Democrats may keep leaders in Kansas politics
Kansas Democrats, bruised by 1994 and 1996 election results, wind to February party elections with leaders Langley Karr Sawyer facing challenges. Hensley lobbies for change, while McKechnie backs Sawyer. count shows no clear coup, despite calls for new energy and strategy.
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Kansas
Dan Glickman
Jim Slattery
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Sally Thompson
Judy Hancock
Randy Rathbun
John Frieden
Bill Graves
GOP
David Miller
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Hutchinson
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Emporia
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
Langley
Bob Dole
Chicago
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Hays
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Karr
Sawyer
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Pittsburg
Ed McKechnie
House
Senate Democrats
Parson
Bill Brady
Brady
McKechnie
House Democrats
Hensley
Democratic Senate
Oil Tanker Wreck Visited by Researchers Near Ocean Depths
The front page report details a submarine sighting of a sunken tanker found earlier this month. NOAA notes the vessel sits upright, hosting thousands of sea creatures and tangled lines while officials assess cargo and hull. Archaeologist Jack Hunter praises the ship’s unusually intact hull despite crushed fragile parts.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jack Hunter
Montebello
City Recovers Trees Through Mulch and Habitat Use
Haney explains tree recycling to mulch community landscapes and create fish habitats in ponds and lakes. Ottawa sets a tree drop site in the west Cox Field lot for free recycling, no bag needed. Franklin County Recycling notes trees plus papers and plastics are recyclable with local pickups. The mulch helps control noxious weeds in the area.
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Haney
Ottawa
Cox Field
Tanya Foster
Franklin County Recycling
Pressure mounts on Africans to propose U N Secretary General candidates
The United States rejects extending Boutros Boutros-Ghali and African leaders scramble to name alternatives. The Security Council, awaiting African input, aims to send a nominee to the General Assembly by December 17, with China and the United States poised to veto unsuitable options. Diplomatic efforts shift to a Burkina Faso summit for endorsements or replacement talks.
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U.N
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Security Council
Boutros-Ghali
General Assembly
Cil
U.S
Madeleine Albright
Clinton
World Organization
Council
Botswana
Legwaila J. Legwaila
United Nations
Legwaila
Wisnumurti
China
Burkina Faso
Dictatorship end in Belgrade as protests shake Milosevic
Opposition leader Zoran Djindjic tells cheering Belgrade crowds that dictatorship will fall if they endure. After 12 days of mass protests against Slobodan Milosevic, tens of thousands rally while state media downplays the movement and police stand by. Leaders warn of possible violence, with international voices urging restraint.
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Elgrade
Yugoslavia
Zoran Djindjic
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Belgrade
Djindjic
Serbia
Zajedno
Together
Washington
U.S. State Department
John Dinger
Balkans
Djindjie
Clinton
Weather update and temperature outlook for early week
A light snow possibility in the northwest Monday with dry otherwise. Lows in the 20s, highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Tuesday and Wednesday show little to no precipitation, lows in the teens northwest to 20s elsewhere, highs mainly in the 30s. Also reports outdated climate figures and a barometer reading of 30.02 inches and dropping.
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Norhwest
Teans
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