Family sues over jail restraint death in Kansas City
The Tolon family and estate file a federal suit in Kansas City Kansas alleging Johnson County Jail staff acted maliciously and sadistically by hog tying Kenneth E. Tolon Sr. while awaiting sentencing. They seek damages and a ban on the restraint method. Sheriff Allenbrand notes the method was halted and will not be reviewed until the case resolves. Tolon was jailed on a 109 month bank robbery sentence and awaiting sentencing for a 1991 armed robbery.
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Kansas City, Kan
Johnson County
Kansas City
Kan
Kenneth E. Tolon Sr
Tolon
Johnson County Commission
Fred Allenbrand
Allenbrand
Program growth studied in Kansas families count
In Topeka Kansas study funded by the 1993 Family Preservation and Support Act, Kansas Families Count uses focus groups hearings and surveys to learn families biggest concerns. Kansas Action for Children Inc and Mainstream Inc coordinate the project with SRS officials noting aims to support keeping children safely with families.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Action For Children Inc
Mainstream Inc
Kansas Families
Congress
Carolyn Hill
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Sievions
SRS
Judge rules Leavenworth County in contempt over pay order
U S District Judge Thomas Van Bebber held Leavenworth County in contempt for not obeying a court order to pay nearly 640000 to James H Wilmer who was paralyzed in a 1989 motorcycle crash on an improperly marked county road near Easton Kansas The county has paid 5000 and must pay 5000 daily if a bond is not posted while appealing a 638457 jury award Wilmer had sued after the accident and the county claimed the state law limit capped its liability
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Kansas City
Kan
Leavenworth County
Thomas van Bebber
James H. Wilmer
Easton
Wilmer
Natoma student leader dies after school collapse
Natoma High School students mourn Lance J. Lang, 17, who collapsed at school about 1:35 p.m. Tuesday and died from a congenital heart defect. Lang, a snare drummer, earned a No. 1 rating at the state music competition for three years and led bands in Kansas honors events.
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Natoma
Kan
Natoma High School
Lance J. Lang
Plainville Rural Hospital
Michael Specht
Lang
Kansas Music Educator’s
Graves names new cabinet for Kansas governor elect
Gov elect Bill Graves named his cabinet including the first woman to head the Department of Agriculture Allie Devine a former staff attorney for the U S House Agriculture Committee and longtime USDA worker Other permanent secretaries include Sheila Frahm Thelma Hunter Gordon Gary Sherrer Wayne Franklin John LaFaver Dean Carlson and Chuck Simmons as acting head of Corrections New acting secretaries Bob Mead Janet Schalansky and John Strickler Also two Black officials Gordon and Franklin were highlighted as part of a diverse slate
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Bill Graves
State Department of Agriculture
Allie Devine
Kansas Livestock Association
U.S. House Agriculture Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Toots Kan
Graves
Kansas
Sheila Frahm
Department of Administration
John LaFaver
Department of Revenue
Dean Carlson
Department of Transportation
Chuck Simmons
Department of Corrections
Bob Mead
Department of Health and Environment
Janet Schalansky
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
John Strickler
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Gordon
Franklin
Clinton Meets GOP Leaders in White House Pledge
President Clinton, flanked by Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole, vows to work with the new Republicans to advance reforms. He mentions lobbying, campaign finance changes, welfare overhauls, health care, and line-item veto as goals, while Dole vows spending cuts and tax relief to rein in government. The tone is cooperative as the 104th Congress begins.
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Ashington
Congress
Clinton
Capitol Hill
White House
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Kansas seeks changes to the 1992 school reform law
Kansas lawmakers begin the 1995 session amid a push to revise the 1992 School District Finance and Quality Performance Act. Despite the state Supreme Court upholding its constitutionality, critics seek changes to funding mechanisms and the accreditation method. Proposals cover per pupil spending, infrastructure funding, and faculty salaries, led by House members and new Speaker Tim Shallenburger.
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State Supreme Court
Mance
Board of Regents
House
Tim Shalienburger
R-Baxter Springs
Quarry owner signals continued rock extraction and new plant
Fogle Quarries owner says rock removal will continue at the present quarry for about two more years while a state-of-the-art crushing plant north of Ottawa is built to meet the 1990 Clean Air Act and cut noise. He notes 1994 production reached about 1.5 million tons requiring double shifts and expects the new plant to handle future loads more efficiently.
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An Fogle
Fogle Quarries
Fogle
Ottawa
McCurry Named White House Press Secretary
President Clinton plans to appoint Michael McCurry as the new White House press secretary replacing Dee Dee Myers. McCurry, 40, a longtime Democratic operative and former chief State Department spokesman, is expected to assume the post within days amid other staff changes. He hails from Charleston, South Carolina and is a Princeton and Georgetown graduate.
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Washington
Clinton
Michael McCurry
McCurry
State Department
Myers
Charleston
S.C
Princeton University
Georgetown University
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Department of
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Kansas Highway Patrol
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Ronald L. Harker
Edwardsville
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