Tougher seat belt law faces uncertain fate
Gov Bill Graves proposed stronger seat belt standards may reach a Senate vote as 11 Judiciary Committee members remain undecided. Senate President Dick Bond favors the bill, three oppose it, seven are split. Some back sending the bill to the full Senate without a committee recommendation to keep the issue alive.
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Senate panel split on Graves seat belt bill debate
Senate Judiciary Committee backs or opposes Gov. Graves plan to strengthen seat belt laws. Supporters include Dick Bond and Ed Pugh, while opponents like Les Donovan and Greta Goodwin raise government intrusion concerns. Bill would allow stops for no belt and raise fines from ten to twenty five dollars.
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Transformer blast shakes KU administration building
A 480-volt transformer exploded behind Strong Hall at the University of Kansas causing a fire that damaged the rear wall and window sills but left the building largely intact. Fire crews contained the blaze by 10 pm with damage estimated at 25 thousand dollars. No injuries were reported.
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Teamsters vote to strike over Associated Whole sale layoffs
Kansas City Local 955 and Springfield Teamsters vote to walk out if a new contract is not negotiated with Associated Wholesale Grocers. About 500 to 600 workers rally, citing 1200 anticipated layoffs as the company outsources warehousing and transportation. Contracts expire April 1.
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Capsule work launches on Net Cosmosphere site
More than one million Internet users visited the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center site to track the Liberty Bell 7 restoration. Gus Grissom's salvaged capsule arrived in Hutchinson on September 1 as national publicity grew, aided by a Discovery Channel documentary and the craft's 15 minute suborbital flight on July 21, 1961.
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