Billions Wasted on Defense Projects That Don’t Work
An AP Special Assignment report probes Defense Department waste in a decade of costly overruns. It cites $7 billion in abandoned programs and $31.5 to $35 billion in cost overruns across 45 major systems, despite reforms like fly before you buy.
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Defense
William P. Clements
Defense Department
Congress
Kennedy
Pentagon
Tate
Westinghouse Upright
Speeders Pay 774 in Fines
Lawrence Municipal Court issued fines totaling 774 to 57 people last week for speeding. The amount and count fell from the week ending May 11 when 65 were fined 854. Non traffic offenses added 527 in fines to 32 people and included a 200 fine with a 120 day jail term for driving while intoxicated.
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Lawrence Municipal Court
Costs at KU Keep Rising
Kansas University costs increase with higher student health fees and tuition. The Regents boosted health fees by 7 per full-time semester and cut activity fees by 2, bringing total costs to 243 per semester for Kansas residents and 538 for non residents. With additional hikes, fall costs rise to 271.5 for residents and 666.5 for non residents.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Kan- Sas
Meir Attends Granddaughter Naomi Mears Wedding
In Beersheba Golda Meir pauses state duties for Naomi Meir’s marriage to Eliahu Zucker a US immigrant who arrived four years ago and serves in the army. The couple wed Sunday at Rivivim desert collective farm where they plan to reside.
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Beersheba
Israel
Golda Meir
Naomi
Eliahu Zucker
Rivivim
Zucker
United States
County tax rolls near full computerization
Douglas County will receive a computerized abstract of the county valuation as the first completed product of a tax roll digitization project. Officials foresee time savings but note initial work remains heavy and dependent on bug fixes before real benefits materialize.
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Douglas County
Jim Tate
Darlene Hill
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Edythe Norman
Assessors Office
Tate
Lawrence High School
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