Ways and Means Kills Audit Bill
The Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 6-0 to kill a bill shielding confidentiality of legislative post audit reports, despite media opposition. Chair Wint Winter led the action, with critics warning the measure could curb press freedom and open a troubling precedent for government secrecy.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Ways and Means
Legislative Post
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Winter
Berman
Hess
Post
Arnold Berman
D-Lawrence
Paul Hess
Richita
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Joe Warren
Maple City
Miners Weigh New Pact as Strike Drags On
United Mine Workers leaders present a 26 page contract to members amid a 106 day coal strike. Voting begins Friday after a period of unclear sentiment and mixed signals from district leaders. The pact offers a $2.40 hourly raise over three years, lifting average pay from $7.80. Separate talks continue for 10 000 construction workers on strike since December 4.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Washington
Arnold Miller
Miller
Association of Bituminous Contractors
New Disease Threatens Infants
Houston AP reports Baylor College of Medicine researchers Drs. Carol Baker and Morven Edwards warn of a new unnamed disease linked to Group B Strep. About 15,000 infants are affected yearly with half dying and others facing blindness deafness mental retardation or meningitis. They seek a vaccine with Harvard collaborators.
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Houston
Baylor College of Medicine
Carol Baker
Morven Edwards
Baker
Edwards
Harvard Medical School
Wall Street Falls as Profit Taking Sways Market
The Dow drops 3.55 in early trading as profit taking follows a run of gains. IBM declines while Sears posts flat action amid lower fourth quarter earnings. A later note discusses group B streptococcus with vaccine hopes and maternal immunization strategies.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Sears Roebuck
Sears Today
IBM
Chris Craft
Wheat Condition Improves Across Kansas Says Report
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports Kansas wheat has renewed dormancy breakage and is greening as warmer temperatures arrive. Moisture remains tight in the west while central areas show adequate levels and the east ranges from adequate to surplus. Subsoil moisture is scarce in the west. barley and oats planting is delayed by cold, wet conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
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