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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2001
Page
1
Thunderstorms likely tonight in the northwest and north central regions with some possibly severe. Cooler air spreads westward. Lows range from the upper 40s in the northwest to the lower 70s in the east. Thursday brings a chance of storms in the east. Thursday night will be clear to partly cloudy and cooler with lows from the 40s west to the lower 60s south central and east.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 10,992.10, rising 43.81 from the morning's opening.
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Washington report shows teen pregnancy and abortion rates reaching historic lows in 1997. Experts cite abstinence programs and greater birth control access plus newer methods like Depo Provera and Norplant as factors, while fear of AIDS and economic conditions may influence teen behavior.
The drop in teen births accelerates with a 4.4 percent fall from 1996 to 1997. About 9.4 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 were pregnant in 1997, reflecting a broader 1990s downward trend and indicating fewer teens envisioning teen motherhood as a path.
Finney County sees no shift in teen pregnancy rates amid a national decline. Cheryl Kottke, director of the Finney County Health Department, notes the rate remains steady based on 1999 statistics. Local, Page AS.
Garden City faces red tape as the City Commission weighs a possible contract with a department store to build near Applebee’s. City Manager Bob Halloran says negotiations will continue with several issues to finalize, potentially at a June 26 meeting or a special session, with parking, landscaping, utility extensions and traffic signals at stake and an initial offer around 1.2 million dollars, now reduced.
After 15 years and about 17 million dollars, Kansas wins Supreme Court damages over Colorado water use. A special master will set payment, interest, and future compliance. some officials object to the 1985 start for interest, while others want more water or earlier compensation. Local irrigators and groundwater districts react with cautious note on outcomes.
The IRS says many will benefit from new tax rates dropping July 1 with four top brackets reduced by about half a percentage point. The 15 percent bracket remains unchanged. Refund checks of up to 300 dollars for singles and 600 dollars for married couples are issued as advance payments for the new 10 percent rate.
In Brussels, President Bush made his NATO debut, reporting progress amid European doubt about a missile shield. He said aspirants for NATO membership must keep working, while vowing no abrupt withdrawal from Balkan peacekeeping. He defended pursuing a capable system and urged an open-minded alliance stance.
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