Hart Departure Leaves Kansans Saddened by Hart Exit
Kansas figures express regret at Gary Hart quitting the Democratic race over personal life revelations. Kathleen Sebelius calls it a personal tragedy and questions how he will handle a $1 million campaign debt. Leaders defend Hart as a quality person while noting the race opens for others and remarking on privacy and media scrutiny.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Gary Hart
Kathleen Sebelius
Hart
Kansan
Colorado
Marvin Barkis
Louisburg
Jim Parrish
Florida
Mike Hayden
Missouri
Richard Gephardt
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Tennessee
Albert Gore Jr
Ted Kennedy
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Mario Cuomo
New York
Charles Robb
Virgina
Mrs. Sebelius
Sebelius
Ohio
John Gilligan
U.S
Keith Sebelius
Nation's jobless rate hits decade low in April
The civilian unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in April, with employment rising by nearly 500,000 and 350,000 people removed from the jobless rolls. The drop marked the largest one month change since January 1986 and energized Trump- era optimism about ongoing economic expansion into 1988.
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Washington
Reagan
Ottawa School Board Meets Monday at East Central Co op
The Ottawa Board of Education will meet 7:30 p.m. Monday at the East Central Vocational Cooperative near 11th and Olive to discuss summer maintenance bids, roof repairs for Garfield Eugene Field and Ottawa Middle schools, and a move to join the Kansas Association of School Boards Worker’s Compensation Fund. Also on the agenda are funding requests for textbooks, a potential multi year Honeywell energy efficiency agreement, an ORC levy increase to three mills, payroll systems purchase, federal funding reviews, a personnel report, a capital outlay budget review, and a Citizens Advisory Council meeting time change.
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Ottawa Board of Education
East Central Vocational Cooperative
11Th and
Olive Streets
Harold Smith
Garfield School
Eugene Field School
Ottawa Middle School
Kansas Association of School Boards
Worker’s Compensation Fund Inc
Kasb Corporation
Roger Nelson
Ottawa
KASB
Nelson
Ottawa Recreation Commission
School Board
ORC
Don Williams
Nancy Hale
Citizens Advisory Council
Iran-Contra Spotlight Returns To Ollie North
Iran-Contra spotlight shifts to Ollie North as independent counsel presses a criminal investigation into arms for Iran and profits diverted to Contras. Secord faces questions about money used to fund hostage searches in Lebanon amid congressional hearings and fresh notes about Calero’s alleged involvement.
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Ollie North
Marion
Court House
Lawrence
U. S
Iran
North
Carl Channell
Richard Miller
Secord
Air Force
William S. Cohen
Adolfo
Calero
Cohen
U.S
Lebanon
National Security
John Poindexter
Poindexter
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Kansans
George McGovern
Robert Kennedy
Gary Hartpence
McGovern
Washington Post
FEC
Miami Herald
Hart's
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Han
Source
Pat Lyons
Har
Federal Election Commission
Donna Rice
Porcine
Mary Watkins
Steve Zuk
Labor Department
Sion
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman Bros
Honeywell Inc
Tire
Appeals ‘Court
Robert McFarlane
William S. Broomfield
R-Mich
Broomfield
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
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