Pacific Limited Pony Express thrills Salina rail fans
About 50 railroad enthusiasts in Salina welcomed the Pacific Limited Pony Express excursion train, in 1950s cars with three diesel locomotives, drawing 100 travelers who paid 99 to 129 dollars for a Kansas City to Salina ride. The 12 cars were restored by Union Pacific under its Heritage Program, part of a four-trip 1995 schedule by the nonprofit Pacific Limited.
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Rare Siberian tiger cubs grow at Garden City zoo
Rare Siberian tiger cubs born July 14 at Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City weigh 9.5, 12, and 13 pounds at a recent weigh-in. The trio, among the species' last 250, will live three years at the zoo before transfer to other institutions as part of a survival plan. They are not yet on public display.
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Topeka anti-bigotry group formed with local leaders
More than 60 Topeka citizens formed a non profit organization named Concerned Citizens for Topeka Inc to promote social welfare human rights and safety in Shawnee County. Former Secretary of State Jack Brier was named president and the board includes priests lawyers and Walt Menninger of the Menninger Clinic. The group aims to counter bigotry and plan an action program though no response to recent slurs at Topeka West High is decided yet. The effort is not limited to opposing the Westboro Baptist Church led crusade.
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Concerned Citizens For Topeka, Inc
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Westboro Baptist Church
Rain chance rises across Kansas forecast
The National Weather Service says much of Kansas could receive rain in the next few days. Tonight partly cloudy north with a slight chance of thunderstorms northwest, otherwise mostly clear and in the 60s. Extended outlook shows rain and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday.
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City considers library levy hike and downtown grant
Ottawa city commissioners meet 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall to weigh a charter ordinance raising the library mill levy from six to 10 and review a Kansas Department of Commerce grant up to 750000 for downtown housing and development. The plan also calls for rehab of homes, apartments, a mental health center, and senior center, plus potential land purchases. Existing spending shifts cut other areas’ levies to offset the increase. Planning items include residential storage units, a recycling center, and rezoning 17.9 acres at 17th and Elm for smaller lots.
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OSHA faces inspector shortage in deadly Wichita case
An AP review finds no prior OSHA visits at Sooter Excavating Co. sites before Jose Ortiz died when a concrete slab collapsed at Wichita State University. The agency fined the firm 1500 dollars after the accident, yet OSHA had not inspected the company in years, mirroring nationwide gaps where most serious workplace deaths occurred at uninspected sites.
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First Lady Rebukes Chinese Harassment At Women’s Conference
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton urged action against abuse of women at the U N sponsored Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing addressing 1500 delegates. She criticized population control practices and gender violence, saying human rights are inseparable from women’s rights as the century turns.
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Missouri pilot dies in plane crash at Ottawa Airport
Ronald Eaton, 58, of Platte City, died during aerobatic practice at Ottawa Municipal Airport. He attempted a hammerhead maneuver when the single engine plane inverted and went into a flat spin. FAA investigates the weekend air show context and witnesses noted he was not part of the event.
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NATO strikes hit Serb suburbs around Sarajevo
NATO warplanes struck rebel Serb targets around the Bosnian capital after Serbs refused to move large guns from Sarajevo's range. Explosions were reported by the Bosnian Serb military, with civilian casualties and extensive damage claimed but not confirmed by Western sources. Residents watched the skies as attacks continued.
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