Lawmakers Upend Insurance Rules in Antitrust Battle
Congress debates a House plan to strip antitrust exemptions from insurers, inviting more competition and potentially lower premiums, though critics warn small carriers could fail. The bill targets price fixing and market allocation while preserving some data sharing. debates hinge on impact on small firms and rate bureaus like ISO.
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Barry Massey
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
The
Insurance Services Office Inc
ISO
Glickman
Kansas
Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Ray Rabert
Missouri Chartered Transit Casualty Co
Kansas Weather Extended Monday Through Wednesday
A warming trend with no rain dominates the outlook. Lows rise from the 60s Monday to the 70s by midweek. Highs climb from the upper 80s Monday to the lower and mid 90s by Wednesday.
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Army to close 50 ROTC units in 27 states
The Army will shut 50 ROTC units by end of the 1990-91 school year as part of a 20 percent active-duty cut over five years. The move saves about $23 million annually but costs 740 Army personnel jobs and may affect cadets. non scholarship cadets must arrange transfers, while scholarship cadets retain guaranteed placements.
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Washington
Arny
Northeast
Midwest
G. Kim Wincup
Army
Wincup
States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Guam
House vote tightens ex presidents belts in debate
The House approved amendments to a $20.7 billion 1991 funding bill tying spending on former presidents office expenses. Critics questioned wealth and pensions while lawmakers noted the larger Treasury Postal Service and independent agency appropriations plus new authority for Secret Service to assist FBI in savings and loan fraud probes, including 300 new agents.
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Washington
House
Andy Jacobs
D-Ind
Treasury Department
Postal Service
Office of the President
U.S. Secret Service
FBI
Secret Service
S&l
Senate
Jacobs
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Roemer will not sign strict abortion bill may let pass
Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer said he will not sign the state’s strict anti abortion measure and may allow it to become law without his signature. He noted concerns over mental health protections and the bill’s passage process. The bill, with rape and incest exceptions, awaits Senate action after a 300 to 72 House vote.
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Baton Rouge
Buddy Roemer
Roemer
Sutton's Jewelry Sidewalk Sale and Anniversary Drawings
No sales tax on most watches during the Sidewalk Sale at Sutton's Jewelry 207 S Main. Register for an Anniversary Ring drawing to be held Saturday July 14. Vacation Bible School at Nazarene Church July 16 20 630 900 pm for ages 3 through 6 grade with a flag and pole prize. Bettie Sue Shumway booth at the Sidewalk Sale and County Fair.
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Sutton’s Jewelry
Nazarene Church
7Th & Elm
Bettie Sue Shumway
Kansans Enjoy Mild Weekend With Amusement and Arts
Kansans can enjoy a heat reprieve this weekend with a packed lineup of activities. Worlds of Fun opens daily at 10 a.m. with Holly Dunn concert Sunday at 6 30 p.m. Asleep at the Wheel also performs. Cave Spring Interpretive Center hosts a pow wow Sunday at 2 p.m. ahead of the 28th Annual Kansas City Indian Club Pow Wow next weekend. Camelot at Starlight Theater ends tonight and tomorrow, Carousel at Music Theatre of Wichita today and tomorrow, plus Crown Uptown Theatre’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown tonight and tomorrow. Fort Scott presents Greater Tuna at 8 p.m. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers a Sunday Special Tour at 2 p.m. and features Henry Moore Sculpture Garden. Weeknext events include My Fale Lady in Winfield, REO Speedwagon and Steve Miller concerts at Starlight, Topeka Gun Show, and the Kansas River Valley Art Fair in Topeka.
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Worlds of Fun
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Holly Dunn
Asleep At
Dunn
Cave Spring Interpretive Center
Blue Ridge Boulevard
Gregory
Camelot
David Birney
Bridget Loves
Bernie” Fame
Showtime
The
Music Theatre of Wichita
Little Theatre
Wall
National Streets
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Walnut Valley Horsefeathers and Applesauce Association
Winfield
Starlight Theater
Steve Miller
Lou Gramm
Starlight Theatre
Topeka
Expocentre
Exhibition Hall
Gage Park
Florida math teacher certification cutoffs compared across states
Florida uses a 60 percent cutoff on a 150 question math certification test, a benchmark higher than some states while lower than others. Fifteen states rely on an ETS 150 question exam with cutoffs from 35 to 55 percent. additional states consider or use customized tests, reflecting national debates on teacher supply and standards.
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Fla
Florida
Tom Fisher
Florida Department of Education
Catherine Havrilesky
Educational Testing Service
ETS
Princeton
N.J
Iris Carl
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Houston Independent
Martin Eng
Jacksonville
United States
Eng
Carl
Kentucky
California
Amherst
Mass
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates April 1990 Update
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery prices effective April 1 1990. Rates vary by delivery method and region with monthly three month six month and yearly options for Ottawa carriers rural towns motor route mail in Franklin and adjacent counties and mail out of state.
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Franklin County
State of Kansas
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