Forensic Anthropologist Aids Army in Identifying Remains
Elliott Moore, 43, of Stilwell Kansas, works as a civilian scientist for the Army in Hawaii and Laos as a forensic anthropologist. He helps search for Americans missing in action, using his skeletal identification expertise after being barred from combat by a hearing impairment.
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Stilwell
Kan
Elliott Moore
Moore
U.S. Army
Elliott
Johnson County
Hawaii
Laos
Army
Central Identification Laboratory
Sister sentenced for 1992 murder of adoptive brother
Kimberlee A. Lee was given at least 13 years in Johnson County District Court after pleading guilty to second degree murder. The 4 year old adoptive son Douglas Brumley died from a blow to the abdomen in 1992 with bruising and prior injuries. Her husband David Lee faces related charges.
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Olathe
Kan
Kimberlee A. Lee
Johnson County
Douglas Brumley
Tom Erker
Lee
David W. Lee
Douglas
Kimberlee Lee
Kansas
Index up again as Kansas measures rise in November
Kansas Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased for the fifth straight month, reaching 142.47 in November versus 141.57 in October. The index combines wheat and cattle prices paid to farmers, stock price averages for Kansas firms, new housing units, manufacturing hours, money supply, and unemployment insurance claims in the state.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
U.S
Oil fraud nets prison for Olathe man
Gary D. Leitner, 40, pleaded guilty to defrauding his employer of over $1 million. He was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1.15 million restitution to LGW Energy Resources Inc. Leitner served as corporate secretary and handled legal and accounting work from June 1986 to November 1992 for Leo Wetherill, owner of the company.
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Kansas City
Kan
Gary D. Leitner
U.S
Kathryn H. Wratil
Leo Wetherill
LGW Energy Resources Inc
Leiters
Oil and Gas Company
Ottawa backs 17th Street extension plan with broad support
Ottawa lawmakers and residents heat welcomed the proposal to extend 17th Avenue from Main to Eisenhower. Engineer John Bayless estimated a 1.2 million cost with 775000 for street work and 125000 for utilities. Backers praised housing growth and tax base gains while noting possible savings and a 10 year cost around 60 dollars per household. Mayor Richard Jackson urged quick detail study and funding options within 60 days.
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Richard Jackson
17Th Street
John Bayless
Cook, Flatt
Strobel
Topeka
Eisenhower
Paul Bean
Ottawa Chamber Public Affairs Committee
Bank IV of
Ottawa
North Korea seeks new inspections deal with IAEA
North Korean officials met with IAEA officials in Vienna to propose arrangements for inspections of declared nuclear sites. The agency rejected a prior Dec 23 proposal that would have allowed unimpeded access at only five of seven declared sites, insisting on unrestricted inspections to verify nonmilitary use.
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Washington
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
Austria
David Kyd
Kyd
Nose Ring Sparks Texas High School Dispute
Wellington AP reports junior Jonathon Skelton was sent home after wearing a nose ring, with Principal Carl Taylor stating the ornament is a distraction. Skelton notes the handbook bans only earrings for boys, while his mother O'Rear supports a compromise over diploma goals.
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Wellington
Texas
Ring
Jonathon Ton
Skelton
Carl Taylor
Nor easter hinders pupils but brings snowbound joy
A powerful nor easter blankets from North Carolina to Maine with up to three feet of snow in spots. Schools cancel or delay as icy roads and power outages disrupt daily life. In West Virginia residents dig out after two feet of snow while airports face widespread flight cancellations and delays.
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North Carolina
Maine
David Crowley
Wachusett Mountain
Princeton
Mass
West Virginia
Health care reform options debated by Kansas lawmakers
The 1994 Kansas session opens with the Joint Committee on Health Care Decisions weighing two main paths or possibly delaying action until federal guidelines emerge. The Roy plan from the Kansas Commission on the Future of Health Care favors a state health alliance and a health care purchaser for all Kansans, while a minority aims for minimal government intrusion.
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OPERA
Kan
Kansas
Congress
Joint Committee On
Kansas Commission
Doug Walker
Dosawatomie
Bill Roy Sr
U.S
Roy
Roy Commission
Merrill Werts
Junction City
Commission
Kansas Health Commission
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