Kassebaum Critiques Crime Bill While Stressing Local Efforts
Overland Park Kansas senator Nancy Kassebaum backed the federal crime bill as a start but warned it cannot solve violence and juvenile crime alone. Speaking at the Kansas Correctional Association conference she urged communities to act and cited concerns about 11 and 12 year olds entering prison and being sentenced as adults.
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Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Kansas Correctional Association
Washington
Kassebaum
Argonia man on trial for Pizza Hut extortion charges
William Bruce, a 52 year old Argonia resident, faces two counts of extortion in Wichita as his defense argues he was near the extortion scene by coincidence and unjustly jailed for ten months. Prosecutors say Pizza Hut restaurants nationwide could have faced drive by shootings if the $500,000 demand was unmet.
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Argonia
Pizza Hut
William Bruce
Jeff Griffith
U.S
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Salina minister among 11 charged in 1992 Geary County killing
Geary County grand jury indicted 11 Saline County residents for the December 22 1992 shooting death of Randall Sheridan near Junction City. Among the accused are Jerry Rollins founder of Fountain of Life Church Salina and Dana Flynn who was in a custody dispute with Sheridan.
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Kan
Salina
Geary County
Saline County
Chris Biggs
Randall Sheridan
Jerry Arnold Rollins
Dana Flynn
Rollins
Fountain of Life Church
Flynn
Sheridan
Bill Deppish
City Urges City Payment of Mayor Legal Bills
Kansas City officials consider paying the bribery case costs for Mayor Joe Steineger and top aide Peter Adams after acquittal. A local economic development group has raised about 33000 of the roughly 97000 bill for Steineger. Adams says his bill is paid, but he borrowed funds. Avenue Area Inc asked city administrator David Isabell to cover the costs, with the matter referred to the legal department for opinion.
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Kansas City, Kan
Joe Steineger
Steineger
Bill Young
Peter Adams
Avenue Area Inc
David Isabell
Isabell
Tel Aviv bus bombing kills 22 in Hamas attack
A suicide bombing in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street shopping district killed 22 and wounded 48, with police attributing the blast to Hamas militants. Authorities warned of retaliation as the city reeled from the third major attack in 11 days.
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EL Aviv
Israel
Tel Aviv
Hamas
Dizengoff Street
Moshe Reiner
Eli Greenburg
Giego Returns as OU Homecoming Mascot
Giego, the Ottawa tribe mascot, comes back to Itawa University for homecoming since 1971. Ottawa chief Charles Dawes will present authentic tribal garments to be worn by a student during campus activities. Homecoming kicks off with a downtown parade and a pep rally at the intramural field, ending with a stomp dance and Saturday events at Cook Field.
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Itawa University
Giego
Ottawa
Charles Dawes
Hal Germer
Dawes
Cook Field
City adopts curfew and park hour changes at meeting
City Commission approves curfew restricting under 18 from 11 p m to 4 a m Sunday through Thursday and from 12 a m to 4 a m Friday and Saturday. Higher penalties assignable to violators and parents may face fines from 100 to 500 dollars. Parks closing hours aligned with curfew for all users. Commissioners also authorize sale of more than 140000 dollars in another action.
Flooded Texas braces for aid after three days of rain
Oma McCalister clutched a cane as she was rescued from floodwaters reaching doorknob level. SE Texas endured three days of rain swelling rivers and forcing thousands from homes, with at least eight deaths and two missing. President Clinton authorized federal disaster relief for 26 Texas counties amid the southeastern Houston crisis.
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Oulton
Oma McCalister
Ms. McCalister
Sims Bayou
Texas
Clinton
Houston
RMH Sees Strong September Profit At RMH
RMH Chief Financial Officer Tom Briggs said September was one of the better months for the hospital’s bottom line. The hospital reported a profit near $125,000 for the month, not counting $65,806 from county half-cent sales tax revenue. Including about $2,500 from interest and contributions, total September profit reached $193,302 as income outpaced expectations.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Tom Briggs
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