Missouri men to plead guilty in Ward Parkway bid rigging case
State Kansas City report says Robert Beebe of Lee's Summit and John C Serum of Independence are expected to plead guilty to conspiring to rig bids on a 33 million Ward Parkway Shopping Center renovation. They allegedly acted with others from August 1989 to October 1991 on demolition and concrete contracts. The pleas would involve cooperation with a broader antitrust investigation in Kansas and Missouri.
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Kansas City, Kan
Missouri
Kansas City
Robert Beebe
Lee’s Summit
John C. Serum
Independence
Ward Parkway
U.S
U.S. Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Kansas
Dole hails China trade status boon for Kansas industries
Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole said renewal of China's most favored trade status benefits Kansas wheat farmers and manufacturers. He noted wheat exports to China reached 639 million in 1993 and non farm sales at 40 million. Boeing in Wichita eyed a 5 billion China aircraft deal.
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Washington
Clinton
China
United States
Kansas
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Boeing Co
Wichita
City eyes rodeo finals in 1998 and 1999
NHSRA officials visited Hutchinson Kansas to assess the Kansas State Fairgrounds as a potential site for the National High School Rodeo Finals. If selected, the 11 day event could inject about $5 million into the local economy.
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Hutchinson
Kan
NHSRA
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson-Reno County
Diamond Rio and Sammy Kershaw to headline Kansas State Fair show
Hutchinson Kansas AP major country stars Diamond Rio and Sammy Kershaw will perform at the grandstand when the 1994 Kansas State Fair opens September 9. Diamond Rio rose from Grizzly River Boys to a No 1 hit Meet Me in the Middle and Norma Jean Riley from their debut album. Kershaw previously appeared on the Farm Bureau Arena free stage at the 1992 Kansas fair.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Diamond Rio
Sammy Kershaw
Opryland
Grizzly River Boys
Arista Records
Norma Jean Riley
Kershaw
Farm Bureau Arena
Cement Shortage Delays Summer Concrete Projects in Area
Kansas DOT official Michael Stringer cites an open winter and high demand as causes for cement scarcities. Penny's Concrete owner Donna Bitterman notes a busy season despite weather hampering last summer's jobs. Despite shortages, no major I-35 work planned soon. economics limit interstate reconstruction from Beta Junction to Kansas City at roughly $2 million per mile.
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Stringer
Donna Bitterman
Penny
Bitterman
Beta Junction
Highway 75
Kansas City
Plaza Theatre Changes Under New Fredonia Owners in Ottawa
New Plaza owners Jerry and Cheryl Rice announce purchase of the Plaza Theatre in Ottawa with Fredonia Cinema ties. Plans include renovations after Aug 1 to lower ceilings replace seats resurface floor and new carpeting while keeping screenings during summer. A cartoon feature will precede films and evening shows move to 7 p.m. Continued on page 2.
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Jerry
Cheryl Rice
Fredonia
Plaza Theatre
Ottawa
Rices
Fredonia Cinema
Jerry Rice
The
Flintstones
Ing
Rice
Plaza
Memorial Day events scheduled in Ottawa Kansas
Local veterans groups and the Kansas Army National Guard plan Memorial Day observances with flag displays, poppies, two services, a hamburger feed, and a National Guard program on historic flags at First Assembly of God. Sgt Mike Raley notes the Stars of Freedom exhibit includes 10 replica flags and a 10 by 10-foot video screen detailing flag history.
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Kansas Army National Guard
Kenny Nichols
Ottawa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Warren C. Black Post No. 60
American Legion
Mike Raley
The
National Guard
Raley
Nichols
U.S
Buddy
Cross Country Trip and Capitol Hill Visit in DC
In Washington on a rainy Thursday we toured Capitol Hill, met Rep Jan Meyers and staff, and heard from health policy figures at an HHSSA conference. My grandma, driver Jim Keefe, and I attended briefings, with Meyers as keynote and a White House Oval Office reference. We then toured the Smithsonian and enjoyed a formal luncheon with varied table settings and a cheese cake dessert.
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Washington, D.C
Capitol Hill
Jim Keefe
Olsten Kimberly Quality Care
Boston
Rayburn
Jan Meyers
Kansas
Vista Hotel
Meyers
HHSSA
Mark Ranslem
Home Health Services and Staffing Association
Grandma
Mark
White House Oval Office
Judith Feder
Clinton
John Peterson
Pennsylvania
Smithsonian
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Michael Stringer
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ralph Young
Jeff Finch
Peoria
Linds Hunt
Finch
David Williams
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