Noriega accused in attack on opposition candidates in Panama
U S Ambassador Arthur Davis stated Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega ordered last week's assault aimed at killing opposition candidate Gueller Ford and two others during a political parade. Ford's bodyguard died. Davis departed Panama after Bush recalled him. Meanwhile U S bases resumed school as Panamanian classes delayed for security. Panamanian year slated to start May 22 for 660000 students.
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Panama City
Panama
U.S
Arthur Davis
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
Davis
Bush
Guellermo Ford
Ford
Tory
Howard Air Force Base
Expediency urged for Franklin County bridge replacements
County commissioners heard from Gary Shofner of Cook Flatt & Strobel that Franklin County should quickly decide which bridges to replace and start bidding within a year to tap increased state aid. The highway program raises city and county funds and city linking payments over eight years, with bids likely rising as more work is pursued statewide.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Franklin County
Gary Shofner
Cook, Flatt & Strobel
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of
Transportation Today
Shofner
Bob Chamberlin
125th signature art to public vote in Ottawa
Three finalists were chosen Saturday in a sculpture contest marking Ottawa's 125th anniversary. Ottawans vote at Skunk Run Day. winner gets 15 000 to execute the piece for display at Franklin County Courthouse. Finalists Norton Topeka Bass Kahle Arkansas City each win 500. Scale models due May 25. Osage Woman depicts a woman with papoose. Osage history noted. Continued Gn Page
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Franklin County
Charlie Norton
Scon
Osage
Jim Bass
Topeka
Gary Kahle
Arkansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Ozark
Kansas
Neosho
Verdigris
Oklahoma
Gun ban tops war on crime
President Bush announced a 1.2 billion anticrime package highlighted by a ban on certain imported semiautomatic assault weapons and a 15 round magazine limit. He proposed blocking magazines over 15 rounds and extending import restrictions while domestic models face a separate approach. The plan includes tougher enforcement and more federal officers to curb gun use by criminals.
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Washington
Bush
Decommissioning Wolf Creek Likely Costs $1.4 Billion
The Wolf Creek nuclear plant decommissioning in 2023 25 is projected to cost about 1.4 billion dollars, up from 1983 estimates. Labor and material costs have surged, and disposal of radioactive waste adds to the price. The ECC is reviewing fund reserves in two days of hearings, with inflation pushing estimates higher since 1988.
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Topeka
Kan
Wolf Creek
Kansas Corporation Commission
Thomas LaGuardia
Bridgewater, Conn
LaGuardia
ECC
Commission
Burlington
Wilson Street and Creek Named for Ottawa Chief John Wilson
The naming honors Ottawa Indian Chief John Wilson, who lived in a log cabin along Wilson Street and Wilson Creek in North Ottawa, reflecting local Indigenous history.
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Wilson
John Wilson
Ottawa
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