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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2002

Problems forced workers in Kansas to take down a 5,000-pound Indian sculpture that just been placed atop the Statehouse on Monday.

Some bolts on the 22-foot "Ad Astra" didn't fit. Workers will try again today to put him back up.

The statue represents the likeness of a Kanza, or Kaw, Indian man. Betty Durkee, a tribal spokesperson, praised the figure. The Kaw Nation is currently based in Oklahoma.

Get the Story:
'Ad astra' at home ... But just for a few hours (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/8)
Kaw Nation spokeswoman: Statue is combination of cultures (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/8)
Ad Astra-not? Statue won't go back up until at least Thursday (The Lawrence Journal-World 10/8)
What goes up comes back down (The Lawrence Journal-World 10/8)
'This is the day we change the face of Topeka' (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/8)
'Ad Astra' vignettes (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/8)
Statehouse renovations (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/8)

Relevant Links:
Ad Astra in depth - http://www.cjonline.com/webindepth/adastra
Kansas Statehouse news, Topeka Capital-Journal - http://cjonline.com/legislature

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