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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2001
Page
5
Government data show 1997 teen pregnancies at 872000 with 55 percent births and 29 percent abortions. Rates fell 19 percent from 1991 peak and 21 percent from 1990 for 15 to 17 year olds, with declines across races and rising contraception use in the 1990s. Health officials push abstinence education alongside continued reductions.
Officials disagree on how the awarded funds will be used to bolster water conservation in the arid region. Some proceeds may reimburse legal costs, fund future litigation, and support a Southwest Kansas repayment, with a portion placed in the Kansas Water Fund.
The plan grants $600 ref unds to a married couple with two children earning 100000 and $300 checks to a single earner at 150000, while many lower income workers miss out due to no tax liability. The study by Citizens for Tax Justice estimates 34 million get nothing and 17 million receive reduced amounts because their income falls under the new 10 percent rate. Refunds, based on last year’s returns, can be cut for back taxes student loans or child support owed.
At NATO headquarters leaders confront the ABM treaty issue as Bush presses a missile shield. Schroeder questions feasibility while Chirac defends the treaty. Blair calls for tough talks, urging U S and Europe to stay united amid protests outside NATO.
Finney County shows a high teen pregnancy rate with 170 pregnancies in 1999. Five cases were 10 to 14, three ended abortion, and 165 were 15 to 19. The rate is 51.2 percent, below Ford County at 58.5 percent. Experts cite education gaps and access to contraception as key factors. Local groups promote abstinence education through the Finney County Youth Health Coalition. The aim is a decline in the coming year.
Downtown business owner Coleen Rupp notes most merchants oppose tax breaks for new retailers, arguing incentives unfairly favor newcomers over Main Street firms. City cites Target and Wal Mart support and Main Street improvements funded by the city. Public hearing set for June 26 on nine proposed special assessment districts with projects largely neighborhood funded and under original cost estimates. Fireworks allowed July 1 to 5 under regulated conditions amid prior ban. Kansas DOT grants discussed for 2004 2005 including widening Kansas Avenue and realignments. Zoning changes proposed excluding Rupp Radiator Service and area near George Smith Subdivision from Industrial to Residential or Commercial potential. New DUI fines and changes align with state law revisions. Next meeting 5:30 p.m. June 26.
Barbecue of New Orleans admitted guilt for violating federal crack house laws linked to State Palace Theater raves. Prosecutors seek probation and up to a $100,000 fine at August sentencing. the plea bans distribution of drug paraphernalia and does not end the events.
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