Wichita to vote on local gun control measure in November
Sedgwick County District Judge Ron Rogg ruled that Election Commissioner Marilyn Chapman can place a non-binding gun-control referendum on the general election ballot using the same machines. The measure asks voters to support a city council law restricting guns for people with crimes involving alcohol drugs firearms and other misdemeanors, a rule stricter than the federal Brady Law.
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Wichita, Kan
Sedgwick
Wichita
Ron Rogg
Marilyn Chapman
Bob Stephan
Dole urges action on health reform despite GOP split
Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole warned that lawmakers should be tough on fellow members who fail to pass a bipartisan health bill next year. He urged the White House to let Congress draft the legislation rather than delivering a huge, hard to understand package Christie. He noted some Republicans may balk while some Democrats push for comprehensive action.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Dole
Congress
White House
Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association
Dole
Clinton
Woman seeks pardon in husband’s 1993 Spring Hill murder
Linda J. Witt of Spring Hill, serving 15 years to life for her January 1993 wedding day murder of husband Donald Witt, filed papers with the Kansas Parole Board seeking clemency from Gov. Joan Finney. Miami County prosecutors oppose a pardon. The couple remarried hours before the shooting while divorced.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Linda J. Witt
Spring Hill
Kansas Parole Board
Witt
Miami County District Court
Donald Witt
Conditions improve for two of Manhattan quintuplets in Topeka
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka reports Mallory Morris and Kasey Morris now listed in fair condition, up from serious. Jordan Morris remains in serious condition while Holly Morris improved to fair last week. Evan Morris, the quintuplets' brother, died July 30.
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Topeka
Kan
Manhattan
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Mallory
Kasey Morris
Jordan
Holly
Evan
Violent death sparks high security in Ottawa
In Ottawa, tensions and security rose after Clyde Richard Crowley, 57, was killed Tuesday night in a Locust Street fight with several youths. Jerry Lee Robinson Jr., 14, of 922 North King, faces a second degree murder charge and a detention hearing at the jail and courts building with ongoing security and a potential bond decision. Ottawa High School kept two officers on duty as the hearing recessed for a possible attorney appointment.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
Ottawa High School
OHS
Jerry Lee Robinson Jr
N. King
Clyde Richard Crowley
Crowley
Ralph Young
Roger Shambaugh
Jerry Lee Robinson
Pride judged by state in Kansas PRIDE program
Ottawa PRIDE committee presented its 1993 1994 prospects to state judges seeking awards for community improvement projects. The results will be announced Oct 28 comparing Ottawa with Russell Park City and Fort Scott in the state PRIDE judging for 1994.
Pro and con liquor forces gear for vote in Franklin County
A pro liquor by the drink group met secretly amid threats of boycotts and harassment. Opponents, led by Donna and Charles Adell, face a November vote on permitting liquor by the drink. At a Ottawa Middle School meeting, Kansans for Life at Its Best president Dave Schneider urged that more alcohol would harm life quality, citing studies on substance abuse.
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Anklin County Pitzer
For Progress
Dan Fogle
Fogle
Charles
Donna Adell
Herald
Dave Schneider
Kansans For Life
Rebecca Woodruff
Vassar
Ottawa
Citizens Against
Donna
Charles Adell
Franklin County
Schneider
America
Commission On Substance Abuse
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton
N. J
Breast cancer support group starts in community
A new breast cancer support group forms in the area to help patients cope with fear of surgery and disease and the gaze of others. Area physicians will receive ACS letters to share with patients, and interested people may respond to receive meeting notices. the group will operate even with few participants.
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American Cancer Society
ACS
Cora Kunard
Kunard
Pam Harris
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Harris
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