Dented city begins fixing hail damage
Lawrence residents and business owners faced extensive hail damage from a 10 minute storm that dropped 1.54 inches of rain. Car lots were hit hard with about 350 new vehicles and many used cars damaged prompting hail sales and insurance adjusters to start estimating losses in the millions.
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Lawrence
Larry Walburn
Jim Clark Motors
Dodge
Chrysler
Volkswagen
Plymouth
Gary Bennett
Laird Noller
Alabama
Hailstorm Overwhelms Repair Firms In Lawrence
Tuesday afternoon hailstorm battered Lawrence causing widespread car damage and shattered windows. Farmers Insurance District Manager David Tackett reported 300 claims by 8:30 a.m. with 90 percent body damage to cars and extensive roof shingle and window damage to homes. Farm Bureau Agent Tom Pollock noted an overwhelming surge of calls as authorities assess the impact.
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Lawrence
David Tackett
Farmer's Insurance Group
Tackett
Tom Pollock
Farm Bureau Insurance
Lawrence approves reader friendly city ethics policy
The Lawrence City Commission unanimously adopts a three page ethics policy after removing legal jargon. It includes a removal ordinance for appointed board and commission members and directs staff to draft it. Mayor Shirley Martin-Smith says the policy is clear and aims to boost public confidence in government.
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Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence
Shirley Martin- Smith
Commission
Bob Schumm
Final Four tickets go for high hopes and low bids
Ed McCollough of Rockford Illinois seeks buyers for two Final Four tickets, aiming for 800 to 1000 dollars each and hoping for offers from Kansas or North Carolina fans. The NCAA set 25 40 and 60 dollar price brackets per seat for the Hoosier Dome games.
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Ed McCollough
Rockford
Ill
Kansas
North Carolina
Indiana
NCAA
Hoosier Dome
Duke
UNLV
Schwarzkopf says he was suckered by Iraqis on helicopters
Gen. H Norman Schwarzkopf says Iraqis suckered him into letting them use helicopters later used against rebels. In an interview with David Frost he recalled asking Iraqis about transporting government officials and noted their assurance not to fly over allies. The White House said Iraq violated an oral understanding by employing attack helicopters against Shiite and Kurdish rebels.
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Washington
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Saddam Hussein
David Frost
Schwarzkopf
Bush
Iraq
Cheney says Schwarzkopf had no objection to ending war
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Gen. H Norman Schwarzkopf raised no objection to ending the Gulf War and that the decision was coordinated with and concurred in by Schwarzkopf. The Pentagon statement came as Schwarzkopf was quoted suggesting he advised pursuing fleeing Iraqi forces.
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Washington
Dick Cheney
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Iraq
Cheney
Pentagon
Schwarzkopf
Census data reshape markets and politics across the nation
Washington AP reports the 1990 census will apportion seats in Congress and redraw state legislative lines while guiding federal aid and local spending. Domino's Pizza strategist Taylor Bond notes market data from the census lets firms target customers more precisely, turning numbers into big business.
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Congress
Taylor Bond
Domino's Pizza
Ann. Arbor, Mich
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