Waldo town pride as most neighborly in Kansas
In Waldo Kansas the Kansas Corporation Commission notes only one of 77 households carries an unlisted phone number, the lowest share among Kansas exchanges. Residents praise the town for sociability and close community knowledge, with mayoral comments on everyone knowing each other.
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Gramm Wins Straw Poll At GOP Women’s Forum
Five Republican hopefuls campaigned for women activists in Albuquerque, but abortion talk was scarce. Gramm won the NFPRW straw poll as Alexander placed second and Dole, who skipped the event to campaign in New Hampshire, finished third. Alan Keyes gave the sole anti abortion address, drawing mixed cheers.
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Man shoots lion in rural Kansas garage encounter
A Haysville man woke to barking dogs and found a full grown African lion inside his garage. The lion jumped into his truck bed and advanced, prompting the homeowner to fire a .22 caliber pistol. Deputies said the lion was dead upon arrival.
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Hundreds flock to Ottawa's Ole Marais River Run
Ick Fischer of Friend Nebraska paid 100 for a 1938 Chevy 22 years ago and has since spent 15 000 upgrading it. The fire engine red sedan travels from show to show as Fischer and his wife enjoy their weekend in Ottawa Forest Park with a caravan of classic cars.
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Serbs granted extra time to remove heavy weapons
In Sarajevo NATO and the United Nations gave the Bosnian Serbs a 72 hour extension to finish disarming heavy weapons around the besieged capital. Gen. Dragomir Milosevic said about half the weapons were removed by Sunday and the rest would be gone by Wednesday night. Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic announced gains in western Bosnia and a refugee tragedy unfolded near Banja Luka.
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School Board Meeting Cancelled Amid Emergency Call
Loyd Builders representative Sonny Burch was called out of town on a business emergency for Ottawa School. Superintendent Don Duncan stated he did not know when the meeting would be rescheduled.
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Costa Rica Court Rules Hit and Run Law Unconstitutional
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court found that penalizing hit and run drivers who flee the scene violated rights against self incrimination. The ruling allows fleeing when the driver is not at fault, while still requiring stopping when not at fault. The decision frames flight as permissible under rights protection.
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Powell against GOP glare on social issues
Powell distances himself from conservative Republicans on social issues. He criticizes proposals to deny welfare to legal immigrants and cut benefits for children of illegal aliens as simplistic and unamerican. He supports tougher border controls and numeric immigration limits while urging not to demonize immigrants. Powell weighs running in 1996 as a Republican or independent after a book tour.
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