Contras Reveal Funds Transfer Tied to Lake Resources
A Contra spokesman said Nicaragua rebels received nearly 200000 from the Lake Resources Swiss account controlled by Richard Secord, an associate of fired White House aide Lt. Col. Oliver North. Transfers occurred in October 1985 to FDN accounts. Calero’s attorney confirmed the receipts. Calero did not recall details, and lawmakers probe arms sale profits linked to the Lake Resources move.
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North
U.S
Iran
Congressional
Calero
Joseph Portuondo
Taiwan
Israel
Egypt
Board Upholds Nonrenewal Of Central Heights Principal
The Warren Watson tenure at Central Heights High School ends after the school board voted 6-1 to not renew his contract for 1987-88. The lone dissenting member was Mary Hall. Parents students and staff voiced support and frustration as Watson presented five reasons for the board action. Watson cited scheduling and transportation decisions for an FFA trip and NHS banquet timing as factors.
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Diane Yeamans
U.S.C
Warren Watson
Central Heights High School
Watson
Mary Hall
Cearfoss Memorial Gymnasium
Heights
Elaine Dunbar
Farmers of America
Dan Parks
Parks
FFA
Kansas City
Leo Laird
FFA Group
Royal
National Honor Society
Bob Fluke
Ottawa
Fluke
Married Women Brighten Job Scene in February
The unemployment rate held at 6.7 percent in February as 290,000 married women found new jobs. The Labor Department reported 370,000 jobs created that month, bringing total gains since October to about 1.2 million. The civilian work force reached 61.2 percent, with adult women supplying most new job holders or seekers. Retail trade added about 130,000 jobs, roughly half of which were in department and general merchandise stores.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Panel OKays Wildlife Parks Reorganization Plan
In Topeka the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee endorsed the executive order merging the Fish and Game Commission and Park and Resources Authority into a single Department of Wildlife and Parks. The order takes effect July 1 unless rejected by either legislative chamber and will centralize headquarters in Topeka with operations in Pratt.
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Topeka
Kan
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mike Hayden
State Fish and Game Commission
Park and Resources Authority
House
Ron Fox
Prairie Village
Fox
Hayden
Fish and Game and Park and Resources
State Department of Wildlife and Parks
Pratt
Fish and Game
Reagan Turns To Arms Talks
President Reagan negotiates with arms negotiators Max Kampelman Maynard Glitman and Ron Lehman after briefing NATO ambassadors on a Soviet proposal to scrap medium range missiles in Europe. He cautions about shorter range missiles and verification while pursuing peace talks and continues Iran Contra investigations. Vice President Bush criticizes the Iran initiative while campaigning in Iowa.
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Washington
Reagan
Max M. Kampelman
Maynard W. Glitman
Ron Lehman
Brussels
Belgium
NATO
Europe
Western
Iran
J. Neil Reagan
George Bush
Iowa
Shultz to Meet Soviet Leaders in Moscow in April
Secretary of State George P. Shultz will meet with Soviet leaders in Moscow April 13 to 16 to set a date for a third Reagan Gorbachev summit. The talks aim to advance an arms control deal as officials say progress toward limiting mid range nuclear weapons in Europe is underway.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Moscow
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
White House
Europe
Shultz
Eduard Shevardnadze
Vienna
United States
Gorbachev
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Congress
Nicaragua
Edwin Meese III
Soviet Union
Tass
Bush
K-68
Main
Charles A. Wilper
Garnett
Department of
McDaniels
Wellsville
DPS
Steve Zuk
Today
Herald
Arms
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