Weather forecast: warm humid with possible rain today
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain today. Warm and humid with highs around 85. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Continued mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain tonight. Lows 65 to 70. Chance of rain Sunday morning, then turning partly cloudy. Highs around 85.
Hospital trustees set 7 p.m. public hearing on finances
Garnett anderson County Hospital trustees schedule a public hearing at Garnett City Hall to hear citizens' comments on a financial crisis. In-patient revenue for 1989 fell 25 percent from 1988, with projections of a further 25 percent drop possible in 1990. Administrator Jim Johnson warns of a short cash reserve and explores options including leasing with another hospital, recruiting physicians, or a mill levy request.
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Bush reverses stance to back fund for developing nations on CFC phaseout
The Bush administration backs creating an international fund, to be run by the World Bank, to help developing countries end use of ozone-depleting CFCs. If accepted at next week's London conference, the fund could strengthen measures under the 1987 Montreal Protocol. The move is praised by Sen. John Chafee as good news. Sen. Albert Gore notes it was predictable. Officials say aid from new funds may be needed to keep major producers like China and India engaged.
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Rhode Island
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D-Tenn
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White House
Steve Hart
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China
India
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Great Britain
Lightning claims 63 year old mower rider in Kansas
A 63-year-old man, Dale Smith, was killed by a lightning strike while mowing a lawn in rural Fort Scott as severe storms swept east central Kansas. He died at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott after CPR. Shawnee County reported widespread wind damage, flooding, and downed power lines leaving about 10,000 Topeka area households without electricity.
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Mercy Hospital
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Shawnee County
Tim Hockett
Hockett
Ken Burgett
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Tom Taylor
KPL Gas Service
Circle Breakers aims to aid rape victims in Franklin County
A Franklin County group named I Want the Circle Broken forms to aid rape victims. Organizer Janet Fleming says the circle refers to statistics of repeat assaults. The group will train advocates to support victims after assaults and through court proceedings, with applications at the Franklin County Mental Health Center and an informational meeting on June 25 at First Christian Church.
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Herald
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Margaret Atwood
Janet Fleming
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Franklin County Mental Health Center
S. Hickory
First Christian Church
11Th and
Cedar
Lawrence
John Jones
FCMHC
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