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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2001
Page
1
Tuesday night brings increasing clouds with lows from 25 to 30 degrees in the west and 30 to 35 in the east. Wednesday stays mostly cloudy with a slight rain chance in the southwest and highs from the mid 40s southeast to mid 50s northwest. Wednesday night dims to dry in the northwest with a rain chance elsewhere and lows in the mid 20s northwest and in the 30s elsewhere.
At 11 a.m. the Dow stood at 10,590.30, down 32.94 from this morning's opening. Volume and sector gains were not provided in the fragment, but the decline indicates a softer intraday tone as traders reassessed early gains.
Gov Bill Graves signals willingness to raise taxes to fund K through 12 education. He backs all day kindergarten in 304 districts and full state coverage of special education costs, with moves toward merit pay for teachers. He would sign a tax increase if lawmakers sent one, though he avoided proposing one in his State of the State address.
Rep. Melvin Neufeld says any tax increase is dead on arrival in the Kansas House while Gov Graves hints at education funding needs. Neufeld urges belt tightening amid economic strain, agribusiness concerns, and a ConAgra fire in Garden City. Read, Page A2.
Gar den City USD 457 held a seminar at Gar den City High School to explain free and reduced lunch aid for ConAgra Beef Co workers families. About 38 families attended and 48 kids will have meals covered. Staff staffed stations for lunch aid, personnel, nurses, and counselors as families toured from 2 to 7 p.m.
ConAgra beef Co officials and insurance adjusters inspect the plant site to estimate damages from the Christmas night blaze. Spokesman Bret Fox says demolition teams will map damaged areas, photos have been taken, and appraisals on equipment are underway as they plan reopening options.
After a short break both Garden City Community College faculty and administration regrouped for a new round of mediation. They described the session as positive but rough and planned to meet again Thursday while weighing possible fact finding if mediation fails.
Garden City Mayor Reynaldo Mesa filed for re election to the City Commission. The Jan 23 filing deadline applies to three seats up for grabs. Only Mesa and Jeff Whitham have filed so far. Frost will not seek re election and Douglass is undecided.
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