Worries rise over aging Soviet RBMK reactors safety
Western experts warn that safety at former Soviet and Eastern European nuclear plants is inadequate. A gas release near St. Petersburg prompted calls to shut RBMK reactors, which lack containment domes, but economic and political turmoil slow progress.
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Petersburg
Russia
U.S
Chernoby
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Europe
Ivan Selin
Armenia
U.S. Energy Department
Pendence
Louis Gilly
World Association of Nuclear Operators
NRC
Sclin
Germany
Klaus Toepfer
Weather Outlook Kansas Friday Through Sunday
Extended forecast shows a chance of rain and thunderstorms late Friday and Saturday, with a dry Sunday. Expect highs in the 50s Friday and in the 50s to lower 60s over the weekend, and lows around the 30s Friday rising to the mid 30s to lower 40s through the weekend.
Oil tax breaks killed in Kansas House contest
In Topeka the House rejected a bill to exempt stripper oil wells from property taxes by 59 to 62 after a 63 to 56 vote the night before. A products liability bill advancing 65 to 59 was praised as consumer friendly but criticized as aiding attorneys, and Senate committees began hearings on school finance, with both panels to start work Thursday after a parade of supporters.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Senate
Kansas House fixes write in vote rules for president
In Topeka the House Elections Committee debated a technical amendment to allow write in votes for president and vice president only for registered candidates, a move aimed at excluding nonregistering figures like Mickey Mouse. The panel also backed a petition validity bill creating a rebuttable presumption in favor of form.
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Topeka
Kan
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Kansas
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
House Elections Committee
Secretary of State’s Office
Joe de la Torre
Donald
Mickey
de la Torre
Ed McKechnie
D-Pittsburg
Oil industry fighting for survival in Kansas
Kansas oil industry teeters on collapse as Kansas Geological Survey records 26 active drilling rigs by Feb 21, down from 23 earlier in February, the lowest since the 1973 oil embargo. Independent operators face tax policy and price challenges, with 10,000 Kansans still employed in oil compared to 20,000 in the past. Prices near 20 dollars a barrel and a potential energy policy could stabilize the sector and preserve smaller operations.
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Associated Press
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Geologic Survey
Donald Schancke
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Jim Robinson
Kansas Corporation Commission
David R. Collins
Kansas Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Colling
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Baker Hughs Tool Co
Schancke
Robinson
Collins
Finney to sign Kansas drive-by shooting bill in Wichita
Gov. Joan Finney will travel to Wichita next Tuesday to sign the legislation creating a new criminal offense for drive-by shootings. Offenses vary by target and outcome, from firing at unoccupied property to felony murder, with prison terms up to life and fines up to 15,000. The law takes effect after publication in the Kansas Register.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Wichita
City Council
City Hall
Finney
Kansas Register
Ottawa Herald subscription rates prompt price table
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with subscription costs effective March 16 1992 and after. Rates cover Ottawa by carrier rural towns moto route and mail options including Franklin County adjacent counties and statewide Kansas balances with monthly quarterly semiannual and annual terms and taxes included.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Iraq to destroy parts of Al Atheer complex
The IAEA said Iraq must dismantle sections of the Al Atheer complex southwest of Baghdad, previously claimed civilian, as U.N. officials cite evidence of a near warhead program. Iraq offered no immediate reaction to the order under Gulf War cease-fire accords.
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Austria
International Atomic Energy Agency
Iraq
al Atheer
Baghdad
U.N
U.N. Nuclear Agency
Home sales surge in February nine-year high
The National Association of Realtors reports existing home sales rose 9.3 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.52 million, after a January dip. The gain marks the steepest rise in nine years and the highest pace since January 1989.
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Washington
National Association of Realtors
Ad Briefs and Local Offers
Brian Lewis violin recital March 29 at 3 p.m. OU Chapel tickets five dollars. George's Bicycle Repair Parts and Service offers bird, pet, livestock feed and minerals open until six at 224 W. Wilson 242-2636. Get a Jump on school physicals scheduling for April. Sutton's Jewelry offers anniversary band starting at 135 with layaway and terms 242-3723. Lawn and Garden Show special Willis price 79 now 39 pair 49. Mother’s Day May 10. Sutton's Jewelry 14K bracelets 19.95 242-3723. Williamsburg Lion's Pancake Supper Friday March 27 school lunchroom 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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Bird, Pet
Fead & Minerals
George's
W. Wilson
Sutton's Jewelry
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