City Commission Debates DPS Probe and Consultant Options
Commissioners clash over a DPS investigation with wage impacts from separation and a proposed outside study. Heathman pushes for a public vote on a consultant, while Lister and Thompson weigh costs, biases, and the panel's independence as they await April start dates. Thompson links the issue to voter mandates from the primary.
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Heathman
DPS
City Commission
Thompson
Lister
McCrea
Crockett
Fred
Mildred
Mildred Heathman
Commission
First Round NIT Scores Roundup
La Salle edged Villanova 86 84 and Florida State 07 tied Rhode Island 92 Cleveland State 92 Tennessee Chattanooga 73 Arkansas Little Rock 42 Baylor 41 Illinois State 79 Akron 72 Vanderbilt 74 Jacksonville 72 Stephen F Austin 70 James Madison Seton Hall Niagara Arkansas State Arkansas Southern Mississippi St Louis St Peters St Louis Oregon State New Mexico Fullerton State California 10:30 p.m.
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la Salle
Villanova
Florida St
Rhode Island
Cleveland State
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Arkansas-Little Rock
Baylor
Illinois State
Akron
Vanderbilt
Jacksonville
Stephen F. Austin
James Madison
Seton Hall
Niagara
Arkansas State
Arkansas
Mississippi
St. Peter's
St. Louis
Oregon State
New Mexico
Fullerton State
California
AIDS Drug Mix Shocks Researchers Warn Of Harm
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital report AZT and ribavirin, taken separately useful, antagonize each other in cell cultures. They caution the combination may worsen treatment and advise testing in animals before human use.
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Washington
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Markus W. Vogt
Martin S. Hirsch
Ple
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle Park
N.C
ICN Pharmaceuticals
Costa Mesa
Calif
Tion
FDA
Brad Stone
ICN
Stone
Science
Robert Schooley
Kevan Hartshorn
Leslie Cole
Man
Phillip Furman
James Fyfe
Wellcome
Anatomy Of A Tornado Shelter Guide
The article explains that basements offer no guaranteed safety and advises moving to a small interior room with no windows if shelter is unavailable. It outlines tornado alert types, how to hear warnings, and how warm moist Gulf air meeting cold upper air fuels storms. Ostby describes wall clouds as the likely tornado development point.
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Nado
Gulf of Mexico
Ostby
Tornado Shelter Plans Shared by Area Communities
Area officials describe shelter options during tornado warnings. Pomona and Wellsville deploy sirens and designate public shelters at churches and schools. Garnett also has a five minute warning blast with courthouse as a first shelter, and residents are advised to learn nearest tornado shelter in advance.
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Pagenado
Pomona
Norton
Williamsburg High School
Don Edwards
Rodney Casselman
Wellsville
Civil Defense
Edwards
Assembly of God Church
Casselman
Methodist
Baptist
Assembly of God
Wellsville High School
Garnett
Gary Benjamin
Anderson County Civil Defense and
Anderson County
Benjamin
Bowling
Ottawa teachers press for sick leave cap and grid card talks
Ottawa teachers and the Ottawa Education Association pressed the district on a sick leave bank cap after two-year spell with same illness rules and KPERS eligibility. They called for more time to prepare grade cards and planned another bargaining session for March 26 at the district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Tilman
Gollier
Bank
Edwards
S. Main
State Farm Rates To Plunge In Kansas Auto Insurance
State Farm received approval from Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell to cut Kansas auto premiums by more than 3 million. Comprehensive coverage drops 13.2 percent, collision 6.5 percent, bodily injury and personal injury up 2.9 percent, with a new Class 50 10 percent reduction for policyholders aged 50 plus with no under-25 driver at home. The filing, effective April 1, affects about 23 percent of private passenger car policies in Kansas.
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Topeka, Kan
State Farm Insurance Co
Fletcher Bell
Kansas
Bell
State Farm
Chet Stoll
Columbia
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Dresher
Charlene Lister
Bemmels
Crocket
Ottawa Police Department
Vogt
Food and Drug Administration
Otsby
Ottawa School
Kiwanis Club
Ottawa
Kiwanis
Cora Stoneking
Radio Shack
Tandy
White
Brown
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