Readers respond to trash burning and nursing home dangers
Inside Highlights Local Herald reports readers weigh in on community concerns about trash burning and risks to pedestrians tied to aging facilities. Page 2. Louisiana Lightning highlights top free agent baseball market activity. Page 10.
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No Nuking At Wolf Creek Delays Cost Overruns
Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington faces 1984 completion delays and a $2 billion overrun as anti nuclear activists from the Kansas Natural Guard, including Wayne Whisler, mount small patrols and plan to plant trees and wheat on land beside the plant and an adjacent cemetery amid roadblocks by KORE.
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Burlington
Kansas Natural Guard
Baldwin
Wayne Whisler
Kore
Protestors clash with guards at Wolf Creek plant vigil
On Friday at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Kansas, guards outnumbered seven local protesters of the Kansas Natural Guard gathered at John Redmond Reservoir for a candlelight vigil marking Karen Silkwood’s death. The group planned actions, plant security remained tight, and authorities anticipated possible arrests with no violence expected.
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Burlington
Wolf Creek
Kansas Natural Guard
John Redmond Reservoir
Karen Silkwood
Kerr-McGee
Oklahoma
Silkwood
New York Times
Meryl Streep
Kansas Gas & Electric
Kansas
Natural Guard
Orange Pole
Kg&e
Coffey County
Earl Freeman
Jess
John Liddell
Sheriffs Department
John
Liddell
Aliceville
Daily Republican
Glenn German
Wanda
Wheat Growers Urge Withholding Wheat Growers Urge Withholding
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers urges members to withhold wheat from the market the first two weeks of each month to lift prices. Howard Ward, KAWG president, says the voluntary program aims to limit export buyers window and spur competition. set to start December 1 after October Dodge City meeting approval.
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Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Howard Ward
KAWG
Dodge City
Ward
Carlin says KIOGA won’t block 1982 severance tax
Gov. John Carlin told reporters he expects the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association not to block a severance tax on oil and gas in the 1982 session, predicting a better chance the tax passes the Senate after last year’s failed effort. He cited varied signals and cautioned against a 1981 rerun as lawmakers prepare to convene January 11.
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John Carlin
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
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KIOGA
Columbia mission ends early with gains, issues linger
The shuttle Columbia aborts a long mission to due electrical problems as NASA cuts the voyage to a minimum. Astronauts Engle and Truly work to maximize findings on the shortened flight while officials say most objectives are achieved. Governors discuss severance taxes and highway funding possibilities with plans to issue proposals in January. County forecast calls for sunny Saturday with mid to upper 60s and clear to partly cloudy conditions.
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Fla
Columbia
Earth
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Chris Kraft
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Joe Engle
Richard
Engle
Truly
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