Oil firms cut refinery output to boost profits
Internal industry documents obtained by Sen. Wyden suggest major oil companies in the mid-1990s sought to curb refinery capacity to lift margins. Memo notes from Texaco and Chevron warn of excess capacity and even propose easing clean air rules to tighten supplies. The findings contrast with Bush energy plan goals and recent capacity losses.
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American Petroleum Institute
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API
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Wyden
Bush
Dick Cheney
Energy Department
National Petroleum and Refiners Association
United States
Tornadoes strike central Kansas damaging home and power lines
Tornadoes touched down in Republic County near Munden and moved into Nebraska delaying access as downed trees and power lines affected about a dozen residents. Pawnee County also saw a tornado with no damage, while Hodgeman and Rush counties reported touchdowns.
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National Weather Service
Munden
Republic County
Raymond Raney
Sheriff's Department
Raney
Brian Walawender
Topeka
Nebraska
Hastings
Pawnee
Hodgeman
Rush
Weather Service
Colby
Walawender
Plains
Community urged to unite for Hispanic police recruitment
Mediator and city officials discussed the challenge of recruiting Hispanics to the police force. Community leaders emphasized mentoring, bilingual officers, and visible role models to improve trust, with plans for further talks and outreach to non English speakers.
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Aividual
Luckett
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Rodriguez
James Hawkins
Hawkins
Dina Servantez
Ulysses man gets 70 years for Syracuse attack
The rural county courthouse housed about 30 family members and spectators as Craig Fischer received a 70 year sentence for the Syracuse assault and related Colorado murders. Family members, including Fischer’s wife Minnie and his mother, attended, while victims’ relatives expressed relief.
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Fischer
Ulysses
Syracuse Attack
Laura Almon
Bob Almon
Colorado
Leslie Elmer
Quint
Almon
7 year old girl crawls to seek help after car overturns
In Valley Falls Jefferson County a 7 year old girl walked three miles to reach help after her mother's SUV overturned in a gravel road ditch. Mystic Wilson wriggled free from her seat belt and crawled to the back, used a tool to knock out a window, and ran to neighbors for aid after first going to her home then two miles to call for help.
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Valley Falls
Jefferson County
Ralph Wilson
Topeka
Cathy Howell
Wilson
Mystic Wilson
Political clash over Great Bend doctor suspended
AP reports Great Bend ENT Dr George Meredith had his medical license temporarily suspended by the State Board of Healing Arts citing negligence and patient privacy violations. Meredith claims the action targets his political views opposing hog farming and Seaboard plants, while the board notes prescriptions sent by mail and a confidentiality breach. Hearing set for August 2 as proceedings continue.
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Topeka
Great Bend
State Board of Healing Arts
George Meredith
Meredith
Wichita
Kansas City
Seaboard Farms Inc
Bill Graves
Carla Stovall
Seaboard
Elwood
Kansas
Larry Buening
Buening
Associated Press
State Department of Revenue
Board ends use of teaching test in applicant screening
TOPEKA AP The State Board of Education voted unanimously to replace the Pre-Professionals Skills Test with an entrance exam emphasizing content knowledge and teaching ability. Martha Gage, state teacher education coordinator, called the old test a mere skills assessment that does not predict teacher quality. The board will use tests developed by Educational Testing Services, a New Jersey firm, as more effective alternatives.
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State Board of Education
Martha Gage
Edu
Cation
Educational Testing Services
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