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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2002
Page
9
Monday morning starts with flurries then clears to partly sunny skies with a high near 41 and a low around 25. Lake levels for Tea Lake and several towns shown, wind chill dips to 18, request notes show historical 1995 Texas snow storm and brief planetary timings for morning and evening visibility.
Hutchinson city officials will receive reports Tuesday on developments since the natural gas explosions a year ago that destroyed two downtown businesses and a mobile home and killed both occupants. Lee Allison of the Kansas Geological Survey and Ron Hammerschmidt of the Health Department will present findings on how leaking gas traveled through fractured dolomite to reach Hutchinson. The vent-well program drilled fifty seven wells with seven striking gas and three still venting small amounts. Allison noted a $3 to $4 million study may follow to pinpoint the gas pathway and geology.
Federal recommendation could route thousands of shipments of highly radioactive waste through Missouri and Kansas toward Yucca Mountain. Officials warn of risks on I-70 and near population centers while praising safety records yet critics, including Kay Drey, call for stricter radiation checks and security against terrorist threats.
The Olympic flame arrived in Wichita and Topeka on a cross state relay led by Todd McCutcheon. In Wichita the flame was lit from the cauldron car amid cheering crowds of over 2,000 at Union Station. Topeka saw about 250 spectators despite subfreezing weather. The run connects Dec 4 in Atlanta to the Salt Lake City opening ceremonies on Feb 8, 2002, with 11,500 runners carrying the torch.
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