Senator Nunn moves to codify gay ban in military
Washington AP reports Sen Sam Nunn chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee plans a bill to write the current ban on service by homosexuals into law as President Clinton prepares a policy that avoids disqualifying gays on orientation. Clinton will speak at the National Defense University in Washington while White House aides describe the plan as a step forward but not a surprise.
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White House
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Congress
Nunn
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Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
Clinton seen as strong leader by a minority
An Associated Press poll six months into Clinton's term finds only about a third view him as a strong leader. A majority feel he has broken too many promises and trust in him remains mixed as GOP and Democratic disagreements hinder his agenda.
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Associated Press
Congress
ICR
Media, Pa
AUS Consultants
Local graduates and volunteers highlighted in county updates
The Folks and Facts column lists graduates from multiple towns with degrees from various universities and a 1993 Wellsville graduate awarded a Colby scholarship. It also notes Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Franklin County and Jeff Wagaman joining Fred Kerr’s governor campaign, with details on roles and meeting dates.
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Parker — Lisa Michelle Crowell
Princeton
Janelle Lynn Pine
Richmond
Robert Alexander Gamberel
Wellsville
Kaylene Michele Shore
Baldwin City
Michael A. Johnston
Ottawa
Evan Eugene Shaffer
Buddy Joe Welch
Rodney D. Stockard
Colby
T.C. Dawson
Wellsville High School
Colby Community College
Dawson
Karlyn Dawson
Edgerton
Franklin County
Habitat For Humanity
Lawrence Habitat
Doug Guess
Wyndee Lee
Habitat
International Ministry of Habitat
First Baptist Church
Baker
Kerr
Jeff Wagaman
Baker University
Fred Kerr
Kansas
R-Pratt
Wagaman
Wichita
Senate
Kansas Senate
Bud Burke
R-olathe
Des Moines Weather and River Impact Across Midwest
Flooding across the Midwest ends a 112 month stretch of rising waters with 29 deaths and at least ten billion dollars in damage. The Gateway Arch provides a dry vantage as a 52 foot flood wall guards Des Moines while Hamilton Illinois crews rush gravel on a flooded access road to Keokuk. The Keokuk bridge may reopen today cutting 200 miles to 165 miles, and Illinois sees six inches of rain with Algonquin sealing downtown as sandbags are hauled for the Fox River.
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Keokuk
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Evacuations continue as floods threaten Manhattan area
Heavy rains swollen rivers and floodwaters forced evacuations around Manhattan Kansas with hundreds moved from Hunter's Island Dix Addition and Fairmont Heights. A National Guard unit assisted responders while shelters housed about 100 residents as officials plan further sandbagging and water releases from local lakes.
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Riley County
Larry Woodyard
Kansas State University
Hunter's Island
Dix Addition
Fairmont Heights
Joy Moser
State Adjutant General's Office
Topeka
Kansas National Guard
Moser
Rick Berry
Mother Nature
Teresa Busch
Hunter’s Island
Julie Eichem
Ogden
Kansas River
Japan’s Miyazawa pressed to quit after election rout
In Tokyo, Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa struggled to resign after the Liberal Democratic Party lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1955. He signaled acceptance of party will but provided no resignation announcement, while the LDP faced internal rifts and coalition options. The election shifted power toward new conservative blocs, with turnout at a postwar low of 67 percent.
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Kiichi Miyazawa
Miyazawa
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Asahi
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