Kansas farm equipment exec cites rising products liability costs
Richard S. Corwin of Gilmore-Targe Manufacturing described in Topeka how product liability insurance costs climbed from 1500 in 1974 75 to 488000 in 1977 78. He noted only one claim due to a non Gilmore-Targe part, settled for 180000, as lawmakers weigh bills to address liability costs.
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Topeka
Kan
Richard S. Corwin
Gilmore-Targe Manufacturing Co
Kansas House
Mablity Insurance
Corwin
Ben Foster
Wichita
Richard Brewster
D-Topeka
Kansas
L.M. Cornish
Insurance
Larry Sanford
Hesston Corp
Hesston
Russell Hite
William Bush
Kansas Associaton of Commerce and Industry
Kansas Law Debates and ERA Rescission Fire in Topeka
Topeka legislative action features a final vote on a board of education dues deduction with possible $25 annual increases and a Senate push for agencies to negotiate without bidding. Vermillion attacks Attorney General Schneider over ERA rescission while lawmakers weigh changes to theft thresholds and a wide array of appropriations bills and tort reform measures.
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Topeka
Kan
Boards of Education
Senate
Kansas
John Vermillion
Curt Schneider
Vermillion
Schneider
Attorney General
Congress
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Sadat seeks U S weapons deal before Congress
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat urged Congress to back American weapons as a White House debate centered on selling F-5E jets to Egypt. He pressed Israel to concede and for a Palestinian state while urging the United States to push peace talks, with Congress holding a 30 day veto window.
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Washington
Anwar Sadat
Congress
House
Senate
Israel
National Press Club
Democratic
Jim Wright
Texas
Sadat
Wright
Jerusalem
United States
Carter
White House
Egypt
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
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South Davis Road
Ottawa
Highland Cemetery
H. Syvelle Phillips
Evangel Bible Translators
Full Gospel
Charismatic
People In Bible
Word of God
People of the World
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