Thompson and Roberts clash in Senate debate in Kansas
In Acen e Press coverage from ICHITA Kansas the second debate between Republican Pat Roberts and Democrat Sally Thompson focused on credentials. Roberts touted experience from Congress and a Dodge City claim while Thompson highlighted accounting skills to balance the budget. Both backed federal budget balance, local control, and lawful immigration with nuanced Medicare reform debated amid a civil tone.
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Ichita
Kan
U.S
Nancy Kassebaum
Pat Roberts
Congress
Sally Thompson
Wichita Area
Thompson
MIP
Roberts
Washington
Dodge City
Nee Roberts
U.S. Senate
Bob Dole
Sam Brownback
Jill Docking
Milk mustaches and pig auction mark Kansas Senate forum
At the Kansas State Fair Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback both won milk mustache cheers in a tie with Jill Docking and Sally Thompson for the milk contest. Brownback led a pig auction bid of 5000 dollars while a heckler questioned Thompson over a 20 million Municipal Investment Pool loss. About 1800 attended the Senate candidate forums.
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Atchinson
Kan
Pat Roberts
Sam Brownback
Brownback
U.S. Senate
Kansas Dairy Association
Jill Docking
Wichita
Bob Dole
Roberts
Sally Thompson
Nancy Kassebaum
The
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Docking
Thompson
Kansas City
John Hanna
Sally
Graves deflects presidential questions during Kansas school visit
Gov. Bill Graves toured Whittier Bartlett Elementary in ALINA Kansas recalling his boyhood home in Salina. A second grader asked if he plans to be president. he replied no but would seek a federal role if opportunity arises.
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Alina, Kan
Bill Graves
James Lawson
Whittier-Bartlett
Graves
Salina
Harriet Miller
Hay Crop Recovery Eases Kansas Drought Fallout
Outlook for Kansas hay improved after drought-affected yields. Three months of dry weather slashed brome and alfalfa first cuttings, raising fears for cattle. Mid July rains boosted later cuts like alfalfa and sorghum, but quality suffered from wet weather after cutting.
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Ichita
Kan
Kansas
Steve Westfahl
Extension
Sedgwick County
Westfahl
East Jerusalem tour defies right wing blast claims
Israeli Labor Party deputy Salah Tarif led a visit to the PLO HQ in east Jerusalem saying such tours reveal Palestinian concerns. The trip comes as Yeltsin faces heart surgery with questions over temporary power transfer to Viktor Chernomyrdin. Ieng Sary appeals for forgiveness as Khmer Rouge factions seek peace and a pardon to help end civil war. Seoul reports a Red Cross flour aid shipment to North Korea totaling 105000 dollars amid flood relief efforts.
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Constitutional Court
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Russia
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Khmer Rouge
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Sary
Pol Pot
Netanyahu shifts tone as talks with Clinton proceed
Washington AP The Clinton administration prepares a tougher line on Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Clinton and other officials. Netanyahu signals readiness to honor old accords and discuss new ones with Yasser Arafat, while the United States urges concrete steps, including Hebron redeployment to protect Jewish residents and expanded Palestinian worker permits.
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London
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