Candidates Delay Entries as Costs Rise in Sunland Elections
Offenders lack offices as slow opening hampers candidate filings. Costs to run climb with primary fees exceeding 1500 dollars for county offices and up to 15000 for U S House and Senate. State legislature and county councils remain cheaper due to a new state law. Libertarians seek candidates at county and state levels. As of Friday only eight Democrats filed for local offices. Filing deadline is noon June 8.
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BMW To Build Plant In S C Magazine Says
Report says BMW chose a Greenville Spartanburg area in South Carolina over Nebraska for a U S plant. BMW officials call the story speculative while noting the decision nears. Der Spiegel cites a planned $625 million investment and about 1 000 jobs with first cars in 1996.
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Ben Nelson
Budget Tussle Over Gas Tax Shifts Frustrates Highway Dept
The Highway Department criticizes shifting 24 million from the gas tax to cover deficits as education and state debts absorb new funds. Lawmakers defend the move citing a surplus in the Strategic Highway Plan. College leaders express cautious approval, hoping for pressure relief on tuition and broader funding next year.
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Ferocious Feline Sparks Licensing Push in Davenport
In Davenport Washington a white stray cat that attacked Boni Matheson and her sons Christopher and Joseph prompted calls for a cat licensing ordinance. Matheson was hospitalized for infected scratches and bites and the cat was captured by police after a skunk trap failed. The beast escaped from the pound after a 10 day rabies hold and returned to the family's home.
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Spokane
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Jim Gants
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One-Third Of Students Dropping Behind Or Out
Census Bureau report on 1990 school enrollment shows 24.8 percent overall of 15 to 17 year olds are one or more grades behind or not graduated. Boys 40 percent and girls 29 percent, with higher dropout risk for Black and Hispanic students as they age. Black male high school pupils faced 58.3 percent behind or out.
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Call to action for tips at local newsroom
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Source Of Reactor Leak Found At SRS Corrected
A Savannah River Site spokesman announced that a malfunction in a control rod housing caused a minor coolant spill at the K Reactor tank top on May 5. Changes to coolant flow were tested and implemented. about three gallons of tritiated water were released, with 80 curies entering the environment, and safety systems functioned as designed. The spill and corrective actions were reviewed with DNFSB and other oversight bodies, DOE approved the changes, and the reactor’s power ascension test program was to resume.
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Tests Begin Today For Ailing Reservists
Tests start today on 12 members of the 450th Ordnance Company who report leishmaniasis symptoms after returning from the Persian Gulf. Eisenhower Army Medical Center doctors in Augusta will collect blood and skin samples to diagnose the reservists and speed up identifying the cause. Col. Dale Akridge says the illness is linked to sand fly bites. one strain has up to 90 percent mortality if untreated. Sixteen additional soldiers have filed VA claims.
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