Wichita doctor starts abortion price war in city
Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller bought the Wichita Women's Center and cut first trimester abortion fees from 330 to 230, sparking claims of a price war to gain a local monopoly while rivals warn of clinics facing attrition due to protests.
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Settlement may spur more cable programs
Washington AP reports a multi year antitrust settlement by 40 state attorneys general could force equal access for smaller firms using wireless microwave and small dish to carry popular networks. Major operators like Time Warner Cox Comcast Viacom Continental and Newhouse would face access obligations affecting CNN Turner HBO MTV VH1 and more.
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Gambling compact appeal upheld in video lottery ruling
The 10th Circuit upheld a federal ruling voiding the Oklahoma compact allowing the Citizens Band Potawatomi Tribe to run video lottery machines. The court said video games may be legal generally but illegal when they grant chances to receive money, affirming state law as applied on tribal land.
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Liberian refugee massacre toll tops three hundred fifty
The weekend massacre at a refugee camp near Monrovia killed at least 350 people, mostly women and children. UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali ordered Tre_vor Gordon-Sommers to Liberia to investigate, as West African forces blamed Charles Taylor's rebels.
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Tom Woewiyu
Ivory Coast
River planning committee to meet at Fort Scott CC
The Marais des Cygnes Basin Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday June 16 in the North Jack Burris Operator Training Center at Fort Scott Community College to review the draft annual imple mention plan for the basin and identify items needing state water plan funding for the 1995 budget starting July 1 1994. Recommendations will go to the Kansas Water Authority at its July 14 and 15 meeting. The committee will also select six positions expiring June 30 and applications for membership remain open via the Kansas Water Office in Topeka contact 296-3185.
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Weather Outlook With Clear Nights This Week
Mostly clear tonight with a low of 55 to 60 and light wind. Kansas extended Friday dry with lows in 50s. Highs upper 70s to mid 80s, Saturday and Sunday warmer with a chance for thunderstorms. Lows 50s to 60s, some 50s in the northwest. Highs in the 80s.
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Connecticut bans assault weapon sales in state
Connecticut became the third state to ban sales of assault weapons, signing a law that bans 63 semiautomatic weapons including the AK-47 and Colt AR-15. Current owners may keep guns if registered with police. The measure ties the ban to murder with an assault weapon as a death-penalty grounds. Colt’s Manufacturing Co. stake details noted.
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IBM study links solvent exposure to higher miscarriage risk
Johns Hopkins researchers analyzing 561 pregnancies at IBM Burlington and East Fishkill plants found women with high EGEs exposure in clean rooms had 33 percent miscarriage rates, versus 14.9 percent for unexposed workers and 18.9 percent for moderate exposure. A 1989 1991 follow up reported 27 miscarriages among 44 exposed vs 21 among 48 unexposed.
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Bentsen hurls salvoes on Clinton energy tax plan
Senate debate centers on an energy tax affecting coal oil gas and electricity with a shift in tax shares for higher incomes and Social Security benefits. Breaux proposes a transportation tax replacing the Bull levy to fund $40 billion plus $30 billion in cuts. A House plan taxes fuels by heat content or ad valorem measures. In Atlanta, George G. Schiry former Carter center director pleads guilty to defrauding a shipping tycoon.
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Ad Briefs Friday at Pepper's and Saturday Open
Pepper's hosts Straight Shot Friday and Network Saturday with open 2 p.m. start. We also have Snooker. Road grading contact 242 8126.
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Biking Across Kansas Concludes Near Louisburg Ottawa Stop
Three bike groups converge on Ottawa High School Friday as Biking Across Kansas nears its finish at the Kansas Missouri border east of Louisburg. Leadership 93 plans a public ham burger dinner 3 to 7 pm with potato salad baked beans chips and drinks to raise funds for a September barbecue cookoff.
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Ottawa Herald subscription rates in 1893 and after
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mailing rates by carrier motor route and mail across Franklin County and adjacent counties. Rates cover one month to one year with prices escalating by location and method, all in advance and including state sales tax.
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