UPS seeks rate hike across 45 states
The Kansas Corporation Commission heard UPS request for a 7.2 percent increase tied to a new Teamsters contract raising wages and cost of living adjustments. UPS aims for nationwide uniformity, with minor per package and per pound rate changes and potential surcharges, while acknowledging expected operating losses in Kansas. A decision from the KCC is due later this month.
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Topeka, Kan
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Nied Parcel Service, Inc
United Parcel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Teamaters Union
UPS
Kansas
Thomas Weidemeyer
Connecticut
KCC
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Weidemeyer
Ereas
Kangas
In Cold Blood Hangings Relived at Kansas Prison
Fifteen years after the Hickock and Smith executions at Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, witnesses recall Capote's visits and the impact on his novel In Cold Blood. Wardens and guards discuss how Capote's work influenced perceptions, while the prison’s current setup replaces old death row with new facilities. Gov. Carlin vetoed a death penalty bill favoring chemical injection.
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Lansing, Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Truman Capote
Holcomb
Kan
Herbert Clutter
Capote
Sherman H. Crouse
Edward V. Parmenter
Hickock and Smith
Hickock
Jesse James
Fee Eee
Wild Bill
Crouse
Smith
John Carlin
Natural Gas Price Act Court Ruling Faces Appeal
Harper County District Court upheld the 1979 Kangas Price Protection Act as serving a legitimate public purpose and not violating the U S Constitution. Energy Reserves Group of Wichita will appeal, arguing its intrastate gas contracts with Kansas Power and Light permit price increases under federal law.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Harper County District Court
KPL
U.S
Wichita
Steward
Kansas
Energy Reserves Group of Wichita
ERG
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
Harper
Kingman
Darryl Smette
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