Former Lyndon officer charged with burglary and theft
Joe Redding, 35, a former Lyndon police employee, faces five counts each of burglary and theft after confessing to 13 counts apiece for burglaries at Lyndon businesses from January 1993 to May 1994. Total losses about $3,000. eight cases time barred. Bond set at $5,000.
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Lyndon
Kan
St. Marys
Joe Redding
Osage County
Ken Lippert
Ryan Smith
Redding
Lyndon Police Department
Cat still at Cedar Crest as Graves may inherit feline resident
Gov elect Bill Graves may have to assume ownership of a timid calico named Jesse left behind by former Gov Joan Finney. The cat has been loose at the Cedar Crest residence since the Finneys moved out on Sunday. Jesse is one of two cats the family kept at the governor's mansion.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Joan Finney
Jesse
Cedar Crest
Finneys
Calico
Perot to Speak at Kansas State Landon Lecture
Former presidential candidate Ross Perot will present the 99th Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in Bramlage Coliseum at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday Jan 24. He rose from a $1,000 loan to his wife to found Electronic Data Systems and later sold it to General Motors for 2.5 billion, and in 1988 started Perot Systems.
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Manhattan
Kan
Ross Perot
Landon
Kansas State University
Perot
Bramlage Coliseum
Electronic Data Systems
EDS
General Motors
Perot Systems
Slattery Joins Washington Firm Wiley Rein Fielding
Former Kansas congressman Jim Slattery will join Wiley Rein Fielding in Washington focusing on telecommunications trade and agriculture law. The Democrat who served Kansas 2nd District for 12 years was also named chair of a national commission on children's disabilities by HHS Secretary Donna Shalala.
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Washington
Jim Slattery
Kansas
Slattery
Wiley, Rein & Fielding
National Commission On Children’s Disabilities
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Kansas House panel backs tax repeal for factory utilities
The Taxation Committee endorsed a bill to repeal the 2.5 percent sales tax on water electricity and natural gas used in manufacturing. The vote was by voice with little discussion. The full House will consider the measure next, chair Rep. Phill Kline says it could be debated next week.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Phill Kline
R-Shawnee
Area Democrats Outspent GOP in 1994 House Race
Democrats outspent Republicans in the 1994 campaign for Kansas House seats in the Fifth and Tenth Districts. Bill Feuerborn reported 4396.35 in spending. Ralph Tanner and Gene Ramsey showed notable in kind contributions and loans. Fee details include Oct. 28 to Dec. 31 reporting. election held Nov. 8.
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Kansas House of Representatives
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Cundy
Gene Ramsey
Dottawa
Ralph Tanner
Inkind
Tanner
Ramsey
Gridley farmer tells stories to kids in Garnett
Rudy Bahr, a Gridley farmer, presented stories to about 60 listeners at a Garnett venue as part of the Performing Arts Series. He described storytelling as a way for parents and grandparents to connect with children, urged simple repetition for young listeners, and noted his aim to show love and care to children.
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Arnett
Gridley
Rudy Bahr
Bahr
Garnett Public Library
Walker Art Committee
Garnett
White Hawk
Neosho and PSU to offer BSN through Ottawa program
Pittsburg State University teams with Neosho County Community College and Ottawa University to offer a bachelor of science in nursing for RNs with associate degrees or diplomas. The two year program, starting fall 1995, will meet evenings at the Ottawa NCCC branch, building on PSU ties to nearby Neosho campuses.
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Pittsburg State University
Ottawa
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa University
Jane Werner Kelting
PSU
Northern Tier
Ray Cummiskey
NCCC
JoAnn Marrs
Cummiskey
Pittsburg State
Neosho
Chanute
Graves pushes education as core of state budget
Gov Bill Graves unveils a fiscal plan boosting local school finance: basic allocation up 2 percent to 1.95 billion and 8 million more for special education, totaling a 47 million rise. Education would take 56 percent of the 3.5 billion operating budget and 25 percent of the 7.75 billion total, continuing a trend since 1991 of expanding school funding.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Tion
Joan Finney
Idaho scrap dealer buys nuclear reprocessing gear
The Wall Street Journal reported Idaho dealer Tom Johansen acquired state of the art nuclear reprocessing equipment from a DOE surplus sale in 1993 and obtained bomb grade uranium instructions for a $280 photo copy fee. DOE official retirement left sale proceeding unchallenged and spurred concerns about dangerous materials exposure.
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Wall Street Journal
Idaho
Tom Johansen
Department of Energy
DOE
Johansen
Nium
Dole Establishes Exploratory Committee for 1996 Bid
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole formed the Dole for President Exploratory Committee with the FEC as he moves toward a 1996 presidential bid. He said a final decision would come in late March or early April and cited a need to rein in government at home and restore leadership abroad.
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Ashingwton
Bob Dole
Dole
Federal Election Commission
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