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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2003
Page
1
Report notes crop total reaching 364 million bushels with photo credit to Genie Black of Colorado Springs Colorado. The brief highlights a large harvest figure and acknowledges the contributor.
President Bush, claiming the Iraq war's heavy combat is over, tours United Defense Industries in Santa Clara on a swing through California. He aims to fuse national security with economic recovery, arguing both remain top priorities as he travels with Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
The Kansas House tentatively passed a bill to delay about 60 million dollars of tax refunds to erase a 254 million dollar deficit in the 2004 budget. The 63-61 vote sends the measure toward final passage and potential Senate action. Governors and Democrats oppose the plan as unfair to taxpayers.
Freshmen lawmakers who proposed a tax hike to balance the Kansas budget say they gave it a good shot. Rep. Jeff Jack notes the issue isn’t dead, while Rep. Jerry Williams says it could return later. The House rejected the plan 83-41, which would have raised about 267 million dollars via a half cent sales tax increase and a 3.5 percent income tax surcharge, totaling higher costs for individuals and education funding. Williams, who voted against the measure, praised the 16 newcomers.
About 800 guests from diverse locations packed the Finney County Exhibition Building for the fourth local Taste of Home Cooking School. Margaret McCutcheon demonstrated simple affordable recipes while local vendors showcased food ideas and services, with Garden City Telegram coordinating the event.
Police officer David Wheet and his K 9 unit partner were honored after a May 20 2002 incident in which Wheet intervened when a man chased a woman from a yard and dragged her toward a vehicle. Wheet acted without a weapon and assisted until help arrived.
Garden City Police Officer Wheet received the Bronze Award of Valor at the annual GCPD ceremony for aiding a suspect and a victim until officers arrived. Thirty officials and communications personnel were honored, with Wheet also set to be recognized in Topeka on May 30 by the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police.
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