Space cannon aims to flip space access on its head
Lawrence Livermore researchers plan a 155-foot gun to propel a plastic projectile into sandbags at 0 mph as a test for a future two-stage light-gas gun. The project SHARP, led by John W. Hunter, envisions a two-mile launcher to hurl supplies into orbit and support moon to Mars missions.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jules Verne
Earth
Moon
Alex Charters
Livermore
John W. Hunter
Associated Press
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The
Supply Cannon
Rockies
Hunter
SHARP
Lakin cancels homecoming after disruptive rally
Lakin Kansas officials cancelled Friday's homecoming football game and dance after a pep rally turned destructive. About 100 students linked hands in a snake dance, damaged property, and a student damaged a car roof while others threw a pumpkin and set off firecrackers. The school also axed weekend golf and cross country events as discipline followed. One senior was removed from cross country and three football players quit the team.
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Lakin
Kan
Lakin High School
Jack Hulsey
Garden City Telegram
State faces second suit by Indians in gambling case
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe filed a federal lawsuit in Topeka seeking state authorization for casino gambling on its reservation, alleging Kansas has not negotiated in good faith under the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The suit follows a similar filing by the Kickapoo Tribe as tensions rise over compacts enabled by Gov. Joan Finney and later nullified by the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S
Joan Finney
George Wahquahboshkuk
Finney
Kansas Supreme Court
Perot supporters in Kansas approve plan to end bickering
United We Stand America Kansas announced a compromise after a long steering committee meeting in Overland Park. The plan expands the panel to 14 members, grants Shawnee Sedgwick and western Kansas new seats, and brings back Jesse Hubbard to lead to unify volunteers and press toward electing Ross Perot president.
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Jopeka
Kan
Ross Perot
United We Stand
America
Kansas
Overland Park
Lon Sandbom
Jeff Prelogar
Northeast Kansas
Gary Keller
Orville Sweet
Jesse Hubbard
Paola
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Western Kansas
Johnson County
Marcia Stuart
Topeka
Sweet
Keller
Sandham
Prelogar
Sam
Perot
State KASB building debate sparks taxpayer ire
Kansas lawmakers clash over financing a 4 million KASB building funded by member dues. Miller condemns the plan as a direct insult to residents while Baker defends it as a strategic savings. The 41,000 square foot facility would house 35 employees and host meetings, with payment framed over 20 years. Rep. Teagarden conditions approval on member consent and suggests taxpaying voters press their school boards.
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Miller
KASB
Baker
West Topeka
George Teagarden, Dlacygne
House Appropriations Committee
Embattled judge resigns from bench in Kansas
Judge Paul D. Handy of Garden City steps aside from cases in the 25th Judicial District amid a six count complaint. The Kansas Supreme Court granted the request, while Handy continues to receive a $72,105 salary during suspension. The Judicial Qualifications Commission filed the complaint September 22, with an Oct. 13 response deadline. The case may go to the Supreme Court for discipline, which could result in censure suspension or removal. The allegations include buying property involved in cases, public intoxication, and nude photos with a friend and two women not his wife.
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Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Paul D. Handy
Garden City
Handy
25Th
Finney
Kearney
Hamilton
Greeley
Wichita
Scott Counties
Coun
Ron Keefover
State Judicial Qualifications Commission
Supreme Court
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