DPS officials withhold names in DPS terminations
City officials refuse to identify two DPS employees suspended with termination planned by Jan. 31. Detective Tony DeLaTorre and Officer Warren McGill later confirmed they were the two terminated. The Herald notes officials repeatedly declined to name staff involved and clarified previous reporting. Herrman may announce Friday morning.
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Department of Public Safety
DPS
Jeff Herrman
Tony DeLaTorre
Warren McGill
The
Herald
Herrman
Fred Heathman
Randy Wetmore
Bob Bezek
Heathman
Owen saga ends with charges dismissed in Topeka
In Topeka, a Johnson County judge dismissed all theft and illegal campaign activity charges against former Lt. Gov. Dave Owen and two associates. Democrats criticized the decision, while Republicans offered mixed reactions. Governor Hayden and officials declined to comment extensively.
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Topeka
Kan
Johnson County
Dave Owen
Jim Parrish
Robert Stephan
House
Marvin Barkis
Louisburg
Mike Hayden
Rochelle Chronister
Neodesha
Hayden
Stephan
State Public Disclosure Commission
Michael Barbara
Thomas Haney
Owen
Abatement rollback prompts tax dispute with Dillard's
In Olathe the city council cut the start of a 10 year tax abatement for Dillard's warehouse from 1989 to 1990 following an attorney general ruling. Dillard's faces a $290,000 1989 tax bill and questions the council's unilateral adjustment. Officials cite unmet promises and a smaller local job impact.
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Olathe
Dillard’s
151St Street
I-35
Dillard's
Soviet Defense Chief orders wartime strength in Caucasus
Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri Yazov ordered regional military units boosted to wartime strength and reservists recalled amid escalating Armenian Azerbaijani clashes in the Caucasus. At least 66 dead and hundreds wounded as mobs in Baku drive a deadly cycle of violence. Moscow also deployed over 11,000 troops to the region as calls for emergency measures stall amid nationalist blockades.
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Moscow
Dmitri T. Yazov
Caucasus
Yazov
Baku
Ex-Bulgaria chief Todor Zhivkov under house arrest
Former Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov, 78, placed under house arrest on charges of inciting ethnic hostility, misuse of state property, and malfeasance in office. Prosecutors assigned, warrant issued, Zhivkov guarded at a residence near Sofia, not jailed.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Todor Zhivkov
Zhivkov
Prosecutor General’s Office
BTA
Coffee linked to heightened activity in elderly couples study
A study of 744 Michigan residents led by Dr. Ananias Diokno finds that among married people over 60, coffee drinkers report higher sexual activity. Coffee drinkers also report lower impotence in men, while skeptics urge caution until further research.
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The
Archives of Internal Medicine
Michigan
Ananias Diokno
William Beaumont Hospital
Detroit
Royal Oak
Oval Oak
Mich
Diokno
Gail Kershner Riggs
University of Arizona’s
College of Medicine
Tom Stanisic
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson
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Williamsburg
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Mikhail 3. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Central Heights
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West Franklin
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