Senate panel rejects helmet bill for all motorcycle riders
A Kansas Senate transportation panel refused to endorse a proposal requiring all motorcyclists to wear helmets, stating further study may be needed. The measure would extend the current under 18 mandate, with testimony citing potential loss of federal highway funds and lives saved, while some lawmakers argued helmets don’t prevent all injuries.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Phil Martin
Pittsburg
KDHE split in jeopardy
Senate committee rejects Gov Finney plan to split KDHE into health and environment agencies. The 8 3 vote sends a resolution to the Senate. final action possible next week. Some Senators fear hasty reorganizing and debate over cabinet led agencies, with July 1 target and March 30 deadline risk.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Joan Finney
State Department of Health and Environment
Finney
Senate
Ross Doyen
R Concordia
KDHE
Bob Eye
Eye
Doyen
Phil Martin
D-Pittsburg
Martin
Norma Daniels
Valley Center
Doug Walker
Osawatomie
Leroy Hayden
Satanta
Janis Lee
Kensington
Sheila Frahm
Colby
Audrey Langworthy
Prairie Village
Don Sallee
Troy
Dan Thiessen
Independence
Eric Yo
Finney keeps Hennessy as acting secretary after background checks
Gov. Joan Finney’s appointments secretary says there is no plan to remove John Hennessy from the acting secretary of administration post. Rumors sparked by his oil ties and 1980s bankruptcy are dismissed pending Kansas Bureau of Investigation background checks and legislative context.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
John Hennessy
Hennessy
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Finney
Seltsam
House Governmental Organization Committee
Senate
Finney Hennessy
Jim Cobler
Cobler
The Weather The Local Log Sparatal 112 am
Local weather note from Sparatal reporting 112 am conditions. Details are sparse with minimal data on temperature wind or precipitation. Further readings awaited for accuracy and clarity.
City treats odor in water public health note
Ottawa utilities director Jim Bradley says activated carbon is being added to city water to counter an odor from an algal bloom at the reservoir. He assures the water is safe to drink and use, with odor expected to fade in two to three days after a natural thermal destratification causes algae growth and oxidation.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Ottawa Utilities
Jim Bradley
Bradley
Food Barn plans to sell 13 Missouri Kansas stores in overhaul
Food Barn Stores Inc intends to close a warehouse and sell 13 of its 59 stores across Missouri and Kansas to raise cash and gain profitability. About 500 employees could be affected as the chain, still recovering from a wage dispute strike last year, seeks a buyer for the majority of the assets with Associated Wholesale Grocers mentioned as a possible buyer.
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Kansas City, Mo
Food Barn Stores Inc
Missouri
Kansas
Food Bam
Kansas City Star
Ottawa
Kansas City
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Food Barn
Kan
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Associated
Aspin urges defense cuts up to five billion in 1993 budget
House Armed Services chair Les Aspin calls for a defense cut of 2 to 5 billion dollars in fiscal 1993, arguing Pentagon plans do not reflect Soviet bloc demise. He backs a five year 91 billion dollar reduction and releases four tenures totaling 15 to 208 billion in spending cuts.
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Donna Cassata
Associated Press
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Bush
Pentagon
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
House Budget Committee
Rep
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
Ono
House Democrats
House
Soviet Union
Thomas Foley
Dash
Wall Street eases losses with mild early rally
The Dow rose to 3 264.53 as gains outpaced losers 3 to 2 on the NYSE. Durable goods orders for January rose 1.5 percent, signaling potential strength but analysts warn it may reflect temporary factors. Merck advanced 2 percent after a 3-for-1 stock split and dividend increase. Other blue chips firmed: Philip Morris, Exxon, Coca Cola and J P Morgan. Volume totaled 109.64 million shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Philip Morris
Exxon
Coca-Cola
J.P. Morgan
Pinewood Derby for Cub Scouts Packs 3118
Event brief for Cub Scout Pack 3118 Pinewood Derby scheduled Saturday February 29 at Lincoln School starting 1:00 PM. Also lists local notices for Hawthorne Chili Supper Carnival Franklin County Landfill closure Friday February 28 at 3:30 PM and a book signing at Yellow Brick Road.
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Lincoln School
Hawthorne
Franklin County
Yellow Brick Road
S. Main
Howard Inglish
Ron Fischer
Inglish
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed for 1991
The Ottawa Herald publishes its 1991 subscription rates detailing daily, Sunday excluded, with options by carrier, motor route, and mail for Ottawa Franklin County and surrounding areas. Rates cover one month to one year, with separate adjustments for rural towns and out-of-state mail.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Opoka
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Merck
Ad Briefs
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S. Cadar
Dim R, Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Day Bemis
Carol Ackerman
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