Kansas Supreme Court upholds most Smith convictions
The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed 13 of Nathaniel J. Smith’s 15 counts, including three murder convictions, and reversed two charges. It also upheld Donald Burgess’s aiding and abetting second degree murder conviction in the death of Jari Wills at an Ottawa bar. Burgess was found not to have needed the stabbing for self defense. Smith’s appeal claimed withheld evidence and prejudicial prior-crimes testimony. the court rejected those claims and ordered a sentence reduction on a firearm count. Smith remains imprisoned in Oklahoma under an exchange.
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Nathaniel J
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Franklin County
Kansas State University
Jari Wills
Donald Burgess
Ottawa
Wills
Burgess
KSU
Smith
Allen County District Court
High Court
John W. White
Benjamin
Wood
Supreme Court
Steven Mangus
Tom Walsh
Adline Fisk
Iola
Kansas State Penitentiary
Wyandotte
Allen County
Parole Board
Kansas
Perry Smith
Richard Hickok
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Hickok
U.S. Supreme Court
Smith and Hickok
Truman Capote
Bush and Ortega meet amid democracy talks in Costa Rica
President Bush sat with Western Hemisphere leaders in San Jose and exchanged a friendly handshake with Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega as a two day democracy conference opened. Ortega said the meeting stressed electoral process and peace while Bush pledged support for the will of the Nicaraguan people ahead of February 25 elections.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Bush
Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua
United States
Ortega
White House
Americas
Oscar Arias
Secret Service
National Museum
Democracy Plaza
Virgilio Barco
Barco
America
Arias
Panama
Military construction funding powers Kansas bases to $42.5 million
Senate cleared a bill totaling $42.5 million for Kansas base projects including Fort Riley dining, housing, and water upgrades. Fort Leavenworth child development and religious education facility. Topeka National Guard center. and McConnell Air Force Base land, gate, operations building, airfield upgrades, and fitness center improvements as part of an $8.5 billion military construction package.
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Washington
Kansas
Senate
Bush
United States
House
Fort Riley
Army Reserve
Fort Leavenworth
Army
Air National Guard
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Bay Fans Rally as World Series Resumes After Earthquake
In San Francisco fans observe a moment of silence then cheer as the World Series restarts ten days after a deadly quake. Rescue workers throw the first ball. fans sing San Francisco and celebrate life, with cheers lighting up the scoreboard Welcome Back to Game 3 amid aftershocks and nervous excitement.
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San Francisco
Jean Alvers
Trish Gerving
Candlestick
Ray Torres
Alphonso Castaneda
Castaneda
Worker shortage in Kansas prompts growth push at KU conference
Lawrence Kansas AP report says university and state business leaders urge population growth to ease hiring gaps. Boeing director John Walsh and KU Institute for Public Policy head Anthony Redwood warn Kansas lags in growth as aging workers rise. Conference attendees expect slower economy but no recession in 1990. Redwood cites Johnson County growth outpacing rest of state and calls for rural manufacturing support.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
John Walsh
Boeing Inc
Kansas Inc
Anthony Redwood
Institute For Public Policy and Business Research
University of Kansas
Economic Outlook
Redwood
Johnson County
Pierce Declares No Illegal Acts but Refuses Testimony
Former HUD Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr pleaded guilty to no illegal acts and again refused to testify about HUD scandals, invoking the right against self incrimination. Rep. Tom Lantos excused him from another subpoena as Democrats urge a special prosecutor and the panel vows to finish its inquiry.
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HUD
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Justice Department
House
Tom Lantos
D-Calif
Pierce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reagan
Santos
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