New York Garbage Barred From Louisiana Barge Odyssey
A 3000 ton barge carrying New York garbage was anchored in Venice Louisiana after state officials refused it entry and a court ordered it not to unload in Plaquemines Parish. Environmental officials questioned potential hazardous waste and demanded a disposal plan within 24 hours.
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Venice
New York
North Carolina
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Martha Madden
Lowell Harrelson
New York Company
Plaquemines Parish
Emile E. Martin III
Madden
Harrelson
U.S. Supreme Court
Autopsy Links Freshman Death to Carbon Monoxide
An autopsy shows Kansas State University freshman Stephen Lobmeyer 18 died from carbon monoxide poisoning likely in the early hours of April 11. Coroner says time of death uncertain. note found cites suicide attempt by self harm. Police dispatch handling questioned after emergency call timed at 12:05 a.m. and shift-change confusion delayed investigation. Lobmeyer from Lakewood Colorado died in a car with a hose from exhaust. No drugs or alcohol detected in blood.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Riley County
Stephen Lobmeyer
Lakewood
Colo
Robert Cathey
Lobmeyer
Natalie Darfler
Kansas State
Kansas lawmakers warn of state hospital crisis
Legislators warn a 1987 decertification wave signals a looming crisis in state mental retardation facilities. They push to overhaul care, cut large campuses, and convert Norton to a prison while shrinking Winfield and KNI patient populations to avoid Medicaid cuts and improve conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Winfield State Hospital
Norton State Hospital
Health Care Financing Administration
Kansas
Robert C. Harder
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Winfield and
Norton
U.S. Senate
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Sandy Duncan
Wichita
Duncan
Sen
Wint Winter Jr
R-Lawrence
Winfield
Parsons State Hospital
Kansas Neurological Institute
KNI
Parsons State
Parsons
Winter
Hayden’s Team Grows as Appointments Continue in Kansas
Governor Mike Hayden advances his administration with Larry Montgomery named state lottery director, bringing the total major appointees to six and signaling more vacancies to fill in the coming months. Other picks include Ed Flentie, Horace Edwards, Harland Priddle, Dennis Taylor, and Rich Kowalewski, with several acting heads remaining through the 1987 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Larry Montgomery
Hayden
Montgomery
Ed Flentie
Horace Edwards
Transportation
Harland Priddle
Commerce
Dennis Taylor
Rich Kowalewski
Corporation Commission
Sue Bauman
Harder
Duncan
Mills
Republican Party
Flentie
Doug Mays
State Securities Commission
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S Department of Environmental Quality
Mississippi River
Long Island
Islip
N.Y
Charles Weidner
Islip Resource Recovery Agency
New Jersey
NATO
Wil
Italy
Jane's Weapons Systems
Union
Warsaw Pact
API Nancy Carpenter
Cathey
Les Bieler
Bieler
John L. Swetnam
HCFA
Kansas City
Harley Duncan
Revenue
Richard Mills
Correc
Ron Harper
Jack Walker
Bill Moomaw
Highway Patrol
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Fish and Game Commission
Parks and Resources Authority
Walker
Harper
Department On Aging
Health and Environment
Barbara Sabol
Ing
Edwards
Kowalewski
S. Main
RMH
Ottawa
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