Johnson Countian May Challenge Sen Pearson
Johnson County commissioner Clay Wirt, 31, plans a Republican primary bid against U.S. Senator James Pearson. Wirt, an attorney and minister, says he would visit Kansas two to three times monthly and would limit foreign affairs to issues affecting Kansas.
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Portable TVs Revealed as Not So Portable
Washington AP report outlines a government study by the National Bureau of Standards to define portability under the Magnuson Moss Act. Joel J. Kramer and Patrick J. Meguire led 69 volunteers in tests carrying weighted boxes to simulate a city block return from repair. Results show sex and handling dominate carrying capacity, with average safe weights about 44.8 pounds for men and 31.2 for women, and 90 percent coping with 23.5 pounds. Officials aim to create portability index numbers to tag products guaranteed portable, with completion expected this fall.
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Patrick J. Meguire
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Meguire
Value Of Congressional Aides Seems Nebulous
A Washington correspondent notes Kansans in Congress pay top aides salaries from $28,000 to $40,735 a year. In Kansas offices in Wichita and Dodge City the figures spark debate over the value of public service and the impact of staff on grants and federal action.
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Overland Park
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Bob Dole
Wells
P.R
Wichita
Grain drive aims to push whole wheat and bran in Kansas
Health officials invite millers and retailers to Topeka for a statewide campaign to raise fiber consumption. Dr. James Wilson cites studies linking whole grain to lower risks of appendicitis gall bladder disease and large intestine cancers. He seeks affordable access and a follow up forum with nutritionists to boost demand. Organizations invited include Good Feed Mill Co Fleming Foods Safeway Hudson Mills ADM Mill Co Dillons Inc.
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FCC says prosecutions curb CB rule breaks study finds
Washington AP reports the FCC summarized a six month study on Citizen Band users showing that only criminal prosecutions reduce violations. Education and warnings had little effect, and enforcement teams are stretched thin amid growing CB activity. The piece also includes unrelated notes on diet and cancer risk.
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