Kansas hearing weighs franchise fee rehearing requests
Utilities and Topeka city officials urged the Kansas Corporation Commission to rehear and modify its July order reviewing all new and renegotiated franchise agreements. The League of Kansas Municipalities asked to rescind the order and study impacts on taxpayers amid possible court challenges as notices and filing rules drew scrutiny.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Four Utilities
City of
Topeka
League of Kansas Municipalities
KCC
League of Municipalities
Commission
Cities Group
Ed Peterson
ECC
Steven Carr
Kansas Power and Light Co
KPL
Chris McKenzie
Henry Cox
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
French Wheel Out Fancy Weaponry
French troops train with secret weapons to deter Libyan backed forces in Chad’s civil war. Western sources note new arms include laser guided Apilas capable of long range, with radar linked defenses along the 15th parallel.
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N'Djamena
Chad
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
Goukouni Oueddei
Hissene Habre
Khadafy
Faya-Largeau
Morocco
Western Sahara
Polisario Independence Movement
NBC Promoter Uses Offbeat Gimmicks To Promote Shows
NBC promoter Steve Lohmer employs humorous phone prompts and outrageous ads to push new and returning programs against rivals CBS and ABC. Campaigns include 900 numbers drawing tens of thousands of calls, spoofed figures, and stunts like an orangutan star and J.R. Ewing lookalikes. He defends the tactics as competitive fun in entertainment, while CBS and others view them as risky. The piece closes with a charity appeal urging donations to the Heart Association.
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New York
NBC
Steve Lohmer
Lohmer
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Smith
Mr. Smith
CBS
J.R. Ewing
Dallas
ABC
State Demos Split Over Glenn Mondale Tug at Kansas Delegates
Kansas Democratic battle over 44 National Convention delegates heats up as Mondale and Glenn camps clash. Gov. John Carlin backs Glenn, while Dan Watkins and Terry Scanlon organize a Mondale effort with Pinaire as deputy. Delegates chosen March 24 county conventions and May 12 state convention 1984.
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Topeka
Kan
Walter Mondale
Ohio
John Glenn
Kansas
Glenn
John Carlin
Mondale
Minnesota
Labor T
Associated Press
Dan Watkins
Carlin
Congress
Watkins
Terry Scanlon
Wichita
Richard Pinaire
Junction City
Mondale Campaign
Scanlon
Pinaire
Jimmy Carter
Ted Kennedy
Karen Carlin
Gary Keller
Senate
Jack Steineger
John D. Montgomery
Keller
Bob Brock
Dallas
Brock
Larry Winn Jr
CAP Blue Cross Partners to Pay Providers Competitive Rates
CAP Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas plans to pay providers competitive allowances that ensure quality care. The move aims to improve service levels and sustain patient access while aligning reimbursements with care standards.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Kansas
CAP
Plan Board of Directors
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield
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Carr
A. Drue Jennings
Kansas City Power and Light
J.R
American Heart Association
Heart Association
Glenn, Mondale
Lawrence
John B. Kemp
U.S. Senate
Blue Shield Association
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