Inquisition Continues Into Bell Workers' Comp Case
Two special prosecutors Steven Opat and Steven Hornbaker called seven witnesses in a closed Shawnee County courtroom in Topeka as they pursue a workers' compensation inquiry into former Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell. Opat plans to call 20 to 30 more witnesses before the proceedings end.
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Topeka
Kan
Fletcher Bell
Bell
Steven Opat
Steven Hornbaker
Junction City
Opat
Shawnee County
Registration drives at Kansas driver license stations
The Kansas Department of Revenue will register voters at all driver license stations starting Friday. To vote in the August 2 primary, residents must register by July 18. Betty McBride, director of the division of vehicles, said forms will be available at driver license examining stations and in county treasurers' offices. Eligible voters may register during driver license business.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Department of Revenue
Kansas
Betty McBride
Division of Vehicles
Kansas AG Says Marijuana Tax Law Constitutional
Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan issued a non binding opinion asserting the states marijuana tax law is constitutional. He contrasted it with Montana approach that taxed after arrest, noting Kansas taxes apply when a person possesses untaxed drugs rather than upon crime conclusion.
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Topeka
Kan
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Kansas
Montana
U.S. Supreme Court
House approves liability limits on crash lawsuits for light aircraft
Washington AP The House passed a measure to cap lawsuits against piston engine plane makers at up to 15 years after manufacture with 55 percent covered, turboprops at 18 years, and small jets at 22 years. Senate favored 18 years across all aircraft and a compromise is awaited.
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Washington
House
Senate
Haitians diverted to Guantanamo base after ocean crossing
The AP reports thousands of Haitian refugees are being diverted from Jamaica to a U S Navy base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba as U S officials scramble to set up a tent city. Coast Guard cutters ferry refugees toward Cuba while authorities reopen the camp and weigh procedures for processing asylum claims. Colonel Evans Paul of Port-au-Prince says Haitians see a chance on the sea amid political turmoil.
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David Beard
Associated Press
Ort-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jamaica
Cuba
Coast Guard
Guantanamo Bay
U.S
Toni Long-Gay
U.S. Atlantic Command
Guantanamo
Florida
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Port-au-Prince
Evans Paul
Socialists lead new Japanese government in fragile coalition
Parliament elected Socialist Tomiichi Murayama as prime minister after a coalition of Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats and leftist Socialists formed a united government. The vote 261 to 214 came as Japan faces recession and stalled talks with the United States while Murayama vows to dissolve parliament and seek general elections. The coalition's survival hinges on narrow party unity amid major policy rifts.
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OKYO
Liberal Democrats
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
Murayama
United States
Lee runs for Kansas secretary of state post
Former Romper Room star Fran D. Lee announced her candidacy to lead the Kansas secretary of state. She urged Kansans to be excited about politics and to expand voter registration. She criticized past low profile and lack of educational outreach, proposing a public relations and educational role.
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Emocrat
Fran D
Romper Room” Fame
Lee
Simpson hair tests eyed in slaying case
LA AP report notes Dr. Simpson agreed to provide hair samples for DNA testing linked to hairs found in a knit cap at the ex wife’s murder scene. Defense seeks access to split hairs and other evidence for independent testing amid ongoing investigation at Simpson estate.
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OS Angeles
Simpson
Los Angeles Police Department
Robert L. Shapiro
Homicide
Sandra Castello
Chicago
Marcia Clark
Sandi Gibbons
Los Angeles
Clark
Coppertone Ad Covers Up In Sun Safety Campaign
The Little Miss Coppertone logo now wears a T shirt and hat to promote sun safety as sun exposure risks rise. The campaign, tied to new forecasts from the National Weather Service rating solar hazards, aims to curb skin cancer knowledge gaps.
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Trenton
N.J
Lewis Nolan
Memphis
Schering-Plough HealthCare Products
Schering-Plough Corp
Madison
Schering-Plough
National Weather Service
Daily Weather Report
Clintons establish legal defense fund in unprecedented move
President and Mrs. Clinton create a legal defense fund to cover mounting bills amid a sexual harassment suit and Whitewater probes. Donations will be capped at 1000 dollars, with a Washington law firm handling the fund and contributions disclosed publicly.
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Clinton
White House
Dee Dee Myers
Whitewater
Myers
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