Roberts touts farm bill with fixed spending level
U S Representative Pat Roberts argued at the Kansas State Fair that his Freedom to Farm proposal guarantees a specific level of agricultural spending for years but lacks enough votes to clear the House Agriculture Committee. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman joined about 700 attendees, outlining Clinton era goals including a crop-insured income safety net, a conservation program, and a strong export push.
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Hutchinson
Kan
U.S
Pat Roberts
Kansas State Fair
House Agriculture Committee
Roberts
Dan Glickman
Congress
Glickman
Clinton
Woman back in Mexico after 12 years in misdiagnosis
Rita Patino Quintero, misdiagnosed as schizophrenic in 1983, spent 12 years at Lamed State Hospital before advocacy groups revealed her Tarahumara heritage. She left Kansas Friday and reached northern Mexico by Saturday night. The case highlights mistaken identity and indigenous roots.
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Wichita, Kan
Lamed State Hospital
Mexico
Rita Patino Quintero
Kansas
Colorado
Larned
Quintero
Czars exhibit boosts Topeka tourism and park revenue
In Topeka the Czars exhibit drawing hundreds of visitors has lifted local tourism. Ward Meade Park reports about 100000 extra from Czars tour groups who dine and tour. First Presbyterian Church notes 3555 visitors to view Tiffany windows in the exhibit’s first month.
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Topeka
Kan
Ward-Meade Park
Anita Wolgast
First Presbyterian Church
Susan Schilling
Inaugural antique engine show centers on display not competition
At the Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show visitors toured Ottawa’s industrial history at Franklin County Fairgrounds. Exhibitors including Larry Hermon of Waverly and Bob Staadt of Denver showcased Ottawa engines from Warner Manufacturing and the Union Foundry era while sharing memories of early 1940s production and sales.
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Larry Hermon
Waverly
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Ottawa
Warner Manufacturing Company
John Deere
Montgomery Ward
Emerson
Bob Staadt
Denver
Colo
Warner Manufacturing
Fred Ferguson
E.L. Warner
Staadt
Fred
Union Foundry and Machine Company
John Elder
Warner
Elder
Valerie Wolf
George Myers
Blain
Trial to confirm Commission Chair role faces approval hurdle
Russell Savage proposed as Commission Chairman but attendance and illness issues remain. Funds from Orawa grant for trail asphalt cannot be used until the trail gains approval. County commissioners have yet to approve the related real estate law and move forward.
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Carlos
Sesial
Commission
Russell Savage
Neva
Orawa
NATO warns more Tomahawk strikes needed in Bosnia
NATO said further Tomahawk cruise missiles may be required after a late Sunday attack from USS Normandy hurt Serb air defenses near Banja Luka. Serb officials warned such strikes could threaten the peace process as NATO continued bombing targets around Bosnia.
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APLES
Italy
Normandy
Bosnia
NATO
Trevor Murray
Banja Luka
Murray
Jovan Zametica
Pale
Sarajevo
Mount Igmanto
Summit advances on women's rights at U N conference
At the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing delegates from 189 nations reached tentative language on sexual freedom abortion and parental responsibility. The health panel endorsed balancing child information privacy with parental duties. If approved the nonbinding platform could guide national actions.
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Eijing
U.N. Women’s Conference
Rachael Kyte
International Women's Health Coalition
Kyte
Xinhua
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Gertrude Mongella
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