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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002

What does it take to get a two-ton Indian statue on top of the statehouse in Kansas?

Workers are trying to figure that out. Crews will work today and tomorrow to ensure to in hopes of putting the 22-foot "Ad Astra" on top of the state capitol in Topeka.

Ad Astra is modeled after a Kanza, or Kaw, Indian man.

Get the Story:
No home atop dome -- yet (The Topeka Capital-Journal 10/9)
Ad Astra ready for second try on Thursday (The Lawrence Journal-World 10/9)
Statue still grounded (AP 10/9)

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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Kan. Indian statue goes up, comes down (10/8)
Big statue of Indian draws interest (10/2)
Big Indian to grace Kan. statehouse (9/23)