King hates fame while touring for Insomnia in Manhattan
Best selling author Stephen King spoke at Varney's Bookstore in Manhattan during a three week ten city tour to promote his new novel Insomnia. He expressed discomfort with celebrity status and being recognized while riding his Harley Davidson. He noted most fans are great but the constant attention wears on him. Manhattan traffic drew attention away from the Kansas State University game against Nebraska.
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Manhattan
Kan
Stephen King
King
Varney
Harley
Kansas State University
Nebraska
Kansas wine dream grows with sun rich plains
Vineyard owner Steve Jennings of Salina leads the Kansas Grape and Wine Industry Advisory Council formed by the 1994 Legislature. He says Kansas sunshine rivals Napa and Bordeaux for grape growing. Kansas has three commercial wineries with two more planned, producing about 25 000 gallons and $1 million in grape sales from 28 vineyards.
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Topeka
Kan
Steve Jennings
Salina
Kansas
Jennings
Napa Valley
California
Bordeaux
France
Kansas Grape and Wine Industry Advisory Council
Israel and Jordan sign draft peace treaty amid border talks
Prime Minister Abdul Salam Majali of Jordan and Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin began drafting a peace treaty after settling water and border disputes. The move ends 46 years of hostility, with negotiations continuing in Cairo after an Israeli soldier was killed following a Gaza Strip kidnapping. Rabin and Hussein hailed a historic moment and a fresh start.
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Mman
Jordan
Abdul Salam Majali
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
PLO
Gaza
Cairo
Hussein
Rabin
Miami boy found after night search
An 11 year old boy from Miami County was found safe after an overnight search by multiple counties and cities. He left a friend’s home where he was staying as his parents were away. His two brothers who were also staying at the home reported him missing Sunday night. The youth and two dogs with him were located and were all right.
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Antoul
Miami County
Craig Davis
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Southwestern Bell Eyes Kansas Rate Plan Stumble
Southwestern Bell seeks to lower long distance rates between Halstead El Dorado and Wichita with a $4 one hour call plan. AT&T opposes any Bell advantage and requests inclusion in the Kansas Corporation Commission proceeding as the case is delayed with no decision date set.
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Wichita, Kan
Southwestern Bell
Kansas Cities
At&t
Kansas
Virgil Wiley
Kansas Corporation Commission
Halstead
el Dorado
Wichita
Commission
Bell
ECC
Airmen head for Gulf from McConnell base
Wichita Kansas AP reports 20 members of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing departed McConnell Air Force Base on Sunday. The unit will raise Gulf deployment totals to 160 personnel and 10 KC135-R Swato-Tankers accompanying the air wing on the mission.
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Wichita
Kan
McConnell Air Force Base
Persian Gulf
McConnell
Gulf
Kohl’s coalition holds narrow German election win
Helmut Kohl’s government survives with a slim 48.4 percent share and 341 seats in the 672-seat Bundestag, while the opposition led by Rudolf Scharping predicts imminent collapse of the 12-year conservative coalition. Postvote negotiations may take days to weeks to map the next government. former East German communists show strong gains as Germany pivot points emerge.
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ONN
Germany
Helmut Kohl
Europe
Kohl
Rudolf Scharping
Social Democrats
Registration Deadline Nears for Election 1994
The voter registration deadline is 9 p.m. October 24, 1994. The county clerk’s office stays open until 9 p.m. on October 20 21 and 24 to aid registration. Voters may also register at City Hall, the public library, and the driver's license department.
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City Hall
Driver’s License Department
Suburban trooper accused of pressuring couple at abortion clinic
In Seattle area July allegations claim a 33 year old state trooper detained a 20 year old man and his girlfriend for 90 minutes after a routine stop to derail their abortion plan. They were led to a church where a woman urged them to reconsider. Buffalo agreed in August to pay 4000 to two Niagara Falls men arrested in 1991 on drug charges. Police accused the...
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Seattle
Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Frahm and Sader differ on roles for lieutenant governor
Lt governor candidates Sheila Frahm and Carol Sader outlined distinct duties and goals, Frahm proposing administration transition oversight and policy coordination while Sader seeks a legislative liaison role and civic task forces. They debated crime, juvenile justice, and motor voter policy during a Kansas Regents Network broadcast.
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Ays
Kan
Sheila Frahm
Colby
Bill Graves
Carol Sader
Prairie Village
Jim Slattery
Frahm
Sader
Kansas Regents Network
Graves
Slattery
Kansas
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Farm bill debate to center on price supports and subsidies
A new CRS report says 1995 farm bill will focus on price support reforms and subsidies as lawmakers seek budget cuts. It notes current programs cost about 12 billion dollars in 1994, cover crops from corn to sugar, and 45 percent of operators say farming is not their primary job. The study discusses possible shifts like freezing yields, cutting base acreage, and limiting payments for high non farm income.
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Ashington
Jasper Womach
Congressional Research Service
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Fed
CRS
Womach
U.S
United States
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At&t Eyes Bell Plan
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