Dole open to hosting SNL but schedule blocks bid
In Wichita, Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole said he would consider appearing on NBC's Saturday Night Live if his schedule allowed. He noted SNL producer Lorne Michaels has sought him for an appearance this season but the show requires three days of rehearsal which he cannot fit in.
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Wichita
Kan
Senate
Bob Dole
NBC
Rotary Club
Russell
SNL
Lorne Michaels
Cole
Wine-wine bill advances in Kansas Senate
A Kansas Senate committee endorsed a bill to loosen a law restricting gifts to state officials and allow individuals and corporations to give wine and meals to regulators, similar to lobbyists gifts to legislators. The measure, approved by voice vote, moves to the full Senate.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Senate Committee On
Kansas City officials back Chicago cheating case figure
In Kansas City Kansas district, Linda K. Chase 42 receives support from district officials who say past Illinois test cheating accusations do not affect her new role. Ray Daniels assistant superintendent notes the Illinois episode should not impact her tenure in Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas City, Kan
Chicago
Illinois
Kansas City
Kansas
Ray Daniels
Kan
Midwife couple welcome healthy daughter in Ol ath e hospital
In Olathe Kansas Kathy King delivered 7 pound 12 ounce daughter Sarah Kate at Olathe Medical Center after arriving at the hospital on Monday night. The birth comes a year after the couple’s previous son died during a midwife assisted delivery which led to a court case.
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Olathe, Kan
Kathy King
Sarah Kate
Olathe Medical Center
Reno names Whitewater special counsel Fiske
Attorney General Janet Reno appointed Robert B. Fiske Jr. as special counsel to probe President Clinton and Whitewater dealings including the Madison Guaranty S&L. Fiske pledged a complete impartial inquiry and said he would question the president and first lady under oath if needed. He aims for a swift but thorough review, with a hired team and no fixed timetable.
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Ashington Wiertee
U.S
Robert B. Fiske Jr
Clinton
Arkansas Savings and Loan
Janet Reno
Fiske
Whitewater Development Corp
Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Vincent Foster
Whitewater
Foster
White House Press Sec
Dee Dee Myers
Reno
Wall Street
U.S. Attor
Ottawa Middle School eighth graders Reach into heritage
Julie St Onge and six other eighth graders presented Reach program displays at Ottawa Middle School. The projects explore family history using 4 by 5 foot cardboard posters. Topics included the 1951 Great Flood and local figures such as a tongue tied ancestor and a farmer nicknamed Big Charley.
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Ralph Young
Julie St. Onge
St. Onge
Sue McClaran
Ottawa Middle School
OMS
McClaran
Big Charley
Jon Ball
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Ball
Ottawa City exec session ruling clears legality
City Attorney A Stephan said a week end long executive session by the Ottawa City Commission last year was not illegal. He noted proper procedure, interviews of candidates, and privacy aims, dated January 19, 1994, urging sessions be held right after open meetings at the same location. Mayor Richard Jackson and commissioners Matt Matthews and Joan Tyson attended the related Nov 19 meeting before adjourning to executive session.
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Ttorney
A. Stephan
Ottawa
Forrest Lowry
Ottawa City Commission
Stephan
City Commission
Richard Jackson
Matt Matthews
Joan Tyson
Ottawa chosen for teacher training staff center
The Southeast Kansas Education Service Center will open a new staff development center in the East Central Vocational Cooperative building at Ottawa High School, starting in June. Greenbush North expands with centers in Ottawa and Emporia to improve access for Franklin County teachers. previously programs were held in Paola.
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Ummer
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Ottawa High School
Dave DeMoss
Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
Sekesc
DeMoss
Greenbush North
Paola
Franklin County Hears Trash Proposal for Transfer Station
County officials considered a bid from Ries Hamm Quarries Construction and Asphalt Inc Perry to build a 420000 transfer station. The plan hinges on a long term waste-hauling contract to move trash to Hamm’s landfill, which remains under federal environmental scrutiny. The county also questioned road and bridge fund overspending and learned of septic tank issues in a rural Ottawa resident. landfill operations will cease April 9 under new regulations.
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Epresentatives
Ries Hamm Quarries, Construction and Asphalt Inc
Perry
Franklin County
Hamm
Ron Hamm
Charles Sedlock
Hani
Students ejected from Schindler's List in Oakland
About 70 Castlemont High students on a field trip were ejected from a Grand Lake Theater screening of Schindler's List after audience members complained they laughed at Nazi atrocities. Dean Tanya Dennis said the group only exclaimed at a shooting scene, while theater owner Allen Michaan noted about 20 critics claimed others laughed.
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Oakland
Calif
Tanya Dennis
Castlemont High
Dennis
Allen Michaan
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