Welfare cap stripped in Senate welfare plan fight
The Senate blocked a conservative bid to deny extra welfare cash to single mothers with more children. Moderates joined Democrats to approve an amendment by Sen. Domenici 66 to 34, removing a national family cap from the welfare reform blueprint. Conservatives argued the move would curb out of wedlock births and curb subsidizing behavior they deem reckless.
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Senate
Bob Dole
KCC order drawn as inequity in Hugoton gas fields
An attorney for Mobile Exploration and Producing argued before the Kansas Supreme Court that a February 1994 Kansas Corporation Commission order promoting 640 acre drilling units with two wells to boost Hugoton Field gas output by about 30 percent is unfair. The lawyer called the ruling a fundamental inequity among drilling companies and royalty holders in the nation’s largest natural gas field.
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Illegal workers found at Monfort plant in Garden City
About 150 illegal aliens were found employed at the Monfort Inc beef packing plant in western Kansas after a company tip led INS agents to roundup workers at 3 30 p m Tuesday. Most were from Mexico and were to be returned to the U S Mexican border. a precise count was unavailable. Monfort spokeswoman K T Miller said the company had heard rumors and notified the INS.
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Gottlieb pleads innocent in Denton bank robbery case
Avram L. Gottlieb pleaded innocent to a two count grand jury indictment charging him with robbing the Denton State Bank of $30,750 on February 23. Federal Magistrate Ronald C. Newman ordered him held without bond and set October 16 for a motions hearing before U.S. District Judge Dale Saffels. Gottlieb waived a detention hearing, noted he is also charged in New Jersey, and would not be released regardless.
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Dale Saffels
Newman
New Jersey
Judge permits DNA test result in Simpson case
In Los Angeles the judge ruled jurors can hear a new DNA test showing genetic markers of Simpson and a victim in a bloodstain from the Ford Bronco. Judge Lance Ito said the result arrived in time for prosecutors, despite defense challenges.
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Main lanes move west on South Main project
Killough Construction of Ottawa announced a traffic switch for the South Main improvement from 15th to 17th streets. Two lanes will run on the west side starting Thursday morning, with the project ahead of its October 27 completion date amid strong motorist and merchant cooperation.
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South Main
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Killough
Merit Scholarships Up For Grabs In Nationwide Program
Students King and Kritikos each eye one of 6900 Merit Scholarship awards totaling 26 million dollars. The program rewards high standardized test performance and other criteria, with applicants required to complete an application process. Continued on page 2.
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Grenade hits U S Embassy in Moscow no injuries reported
A rocket propelled grenade struck the U S Embassy in central Moscow, punching through a wall and exploding in an empty office on the sixth floor. No injuries reported, no group claimed responsibility, and officials cited a lone suspect amid anti NATO sentiment over Bosnia. The blast damaged a photocopy machine as glass and shrapnel scattered outside the ten story building.
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Ottawa doctor eyes elderly care cottage foundation
Ottawa physician S De Corder and registered nurse Carolyn Randel plan the Christian Care Cottage Foundation to run non profit homes for the elderly with medical staff volunteers and student help. They seek donations of time and money to buy a suitable three to six bedroom house, obtain licensing, and open early next year with future expansion.
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Carolyn Randel
Ottawa
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Walker predicts no property tax reform in Kansas
State Senate candidate Walker says the Graves special committee will issue no substantive tax changes. He cites Johnson County influence, notes Graves prioritized Johnson County, and recalls opposition to Senate Bill 41. Walker faces GOP challengers Matt Matthews and Robert Tyson Parker in the general election.
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