House Eyes Drug Abuse Program In Schools
A Kansas House bill would require all 304 school districts to offer alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, with support from officials who say education can curb youth addiction. Opponents say local boards should control curricula. committee took no action.
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Topeka
Kan
House Education Committee
George Teagarden
D-Lacygne
Sion
McHenry
Jane Morrissey
Kansas Association of Prevention Professionals
Chris Graves
Associated Students of Kansas
Kansas
Ms. Graves
Bill Curtis
Kansas Association of School Boards
M.D. McKenney
United School Administrators
Tee
House Public Health and Welfare Committee
Barbara Sabol
State’s Health Agency
Senate ,Transportation and Utilities Committee
Kansas House Approves Education Budget Increases
Lawmakers boost public education funding by about 30 million with total aid near 442 million while approving amendments to restrict capital outlay interest transfers and cap budget growth. A rival measure proposing higher limits and more state money failed 47 to 71. House members cited financial strain and tax considerations.
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House Tax Committee
Solbach
Henley, Wright
Farrar
Carlin
House
Robin Leach
D-Linwood
Asbestos Found In Lungs Of Very Young Infants
A preliminary study reports asbestos bodies in the lungs of 2 1/2 to 10 month old infants, with researchers saying exposure could be widespread. The Galveston pathologist notes the finding is early but warrants more autopsies to determine significance.
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Chicago
Abida K. Haque
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Ms. Haque
American Medical Association
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Wolf Creek Reactor Ready for Fuel Load Amid NRC Review
KG&E says Wolf Creek near Burlington is ready to load fuel and expects NRC license within days or up to a month for commercial operation. Rep. Glickman seeks safety assurances amid welding and documentation concerns. plant co-owners include KG&E 47 percent and Kansas City Power & Light 47 percent.
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Wichita, Kan
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Robert Rives
NRC
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
Kg&e
Rives
Kansas Corporation Commission
Glickman
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kepco
Missouri passes seat belt law in push toward safety
Missouri becomes the fifth state to require drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seat belts. Gov. Ashcroft is expected to sign. The bill imposes up to $10 fines with warnings until July 1, 1987, and was backed amid links to GM Saturn and a federal push for airbags.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John Ashcroft
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Michigan
U.S
General Motors Corp
Saturn
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