Legal tussle as Kansas BOE seat disputed
In Topeka AP report Attorney General Robert T. Stephan seeks to oust Gwendel Nelson from the Kansas Board of Education as a technicality looms over the replacement for Richard Peckham. The case centers on 60 day appointment rules, with Nelson named to replace Johnson and a July 7 hearing set on suspending Johnson and Nelson pending court resolution.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert T. Stephan
Gwendel Nelson
Arkansas City
State Board of Education
Nelson
Everett Johnson
Augusta
Stephan
Andover
Richard Peckham
Johnson
Wichita State University
Republican Central Committee
Clark
Attorney General
District Committee
Peckham
State Board
Shawnee County
Hayden
Central Committee
Haydehito Appokrit
Wall Street Falls Amid Rate Hike Fears
Investors faced broad declines as concerns over tentatively rising rates and a softening economy drove the Dow Jones industrial average down 25.23 to 2479.51 at noon. NYSE volume reached 78.15 million while the composite index slipped 1.64 to 180.23 and the AMEX market value index dropped 3.60 to 362.41.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
State law changes fund highway plan with tax hikes
The Legislature approved an eight year $2.65 billion highway program funded by higher sales and fuel taxes and fees. Sales tax rises to 4.25 percent, gasoline to 15 cents, diesel to 17 cents, with vehicle registration and annual fuel tax increases. New water project fees and tax relief measures offset the increases, aiming for road, safety, and local tax relief benefits.
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Rolfs
Rex Crowell
Longton
House Transportation Committee
Firefighter training boost proposed after Missouri blast
A House subcommittee urged creating more firefighter training academies and tightening hazardous materials regulation after a Kansas City blast killed six firefighters. Rep. Alan Wheat said the report outlines a plan to fix gaps in information and readiness for chemical and explosive incidents nationwide.
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Missouri
House
Alan Wheat
D-Mo
Government Operations Subcommittee
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Wheat
National Fire Academy
Emmitsburg
Marshall Sale Set in Ottawa for Franklin County Property
United States District Court orders public auction of real estate tied to defendants Brett McMullin and others. Sale at Franklin County Courthouse Ottawa Kansas on August 1 1989 at 10 30 AM. Property includes West 24 East of Lot 21 and East 9 0 seat of Lot 20 J B C Subdivision. Leverage proceeds to satisfy court order.
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Sala
United States District Court For
Diatioi
Kansas
Kansas City
Franklin County
Ottawa
Kansas Town
J.B.C
Weltevilla
Keneas
Sadved Pa Mn
United States Marshal Office
Topaka
Kenneth L. Pekarek
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