Patrol urges safe Memorial Day weekend on Kansas roads
Kansas Highway Patrol plans extra troopers and support staff to cut Memorial Day weekend fatalities after seven deaths last year. Trooper John Eichkorn urged obeying laws, merging in a five mile construction zone on the Kansas Turnpike between Lawrence and Topeka, and slowing for smoother traffic flow.
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Holiday Driving Tips From Kansas Patrol
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper John Eichkarr urges weekend motorists to rest if tired avoid driving after drinking or riding with someone impaired ensure vehicle is safe with inflated tires and working wipers use seat belts and child seats and maintain safe following distances while obeying speed limits and laws.
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Air Force B 52 pilot Kelly Flinn ends career with discharge
Kelly Flinn, the Air Force first female B 52 pilot, ends her career with a general discharge under honorable conditions after admitting an affair with a married man and disobeying orders. Secretary Widnall emphasized integrity and obedience over adultery, noting she cannot fly in the reserves and must repay the cost of her academy education.
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Poll finds sports stars far better known than political figures
A Pew Research Center poll shows 82 percent can identify Tiger Woods and 80 percent know Dennis Rodman, while only 8 percent recognize FBI Director Louis Freeh. Other recognizable names include Ellen DeGeneres 62 percent Greenspan 40 percent Huang 20 percent Starr 20 percent Kasparov 18 percent Lott 15 percent Hubbell 15 percent Blair 15 percent.
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Employers Spy On Workers Survey Finds Widespread Monitoring
A survey by the American Management Association shows 63 percent of mid size and large member companies use surveillance or monitoring including voice mail email and computer use. Up to 23 percent do not inform workers. The 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act limits only certain eavesdropping. Connecticut stands alone with extra safeguards banning monitoring in bathrooms.
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Budget plan stalls as Senate seeks budget blueprint approval
The Senate rejected adding billions for schools and roads while moving to approve its outline of the bipartisan budget deal between President Clinton and congressional leaders. The plan envisions wide tax cuts and a balanced budget by 2002, marking GOP triumph and Clinton's priority, but House recesses for Memorial Day delaying final action until after June 3. The House dispute over disaster aid prompted the break.
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