Governor Pushes Funding Fight to Senate GOP Leaders
Gov. John Carlin faulted Senate Republican leaders led by President Ross Doyen for funding debates on school finance and highway needs. He plans regular talks with House Speaker Wendell Lady, but acknowledged no current meeting with Doyen. He urged cross party cooperation to address crime, reappraisal effects on property taxes, and a $5 million Lansing penitentiary project needed to avoid delays.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Senate
Ross Coyen
Wendell
Doyen
Carlin
Lady
Groyen
Senators Eye Sin Tax Hikes As Alternative
In Topeka legislators discuss boosting Kansas sin taxes as a budget fix amid severance tax opposition. Rep Keith Roe plans a nine cent cigarette hike and five percent tobacco tax rise to raise about 28.5 million annually, with broader talks on alcohol and soda levies.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate
Braden
Keith Roe
R-Mankato
Oklahoma
Deadly Cylinder Vanishes From Truck in Pennsylvania
A blue steel 10 inch cylinder containing radioactive material used for pipeline X rays vanished from a truck Friday in northwestern Pennsylvania. NRC spokesman Karl Abraham urged anyone who finds it to call police, warning it could kill a person within an hour. The device portion measures 24 feet?
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Karl Abraham
NRC
King of Prussia, Pa
Abraham
Consolidated X-ray
Woodbridge
N.J
U.S. 62
Pennsylvania 257
Oil City
Teamsters Reach Tentative Freight Pact Amid Wage Concessions
Washington AP reports negotiators reached a tentative freight contract between the Teamsters and Trucking Management Inc. A 34 to 38 month pact awaits union ratification by about 300,000 members. Key terms reportedly include major wage and work rule concessions to restore 120,000 jobs and halt further losses.
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Washington (Ap
Teamsters Union
Teamsters and Trucking Management Inc
Teamster
Teamsters
Primary Season Shifted in Democratic Nominations
The Democratic Party shortened its presidential primary season but kept New Hampshire and Iowa at the front of the calendar to preserve their early role. The party also opened the next Democratic National Convention to delegates with minimal voting restrictions, reversing the 1980 rule on replacing unfaithful delegates.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Iowa
Kansas bill to bar TMI cleanup costs passed to utility customers
Rep. Stephen R. Cloud of Lenexa said he will introduce a bill to prevent Kansas utilities from charging customers for any costs tied to the Three Mile Island cleanup. The measure aims to shield ratepayers from bearing those expenses.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Three Mile Island
Stephen R. Cloud
R-Lenexa
Pennsylvania
Edision Electric Institute
National Association of Electric Utilities
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kg&e
Commission
Cloud
KU Dorm Fees Go Up In Fall
University of Kansas residence hall fees rise 10 15 percent for the fall term after a Board of Regents vote. Double occupancy costs go from 1647 to 1817 annually, with scholarships up to 1481 and Jayhawker Towers from 265 to 390. Stouffer Place rises to 140 a month. Pittsburg state sees about a 9 percent rise for dorms and 6 percent for married housing.
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Topeka
Hns
University of Kansas
Board of Regents
Pittsburg State
Ft. Hays
Emporia State
Jayhawker Towers
Stouffer Place
Pittsburg
Regents
John Conard
Conard
Glee Smith
Groundwater Plan Submitted for Kansas Legislature
The KDHE presented a statewide groundwater quality management plan to the Kansas Legislature. Director Jim Aiken cited rising pollution concerns as the reason for the plan, which targets oil and gas production and potential saltwater contamination, and calls for overhaul of well plugging laws recommended by an interim study committee.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Jim Aiken
Division of Environment
Divorce suit filed in Franklin County District Court
The State of Kansas serves Harold Gene Boone with a petition for absolute divorce, equitable division of property, and costs. Respond by February 24, 1982, in Ottawa Court at Quawa, Kansas. Annie Boone is the plaintiff. attorney is Thomas E. Gleason Jr. Published January 14, 1982.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Opal Annie Boone
District Court
Quawa
Thomas E. Gleason, Jr
Thomas E. Gleason
Chartered
Onawa
Ottawa
Util, Pram
RGA PO Municipal
P.S
Highland Cemetery
Walsh Lot
Hope Cemetery
Bond & Int
OS Bond
Elec
Emerg
WEE Raimb
Ars
E.bond& Int
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Lansing
Paul Hess
Wichita
Ways and Means Committee
House
James Braden
R-Wakefield
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Pact
Kansas City
Roy Lee Williams
Arthur H. Bunte
TMI
Kdhe
Harold Gene Boone
State of Kansas
Harald Gene Boone
Annie Boone
Orhin W
the Family Circus
By Bil Keane
Conner
Teibur Seneca
Marcie
Chuck
Harper
Mplees
Goosemyer
Mikep
Fisd Eote
Plato
Sarge
Beetle Bailey
GASC
Theard
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