Kansas Voters Favor Native Hopefuls in 1988 Poll
Kansas voters favor homegrown candidates in a KTKA KAKE poll. Bob Dole leads Republicans with 58.7 percent while Gary Hart tops Democrats at 21 percent despite quitting the race. George Bush nets 12.8 percent. Kemp 6 percent. Gephardt 13.6 percent. Jackson 8.2 percent. Bradley 5.6 percent.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Ktka-Tv
Topeka
Kake-Tv
Wichita
Bob Dole
Colorado
Gary Hart
Ottawa
Dole
Russell
Senate
George Bush
U.S
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Hart
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Jesse Jackson
New Jersey
Bill Bradley
Salina Board Bans Smoking In Schools
Salina Kansas teachers and staff will refrain from smoking in district buildings this fall after a 4 3 board vote. Student smoking is already banned indoors. Outdoor areas will be designated for staff and for students at two high schools with parental permission, and a committee will study bans to phase out outdoor areas in 1988 89.
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Salina Board
Salina, Kan
Salina
Army chief of staff Vuono has Kansas links and roles
Gen. Carl E. Vuono sworn in as Army chief of staff, the youngest four star, with prior commands in Kansas at Fort Leavenworth from 1983 to 1985 and as deputy Army chief of staff for operations and plans after Fort Riley tenure. He also led units at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
U.S. Army
Kansas
Carl E. Vuono
Army
Washington
John A. Wickham Jr
Vuono
Fort Monroe
West Point
John Garlinger
Garlinger
1St Infantry Division
Fort Riley
Pentagon
Virginia
Wichita Bars Motley Crue From Coliseum
Sedgwick County Commission denied Mabey Crue a contract for a July 10 concert at the Kan sas Coliseum after two hours of debate. Church and decency groups hailed the decision as a victory in a long battle to limit heavy metal acts. Motley Crue previously played the 12,000 seat venue, drawing protests over alleged obscene behavior and group activities.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas Coliseum
Mabey Crue
Sedgwick
Sion
Motley Crue
Church and Decency
Brad Bennett
Sedgwick County
National Federation of Decency
Rotary Opens Membership To Women in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan issued a legal opinion stating that Rotary Clubs in the state may not exclude women. Citing the U S Supreme Court decision, he said Kansas anti discrimination laws apply to Rotary Clubs as business-oriented entities, potentially barring gender bans.
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Topeka
Kan
Rotary Clubs
Kansas
Robert T. Stephan
Stephan
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Duarte Rotary Club of
California
Rotary Club of
Duarte
Jessie Brai Lawrence
Rotary
Colleges Draw Anti-Drug Funds to Kansas State Universities
Gov. Hayden announced Kansas will use part of the 5.5 million federal anti drug funds over two years for college athlete drug testing and statewide substance abuse programs. Regents outlined a systemwide plan including pamphlets, workshops, and student orientation as well as referrals to community facilities. Koplik noted NCAA drug testing guidance and urged uniform standards across all six universities and a focus on prevention and rehabilitation.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Kansas Board of Regents
Hayden
Cedar Crest
Regents
Frank Becker
Becker
Kansas Technical Institute
Stankey Z. Koplik
Emporia State University
Koplik
NCAA
NASA
Kansas Water Projects Win House Backing
The House approved about 4 million dollars for Kansas flood control projects as part of a 16 billion energy and water development bill. The measures include 1.6 million for Great Bend levees along Walnut Creeks and the Arkansas River and 0.5 million for Halstead flood control with a levee and floodwall on the Little Arkansas River.
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Washington
Kansas
Great Bend
Halstead
House
Senate
Reagan Administration
Water Projects Fund Planning for Douglass Reservoir and Flood Control
Congress authorized a 1965 plan for Douglass Reservoir about 20 miles southeast of Wichita in Butler County to provide flood control water supply and recreation. Additional funds support flood damage prevention on the Arkansas River and tributaries in Kansas and Oklahoma and planning to prevent floods along the Blue River basin in Kansas and Missouri. The package includes $300,000 for Neosho River flood prevention studies in Kansas and Oklahoma and $200,000 for flood control studies in the Turkey Creek basin within the Kansas City metro area Kansas and Missouri. The bill totals $1.5 million for ongoing construction work to levees along the Missouri River affecting several states.
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Douglass
Wichita
Butler County
Congress
Arkansas River
Kansas
Oklahoma
Blue River
Missouri
Neosho River
Turkey Creek
Kansas City
Missouri River
Waldheim Meets Pope in Vatican Amid Protests
About 100 protesters shouted during Austrian President Kurt Waldheim's 30 minute audience with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in Rome. The visit, Waldheim's first abroad since taking office, drew accusations over Nazi war crimes and included calls for disarmament and peace.
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Rome
Kurt Waldheim
Vatican
John Paul II
Papal
Waldheim
John Paul
United Nations
St. Peter's Square
Italy
Austria
United States
Beate Klarsfeld
Klaus Barbie
Lyon
Klarsfeld
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