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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2001
Page
3
Former Gov. Joan Finney, 76, is undergoing chemotherapy for liver cancer. Former President Clinton called Wednesday morning, checking on her health and offering support. Finney, a Democrat, served as state treasurer for 16 years and was governor from 1991 to 1994.
A Salina traffic stop uncovers 440 pounds of cocaine worth about 40 million, packed in a stock trailer's false compartments. Five arrests follow in San Antonio and Philadelphia as the drugs move from Texas toward Pennsylvania. Driver Douglas Morse, 34, of Bulverde, Texas, was wanted on a Texas warrant and the pickup was stolen.
The Kansas National Education Association and Jayhawk Consulting released polling questions on a tax increase for public schools after lawmakers pressed for access. The March 5-7 poll of 800 people showed 65 percent in favor with a 3 percent margin of error, exploring six school funding items and tax type options.
Senate debate on a 50 cent per cellular customer fee to fund an enhanced 911 system stalled on the Senate calendar with an 18 18 vote to advance the bill. The plan would raise about 6 million dollars to build the statewide emergency network with wireless providers, provoking concerns over local control and tax burdens on cellular users.
Deputy director Kathy Sexson says a female Bactrian camel calf arrived last Friday and is already seen in the exhibit. The calf is the mother’s second birth, with a earlier March 1999 calf, while a separate Dromedary birth earlier this year died. The zoo plans to move the calf eventually to avoid inbreeding and is seeking a home for the older sister.
Dr. E Joanne Brown will open a Seot clinic in Wichita County, backed by federal and state incentives aimed at dentist recruitment. The Easy Enterprise Community grant of 250000 yearly for ten years funds plans, with Rural Enterprise Grant potential to build the clinic. Brown and husband plan to move from Garden City and offer pediatric and geriatric care, root canals, fillings, and general cleanings.
In TOPEKA AP report, a Senate committee endorsed a revised lobbyist disclosure bill hours after the House approved its own plan. The measure, tied to local jail contracts, moves to the Senate with both chambers at odds over limits. The Senate would ban gifts over five dollars and require meals above fifteen dollars, addressing methods to avoid reporting.
Garden City Community College plans to expand its associate degree nursing program aiming to become the state’s premier program. Director Evelyn Bowman cites staff training, community outreach, and prerequisite skill support as key steps. The board approved a $25,000 for driving simulators to support an emergency vehicle operation course and discussed progress on Finney County industrial park plans.
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