Clinton admin opposes term limits for Congress
Solicitor General Drew Days III told the Supreme Court the Arkansas term limits measure threatens the federal system by tying Congress membership to state regulation. The administration requested to participate in oral arguments, arguing the law contradicts the constitutional design to fix qualifications in the Constitution itself.
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Prison population hits record in Kansas may exhaust space
In Topeka the Kansas Department of Corrections faces possible space exhaustion by January as inmates rose to 6244 by Aug 31, up from 6226 in June. Capacity is 6666 with 93.7 percent of space used, and average monthly growth runs 95 inmates. The story combines inmate overcrowding with a separate fraud case against Sheriff Thomas W. Jones.
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KSU appeals rape ruling in dormitory case
Kansas State University appealed a $156,825 jury award to Shana Nycole Nero for a June 1990 dormitory sexual assault by Ramon Davenport. A Riley County jury found the university mainly liable. Davenport, a suspect in a prior April 1990 rape case, pleaded guilty and is imprisoned in Hutchinson.
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Kansas State
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Nero
Ramon Davenport
Davenport
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Residents oppose Tremont one way near Eugene Field School
Ottawa residents voiced complaints to the City Commission about making Tremont Street a one way in front of Eugene Field Elementary. Ben Campbell delivered a petition citing lack of neighborhood consultation and increased risk to students with added congestion and street parking. The action forces curb crossing for many students and disrupts bus drop offs.
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Ottawa approves zoning change for apartment project
Ottawa City Commission voted on all items after citizen remarks and approved a zoning change from commercial to multi family residential for land between Main and Cedar north of 17th. The plan includes an apartment building and possibly duplexes, with plat approval, road and easement setup. Jim Shaw said no start date for consultation was set, per City Manager Lambers.
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Summit shifts to 20 year plan at population conference
Abortion aside the U N population conference focused on a proposed 17 billion budget to guide a 20 year effort to slow population growth. Delegates split on funding priorities including family planning AIDS prevention and reproductive health. Vatican opposition sparked protests as diplomats argued over religious influence and procedure.
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Bella Abzug
Cyclist Joe Moore rides scenic path to New York City
Ralph You reports cyclist Joe Moore, 48, of Pine Valley California, is halfway from San Diego to Battery Park New York by bicycle. He paused to visit his uncle Frank Becker in Pomona and has a cousin in Ottawa. He left August 22 and expects about two weeks more pedaling. Moore pursued the Race Across America route with his own twist, a lifelong dream from a former racing season ending after a 1991 training accident.
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Pomona
Ottawa
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Center to promote kindergarten readiness in Kansas area
The Southeast Kansas Education Service Center seeks to contact preschools daycare centers and home providers in Ottawa Wellsville Central Heights Gannett Lebo Waverly Lyndon Mammon ton Valley and surrounding districts to share kindergarten readiness information. Early childhood specialist Sandy Marshall notes the program supports mixed ages letting each child progress at their own pace focusing on physical social and cognitive development.
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