Producer prices and retail sales slip in June reports
Washington AP reports producer prices paid by wholesalers fell 0.3 percent in June after May's rise, with economists noting weak recovery prospects. Retail sales declined 0.2 percent in June, marking the third drop this year despite automobile sales gaining, signaling uneven economic momentum.
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Councilmen vow to replace LA chief
Los Angeles moves toward a new police chief with a council bid for a five year term limit via a November or December vote. Council President Ferraro and Councilman Wachs push change even as Chief Gates contemplates retirement amid recent police misconduct fallout and a reported shakeup in the internal affairs unit.
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Fred Nixon
Clouds Do Not Clear Eclipse Viewers At KU
Clouds dimmed the partial solar eclipse viewed Thursday afternoon at KU Lindley Hall. KU professor Steve Shawl, astronomy students, and about 30 residents watched as the moon covered roughly 20 percent of the sun at about 2 05 p m local time. Direct viewing telescopes and an image projection from Clyde Tombaugh Observatory illustrated the event.
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Steve Shawl
Kansas University
Shawl
Lindley Hall
Clyde Tombaugh Observatory
Senate passes crime bill edging nationwide handgun waiting period
Congress advances a broad crime package with gun purchase provisions sought by President Bush as the Senate approves a sweeping measure. Weather and page references appear in column text, with sections labeled Comics Deaths Editorials Hospitals Movies Real Estate Sports.
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U S court upholds Barry conviction with sentence review
A federal appeals court upheld former Washington Mayor Marion Barry s drug conviction from August 1990 and ordered resentencing to specify the applicable guidelines range. The court found no bias by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson but said the district court erred in its sentencing findings and failed to show Barry obstructed justice.
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Dole backs Thomas and Gates for high posts
Senate minority leader Bob Dole said Clarence Thomas should not be disqualified over past marijuana experimentation, calling it a generational issue. He added if the Senate voted today Thomas and CIA nominee Robert Gates would be confirmed, despite doubts after Alan Fiers pleaded guilty.
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