronister
R-Neodesha
Governmental Organization and Elections Committee
Archivists weigh Eisenhower view on modern fiscal limits
Archivists at the Eisenhower Presidential Library discuss how the late president would react to a balanced budget amendment term limits and a line item veto. They note his fiscal conservatism and belief in democratic expansion while cautioning such measures might infringe presidential authority.
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Abilene
Kan
Soviet Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Jim Leverzape
Eisenhower Presidential
Legislators debate Franklin tax benefits figures drawn
State Sen. Doug Walker presented figures at a legislative coffee showing Franklin County pays 15.3 million in state taxes and receives 36.5 million in services, a two to one return, with school aid exceeding taxes. Rep. Ralph Tanner challenged the “funny math” of tax cuts.
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Tate
Doug Walker
DG Cession
Franklin
Walker
Almeda
Edwards
Ottawa
Franklin County
Ested
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Club dance photo at Franklin County 4-H Club Days
Amy Goodloe 14 year old daughter of Sherry Goodloe performs a ballet piece at Franklin County 4-H Club Days. Photo by Ralph Young. Saturday's competition results will be published in Tuesday's Herald.
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Ralph Young
Amy Goodloe
Sherry Goodloe
Labette Road
Franklin County
NH GOP voters hear nine hopefuls in kickoff weekend
More than 1,000 New Hampshire Republicans crowded a ballroom to hear nine GOP White House contenders including Dole Gramm Alexander and long shots Buchanan Dornan and Keyes. They stressed tax cuts state empowerment welfare overhaul and ending federal racial preferences while sidestepping abortion debates to avoid aiding Clinton.
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John King
Anchester
Phil Gramm
Bill Clinton
New Hampshire
White House
Washington
Texan Gramm
Senate
Bob Dole
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
GOP
Clinton
Specter
Patrick Buchanan
California
Robert Dornan
Alan Keyes
Reagan Administration
State Department
Bride Survives Car Plunge Before Wedding in Augusta
Joann Gary's car slid on wet pavement near Augusta and plummeted into a pond just hours before her wedding to Glenn Loveless. She escaped through a window, climbed a tree limb, and was unharmed aside from lost shoes and attire. She was cited for speeding in the rain as her bridal gown was safely en route. The couple still wed and departed for a Bahamas honeymoon.
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Agusta
Joann
Gary
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Tost
Mary
Glenn Loveless
Bahamas
New Year Fetes Prove Fatal Across Multiple Nations
Reports show New Year celebrations caused deaths in Phoenix, Atlanta, and New Orleans from falling bullets, with similar incidents in Angola and Italy, and six Japanese deaths from sticky rice cake choking. Islamabad banned festivities amid threats, while Toledo mayor proposed moving deaf residents to high noise areas. Tehrik a Nifaz reversed a driving decree after accidents. Merrill Shepro admitted burglary on Oprah Winfrey show, prompting Chicago police inquiries.
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Carly Finkbeiner
Toledo
Ohio
San Francisco Chronicle
Tehrika-Nifaz
Pakistan
Merrill Shepro
Marguerite Greer
Chicago
Shepro
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