Royals Game in Milwaukee Postponed by Crane Collapse
A Kansas City Royals game at Milwaukee was postponed after a crane working at the new stadium collapsed. The item notes weather with 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms and highs near 90, with south winds 10 to 20 mph and gusts. Friday night forecasts show a continued chance of thunderstorms.
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Senate Vote Blocks Patients Rights Amendment In Health Plan Suit Case
In a 53 to 47 vote the Senate rejected a Democratic provision to allow patients to sue their health plans under federal regulation. President Clinton criticized Republicans, while Sen. Richard Durbin called the measure central to the patients’ bill of rights. Republicans warned of higher costs and harmed patient access.
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Clinton pushes gun controls before September return to class
President Clinton urged Congress to pass tougher gun control laws before students go back to school. Joined by Lawrence Summers and Janet Reno, he met with more than 80 students from Colorado including Columbine High School to hear concerns and criticized the gun lobby for delaying action.
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Meditation followers clash with Fairfield townsfolk over east-facing homes
May report notes 2000 Transcendental Meditation adherents of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi moved to Fairfield Iowa clashing with 8000 residents over rebuilding to face east for TM beliefs. TM adherents hold two of the city council’s seven positions.
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Franklin County Fair opens with weekend events schedule
The Franklin County Fair begins today with a detailed timetable through Friday July 16. Activities include Open Class Foods 1 p.m., 4-H and FFA events in the Armory and Hayward Arena, 4-H projects, rabbit and pig shows, a youth rodeo, photography, textiles, arts, woodworking, and a wide Midway lineup.
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County cuts criticized spark concern over new pay resolutions
Franklin County officials faced backlash as two resolutions ended employees’ bonus pay and unused sick leave compensation. Department heads and employees protested the process, noting a promised consultative meeting was skipped. County officials apologized, stressing the change’s effect on morale despite later incorporation of the bonus into base wages. The 1999 annual bonus hourly equivalent will be set by the personnel director from January 1.
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Advocates fear raid on state tobacco money
Kansas advocates warn that the 1999 tobacco settlement trust fund for children faces possible diversion as lawmakers seek to cut government spending next year. The fund, funded by the state’s share of the national tobacco settlement, is projected to total over 1.6 billion dollars across 25 years. About 100 advocates and officials gathered in Topeka for a conference hosted by Menninger psychiatric center, stressing cautious stewardship ahead of the first 2000 payment.
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