Weekend Forecast: Cloudy With Mild Weekend Temps
Weekend forecast shows turning mainly cloudy today with a high near 50 and light southeast winds. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a low around 30. Sunday stays mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain and highs in the mid 40s.
KU researchers say children separate TV reality from real life
Aletha Huston and John Wright of the University of Kansas report a three year study showing children as young as seven distinguish between documentaries and fictional dramas. They note cues such as camera distance and announcer presence help kids judge truth. By fifth grade, realism influences how much information they accept from programs.
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BushDons Spurs To Break Recession Tax Credit Considered
The Bush administration weighs a two thousand dollar tax credit for first time middle income home buyers to spur the economy and home building. The plan would last six months to a year and may fund broader anti recession measures by diverting savings from defense cuts. Congress convened its 1992 session amid sharp partisan debate over deficit and spending, with proposals for new federal outlays contrasted by calls to preserve budget ceilings.
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Belarussian price reform spreads as CIS moves to free goods
Belarus lifted most prices with a 300 percent jump to curb cross border shopping as the Soviet realm begins sweeping price liberalization. Russia freed prices Thursday triggering higher costs across the former union and prompting calls for privatization to replace state controls.
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Finney backs uniform statewide school levy plan
Gov. Joan Finney announced plans to ask the Legislature to approve a task force proposal for a uniform property tax mill levy to fund elementary and secondary education. She spoke after a two hour lunch with the State Board of Education at Cedar Crest and urged active board leadership while preserving an elected board. She endorsed extra local spending authority for special, vocational, bilingual, and transportation programs and avoided comment on the income tax rebate distribution issue.
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