Where Are They Now in Franklin County Rural Schools
Bruce Fleming of Ottawa is compiling an index of 103 historical Franklin County school districts, focusing on more than 80 rural schools of which only 19 still stand. He seeks photos of old school buildings, names of last teachers and students, and lists of graduates from remaining county schools, hoping to finish in about a month with a public display planned at the Old Depot Museum.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Silver Lake
Fleming
Pleasant Valley
Union Center
Emerald Joint School
Old Depot
Reagan denies role in caper
Former President Ronald Reagan testified in a videotaped deposition that he never had any inkling White House aides were secretly aiding the Nicaraguan Contras while Congress banned such aid. He said he would abide by the law and denied authorizing obstruction of inquiries or destruction of documents in the Iran Contra affair.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Congress
John Poindexter
Poindexter
Oliver North
Dan Webb
Los Angeles
U.S
Iran
Meteorologist Bryan Busby visits Wellsville elementary
KMBC Channel 9 meteorologist Bryan Busby spoke to students at Wellsville elementary on Wednesday. His lighthearted weather talk and stories about his pet cats kept the kindergartners and all attendees amused during the school visit.
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Steve Zak
Bryan Busby
KMBC
Channel 9
Kansas City
Wellsville
Kindergartners
Tax experts misnomer as family tax bill debate rages
Washington AP reports Money magazine tested fifty tax pros on a $130,000 family and found a wide error range from 9,806 to 21,315 with a correct figure of 12,038. Experts misapplied child care credits moving expenses and self employment Social Security tax. fees varied with little correlation to performance. IRS phone staff did better at 72 percent accuracy. advise self‑preparation only for simple returns.
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Washington
Money Magazine
Money
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Bush urges end to product liability burden
Washington AP Bush administration urges Congress to pass a federal product liability law to limit litigation costs and stabilize rules for American businesses to boost competitiveness. Commerce official Wendell Wilkie II cites a 1988 Conference Board survey showing 40 percent of firms say product liability majorly affects operations.
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Bush
Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
Wendell Wilkie II
Commerce Department
Wilkie
Senate Commerce Consumer Subcommittee
Conference Board
U.S
Ottawa Mayor Plans Spring Break Tour to Soviet Union
Ottawa Mayor Dan Fogle joins a Nations League of Cities tour with two dozen U.S. mayors visiting four Soviet cities Moscow Leningrad Odessa and Tbilisi from March 5 to 19 after meetings in Washington D C. He will meet local officials attend opera and ballet and bring home souvenirs. The city covers his Washington travel. he pays for the Soviet trip.
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Ottaw
Dan Fogle
Soviet Union
Fogle
League of Cities
League
Washington D.C
U.S
Moscow
Leningrad
Odessa
Tbilisi
Soviet
Georgia
Ottawa
Washington
Romania
Balkans
Russia
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Certified Public Accountants
Cpas
H&r Block
Jay Bemis
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