Fireworks Dealers Defend Suspect Bottle Rockets
Edgerton part time fireworks dealer Eddie Shay testified before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee defending bottle rockets by showing shingles panels with rockets ignited but stating no fires started. Senator Jan Meyers urged a statewide ban with civil penalties up to 100 dollars. Fire marshal Edward Redman noted 1979 fireworks fires caused 196,260 dollars in damage, down from 349,123 the prior year, with bottle rockets listed as a cause in 93 of 216 fires. The committee planned a vote on the bill.
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Edgerton
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Meyers
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Overland Park
Kansas City
Neal Whitaker
Wichita
Testimony Clashes Over Bull On Adult Care Residents
Witnesses clashed before the Kansas House Judiciary Committee on a bill to require reporting of abuse neglect or exploitation of adult care home residents. Proponents say the measure enforces existing laws while opponents call it bureaucratic overreach. The Senate passed it. it would penalize failures to report and shield reporters from civil liability unless in bad faith. Patrick Luby supported the bill as a witness.
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Kan
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Kansas House
Senate
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Kansas
Kansas Coalition On Aging
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Federal Health, Education and Welfare Department
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U.S. Produce Farmers Protest Mexican Imports
U S produce growers challenge a Commerce Department ruling that Mexican winter vegetables remain duty free amid claims of unfair pricing. They warn consumers may face higher costs as American farmers struggle. The dispute drew input from Kansas aging groups and a Florida based growers association.
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Fort. Lauderdale
Fla
United States
Mexico
J. Lewis Rodriguez
Commerce Department
Florida Winter Vegetable Growers Association
Palm Beach-Broward
Rural Alarm Fears Collapse Without Action on Prices
Country bankers farmers and farm suppliers push for higher price supports on crops like wheat corn and cotton to avert rural economy collapse amid high interest rates and tight money supply. Agriculture Secretary Bergland warns inflation must be curbed and warns against drastic wheat loan rate hikes jeopardizing exports.
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American Agriculture Movement
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Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Carter
Bergland
AAM
Hope Flickers In Colombia Hope Flickers In Colombia
In Bogota the sixth round of talks between the Colombian government and guerrillas holding 32 hostages at the Dominican Republic embassy ended with smiles and a gesture of progress. Officials say the dialogue points toward a peaceful solution, though no clear concession from the guerrillas on freeing prisoners is confirmed.
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