Great American Cattle Drive Faces Rising Costs
Cowboys trek 1500 miles from Fort Worth through Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Wyoming toward Miles City Montana. Organizers say expenses have doubled while revenues fell, though payroll remains covered. Souvenir sales lag in remote Great Plains areas.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Montana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Miles City
Mont
Bud McCasland
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Cowboys
Great Plains
Smokeless tobacco firms sued in Wichita federal court
A man with mouth cancer and two Wichita residents filed a federal class action against smokeless tobacco makers alleging concealment of addiction risks, nicotine manipulation, and targeting of minors. Defendants include U S Tobacco Pinkerton Helme Brown and Williamson along with trade groups The Smokeless Tobacco Council The Smokeless Tobacco Research Council the Tobacco Institute and the Council for Tobacco Research.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
U.S. District Court
U.S. Tobacco Co
Pinkerton Tobacco Co
Helme Tobacco Co
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp
Smokeless Tobacco Promotion and Research Groups
The
Smokeless Tobacco Council
Smokeless Tobacco Research Council
Tobacco Institute
Council For Tobacco Research
Coleman Earnings Jump Despite Wet Weather
Coleman Co. reports a 14 percent rise in second quarter earnings to 27.6 million dollars with 1.53 dollars per share as sales reach 311.3 million, up 21 percent from the prior year. Weather dampened spring and early summer camping product sales but did not prevent overall growth.
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Wichita, Kan
Coleman Co
Outdoor Recreation Goods
Coleman
Mistrial Declared In Phelps Follower Case
In Emporia Kansas a mistrial was declared delaying the battery case against Charles F Hockenbarger. A key witness was hospitalized after a dog bite during the weekend, and the defendant faces charges tied to an alleged attack on rocker Brit Schisser in Topeka last year. The decision avoids double jeopardy as five Westboro Baptist Church members are tried in Lyon County on related misdemeanor charges.
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Emporia
Kan
Fred Phelps Sr
Charles F. Hockenbarger
Topeka
Shawnee County
Michael Barbara
Hockenbarger
Brit Schisser
Lawrence Hospital
Barbara
Joan Hamilton
Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Lyon County
Ottawa Area Chamber awards Eileen Bowling Quarterly Image
Eileen Bowling received the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Image Award at a Chamber luncheon at Ottawa University for her 23 years at Kansas State Bank and strong public rapport. She serves on the Chamber ambassador committee, helps with ribbon cuttings, and supports Sacred Heart church and the March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon. Bowling, married to Charlie for 26 years, praises the Chamber for community business ties. Continued on page 2.
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Merica
Aes
Eileen Bowling
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Quarterly
Chamber
Ottawa University
Bowling
Kansas State Bank
Sacred Heart
Franklin County
March of Dimes
Charlie
Ottawa
Jeanne Stinson
Senators Move To Lift Bosnia Arms Embargo
Democrats join Republicans in a Senate push to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia with a vote due this afternoon. Senators Levin Biden Moynihan and Feinstein back the move while the White House locks in efforts in the House. Clinton aides say a veto override remains unlikely as allies face new London pact deadlines.
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Ashington
Clinton
Senate
Bosnia
Michigan
Carl Levin
White House
House
Sen
John Warner
R-Va
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
New York
Dianne Feinstein
California
Mike McCurry
U.S
London
Secret Service testifies on Clinton aide's visit to Foster office
Senate Whitewater Committee heard Henry P. O Neill say Margaret Williams carried file folders from Vincent Foster's office the night of his death. Williams denies removing any papers and the White House notes a lie detector test pass.
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Secret Service
Henry P. O'Neill
Senate Whitewater Committee
O'Neill
Foster
White House
Whitewater
Clintons
Patsy Thomasson
Ms. Williams
Korea veterans remembered locally and nationwide
The piece recalls the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 and notes the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. Ottawan veterans and the public can view a library display through Aug. 6 featuring veteran names, a flag used to drape a coffin, grave insignias, and war books.
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North Korean People’s Army
38Th Parallel
South Korea
United Nations
Korea
Vietnam
America
Washington, D.C
Ottawa
Barbara Dew
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars Group
VFW
Franklin County
William Hey
Baldwin
Ottawa Vfw
Washington
Hey
U.S. Marine Corps
China
the Herald
United States
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BRE
David Bartkoski
Herald
Ralph Young
Gene Ramsey
Stinson
First Lady
Bill Tellier
Ange
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Aaa
Vradddty Tennonae
Independence Ave
D.C. War “Sa—Orig
Earl Fou
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