Coleman Co to Take Third Quarter Charge for Cleanup and Reorg
Coleman Co of Wichita will incur about 20 million dollars in the third quarter to cover environmental cleanup costs in Kansas and to finance restructuring of European manufacturing operations. The plan includes selling plants in Inheiden Germany and Loucka Czech Republic to a management group and adding roughly 1.5 million to reserves for cleanup at Wichita and Maize facilities.
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Wichita, Kan
Coleman Co
Kansas
Coleman
Wichita
Inheiden
Germany
Loucka
Czech Republic
Maize
Skull linked to missing Wellington woman identified
A skull found south of Wellington has been matched by dental records to Janet Wikel, a 32 year old Wellington resident who disappeared on May 16, 1986. Police officials announced at a news conference that her car was found near the Wellington post office that morning.
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Wellington
Kan
Janet Wikel
Richard Granger
Sumner County
Tony Schwabauer
Wikel
Mike Shields
Harris
Peka
Dennis Langley
Hutchinson
Haven High School
Hutchinson Community College
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Federal probes at Kansas high school over Hispanic student rights
Federal civil rights investigators will visit J C Harmon High School in Kansas City Kansas to examine claims that Hispanic students face discrimination. Complaints include English only suspension notices sent to Spanish speaking families and lack of translators at disciplinary meetings and expulsion hearings.
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Kansas City, Kan
U.S. Department of Education
Education Department
Office of Civil Rights
J.C. Harmon High School
Rodger Murphy
OCR
Kansan Colleges Face Loss of Federal Aid Over Defaults
Ten Kansas schools risk losing federal student aid participation due to high loan defaults. Four are beauty schools, including Kansas School of Hair Styling in Wichita which led the state with a 46.2% 1992 default rate. National trend shows a 1992 rate of 15% and a 1994 fiscal year default payout of 2 billion.
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Washington
Kansas
Department of Education
Garden City Community College
Wichita Business College
Kansas School of Hair Styling
Wichita
Education
Richard Riley
Middle school TEAM program forms at Ottawa Middle School
Principal Steve Woolf leads a student committee to launch the TEAM program at Ottawa Middle School, promoting academics and citizenship. Students can earn gold cards for high GPA and good conduct, with awards tied to quarterly goals and local business prizes.
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Eric Plotrowsky
Woolf
Patty Zabloudil
Theresa Zabloudil
S. Hickory
Sarah Porter
Charlie
Margi Porter
S. Elm
Elizabeth Gibson
Phil
Claudia Gibson
Ottawa
RFD
Ottawa Middle N
Kansas State University
Ryan Wolsey
Parents Help Drive Healthier School Lunches
The USDA unveiled A Parent's Guide for Healthy School Meals with 10 steps to encourage nutritious choices in cafeterias. Ellen Haas noted magnets and guidance will reach 27 000 PTA chapters, while Ginny Markell said the National PTA will spread copies to about 7 million members as part of a broader school lunch reform effort.
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America
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
Ellen Haas
Food and Consumer Services
PTA
Haas
Ginny Markell
National
PTA Health and Welfare Commission
Markell
Murder suspect Robert Sandifur slain in Chicago underpass
Neighbors gathered around a blood pool after two bullets killed 11 year old murder suspect Robert Sandifur. Police and community leaders condemned gang influence while authorities search for another suspect. The boy, called Yummy by his grandmother, had recent gun violence ties and faced prior prosecutions.
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Sy Hicago
Valerie Jordan
Robert Sandifur
Robert
Matt Rodriguez
States to carry out death penalty terms
The crime bill directs states to carry out federal death penalty sentences for 60 offenses while leaving the execution method to each state. If a state lacks the death penalty a federal judge will select another state to perform the execution and only the sentence imposed governs the execution locale.
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Curt Anderson
Associated Press
Hingston
Congress
Justice Department
Clinton
Kansas
Missouri
Langley and the KCC rise through politics and business
Hutchinson attorney Dennis Langley blends politics and business from late 1970s instructor roles to chief attorney work for a Biden subcommittee. He joins Schmidt O'Sullivan Langley, launches The Bishop Group with Mark Bishop, diversifies into gas facilities, and helps form Kansas Pipeline, a certified utility serving the Kansas City area.
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Langley
Catholic University
U.S. Senate
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Biden
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
Hutchinson
Schmidt, O'Sullivan and
Bishop Group
Mark Bishop
Dresser Engineering
Amoco
Bishop
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