Major License Plate Changes In Store For State Motorists
Kansas will switch to SAM 123 license plates with three letters and three numbers and county decals. The move aims to cut costs and aid law enforcement, replacing embossed county designators and requiring 2.3 to 2.4 million plates costing about $3.1 million this year.
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Topeka
Kan
Allen County
Kansas
Clark
Missouri
Texas
Center Industries Inc
Wichita
National Guard
Kansas Corporation Commission
Gary Lytle
Reagan gears up for a restrained final year plan
AP White House correspondent says Reagan will unveil new ideas in 1988, aiming to curb federal spending and government size. Aides expect the State of the Union around January 25, with Fitzwater noting the budget talks and SDI remains central despite Soviet opposition.
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W. Dale Nelson
White House
Palm Springs
Calif
Reagan
California
Congress
Fitzwater
Capitol Hill
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Reykjavik
Iceland
Fall Elections Loom Over Kansas Legislature
All 165 seats in the Kansas Legislature are up next November as the 1988 session nears. Republicans hold majorities in both chambers and the governor’s office, but inter party tensions persist. House leaders anticipate more partisan wrangling there, while the Senate aims for a low level of bickering.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Marvin Barkis
D-Louisburg
Jim Braden
Relay Center
Mike Hayden
John Carlin
GOP
Mike Johnston
Dparsons
Robert Talkington
A-lola
Bud Burke
Leawood
Barkis
AIDS Costs Hit Kansas Hospitals At High Rate
Kansas hospital leaders warn AIDS care churns out large losses as Medicaid payments cover about 40 percent of costs while many patients lack insurance. Task force notes average stays of 14.6 days at 841 dollars daily and total per patient costs around 34 750 dollars, with two cases exceeding half a million.
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Dave Ranney Harris
Kansas
David Carpenter
Hadley Regional Medical Center
Hays
Hadley
Carpenter
Task Force
Jim McFadden
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Wichita
Bill Dean
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
Overland Park
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Ingo Angermeier
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Ronald Morley
Kansas Blue Cross
Kansas AIDS Count Reaches 103 in Kansas 1982-87
Kansas Department of Health and Environment figures released Dec 12 show 103 AIDS cases since 1982 with 70 deaths. Of the cases, 90 are white, 9 black, 4 Hispanic. 73 homosexual or bisexual males, 10 linked to intravenous drug use. mean age 35.4 years, most cases in ages 20 to 39. Johnson County leads with 25 cases, Wyandotte 22, Shawnee 13, Sedgwick 17. Bureau official Bob French notes figures are conservative, with 104 confirmed so far and two awaiting confirmation.
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Bylarris News Service
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Johnson
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Bob French
Bureau of Epidemiolgy
Department of Health and Environment
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
French
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Ken Clark
Division of Motor Vehicles
Marlin Fitzwater
Moscow
SDI
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