Travel 150 years with Frontier Life on the Border
A four-community at your own pace festival along the Old Military Road on April 24 offers map guided historic happenings from north Trading Post in Linn County to Fort Scott in Bourbon County. Tickets seven fifty adults three dollars students under sixteen, free under five. brochure and tickets at Fort Scott Tourism Center or 1 800 245 FORT.
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Old Military Road
Trading Post
Linn County
Fort Scott
Bourbon County
P. O
Fort
Doctor Sung Finds New Start After Clinic Closure
Sung describes infant care challenges for new doctors and explains how a large medical corporation opened and then shut a clinic in Iola, leaving him jobless. He moved to Ottawa, plans to buy a home, and continues practicing medicine while seeking a stable position.
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Sung
Ottawa
Tola
Iola
Tanner Defies Call as House Votes on Bill Amendments
The Kansas House pressed final action on the bill and amendments while Rep. Tanner voted present. A call was ordered to locate nonvoting members, including absent Rep. George Dean. Tanner stated the legislation belongs elsewhere, arguing abstention was not automatic. The rule required a two thirds majority to excuse his abstention. Seventy six House members participated.
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Tanner
George Dean
Wichita
Tony Powell
House
Abortion bill sent to senate by Kansas House
The Kansas House passed a bill requiring physicians to obtain parental permission before ending a minor girl's pregnancy. The 79 to 45 vote sent the measure to the Senate, where leaders are not enthusiastic. Supporters cite parental rights while critics say state limits good family dynamics.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Senate
Becky Hutchins
R-Holton
Members Stand Eight Short Of 84 In Tanner Support
Members stood eight short of the 84 required in support of Tanner. The report notes the unresolved vote count and the push by backers to meet the threshold. No further names or dates are provided in readable text.
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Tanner
Kosovo conflict escalates as NATO strikes Kosovo regions
Yugoslav authorities report NATO missiles hit Kosovo zones including Pristina Kosovska Mitrovica and Prizren while Belgrade cites heavy air activity near Belgrade. Reports detail casualties at a police base and bombardment of military targets, with refugees and Kosovo Liberation Army figures signaling mounting displacement and tension.
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Britain
NATO
Wilby
Kosovo
Pristina
Kosovska Mitrovica
Prizren
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Tanjug
Nis
Montenegro
Djokovica
Pleurat Sejcu
Kosovo Liberation Army
London
BBC
Clinton appeals to Serbs in NATO conflict
President Clinton urged Serbs to support NATO's push against Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. He said Milosevic imperils Serbia's future and sent sons to fight a senseless war. A videotaped Serbo Croatian message emphasized Milosevic’s actions harming Serbia's standing and safety amid Kosovo violence.
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Drenica
Pristina
Albania
Goden
Selim Ferraj
Ferraj
UNHCR
NATO
Russia
Moscow
France
Milosevic
Kosovo
Washington
Clinton
Slobodan Milosevic
Abtap
U.S
Yugoslavia
Madeleine Albright
Serbia
Belgrade
Meisel Arrested After Sheriff's Siege At Peoria Home
About 25 officers surrounded 2831 Tennessee Road near Peoria as Franklin County Sheriff and STAR team seized Meisel near his home. He faces two counts of criminal threat and one domestic battery. weapons including an AR 15 rifle and a handgun were recovered after a search.
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Reston
Lee Meisel
Franklin County
Tennessee Road
Peoria
Meisel
Craig Davis
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Ottawa Police Department
STAR
Kansas Highway Patrol
Fresh County
Jimmie
Davis
Mateel
Herrman
Gladis Meisel
Sheriff's Deputies
Kansas
Graves optimistic transportation bill passes in session
Gov Bill Graves voiced optimism the Legislature will approve a comprehensive transportation program this session though not until the final day. He supported Senate progress, noted funding and bonding debates, and stressed transportation as his second priority beside the budget. Graves praised higher education reform and hinted at modest oil industry tax relief.
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Opera
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Senate
House
Gary Sherrer
Washburn University
Kansas House backs plan to keep top professors at state universities
The Kansas House approved a bill to pay interest on up to 30 million dollars in donations to state university endowments to reward distinguished professors. The program, proposed by the Regents, aims to ease attrition as professors leave for higher salaries elsewhere, with cost up to 1.5 million dollars. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Jeff
Peterson
Manhattan
Board of Regents
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Regents
Ed. McKechnie
Pittsburg
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Bulletin Board
Pomona
Ball Park
LaVon Cates
Nancy Smith
Lawrence
Coffey County Museum
Neosho St
Burlington
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Pomona Firemen’s Auxiliary
Old Depot Museum
KOFO
Chris’ Corner
Little Dragon
Wal-Mart
Allegres
Sand Creek Nursery
Willis Nursery
Buffalo Farm
Joan Bakerman
Radu Vasile
Romania
Massimo D’alema
Italy
Lionel Jospin
Tony Blair
The
Kansas City Star
Fred Blocher
Whiteman Air Force Base
Knob Noster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Whiteman
Ike Skelton
D-Mo
National Security Committee
Populac Eice
Donna Jones
Herald
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