55 MPH Leaving Bittersweet Legacy In Kansas
The 55 mph limit, enacted after the 1974 federal rule, remains controversial in Kansas. Officials report 47.6 percent of motorists violated the limit in midyear 1985, down from 40.6 percent in 1984, while police focus shifted toward arresting drunken drivers. Local sheriffs from Scott, Sherman counties note roadways through western Kansas breed pressure for higher limits, though many see benefits in reduced fatalities since the 1970s.
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Kevin Walli
Associated Press
Kansas
Congress
Charles W. Wickham
Kansas Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Wickham
Scott County
Alan Stewart
Sherman County
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Passengers Face No Duty to Stop Drunk Drivers
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a car passenger owes no duty to other riders or third parties to intervene or stop a speeding or intoxicated driver absent a special relationship or joint venture. Decisions by Seward and Labette counties were upheld, with two narrow exceptions: care for the passenger’s own safety or when a special relationship exists such as parent-child or custodian relationships. The ruling cites that a passenger may be liable only for failing to protect their own safety or in a driver-passenger relationship that creates duty.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Labette
Seward
Kansas
Tyler Lockett
Oor
Lovkell
Seward County
Keaton G. Duckworth
Labette County
Charles J. Sell
Duckworth
Butch Hamblin
Gary Knoll
Hamblin
Toni Akins
Knoll
Liberal
Miss Akins
Knol
Miss Akin
Wolf Creek rate hearings close after 10 weeks of debate
The Kansas Corporation Commission wrapped up the decade long Wolf Creek rate hearings after 10 weeks of technical sessions and a week of public discussion over a 508.9 million dollar request to fund the 3.05 billion dollar nuclear plant near Burlington. The plant employs 1,150 megawatts and is Kansas only nuclear facility set to begin commercial operation in September, with hearings costing about 5 million paid by 465000 ratepayers. Commission chair Michael Lennon called the final day anti climatic but said a decision is still coming.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Wolf Creek
KCC
Burlington
Michael Lennon
Lennon
Dole plans Senate showdown after farm bill deadlock
Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole said he would bypass the Agriculture Committee and bring a farm bill to the full Senate after another fruitless session. He criticized the panel’s handling and cited a fight over the duration of a price guarantee freeze for wheat and corn.
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Wickham
Congress
Joseph Norvell
D-Hays
Robert Frey
Liberal
Senate
House Transportation Committee
Washington
Robert Dole
Senate Agriculture Committee
Dole
Hkan
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Reagan O Neill Court Budget Fight Hinges on Blinking Leaders
Washington AP reports Congress weighs a 100s of billions package to curb the deficit. President Reagan and House Speaker Thomas O Neil face pressure to soften tax and spending stances. Senate negotiators warn no package without mutual concessions as deadlock persists in Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Reagan
Thomas O'Neil
Senate
Peter Domonivi
Ron Iml
Senate Budget Committee
Charenrat
Ieagius
O'Neil
D-Miiss
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Bob Dole
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