Anatomy of Kansas largest highway plan and its makers
The article chronicles Kansas 1989 highway plan totaling 2.65 billion dollars, born from southeast Kansas economic decline and forged by Sen. Bill Morris, Sen. Jim Francisco, and Rep. Rex Crowell. It outlines strategy to keep governor out of the fight, how plan grew from 2.13 to 2.86 then trimmed, and final distribution of road projects benefiting southeast Kansas with improved US 96 US 160 corridor and links around Fredonia plus upgrades to US 166 US 75 US 69.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Bill Morris
Jim Francisco
Rex Crowell
Enue
General Fund
Crowell
Morris
Francisco
Senate
Fred Kerr
Pratt
Larry Wilbert
Pittsburg
House
Conference Committee
Fredonia
Arkansas City
Sedan
Benedictine coed testifies in infant murder trial
Benedictine College freshman Jean A. Franks testified she did not intend to harm the newborn she delivered in her dorm. The first degree murder trial at Atchison County District Court heard she found the baby dead and wrapped the cord around its neck after delivering on her bed. Her brother and a psychiatrist for the defense offered contrasting views on intent.
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Atchison, Kan
Benedictine College
Jean A. Franks
Mooseheart
Ill
Atchison
Atchison County District Court
Miss Franks
Benedictine
James Ryder
Dean
William S. Logan
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Former presidents join effort to curb election fraud in Panama
Former President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter led observers in Panama as opposition leaders claim government fraud in the presidential vote. Ricardo Arias Calderon and Guillermo Endara charged a crackdown on dissent and a shutdown of an opposition radio. Polls show Endara ahead, while protests or strikes are hinted if fraud is proven.
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Panama City
Panama
Jimmy Caner
Gerald Ford
Antonio Manuel Noriega
Ricardo Arias Calderon
Arias Calderon
Guillermo Endara
Endora
Ford
Carter
Council of Freely Elected
Washington
Bush
U.S
John
Duque
United States
Noriega
Dinosaurs boost geology enrollments nationwide
A Florida museum curator reports brisk dinosaur themed classroom materials and renewed interest in paleontology as enrollments in many colleges rise, with students citing new theories about giants of the prehistoric era.
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Gainesville
Fla
Bruce MacFadden
Florida Museum of Natural History
MacFadden
Wright defends record amid ethics probe in Fort Worth
House Speaker Jim Wright told a Fort Worth crowd that four decades in public life outweigh personal ethical faults and condemned attacks on opponents. A House ethics inquiry accuses him of rules violations in personal finances. Chairman Julian Dixon cautioned about testimony timing. The panel questioned Doug Jaffe over Mallickco investment tied to a gas well deal, with a $9,120 stake sold for $340,000 five months later.
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Washington (Ap
House
Jim Wright
Wright
House Ethics Committee
Washington
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