Kansas House Advances Death Penalty Measure
In Topeka the Kansas House approved a bill to reinstate capital punishment for all premeditated first degree murders after a 90-45 vote, despite Gov. John Carlin's expected veto. The plan would extend lethal injection to all premeditated murders, with an override unlikely before a governor supportive of capital punishment takes office.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas House
Senate
Mike Hayden
Dorothy Nichols
Ottawa
Carlin
Kansas
IRS Running A Good Pace In Processing Tax Returns
Washington AP The Internal Revenue Service reports a 45 percent ahead pace in processing returns and issuing refunds through March 21. By that date 49.4 million individual returns were received at 10 regional centers, just under last year’s 50 million, with 34.1 million processed versus 23.5 million a year ago amid prior computer and staffing problems. Backlogs total about 15 million this year against nearly 27 million at the same point in 1985.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Larry Batdorf
North Ottawa plan maps 100 acre expansion and limits
The North Ottawa Neighborhood Plan projects 100 acres of growth by 2005 across residential, commercial, and industrial uses bounded by the Marais des Cygnes River I 35 Eight Mile Creek and Sand Creek Road. It notes flood plains drainage issues and soil limits, urges sewer readiness before residential expansion and warns against haphazard growth to curb urban sprawl.
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Melissa Bauman
North
Ottawa
Ottawa Planning Commission
North Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes River
I-35
Eight Mile Creek
Sand Creek Road
Ottawa Country Club
Northwest
Davis Avenue
Myles Schachter
Schachter
U.S. Senate Endorses Water Projects For Kansas
Inside Highlights notes that the U.S. Senate endorses several water projects for Kansas on page 7. Other items cover local library and hospital board reports on page 3, home decorating advice on page 10, OHS coach’s high hopes for Cyclone girls track on page 4, and a Garden City man seeking a wife gaining publicity on page 7.
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U.S. Senate
Kansas
Library and Hospital Board
OHS
Cyclone
Garden City
Navy ends Gulf of Sidra drill with carriers nearby
The U S naval operations in the Gulf of Sidra ended this morning while a three carrier battle group stays in the central Mediterranean for several days. Pentagon officials said the 6th Fleet exercise would end today and no new operations were planned. The Libyan attack offered new insight into Soviet military capabilities.
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Tripoli
Libya
Gulf of Sidra
State Department
Charles Redman
Washington
U.S
Statue of Liberty
Liberty
Ady
Frank B. Kelso
Mediterranean Sea
Pentagon
Fred Lash
6Th Fleet
The
Gulf
Senate rejects blanket ban on Contra aid in Nicaragua
The Senate voted 74 to 24 against Sen Kennedy's measure to bar U S assistance to the Contra rebels, risking President Reagan's proposed 100 million package. Reagan called the Nicaraguan actions a slap in the face as bipartisan talks attempt to salvage a compromise continue. The weather section notes Ottawa Water Plant highs around 75 with mild conditions into Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Nicaragua
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S
Reagan
Kennedy
New Orleans
Honduras
House
California
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Don Davis
Osage City
B&w Enterprises
Uniongas
24Th and Main
Steve Zuk
Northside
Cherry Street
Fitts Place
Wesleyan
Leach
McCullas
Country Club Heights
Sheldon's
Douglas
Page
Ottawa North
Caerseim
Saratoga
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Carmelo Bonnici
Malta
Khadafy
Navy
Sen
David Durenberger
Rminn
Robert Byrd
Dw.yva
Robert Dole
Bkan
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