New Year brings broad set of family leave and driving laws
California Oregon Hawaii adopt unpaid family leave up to 16 weeks in two years and 12 weeks biannually for relatives. New laws curb drinking and open containers, enforce seat belts, dim headlights, and tighten drunk driving controls. Tax changes touch vehicles in several states, while some states trim or expand taxes and give incentives. Indiana raises costs to register vehicles, Minnesota trims raises, and South Carolina enacts a tougher ethics law amid FBI-linked probes.
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Hawaii
Congress
New Hampshire
Delaware
California
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Minnesota
Anne Carlson
Wayne Simoneau
South Carolina
FBI
Texans Brace for Heavier Floods in Texas River Threat
In Richmond Texas the Brazos River neared fifty feet, threatening Houston area towns along the Brazos and Trinity. Floodwaters engulfed Simonton and Liberty as officials warned of continued releases from Lake Livingston Dam. At least 15 deaths were confirmed across Texas in the week of floods, with many evacuees seeking shelter or staying with relatives as homes flooded and cattle stranded on hills.
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Richmond
Texas
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Steve Williams
Simonton
Liberty
Trinity
Jim Mitchum
Lake Livingston Dam
John Jadrosich
Trinity River Authority
Arlington
Mitchum
December domestic violence rises in Wichita
Wichita police report 583 domestic violence cases in December with fears the total may reach 600, citing holiday stress and alcohol use as contributing factors. In Kansas City, a 17-year-old faces first degree murder, aggravated robbery, and felony theft charges in the slaying of 18-year-old Kyle Gearhart, with possible adult certification sought. Hutchinson News lays off seven amid sagging ad revenue, cuts total staff about 5 percent. editor cites national recession and revenue shift from ads to circulation.
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Wichita
George Scantlin
Wichita Police Department
Scantlin
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Nick Tomasic
Tomasic
Kyle M. Gearhart
Bansh
Kaw
Gearhart
Hutchinson
Hutchinson News
Richard Buzbee
Buzbee
Associated Press & Harris News Service
Weather prospects brighten after New Year with cooler trend
Cloudy tonight with a low of 30 to 35. Extended outlook from Wednesday to Friday shows a mix of rain and snow west and rain east, then dry again New Year’s Day. Cooler temperatures expected with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s and lows mainly in the teens to 20s.
Lotta America Jackpot Grows to 6 Million
Des Moines reports no win on Saturday for the Lotta America drawing as the jackpot rises to an estimated six million for midweek. Kansas Cash Lotto also had no Saturday winner. prize up to seventy five thousand with numbers 5 6 13 14 24 31. No Kansas Reno jackpot winner. numbers listed 6 8 9 10 12 16 17 21 24 30 33 38 39 40 46 47 49 51 55 58.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Reno
Giant coffin built for heaviest man Walter Hudson
In Eynon Pennsylvania a small firm handcrafted a 54 by 40 by 88 inch steel casket for Walter Hudson 46 of Hempstead New York who weighed 1125 pounds at death The hand built oversized casket of 16 gauge steel reinforced with iron weighs about 800 pounds and is the largest the company has made Hudson once appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for his weight and had shed weight in 1988 with Dick Gregory before regaining it and dying from a heart condition Tuesday.
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Eynon, Pa
Walter Hudson
Carl Short
Casket Shells Inc
Hudson
Hempstead
N.Y
Dick Gregory
Ad Briefs And Holiday Hours From Local Stores
Local businesses announce holiday closings and special hours. Crooks Floor Covering will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday with regular hours Thursday. Fredda’s and others list New Year shifts and sales. Ottawa VFW hosts New Year’s Eve dance, breakfast buffet priced at $3, and public events.
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Wed
Ottawa
VFW
GUY & Mae's
Mount
Hope School
Ottawa Herald Publication and Subscription Rates Listing
The Ottawa Herald shows staff positions and a detailed 1991 price list for subscriptions. Rates vary by delivery method and location including in Kansas, Franklin County adjacent counties, and out of state, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options and stated tax inclusion.
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Jim FL Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Way Benis
Carol Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman Ooccho
Quana
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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