Dayden's Highway Plan Highlighted in Topeka
The Kansas Senate endorsed a $1.66 billion nine year highway program with $1.18 billion for new construction. Revenue would come from a 0.5 percent sales tax rise and a gasoline tax increase plus higher vehicle registration fees. Major projects include Super Two routes along U S 69 and 54 corridors, a northeast Wichita bypass, and a northwest Maize to Hutchinson expressway.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Transportation and Utilities
Beaumont
Neodesha
Kansas
Parsons
Missouri
Pittsburg
Louisburg
Educators Push To Keep Open Admissions At Kansas Universities
Four education groups urged the Legislative Educational Planning Committee to retain open admissions for Kansas universities or proceed cautiously. They warned changing policy could raise costs by enlarging remedial courses and said many students delay choosing careers, while open admissions protects nontraditional students, veterans, and those from vocational tracks.
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Topeka
Kan
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Kansas
Kansas National Education Association
United School Administrators of Kansas
Kansas Council On Vocational Education
Associated Students of Kansas
Craig Grant
KNEA
Kansas-Nea
Grant
K-Nea
Gerald W. Henderson
David DePue
DePue
Mark Tallman
Tallman
Surgeon General urges AIDS education after Florida school dispute
In Arcadia Florida a bomb threat interrupted class as the Ray brothers hemophiliacs tied to AIDS were readmitted under a federal ruling. C Everett Koop called the episode a warning that parents need education to curb unfounded fears about AIDS in schools.
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Washington
C. Everett Koop
Florida
Koop
Arcadia
Fila
Ray Brothers
Ricky
Robert
Randy
Memorial Elementary School
Teacher Competency Tests Weed Out Applicants
Washington AP report on a government study showing competency tests remove about 28 percent of education major applicants and 17 percent of graduates seeking teaching licenses. It notes low passing scores risk admitting incompetents, with Alaska and Iowa exempt from admission tests. Minority groups fare worse, though gains occur in California and Florida.
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Washington
Chester Finn Jr
U.S. Department of Education
Finn
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Alaska
Iowa
North Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Lawrence M. Rudner
California
Arkansas
Georgia
Texas
EPA lists 62 cities failing ozone and 65 carbon monoxide limits
The EPA reports 62 cities violated the 1984 86 ozone standard and 65 violated the carbon monoxide limit, an improvement over 1983 85 figures. EPA spokesman Chris Rice notes ozone remains the focus, warns mid Atlantic areas may worsen, and cites enforcement actions including proposed construction bans for 14 cities and potential highway funds cuts for Cleveland.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Chris Rice
Rice
mid-Atlantic
North Carolina
New York
Congress
H&R Block 1987 Tax Course enrollment opens
Learn the 1987 tax law changes and how they affect you through the H&R Block Income Tax Course. Classes start September 10 for 13 weeks with morning and evening options, covering materials and textbooks. Visit 101 N. Main or call 249-1040 to enroll, ask about the Early Bird Special.
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H&r
N. Main
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Machine
Mel Brooks
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Spaceballs
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Riffin Dunne
Mark Barnos
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