Missouri Governor backs UtiliCorp KCPL merger plan
Gov. Mel Carnahan endorsed the proposed merger of UtiliCorp United and Kansas City Power & Light as Western Resources mounts a hostile bid. He said the deal would preserve and create jobs, solidify a Missouri based HQ, and boost the Kansas City region. Shareholders vote May 22 in Kansas City, where both firms are based. Western Resources, based in Topeka, had proposed a separate merger with KCPL after KCPL directors rejected its bid.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Mel Carmahan
UtiliCorp United Inc
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Western Resources Inc
Missouri
Carnahan
UtiliCorp
KCPL
Kansas City
Western Resources
Topeka
Kan
Veto of Kansas abortion bill by Gov. Graves
Kansas Governor Bill Graves vetoed a bill expanding waiting periods increasing physician liability and mandating more patient information for abortion. He defended the current law as adequate saying abortion is a legal protected procedure and political fallout will occur regardless.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas
Graves names panel to study Wyandotte County consolidation
Gov. Bill Graves designated a panel to study merging Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas governance. Robert Stockwell of Overland Park was named executive director as the commission, created by bill in February, must report a plan by January 13 and meet within 30 days. If the Legislature doesn’t reject by February 12, Wyandotte voters would decide April 1. Supporters cite tax savings while some black leaders fear job losses from consolidation.
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Kansas City, Kan
Bill Graves
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Robert Stockwell
Overland Park
Graves
Federal debt and population figures as of May 14 1996
The total outstanding federal debt stood at 5.096 trillion with a projected population of 264.8 million. Per person, nearly 19,243 dollars is owed, while the week shows a rise of about 2.307 billion and a per-person increase of 5.13 dollars.
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Census Bureau
Bureau of the Public
Graves mulls Dole successor list in Kansas
Gov. Bill Graves canceled public appearances to discuss a successor for Sen. Bob Dole. Possible names include Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Sheila Frahm, Deanell Tacha, Kim Wells, Gary Sherrer, and Mark Parkinson. A caretaker option was not ruled out, with applications encouraged.
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OPERA
Kan
Bill Graves
Bob Dole
U.S. Senate
Mike Matson
Dole
Senate
Sam Brownback
Sheila Frahm
Deanell Tacha
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kim Wells
GOP
Gary Sherrer
Graves
OU to hear national church leader at 131st graduation
G Elaine Smith president of the American Baptist Churches U S A will deliver OU s commencement address at 2 p m Sunday in the OU Chapel marking the 131st ceremony. She will also receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. Larry Mason formerly northeast area minister will give the baccalaureate address at 10 a m. A luncheon follows at the OU dining hall with a campus reception at 3 30 p m on the campus mall.
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The
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U.S.A
Larry Mason
American Baptist Churches of Indiana
Smith
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Washington, D.C
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New Jersey Attorney General's Office
West Chester
Wwee Committee
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Commission On Ethics
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Northeast
Central Region
U.S. Army
ATV Fatality Near Allen Road in Franklin County
A 43-year-old rural Greeley man, Nick Cornett, died in a farm related four wheel ATV crash. He rode through a closed gate in a pasture north of Allen Road in Franklin County. Cornett worked for Chair Rock Bison Ltd Ranch, Shawnee Mission, with property across Franklin, Anderson and Linn counties.
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Greeley
Nick Cornett
Craig Davis
Franklin County
Allen Road
Comett
Chair Rock Bison Ltd
Shawnee Mission
Franklin
Anderson
Linn
Whitewater jury briefed in credit of witnesses
In Little Rock Arkansas AP a judge told jurors in the Whitewater case they may consider plea bargains and financial deals when judging witness credibility. David Hale the chief witness against James and Susan McDougal and Gov. Jim Guy Tucker lived off the government for two years while cooperating with prosecutors and faces claims of conspiring to defraud two banks of nearly 3 million dollars.
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Little Rock, Ark
Whitewater
David Hale
Clinton
James and
Susan McDougal
Jim Guy Tucker
U.S
George Howard Jr
Hale
McDougal
Tucker
County eyes expanded plan to replace six bridges
Franklin County weighs adding six low water crossing bridges to replace list after inspectors found all are in poor condition with low weight limits. Engineer executives from Cook Flatt and Strobel cite potential savings up to 15 percent if all bridges are bid together, though officials seek budgeting clarity before committing funds.
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Sion
Gary Shofner
Cook, Flatt and Strobel
Topeka
Shofner
Tom Weigand
Ron Miller
Miller
Weigand
Random Acts of Kindness Highlight in Community News
Joyce Peak nominates Lanene Lash for a kindness moment with Mrs Keyman, who comforted a stranger for two hours while her husband Kent disassembled a car door to remove a broken key after a student’s misdeed. The note lists multiple locations to submit similar reports.
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Lanene Lash
Keyman
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