Finalist Cities Apply For Cessna New Plant
Five Kansas cities Emporia Hays Independence Manhattan and Pittsburg submitted proposals by Cessna Aircraft Co s Wednesday deadline for a new assembly plant that would create about 1000 jobs and roughly 20 million dollars in payroll. Cessna spokesman Dave Franson said questions and clarifications will follow before December s decision as labor surveys in some cities near completion will be accepted despite the deadline.
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Wichita
Kan
Cessna Aircraft Co
Cessna
Dave Franson
Emporia
Hays
Independence
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Topeka man seeks Supreme Court modify hard 35 sex sentence
Eric D. Sims, diagnosed pedophile by a Menninger psychiatrist, asks the Kansas Supreme Court to set aside his hard 35 sentence for molesting six teen boys or reduce it. He pled guilty in December 1992 to seven counts of aggravated sodomy four counts of indecent liberties with minors and two counts of sexual misconduct. His attorney argues parole eligibility is the issue. prosecutors contend the sentence protects society and requires no modification.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Menninger
State Supreme Court
Eric D. Sims
Lawrence
Benjamin C. Wood
Gwynne Harris
Sims
Cheating probe at Kansas State involves 70 students
About 70 students at Kansas State University are under investigation for alleged cheating on a biology exam. University police and the Division of Biology are conducting the inquiry, Provost Jim Coffman stated, warning that cheating undermines education and will be prosecuted to protect integrity.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
Jim Coffman
Coffman
Dump truck bed knocks out power and lines in Spring Hill
Spring Hill Kansas reports a dump truck driver from Paola raised and lowered the bed to shake debris. The bed locked in the raised position and hit an overhead telephone line causing eight utility poles to break and cutting power and telephone service for about 40 minutes to around 800 customers. most restored by early evening.
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Spring Hill
Kan
Charles A. Kellogg
Paola
Johnson County
KPL
School guard warns of speeding near Eugene Field
Ottawa crossing guard Merle Taylor Sr. at Seventh and Maple warns drivers are speeding near Eugene Field, risking a child in the road. Police Chief Jeff Herrman notes a 20 mph limit from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days and a higher likelihood of tickets in school zones.
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Ottawa
Eugene Field
Merle Taylor Sr
Seventh
Maple Streets
Jeff Herrman
Herrman
Taylor
Rotary honors Lucky fella Longtime Wellsvillian
Ottawa Rotary Club awards 97 year old Lucky Hostetter the Service Above Self prize for years of volunteerism in Franklin County. He owned Hostetter Hardware in Wellsville for over five decades and supported area farmers with knowledge and service.
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Rotary
Lucky Fella
Ucky
Ottawa Rotary Club
Ottawa
Franklin County
Hostetter
Ottawa Retirement Plaza
DeFries Hostetter
Wellsville Bank
VFW post faces zoning dispute with neighbors
Franklin County commissioners pledge swift action after neighbors Gary and Sheryl Baugher allege the VFW building extends beyond their property line and lacked a building permit. Zoning Admin J B Hall surveys the site to locate property lines. if confirmed, settlement lies between owners.
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Fter
Franklin County
VFW
Gary
Sheryl Baugher
Satellite
Art Miller Tours
S&e
Russell Savage
Ing
Baugher
County Commission
Gary Baugher
J. B. Hall
Baughers
Veterans Day Parade and Memorial Planned in Ottawa
The Franklin Team Veterans Memorial Committee sponsors a Veterans Day parade at 1 30 p.m. Saturday Nov 5 with a 10 45 a.m. memorial at Haley Park. Over 30 groups including law enforcement Ottawa National Guard units area high school bands and churches have confirmed. A 2 p.m. Sunday organizing meeting will be held at Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room A. The memorial will feature patriotic music a flag raise by Donald Anderson and George Papps an invocation by Rev Bill Weber and a wreath with a gun salute by Headquarters Battalion 127 Field Artillery.
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Franklin "Team Veterans Memorial Committee
Haley Park
Ottawa National Guard
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Donald Anderson
Pearl Harbor
George Papps
Korea
Bill Weber
Calvary Baptist Church
America
127 Field Artillery
Ottawa
Clinton and Assad Hesitate Over Syrian Israel Peace Talks
President Clinton meets Hafez Assad in Damascus as both sides signal guarded willingness to compromise to revive stalled talks. Key clash centers on Golan Heights and broader Arab-Israeli peace, with Clinton urging progress after Israel Jordan accord.
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Barry Schweid
Amascus
Syria
Hafez Assad
Clinton
Israel
Mideast
Assad
Damascus
Amman
Jordan
Lebanon
U.S
State Department
Richard Nixon
Golan Heights
Warren Christopher
Yitzhak Rabin
Jerusalem
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