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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2003
Page
10
Lawrence Almanac lists Friday temperatures with a normal high and low range. It records the day’s high and low against historical records including a possible record high and a record low, indicating current conditions in the city.
The fragment lists numeric climate metrics including 60/31 59/37 and 81, plus 872.27, 385.06, 970.89, and 15 in 1974. It notes SUNRISE and ultraviolet risk ranking from 1 to 17 and mentions discharge in cfs. The garbled OCR yields unclear dates and places but implies historical weather data context with various measurements.
Lawrence forecast calls for more clouds across the area with a slight chance for sprinkles to the west. Morning lows near 32 rising to an afternoon high of 63 as west winds around 848 mph.
Two people were hospitalized after a natural gas explosion gutted Cheney Kansas destroying the town's sole pharmacy. Candice Howard and 16 year old Erika Nixon were near the back door when the light switch sparked triggering the blast. The underground gas line, estimated to be 40 years old, likely leaked unseen. The building suffered a ruined ceiling and shattered glass while most drugs were damaged or ruined leaving the town to seek prescriptions 15 miles away at Kingman Drugs owned by Merlin McFarland. He said no one was killed and the incident remains under investigation.
In Topeka the Senate Judiciary Committee wrestled with a crime bill drafted by Atty. Gen. Phill Kline and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. The measure would stiffen penalties for battering officers and target rapists and child endangerers, but its price tag and prison demand prompted clashes over whether supporting it implied a tax increase to fund expanded incarceration.
A Senate panel proposes incentives like tax credits and vouchers to steer Medicaid recipients toward cheaper care. The Task Force on Medicaid Reform urges bills to tax deduct long term care premiums and grant 25 percent premium credits, aiming to save money while preserving essential services.
The Republican leaders announced Friday the legislature will start spring break earlier, extending the session to about 107 days last year and a wrap up after 2 1/2 weeks. Debate over Medicaid reforms and drug discounts underscores the session plans and potential savings.
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