Kansas joins suit over DOE nuclear waste disposal plan
Kansas and 10 states with 17 regulatory agencies, including the Kansas Corporation Commission, sue the federal Department of Energy in Washington to force disposal of used nuclear fuel by the 1998 deadline. Wolf Creek and 14 utilities seek legal interpretation of the federal law. Avon the arson-detecting dog aids investigation without electricity, spotted as a key tool for quicker prosecutions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Federal
Department of Energy
Kansas Corporation Commission
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington D.C
Robert T. Stephan
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Avon
Jefferson County
Dan Owen
Mechanic recalls Earhart takeoff in 1937 flight case
Bo McKneely, Earhart's former mechanic, recalls watching the Lockheed Electra lift off from Miami on June 1, 1937. Living in Atchison for a recent induction into the International Forest of Friendship, he doubts engine failure but notes fuel issues could explain the missing completion of Earhart’s around the world flight. He wishes he had accompanied her.
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Atchison, Kan
Amelia Earhart
Bo McKneely
McKneely
Earhart
Miami
McEneely
Atchison
Nation honors WWII war dogs with Pentagon sculpture
A life size black and gold bronze Doberman sculpture unveiled at the Pentagon honors hundreds of World War II canines who saved U S troops. The monument, the first of its kind, will travel to Guam to guard the war dog cemetery at U S Naval Base Orote Point. Retired Lt. Gen. Claude M. Kicklighter notes dogs led scouts, explored caves, and acted as sentries across the Pacific.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Pacific
Guam
U.S. Naval Base
Orote Point
Claude M. Kicklighter
Legislature weighs master plan for higher education
Lawmakers revisit a master plan to unite state universities, community colleges, and technical schools under a single governing board. Washburn University’s status is debated as the proposal suggests phased integration, with counties funding 1.5 mill levies and out-of-district tuition ending. An advisory count backs gradual consolidation under the Board of Regents.
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Matt Truell
Associated Press
Yopeka
Kan
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Regents
Board of Education
Ed McKechnie
Pittsburg
Natale A. Sicuro
Emporia State University
State Board of Regents
Shcuro
Board of Regents
Forest Park band leader Brent Rabi E Butler at 56th wedding
The article notes band director Brent Rabi E Butler, who led the band in Forest Park in 1934, celebrates his 56th wedding anniversary with his wife Jessie. They wed June 26, 1938, in Kansas.
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Brent
Rabie Butler
Forest Park
Dey
Jessie
Family values story spans crimes and trials across nations
Across nine months in the United States and abroad, multiple cases show family members imprisoning kin at home or under duress. Examples include a Boulder mother and aunt jailed in a basement for Mother's Day, a Iowa couple chaining the wife's mother in a yard cage, and 12 children left locked inside during Christmas holidays in England. An August Philadelphia incident involved Yvonne Kettle fleeing a courthouse after testing positive for drugs, with a judge pursuing her as her daughter attacked him protecting her mother.
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United States
Cole
Rudd
Iowa
England
Yvonne Kettle
Philadelphia
Arthur Karrissen
Kettle
Karrissen
Farmer dies after tractor accident near Princeton
Pat Schmitt 47 died when his International tractor rolled into a culvert on Ohio Road north of Central Heights Schools. The crash occurred about 6 30 p m as Schmitt returning from hay work waved to Mike and Jeremy Topp of Richmond. Rescue crews responded. cause of death pending.
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Schmitt
International
Ohio Road
Princeton
Dwight Smith
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Central Heights
Bowling
Mike Topp
Jeremy
Richmond
Topps
Sheriff's Department
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Ohio Township Fire Department
Craig Davis
Sheriff’s Department
Wheat harvest pace outstrips last year's early pace in Kansas
The Associated Press reports Kansas wheat harvest is far ahead of last year with about 25% cut by Sunday, 70% ripened versus 10% a year ago and 40% average. Dry conditions affect northwest regions while yields reach 40 bushels per acre in Pierceville area and some fields hit 60 bushels. Garden City elevators dump 1994 wheat as crews rush to harvest before moisture and possible bypass of southwest Kansas.
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Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
KAS
Northwest
Kansas Job Service
Garden City
Leona Fisher
Pierceville
Holcomb
Finney County
Fisher
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