State Drivers Meet Mandate in Kansas Speed Compliance
Kansas motorists slowed enough in the last quarter to meet federal requirements for the 55 mph limit, averting a potential loss of highway funds. The DOT reported 46.9 percent compliance in Q4, 40.1 percent in Q3, and 56.2 mph average for all vehicles over 12 months.
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Topeka
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation
Verne Craig
DOT
Junction City
John Carlin
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Carter Boosts Steel Industry Plan Aims for Jobs Boost
President Carter announced a broad aid package to revive the steel sector, including federally backed loan guarantees for modernization, relaxed environmental rules, and reimposition of trigger prices to curb imports. The plan, discussed with steel state lawmakers, also proposes postponing some air quality deadlines.
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Carter
Sesson
Japan
Europe
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Commerce Department
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Common Market
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White House
House
Senate
U S Eyes In The Sky Seen For Persian Gulf
Washington reports that the United States may deploy AWACS planes from Saudi Arabia to monitor the Iran Iraq war and safeguard Persian Gulf oil lanes. Carter briefs leaders on options to keep tanker routes open through the Hormuz strait with Western allies possibly backing naval action.
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Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
White House
Carter
Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
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AWACS
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South Yemen
U.S
Jacobs Javits
R-N.y
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Church
Jakes
Javits
Pell
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