Wikipedia editor admits Benoit page edits based on rumors
An anonymous user from Stamford, Connecticut admitted on an online discussion page that the Chris Benoit Wikipedia entry was altered to reference his wife Nancy's death based on rumors rather than evidence. Investigators had not found the bodies when the edits occurred, and authorities described the case as Benoit killing his wife and son before self strangulation.
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Associated Press
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Old West Cowboy Days return to Ottawa with parade and events
The Ottawa Old West Cowboy Days feature a horse and horse-drawn parade led by grand marshal Jerry Diaz and family. Diaz will also perform on Saturday at Forest Park along with Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave. Events include rubber duck race, cowboy poets, mechanical bull, art show, Dutch Oven Cook-Off, chuck wagon races, and Cowboy Church breakfast. Proceeds fund community agriculture outreach.
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Carnegie Cultural Center
Main St
Festival Shifts on Exclusivity for Cowboy Days Sponsors
The Franklin County festival organizers debate sponsor exclusivity with big backers like Purina and John Deere. The committee aims to keep sponsors happy while exploring openness to community groups, with plans to grow the event beyond a weekend and perhaps extend to a week.
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Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Cowboy Days
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John Deere
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Purina
Ottawa
Franklin County
Wheat: Farmers Hope Fall Harvest Revives Crops
Franklin County farmers rely on fall harvests of soybeans, corn and milo as wheat remains secondary. Despite wet weather hindering planting, recent rains improve corn and boost soybean prospects, with growers noting rain in June through August brings cautious optimism.
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Kansas voters weigh statewide smoking ban in offices
A Kansas poll shows 71 percent favor a statewide smoking ban in offices and public facilities, with 59 percent strongly supportive. It also finds 83 percent view second hand smoke as a health hazard and 64 percent back a cigarette tax rise, while lawmakers consider framing for 2008.
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Kansas House Health and Human Services
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Wichita
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Oakley
Holton
Hugoton
Kathleen Sebelius
Foundation
Senate
London bomb defused near Piccadilly Circus shocks city
Police in London defused a Mercedes bomb containing gasoline propane and nails in the theater district near Piccadilly Circus. British anti terror chief Peter Clarke warned the device could have killed hundreds, reviving fears after the 2005 transit bombings. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith called the threat the most serious to national security.
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Britain
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Coordinated Attack Kills Five in Baghdad Patrol
Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb and opened fire on a U S combat patrol in southern Baghdad killing five troops and wounding seven. The month’s U S death toll rose, with 3 576 American service members dead since the war began and 2 936 killed by hostile action. Muqtada al Sadr postponed a Shiite march to the Samarra shrine citing security concerns and officials urging delay.
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Associated Press
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