Great Bend Army Reserve unit mobilized for Desert Shield
Exxon warehouseman Ray Demel and 14 fellow reservists from Great Bend form the 13th Quartermaster Detachment. They report to Fort Riley for possible deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield, with readiness and water purification duties aboard. Families brace for separations as McLeland prepares students and community for the wartime call.
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Exxon Chemical
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U.S. Army
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Fort Riley
Arabian Peninsula
Kim Morgan
Claflin
Reserve Center
EOI
Dave McLeland
Pvt
Hoyt Kinsinger
Clark
McLeland
89Th U.S. Army Reserve
Kansas
Nebraska
Department of the Army
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Kara
Christopher
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Budget Plan Expands Outcomes Based Education Push
The state board proposes $2 million for teacher training under an outcomes based accreditation plan and asks districts to reserve 0.5 percent of budgets for in service training. The plan focuses on what students learn, not class size. Governor Hayden will review the budget amid a $68.8 million aid increase and 5 to 6 percent teacher raises. A task force will recommend implementation steps and hearings are scheduled in Shawnee Mission and Topeka.
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Matt Truell
Associated Press
Topeka
State Board of Education
Connie Hubbell
Bill Musick
Minneapolis
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Hayden
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Accredita
Tion
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ottawa
Shawnee Mission
McEachen Center
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Big corn crop expected in Kansas 84 years record year forecast
Kansas farmers are expected to harvest 1.45 million acres of corn with an average yield of 130 bushels, totaling 188.5 million bushels, the largest since 1906. Wheat and sorghum crops are also projected high with soybeans near 54.6 million bushels. The gain stems from 210,000 more corn acres than 1989 and higher yields.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
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