Dole weighs softer style amid 1996 presidential talk
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole seeks a less combative image as he considers a presidential run in 1996. Former Sen. Alan Cranston questions the shift and suggests Dole may still attack targets for political gain. Dole dismisses Cranston’s critique as misinformed and defends his Clinton administration cooperation.
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Senate
Bob Dole
Alan Cranston
Alan
Clinton
Dole
State State adds to suit in Wichita steel case
State pension system lawyers filed an amended petition in Shawnee County District Court adding accountants and lawyers as defendants in a 18 month old suit seeking recovery of money invested in a failed Wichita steel fabrication company. New defendants include KPMG Peat Marwick, associate Kenneth Griggs, and two Wichita law firms Triplett Woolf Garretson and Depew and Gillen. Previous defendants remain. EMPORIA, Kan. A Lyon County jury convicted 20 year old Jason Slattery of voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of his girlfriend Talita Duncan. Duncan’s body was found in Slattery’s pickup after he shot himself earlier at home.
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Shawnee County
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Marwick Accountancy
Kansas City
Kenneth Griggs
A Peat
Marwick
Triplett, Woolf & Garretson
Depew and Gillen
Emporia, Kan
Lyon County District Court
Emporia
Jason Slattery
Talita Duncan
Duncan
Slattery
Topeka Youth Center chief cites short stays for rehabilitation
AP reports that Topeka Youth Center chief Harry Allen told legislators that violent youths spend about a year at YCAT, roughly three months less than needed for effective rehab. He blamed ongoing admissions for limiting staff time to work with offenders.
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Topeka
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Harry Allen
Allen
YCAT
Floods Bring Fresh Evacuations Across Missouri and Kansas
Heavy rains triggered new evacuations and road closures across Missouri and Kansas. An elderly man died when his car was washed from a flooded road in Missouri, while two women drowned in eastern Missouri. In Kansas, at least 12 inches fell in Girard and 11 inches in Pittsburg, with about 400 people evacuated near Pittsburg and roads into town closed. Sandbagging resumed along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as flood warnings persisted.
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Kansas
Eric Evans
Emergency Management Agency
Jefferson City
Girard
Pittsburg
National Weather Service
Barton County
State Highway Patrol
Midwest
Kan
Crawford County
Mississippi
Kimmswick
Big River
St. Louis
COF Sails Through 25 Years Of Growth For Developmental Adults
COF marked a 25th anniversary celebrating steady growth from five initial clients to 175 adults served across Ottawa Osage City and Burlington. Executive director Dan Andrews recalled early struggles and a long journey from infant to matured program with plans to expand services further.
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COF
Dan Andrews
Ottawa
Osage City
Burlington
Last Bodies Recovered from Amtrak Sunset Limited Disaster
The last three victims, believed engineers, were recovered in Abalnd Alabama, lifting the death toll to 47 as investigators pursue data recorders from the 120 ton Sunset Limited locomotive. Rescue crews used high pressure hoses to clear mud near the Bayou Canal wreck site, where 163 survived the crash after a foggy bridge collision with a wayward barge. The undercarriage of the lead engine was sheared off, and full recovery of remaining cars and engines continued. The National Transportation Safety Board and CSX Transportation Inc. are coordinating inquiries and interviews with crew members and tugboat operators involved in the incident.
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Abaland
Ala
Amtrak
Coast Guard
Michael Perkins
Bayou Canal
Mobile
Perkins
CSX Transportation Inc
Jacksonville
Fla
National Transportation Safety Board
Clinton axes tax on alcohol to fund health plan
A White House official said President Clinton will not seek new excise taxes on beer wine or liquor to finance health system overhaul. The administration plans to raise about 105 billion through 2000 via cigarette taxes and a corporate levy.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Kevin Anderson
Administration
Anderson
I Quit Smoking Journey and a Mother's Relapse Fear
A speaker details a personal effort to quit smoking and a recent cigarette as a setback. He notes growing confidence despite temptation and recalls his mother’s two month nicotine abstinence after illness. She fears resuming smoking upon discharge as cravings return despite progress.
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