Gruesome search for Flight 427 remains haunts coroner
Pittsburgh coroner Terry Browne recalls crawling through wreckage of USAir Flight 427 to recover body parts and a sneaker from the Weaver family amid hopes of identifying 110 victims of the May 1994 crash. In the ValuJet Flight 592 disaster, Miami investigators face more unidentified remains as DNA testing may be used.
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Legislature leaders file for reelection in Kansas
In Topeka AP report, Democratic House leaders and Senate Ways and Means chair join re election filings. Sen. Dave Kerr seeks fourth term. budget chair since this year. Senate Minority Leader Jerry Karr and Sen. Pat Ranson also file. 23 of 40 senators have filed. House filings include Minority Leader Tom Sawyer. Filing deadlines: June 10 for most offices, June 24 for Bob Dole seat.
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U.S. Senate
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Dole backs charity tax credit and abortion ban pledge
Republican hopeful Bob Dole urged a $500 per person charity tax credit and pledged to push a bill banning late term abortion if elected. speaking to Catholic groups he defended pro life stance while aiming to sway anti abortion voters amid party divisions. He condemned President Clinton’s veto of the partial birth abortion ban and said he would sign a new measure into law.
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Susan Lucci Loses Again At 23rd Daytime Emmys
New York AP coverage notes Susan Lucci fails to win best actress for the 16th time as Erika Slezak of One Life to Live takes the prize. Phil Donahue receives a Lifetime Achievement Award while Montel Williams and Oprah Winfrey top competing categories. Other honors go to General Hospital The Price Is Right Sesame Street Animaniacs and Lamb Chop Play-Along along with acting and directing winners across the daytimes.
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Sesame Street
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Animaniacs
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One Life To Live
Charles Keating
Another World
Anna Holbrook
Jerry Ver Dom
Guiding Light
Kimberly McCullough
Kevin Mambo
Shari Lewis
Lamb Chop
the Young and the Regtlegs
Wichitan files for Senate seat
Thomas L. Oyler of Wichita an industrial engineer for Boeing filed for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate seat vacated by Nancy Kassebaum who is retiring after 18 years Oyler 51 a newcomer to candidate politics became the first to file for either Kansas U S Senate seat Pat Roberts has declared he will run but has not filed State Treasurer Sally Thompson is a declared Democratic candidate but has not filed Oyler's filing papers and the 1336 filing fee were received Oyler a Wichita native graduated from Southeast High School in 1963 and Wichita State University in 1980 He has worked for Boeing for 21 years and farms 70 acres east of Andover He said he decided to run after Kassebaum announced she would not seek a fourth term in the Senate He has never sought public office before and has not been active in Republican politics Meanwhile Vince Snowbarger majority leader of the Kansas House filed for the GOP nomination to Congress in the 3rd District He is 46 an attorney from Olathe and 12-year veteran of the Legislature He is the fourth GOP candidate for the Meyers seat joining Overland Park Mayor Ed Bilen Richard Rodewald and Bonnie Rahimian as filed contenders Greg Schoofs a former Meyers aide has declared but not filed The Democratic candidate Judy Hancock Prairie Village has not filed and lost to Meyers two years ago
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Greg Schoofs
Prairie Village
Meyers
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Welleville
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