Parker's Kansas Trek Continues Across Rolling Lands
Adventure rider Parker continues his cross country trek with Silver, crossing Colorado and Kansas in 2004. He endures a winter halt near Council Grove, battles a storm in Ottawa, and camps in a flooded barn before leaving toward Olathe. He averages 20 to 25 miles daily, aided by volunteers, while Publicist Nicole McGrath praises his energy and dedication.
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Little Face
Colorado
Kansas
Council Grove
Parker and Silver
Bill
Parker
Silver
Michigan
Bill Parker
Ottawa
Ohio
Illinois
Olathe
Reverb Communications
California
Nicole McGrath
Parker and
Rideofpassage
U.S. 59 survey progresses on four lane plan
A Kansas Department of Transportation survey team will start work to locate landmarks for the centerline of the proposed four-lane U.S. 59 expressway between the Franklin and Douglas County line and the road south of Lawrence. The effort supports ongoing geologic investigations and construction, with officials saying surveying is a huge part of the project.
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Franklin County
Franklin
Douglas
KDOT
Terline
Franklin and
Douglas County
Lawrence
Joe Blubaugh
Jaycees Seek New Members For Community Events
The Ottawa Jaycees invite people aged 19 to 39 to join at 6:30 pm on the first and third Mondays at Cherry Street Wesleyan Church. Dues are 50 dollars yearly. Interested individuals can attend on June 20 or contact Morris via phone or the group website to help with activities including the Independence Day fireworks and Halloween parade.
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Forest Park
Heidi and Peter
Cherry Street
N. Cherry St
Morris
Ottawa Jaycees
Ottawajaycees.org
Mason
Pope urges abstinence as HIV shield in Africa
Pope Benedict XVI urged African bishops that abstinence is the fail safe method to prevent HIV spread, reaffirming Catholic teaching. He spoke with bishops from South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia, and Lesotho, noting Africa’s AIDS devastation and urging fidelity in marriage while upholding priestly celibacy.
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Vatican City
Benedict XVI
South Africa
Botswana
Swaziland
Namibia
Lesotho
Burundi
Rwanda
Benedict
Vatican
Sub-Saharan Africa
U.N
Christ
Srebrenica victims identified as 2000th death certificate
The ICMP in Tuzla announced the 2000th Srebrenica related death certificate, part of a list of 7,800 missing, while noting 6,000 remain. DNA profiling matches remains to families as Serbia arrests Branislav Medic 42 over a 1995 execution video.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia- Herzegovina
International Agency For Missing Persons
Srebrenica
Bosnia
International Commission On Missing Persons
Europe
Rifat Kesetovic
Tuzla
Kesetovic
Missing
ICMP
Belgrade
Branislav Medic
The
Scorpions
Independent
Beta
Palestinian Authority frees two jailed militants amid Gaza truce push
The Palestinian Authority released Sadiq Odeh and Jasser Kob from Jericho jail after a committee found they were not involved in the Tel Aviv Stage nightclub bombing that killed five. The move aims to reassure Islamic Jihad to honor the four month cease fire while broader talks include Hamas and Jihad on Israel's Gaza withdrawal.
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Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority
Tel Aviv
Islamic Jihad
Israel
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Hamas
Gaza Strip
Sami Abu Zuhri
Sadiq Odeh
Jasser Kob
Jericho
West Bank
Khader Adnan
Odeh
Kob
Nasser Yousef
Mark Regev
Foreign Ministry
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Africa
Scorpion
Ravi Nessman
Associated Press
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
Gaza City
Fatah Movement
Shaul Mofaz
Mohammed Dahlan
Gaza
Israel Radio
Mofaz
Avi Dichter
Shin Bet
Ariel Sharon
Dichter
Dicht
Yediot Ahronot
Yediot
Foundation Seleeng
Eisenhower
Downing Construction
Homestead Hom
North 400
Baldwin Citton Hwy
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