Product Liability Spurs Nationwide Lobbying Battle
Topeka AP reports a broad lobbying clash as consumers, manufacturers, lawyers, and insurers confront product liability reforms. Rising court judgments boost insurance costs, driving manufacturers to seek limits. York Foundry in Nebraska, maker of grain elevators, adds industry figures while noting insurance rate surges after a fatal Arizona elevator incident.
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Topeka
Kan
Mal
John Schoneman
Employers Insurance of
Wausau
Wis
Kentucky
York Foundary
York
Neb
Arizona
Don Freeman
Commerce Department
National Safety Council
Bill Would Control Nuclear Plant Plans
Kansas lawmakers consider a bill requiring express legislative approval before any new nuclear plant siting permit is issued by the Kansas Corporation Commission. Rep. Robert H. Miller says the measure safeguards state welfare and gives Kansans a voice against future plants, while noting Wolf Creek would remain unaffected. The bill would also require written notice to top legislators and access to relevant materials, with the legislature to decide if construction serves the general welfare.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert H. Miller
Wellington
Kansas Corporation Commission
Miller
Wolf Creek
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Burlingame
John M. Simpson
Salina
Simpson
KCC
Senate
House
Commission
Lyons
Richardson Reveals Nixon Sought to Delay Resignation
In a Nixon Watergate footnote, Elliot Richardson says Nixon urged him not to resign as attorney general in 1973 or to delay amid a national emergency. He recalls a tense White House talk where Nixon hinted delaying would serve the national interest, and Richardson answered that he believed his action served the national interest.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Richard M. Nixon
Richardson
Nixon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
White House
Alexander Haig
Cox
Commerce
Ford
Bennett Rallies Area Governors Against Grain Inspection Plan
Gov Robert F Bennett urged eight neighboring states to protest the Federal Grain Inspection Service program. He said it would raise costs for farmers, estimating Kansas could face $500000 in new expenses. Dole and Sebelius received copies of the letter.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Govenors
Missouri
Illinois
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Bennett
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Kansas
Bob Dole
Keith Sebelius
Menninger Says TV Not To Blame
Kansas City AP. Dr. W Walter Menninger told a PTA hearing on television violence that blaming the TV set is a mistake and that adult role models shape children's behavior more than programs like Kojak. He cited child abuse as a factor and the nationwide eight day conference aims to curb TV violence with varied testimony from educators and broadcasters.
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Kansas City
W. Walter Menninger
Menninger
Parents Teachers Association
Kojak
Kansas State Mental Hospital
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
PTA
Roy Danish
TV Information Office
New York
Town
Minnesota
Danish
Marguerite Boss
Iowa
Citizens For Better TV
Raymond Peterson
Jerry Wycoff
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Kansas Trial Lawyers
Kansas Law
Schoneman
Carol Duffy McDowell
The
Kansas Trial Attorneys
Gilliland’s
Ottawa
Waymire
Las Vegas
RCA
Trak
Votal Prizes
Vis
Adl
Games of Fortuna, Inc
Wastport
Conn
Rio
L.E.D. Digital Watches
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DELCO
Chuck
North Poplar
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