Navy seeks jammer fit for F A-18s over Bosnia
Washington reports Defense Secretary Perry said a recommendation from General Shalikashvili and acquisition chief Kaminiski was due this week on whether to approve the Navy’s request to equip F A-18 fighter bombers with electronic jammers for combat air patrols over Bosnia. The Navy wants the jammers sent to U.S. planes in Italy today, but Perry signaled a delay of several days.
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Washington
Navy
Bosnia
Pentagon
Defense Department
Defense
William Perry
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul Kaminiski
U.S
Italy
Perry
Trucker crash in Shawnee County kills Missouri woman
An 89-year-old Missouri woman, Juanita Peery of Chillicothe, died in a Kansas Turnpike crash in eastern Shawnee County. Another Chillicothe resident, 55-year-old Sharon L. Rupp, was seriously injured with a broken leg and possible head and internal injuries after the tractor trailer struck Peery’s car from behind, then hit a tow truck.
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Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Juanita Peery
Chillicothe
Shawnee County
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Sharon L. Rupp
Peery
City budget draft raises taxes slightly in Itawa
City budget proposal by Itawa City Manager Scott Lambers seeks a 1996 plan with a lower mill levy from 49.605 to 48.464 but higher property tax revenue due to increased valuation. The mayor notes each mill would raise about 33,248 dollars in 1996, up from 31,870 in 1995, with general funds receiving 498,000 dollars.
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Itawa
Scott Lambers
City Commission
Lambers
Garden party at historic Hostetter home in Wellsville
Marilyn Palmer hosts a summer garden party and sale at the Hostetter home 103 N Main Wellsville drawing thirty crafters and antique vendors. The house, once a Hostetter residence and founded in 1880, has been under renovation since 1988 with a plan for a future bed and breakfast.
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Ralph Young
Marilyn Palmer
Wellsville
Hostetter
N. Main
Palmer
John
Palmers
Mayor Defends Panel's Actions In Ottawa Hearings
Mayor Matt Matthews defended a five to zero commission vote on two ordinances after a local citizens group accused the city utility rate of being excessive and a nuisance ordinance illegal. Spokesman Greg Hernandez of the Concerned Citizens of Ottawa urged protection for fixed incomes and questioned the measures.
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Matt Matthews
Greg Hernandez
S. Elm
Ottawa
Hernandez
Governor: Feds Hampering Kansas Welfare Reform
Governor Bill Graves blasts federal agencies for blocking Kansas welfare reform by withholding waivers needed to depart from federal rules. He cites stalled 1994 legislation aims and proposed budget cuts that threaten statewide changes, including failures to allow delinquent child support waivers affecting AFDC, food stamps, and Medicaid eligibility.
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OPERA
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas
Feds
Mike Matson
Matson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Teens steal delivery truck in pre-dawn hunger claim
In Eudwood Kansas a Frito-Lay truck was stolen by three teens after a police officer spotted it in a neighborhood at about 2 am. An 18 year old was caught and a 7 year old boy led authorities to nearby woods. A 17 year old was later arrested in Kansas City. One teen cited hunger as the motive.
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Eawood
Kan
Laubenstein
Kansas City
Frito-Lay
CURB stays out of Kansas Pipeline dispute
The Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board will not intervene in the Kansas Pipeline Partnership versus Williams Natural Gas case in the Kansas City area. CURB will monitor the matter, reiterating its policy of promoting competition in gas transportation while the attorney general sues over an open meetings act question. Ottawa and the City of Ottawa have intervened. Dennis Langley is a key figure in the Kansas Pipeline effort, tied to Democratic circles.
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Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board
Kansas Pipeline Partnership
Lenexa
Kansas Pipeline
Kansas City
Williams Natural Gas
Tulsa
Okla
Dennis Langley
Democratic Party
Williams
Ottawa
CURB
CORB
Joan Finney
Langley
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