Driver killed at crossing in Lawrence train car crash
A Lawrence man, Shannon Wayne Fixico, 34, was killed when his car bypassed a flashing crossing gate and collided with a freight train near East 1600 Road and I-70. Passenger Shannon White, 22, a Haskell student, was injured and treated then flown for care. Police and Union Pacific cite the driver’s decision to save time as the cause.
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Shannon Wayne Fixico
Interstate 70
East 1600 Road
Shannon White
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
White
Oak
Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Fixico
Union Pacific
Lawrence
VISTA
Pelathe Center
Bledsoe murder case goes to jury
In Oskaloosa jurors hear competing timelines in the murder trial of 23 year old Floyd S. Bledsoe over the November death of Camille Artmann. Prosecutors argue he was absent from work at key times. defense says there was little time for kidnapping and murder and notes reasonable doubt.
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Oskaloosa
Floyd S. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Floyd
Jefferson County
Jim Vanderbilt
Camille Artmann
John Kurth
Kurth
Artmann
Gary Nafziger
Jefferson County District Court
Bush McCain divide widens in attempted meeting
Washington AP report says talks for a May 9 Bush McCain meeting nearly collapsed over agenda, widening the rift between camps. Aides declined to speak, with Dole aides to meet, while Bush seeks unity and McCain aims to prove party allegiance.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Republican Party
John McCain
McCain
Arizona
Bush
Bob Dole
Ari Fleischer
Beer tax rise linked to lower gonorrhea rates study
A CDC study finds that higher beer taxes may cut gonorrhea by up to nine percent, noting that after tax increases and higher drinking ages, youth sexual risk behavior declines. Researchers cite California's 1991 tax bump as an example, while industry critics dispute tax impact on abuse.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Harrell Chesson
CDC
Lori Levy
Beer Institute
Washington
Chessen
California
Agriculture senators seek USDA power to curb agribusiness mergers
Senators from farm states urged the Agriculture Department to gain authority to block or force divestitures in mergers among meat and grain processors seed suppliers and other farm inputs as a remedy for waning prices. They cited limited action by the Justice Department and argued current antitrust laws fail farmers. The Clinton era stance on these bills remains uncertain amid recent industry consolidations and selective approvals by the DOJ.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Senate Agriculture Committee
Charles Grassley
Lowa
Senate
Tom Daschle
S.D
USDA
Daschle
Department
Food and Agriculture Companies
David C. Nelson
CS First Boston
Clinton
John Nannes
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