Grandma Layton self-portrait sparked censorship debate
Seventy nine year old Elizabeth Layton defends her self-portrait Censored as a protest against NEA funding restrictions. The Wichita Art Museum displayed the crayon drawing near its entrance while the national debate over funding controversial art rages on. Layton says censorship harms expression and notes her piece reflects personal relief found through art despite grand public controversy.
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Jichita
Kan
Elizabeth Layton
National Endowment For the Arts
Wichita Art Museum
Mr. Layton
Jesse ‘Helms
R-N.c
Senate
House
Helms
NEA
Layton
Paducah
Chiago
New York
City
Kansas City
Atlanta
Alorgin
Bomb blamed for jet crash in Niger region
Paris based UTA said a bomb likely caused the DC-10 crash after takeoff from N Djamena with 171 aboard. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility for Islamic Jihad. Wreckage found across a desolate Niger area. Survivors unconfirmed. Passengers included the U S ambassador’s wife and a Chadian minister.
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Paris
Chad
UTA
Islamic Jihad
Foreign Ministry
Niger
U.S
N'Djamena
Congo
Michel Friess
Idriss Miskini
Libya
Governor rebuts rumors of sign driven re election push
Press Secretary Kathy Peterson in Topeka called claims that highway construction site signs in Kansas are part of a covert re election campaign for Governor Mike Hayden in 1990 ludicrous. She said Hayden has not announced a bid and the sign was reportedly designed in the state transportation department by an in house illustrator, per KDOT spokesman Stan Whitley.
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Topeka
Kan
Kathy Peterson
Kansas
Gov
Mike
Hayden
Peterson
Mike Hayden
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Stan Whitley
Wrinkle delays approval of bond issue in Laich case
The Kansas city commission postponed approving 1.5 million in industrial revenue bonds for Laich Industries after learning a nonstandard mortgage-linked structure. Bond buyers want a facility mortgage before city possession to secure default protection, while city risk remains minimal. A special session is planned to finalize details, with a target closing by Sept. 28.
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Lori Alvarado
Irbs
Laich Industries
Laich
Commodore Homes
Ottawa
Beacon Plastics
Ment
Beacon
Commodore
Dorothea K. Riley
Overland Park
Gilmore & Bell
Commission
Riley
Kansas
Randy Wetmore
Dan
Hugo Heads for Mainland As Hurricane Hugo Looms
Residents from Florida to North Carolina prepared for impact with groceries flashlights and tape while the Navy sent ships to sea. Looting erupted on St. Croix as the storm blamed for at least 25 Caribbean deaths neared the U S coast. Forecasters warned Hugo could strike the East Coast between Cape Canaveral and Cape Hatteras by Saturday bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
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Miami
Florida
North Carolina
Navy
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Cape Canaveral
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Kansas lawmakers uphold status quo on leadership roles
A Kansas legislative committee rejected proposals to abolish the lieutenant governor office and to limit term counts. The Special Committee on Federal and State Affairs and Governmental Organization declined to recommend changes to the 1990 Legislature. Some members urged capping total service at 12 years to refresh ideas and curb interest-group influence.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
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