Jump starting cars: safety steps and cautions guiding boost use
Winter boosts carry fire and explosion risks from hydrogen gas and sulfuric acid. Ron Zeller of Lawrence Battery Co. outlines a five step procedure to connect booster cables plus a final engine block bond and reverse disconnection. The Battery Council International adds eye protection and vent cap checks.
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Ron Zeller
Lawrence Battery Co
Battery Council International of Chicago
Association of
Zeller
State finds little extra water for dam
A Kansas River basin water study shows only 31 cfs is available to meet Lawrence’s Bowersock Dam request for 2,000 cfs or normal flow, whichever is less. Dam operator Stephen Hill must decide whether to exercise vested rights to that 31 cfs, with options including Joshua Hill’s, while Jeffrey Energy Center may supply 31 cfs if the right is regulated.
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Kansas River Basin
Lawrence
Bowersock Dam
Dale Mahan
Topeka
Division of Water Resources
Bowersock
Stephen Hill
Bowersock Mills and Power Co
Mahan
Hill
KPL Gas Service Co
KPL
Michel’ Quakenbush
Jeffery Energy Center
St. Marys
Jeffrey
Jeffrey Center
Milford Reser
Baker warns investors wary of Nicaragua Sandinistas rise still a concern
Secretary of State James A. Baker cautions that foreign businessmen may shun Nicaragua owing to the Sandinista dominated police force. He says Chamorro needs independent, professional police while stressing security and stability as key to reviving investment and the economy. Baker spoke in Managua after visits to Mexico and El Salvador.
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Managua
Nicaragua
U.S
James A. Baker
Baker
United States
Violeta Chamorro
Mexico
el Salvador
Contra
Daniel Ortega
Lawrence High teams sweep SM North in Friday basketball
Lawrence High boys beat SM North 78 to 61 in Lawrence while the girls won 52 to 18 in Overland Park. Warm weekend ahead with Sunday sun and a high near 47. Nearby Chicago area gas explosions damaged 18 buildings in a 16 block zone northwest of the business district.
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Lawrence High
SM North
Lawrence
Overland Park
Chicago
Kansas AG urges overturn of Kickapoo casino pact
Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan urged Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan to reject the compact allowing casino gambling on the Kickapoo reservation 50 miles north of Topeka. Governor Joan Finney and tribal officials signed the pact, triggering possible court fights with the Legislature and federal government. Stephan warned legal action if gambling begins without legislative approval and criticized the governor’s authority, while Finney defended compliance with federal law.
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Topeka
Bob Stephan
U.S
Manuel Lujan
Kickapoo
Stephan
Lujan
Kansas
Finney
Brown County
State of
K-10 group seeks tenants for Sunflower Army plant
The Association for K-10 Corridor Development aims to help the Army lease the Sunflower Army Ammunition plant near DeSoto after its August shutdown. Lt. Col. Richard Jackson notes hundreds of local jobs will be lost. the group hopes a suitable tenant preserves employment. The 9,500 acre site, run by Hercules Inc. under Army contract, produces chemical munitions propellants. The association, including Lawrence Mayor Bob Walters, will publicize the potential lease through newsletters and outreach along Kansas Highway 10.
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The
Association For
Charles Sunderland
Association
Hercules Inc
Sunderland
Lawrence
Bob Walters
Louie McElhaney
U.S. Airlines Cut Miles and Departures Amid Fewer Flights
FAA data show U S airlines flew 4 52 billion scheduled miles in 1991 down 204 million from 1990 and departures fell 243 000 to 7 5 million Commuter flights dropped from 444 million miles and 3 1 million departures in 1990 to 370 million miles and 2 7 million departures in 1991 The National Transportation Safety Board reported eight commuter- airline accidents causing 77 deaths in 1990 and four fatal accidents involving large scheduled aircraft killed 50 in 1991 General aviation recorded 2 143 accidents and 746 deaths in 1991, the lowest since 1960s data show.
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U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
The
Safety Board
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