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Continuing with the tape work for a storage produced on 1217 to 1218 of 1991 is card number three, Jack Mendenhall. We've just got our overpopulation at Deer here in the county and we've had a lot of accidents. But our 60 out of the 90 accidents we've worked so far this year are caused by Deer. I've been the collision with the Deer and some have been where people have dodged the Deer run off the ditches. Card number five, Bill McCormick. I think the governor wants to help the Indian tribes as much as possible and she is in the care that she'd like to have it done right if the Indians are going to do that. Card number E, a Tama Wagner rap. The revenue generated from casino gambling would fund economic development projects on the reservations, everything from road repairs to enhancing schools.

Tribal leaders say they have great need for additional dollars. The reservation is federally governed and some tribal leaders say that means Kansas is not entitled to any revenue generated by casinos. Two tribes are currently negotiating with the state and for those negotiations to continue smoothly. Governor Joan Finney says Canvas should get a piece of the gambling profits. I will do what I can to see that the Kansas people are receiving a fair portion of income from the casino operations. The Potawatomi Indian tribe suggested a volunteer revenue package but the Kikapu tribe maintained it the sovereign nation and not obligated to fill state coffers. They revenue officials do say the state is entitled to reimbursement costs like inspections and law enforcement. Tribal leaders say it's too early to estimate how much revenue casino gambling could generate. At the state house, I'm Tama Wagner. Card number L, Tama Wagner rap.

Tribal officials believe casino gambling will bring much needed revenue to their reservations, revenue to repair roads and fund schools. The program then Potawatomi tribe would like to build a casino on or near their reservation about 30 minutes north of to Peacup. Tribal official George Wackup Bushcock believes the new gambling dollars could benefit the entire state. I think he would attract also from the other states and as far as the, you know, tourism sets that would create, he would provide growth for the tribe in the state. But other Venturism dollars, many Indian leaders say Canvas is not entitled to revenue from gambling because the reservations are governed by the federal government and not the state. Potawatomi leaders did suggest a possible voluntary fiscal package. In addition to the Potawatomi gambling proposal, the Kickapoo Indian are also negotiating to operate a casino they're looking at a possible site in Kansas City. At the state house, I'm Tama Wagner. Card number four, Richard Morse, a person that I knew had interested a bank that was paying

seven and a half percent and then changed the money to somebody that was paying seven point, seven five percent. Well, it turned out that the seven point five percent if, uh, compounded daily would yield seven point seven nine so that, uh, they jumped from a better rate to a lower rate, not knowing the difference between the two. Card number six, Joan Finney. For Kansas, I believe that the income of recreation exceeds that of navigation in Congress. This is going to be the most precious commodity of the next century. Card number 19, Hank Blaise. The purpose of redistricting is to equalize populations within these districts and provide

equal representation for all of our citizens. The redistricting in this proposal was done with that consideration mind using the 1990 census figures for our county's population. Card number B, a Jenny Wilson voicer. Sedgwick County commissioners will meet in their regular weekly meeting this morning, but before the meeting begins, they will meet in an on-bomb executive session with the City Council. Afterwards, the county commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 9.30, instead of its usual nine o'clock starting time on the agenda is a proposal to change the boundaries for the commission districts 1990 census figures indicate the county's population has shifted creating a 10,000 person surplus in Commissioner Bedhenson's district and an approximate 10,000 person shortfall in Commissioner Billy McRae's district. The commission will meet in its chambers on the third floor of the county courthouse. The room is handicapped accessible for KMUW on Jenny Goulson.

Card number A, Jenny Goulson voicer. At 8.30, county commissioners will meet with the Wichita City Council in an on-bomb meeting that is scheduled to go immediately into executive session. Afterwards, the regular county commission meeting is scheduled for 9.30. The major item on the agenda is a report from county councilor Hank Blaise on redistricting. According to figures from the 1990 census Commissioner Bedhenson's district currently has a surplus of about 10,000 people and Commissioner Billy McRae's district is about 10,000 people short. A proposed redistricting plan would even out those inequities. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9.30 in the county commission chambers on the third floor of the county courthouse. As the on-bomb meeting should run longer than at scheduled time, the starting time will be delayed. The room is handicapped accessible for KMUW on Jenny Goulson. And that concludes the tape archive for local stories, produced during ATC and morning edition on 12, 17 and 12, 18 of 1991.

The ending counter number is 72. And this is the tape archive for local stories, produced during ATC and morning edition on 12, 18 and 12, 19 of 1991. Beginning with cart number 15, Chuck Stones. I think 92 has the potential to be a very good year. I think if some things come together, if we get some good snow, like we've had about a month ago, if I can use the winter, I think the crop outlook could be pretty good. A lot depends, as usual, on commodity prices, but I think that the banks are optimistic about their farm bar hours and their farm customers for 1992. Cart number one, also Chuck Stones. 91 for the banks in Kansas was a pretty good year. About the same as the year before, most banks remained profitable as an average banks in Kansas increased in profitability just a little bit.

The performing loans were down a little bit as we're charged off as a whole capital and bank in Kansas banks remained very strong and we'll look back on 91 with favor, I believe. And cart number 32, once again, Chuck Stones. I don't see anything that should worry us. There might be an unexplained, unexplained, but from insinuating circumstances, be a banker too that might fail, but nothing that should be alarming to anybody out there. Cart number A, a tamal Wagner rap. It's actually a joint fundraising effort between Kansas and Missouri businesses and will attempt to bring in about $50,000 to support an assembly of legislators from across the nation. The meeting in Kansas City, because Senate President Bud Burke is serving as its host, a nonprofit charitable committee has been created to manage the funds.

KPL lobbyist Ed Shobb serves on that committee. These dollars will be used to defray some of the expenses of some 600 plus legislators and staffs from across our country that will be in for the meeting. Michael Wolfe with Common Cause says it's inappropriate for special interest groups like KPL to contribute to this legislative meeting, but Carol Williams with the Commission on Governmental Conduct and Standard says it's not illegal, it's just something the law feels to address. A spokesperson for Bud Burke says the private fundraising will actually save Kansas taxpayers money, because the legislature had appropriated $50,000 for this event. At the State House, I'm Tamal Wagner. Point number 31, Tom Little. Days like this morning, where it's just cold enough, you get some frost on the bridges. You know, as you go across the bridges, and it looks like it's frosty up ahead, the thing to do is take your foot off the gas while you're going over the bridge. Because if you hit a slick spot while you're accelerating, it's going to make you slide

out of control. So, just as you're going along and you see a bridge come up and you think it's frosty, just for the moment it takes to go over the bridge, take your foot off the gas and keep it in the flight and losing control of your car. Cart number 12, Walt Reiker. It's over as far as the experts are concerned, and Senator Albion Hospital for about a week. He, obviously I said again, he's wide awake, and he worked all day yesterday and right up to the operation, so I guarantee he'll be ready to go in about a week, if not sooner. Cart number 19, Joan Finney. And so, as soon as we can get this problem straight now, as far as the losses and get some of these lawsuits filed, then I intend to start introducing to the board and the membership representatives of the various groups who are actually the owners of this fund, so that we have direct input from them.

Cart number 16, Nancy Casabon. There was any question that he would think, because of his health, he couldn't, obviously, he wouldn't. But I don't see in any way why it would be a factor in his, a major factor in his decision. As you know, I certainly hope that he will decide to run again. Cart number 29, he bashed him rap. When you walk into the outer lobby of the post office at Second and Waco today, chances are you'll be greeted with familiar holiday music. And if you live in part of the 67211 zip code, you may even recognize the pianist. He's Brad Reed, a litter carrier who's using his day off to spread holiday cheer. I'm a rout to take care of, and I'm just here for the day, my day off, and I thought I spent it down here in kind of big of a mature, you know, and a lot of fun. Do you have any more days off between us?

No, I don't. No, no, no, no, no one is after hearing Christmas time. Now, it's not a work of a lot of day off that we've done in Rio, and I'll have no days off to Christmas time. And for those grinches who think their stamp money is going to pay for some frivolous holiday entertaining, relax. And Reed not only is entertaining postal customers on his day off, he's doing it for free. Even the piano is his own, and Brad Reed, not your stamp money, paid to have it delivered to and from the post office. For K&W, I'm Gordon Basham. Card number 27 of Basham Rap. Those cards and Christmas gifts aren't the only thing being delivered by the U.S. Post Office today, at least not by the post office at Second and Waco. Brad Reed, a letter carrier who delivers mail in the 6-7-2-1-1 zip code, is taking his day off today to deliver a different kind of message, one-of-holiday cheer. And Bob Thomas, the manager of the downtown post office, is it's a message well received.

Nothing with good, positive reactions, they all seem to like it, it's unusual, and he donates his time, he donates the piano, that's his own piano, he has it moved in and moved out on his own, he just, he loves to play and he loves to do it for other people. Letter carrier Reed says this is the second year he's taken his day off to play his piano for postal customers at the downtown station. Unfortunately Reed says he doesn't have any more days off between now and Christmas. For K&W, I'm Gordon Basham. Card number B, a tamo-wagoner rap. Advocates are mentally retarded, Camden, believe the current state hospital system is outdated, and that most disabled individuals would be best served by community-based programs. Camden would be following a national trend if it moved in that direction, and a task force is recommending a five-year phase-in of such programs. The planning includes the closing of one state hospital.

Not Mary-Man of Salina began lobbying for community services, and an attempt to keep her multiple disabled 11-year-old son at home. And we've been working really for about the past five years, because we knew that services were not there for Craig when he would become an adult, and we wanted to make sure that they would be. Mary-Man says at least ten other mentally retarded students in Salina would benefit from proposed community programs. While Advocates say in the wrong-run community services would be more cost-effective than institutionalizing retarded Camden, the initial cost given the state's bleak fiscal condition could keep the program on hold. At the State House, I'm tamo-wagoner. Card number G, a Jenny Colson rap. 1990 census figures revealed that the total number of residents in each of the commission districts was out of balance, so a shift in the boundaries was in order. County Councilor Hank Blaise presented a redistricting proposal to commissioners yesterday. And the purpose of redistricting is to equalize populations within these districts

and provide equal representation for all of our citizens. The redistricting in this proposal was done with that consideration mind using the 1990 census figures for our county's population. Moving district boundaries around can influence the kind of candidate who can win in a given district, but commissioners seem satisfied that the new boundaries would be fair to each of them and their constituents. The motion to adopt the new boundaries passed unanimously. For KMUW News, I'm Jenny Colson. Card number K, a Goulson voicer. Commissioners dealt with two issues which resulted from changing times in yesterday's meeting. They first passed a motion to move the boundaries of their districts, so that all districts would have approximately the same number of residents. 1990 census figures had shown that population shifts had created inequity in those numbers after the creation of the districts. Later in the meeting, they heard a proposal to commit to a three to five-year funding cycle for the Salvation Army to use to care for the homeless.

Commissioners indicated they've known that funding programs for the homeless would likely be an item they'd have to consider eventually given the increase in the homeless population in the past few years. The commissioners indicated they'd like to have more time to investigate the matter and have scheduled it on the January 15th agenda for a vote. They will meet next on January 6th. For KMUW News, I'm Jenny Goulson. And now a Jenny Goulson wrap on the real to real? Evidence that negotiations with the governor's office to consolidate state offices in Wichita may not have gone smoothly. Surface yesterday morning after an on-bunk meeting between the Cedric County Commission and the Wichita City Council. The meeting consisted almost completely of executive session in which, according to Commissioner Bud Henson, they met with a consultant. We have, of course, a consultant tired to represent the city and the county on this state office building and they needed a little clarification on the proposal that we submitted.

I believe it was a week or two or three weeks ago and that's what we did the day is just a clarified form and they're going back with it today. Henson said the discussion clarified the proposal and he remains optimistic about the proposal's possibilities. Just they're talking to us, certainly encourages us, but I don't know anything beyond that. Henson said the proposal to consolidate the offices into the former Macy's building downtown could be of benefit to Wichita's and the taxpayers of Kansas. Well, of course, we think it'd benefit everybody, but we're certainly emphasizing the fact that it would be very helpful to the citizens of Wichita and Cedric County. It's possible a decision on whether the state will take the city and county up on the proposal could be made before the end of the year. After the on-bank meeting in the city council chambers, the county commissioners held their regular weekly meeting. On the agenda was a proposal to alter the boundaries of commission districts to even out district population inequities revealed by 1990 census figures.

The proposal was presented by county councilor Hank Blaze. The purpose of redistricting is to equalize populations within these districts and provide equal representation for all of our citizens. The redistricting in this proposal was done with that consideration mind using the 1990 census figures for our county's population. While changing district boundaries might be a contentious matter in other places or at other times, this particular discussion had none of that and consisted mainly of commissioners reassuring each other and the public that they were all comfortable with the changes. Chairman Billy McCray said that comfort was the result of the way in which the project was approached. Our intention when we decided to do this map was to try to affect as least we could all of the other commission districts. We knew that my district, that is the third of the fourth district and we knew the third district was out of proportion to considerable numbers. So those were the two commission districts that had to be.

We told Hank about that as he drew the map, tried to take that under consideration and I believe he met all of our specifications and all our thoughts that we had. In the redistricting, Commissioner Henson's district lost approximately 10,000 constituents while Commissioner McCray's district gained approximately the same amount. Henson said he thought that was fair and so did those who inquired about the changes. I had to lose about 10,000 citizens out of my district in order to give balance to the other districts. And there's been some people in touch with me about it, but I won't tell you they approved their approving of it. I have assured them that you are gaining, you're better than yours. You're gaining, you're not a bad guy. So that seems to take care of it. At least for his time being. It's been a pleasant task that we took on and I think it's going to come down pretty good. It seemed to be working out all right.

We did the best we could. I think that we did it in a matter that is contiguous, it's close to the other boundaries and so forth. And Commissioner Betsy Gwyn echoed those sentiments. When I was first approached that we were going to be talking about redistricting, all sorts of horrible pictures came up in my mind of what horror stories I've heard that occur in the past when these things kind of happened. And I am pleased with this plan. It is obvious that it is for population consideration only, that the boundaries are in fact adjacent to the current boundaries, that it's been done in a reasonable and fair manner. And so all of my preconceived fears of redistricting and all have been elayed. And I compliment Hank and the chairman and other commissioners for making sure that this it happened in this manner. And I think that's why we've heard from so few citizens because it is proper. The vote to adopt the new boundaries passed unanimously. The Salvation Army's major Harry Brocksick then spoke with commissioners about a funding commitment

to healthy organization care for the county's homeless. Brocksick said the request for a three to five year commitment of $25,000 would help run a reception center which evaluates the needs of Salvation Army clients and would increase emergency lodging beds from 24 to 40. We need to provide this service because it is a need. We need to provide this service because the quality of services that we provide, it is more than three hots and a cot. It is a service that gets people out of the system and changes their lives. And so our board has said this is a program that we ought to offer. We have done it for many, many, many years and we need to continue doing it. Although the commissioners were sympathetic to the Salvation Army's needs, they said they weren't yet ready to vote for the funding. Commissioner Henson outlined one of his concerns. I believe you asked the city for $25,000 of this commitment per year for I guess five years. And I believe their answer was we'll try to take it out of CDBG funds.

I noted that they have about $2.8 million to $2.9 million in CDBG funds every year to allocate. We don't have any. We don't have any. So when you talk to us to make a five year commitment, you're talking to us about how's it going to affect taxes? Because that's on which source we have. We don't mind, I don't think this commission minds affecting taxes. If we determine that the need needs to be filled in this manner. Henson also brought up another concern and said that he agreed with County Manager Bill Buchanan that they should study the request further before voting on it. There are other shelters that will be right behind you to say we need a commitment, Mr. Commissioner, for three years, five years, or whatever to run our program. And I think we have to weigh your request in connection with all the other requests.

And I just think putting it on the agenda this morning and saying we want $25,000 commitment for five years. I don't think we commissioners should take that step right now. I kind of want to do what Bill suggested. Let us mow this over a little bit. We realize the problem of trying to give it the right attention. But I just don't think we can act on it like that. Chairman Billy McRae assured Bruxick that the commissioners understand the need and will take the request seriously. I know the work that is done by the Salvation Army. And I do know that it is something that we really need to take a serious look at. We've talked about the homeless, how we're going to care for it, and what we're going to do about it. And each time it comes up, we have a difficult time making a decision whether we're going to actually put some cash money in it.

I know this is not a lot of money, and I think what sometimes people may wonder why we talk as much as we do about this amount, versus major expenditures that we have to make on roads and bridges, et cetera. And yet this is a common thing now that is happening in cities that we have to take care. I think that we do need to talk a little bit more about it. I think that the commission is not comfortable with it at this time. I can assure you major that we're going to give it all the consideration that we would give anything. We're not going to casually handle this item. We're going to treat it as if it's as important as anything else. And we will deliberate, we will come up with a decision. The matter is scheduled for a vote at the commission's January 15th meeting. The commission will meet next on January 8th. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Cart number two, Tom Vernon.

If the computers are damaged beyond, you know, if they're unusable, the estimate of $100,000 may not be too far off. But I think that it may be half that or less. And that concludes the tape archive for local stories produced during ATC and Morning Edition. On 1218 and 1219 of 1991, the ending counter number is 334. This is the tape mark for stories produced during ATC and Morning Edition. On 1231 of 1991 and January 1st of 1992, beginning with Cart number G, a Bill Oliver rap. 21-year-old Jeffrey Kailer and 18-year-old Christopher Coleman of Salina were arrested on charges of felony possession of a firearm, aggravated false impersonation and two counts of aggravated assault. Their bond's been set at $25,000 each.

26-year-old Alan Sims of Salinam and 20-year-old Alan Eander's of Ford Riley were arrested on two counts of aggravated assault and are jailed and lose $10,000 bonds each. Hutchinson Police believe the force somewhere in a car which pulled up to the Troy and Brian Morris house in East Hutchinson yesterday and started shooting the house. The search of the suspects car discovered a 380 caliber pistol and two 9-millimeter pistols. Not only were shots fired from the car according to police, but shots were fired from inside the house. Police are now saying they don't know who fired the shots from the house, 25-year-old Troy, 27-year-old Brian Morris or 19-year-old Tanya Hill, who was also in the house at the time. Police took a shotgun and six-shot revolver from the Morris house as evidence. No one inside the Morris house was arrested and no one was hurt during the shooting or when the suspects were apprehended on K-61, 5 miles north east of Hutchinson, just inside the McPherson County line. Bill Longover Hutchinson. Cart number L Bob Matthews.

It may seem like a frivolous use of an airplane, but it actually makes good business in a way because it requires. You got to cover a lot of territory, frankly, to survey the haunts where these eagles are found. And we found it the best and quickest and easiest way and actually the cheapest way to do this is through the use of an airplane. Cart number 19, John Ellison. We're not believing that the whole family was a target. There might have been one person that was a target, but what we're concerned with is the incident that occurred where this person drove by and shot so around into this house, whereby anybody that was there in the house, whether they involved the incident or not, could have been hurt or not killed. Cart number 23, a bill all over rap. Real County Sheriff's Officers had to ask residents and businesses north of town to lock their doors and report any suspicious activity in 9-1-1 because officers believe the two men have a missing rifle taken from a car that was reportedly stolen in the Hutchinson early Tuesday morning. Suspects are both identified as white men. One is five feet six, weighing between 150 and 170 pounds, wearing a blue baseball camp, a dark sweatshirt and a light blue backpack.

Second suspect as dark care is 5-8-5-10, weighing 150 pounds, wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and light colored pants. Suspects were first seen by a citizen near where the car was supposed to be. The two men were walking a car down a Hutchinson neighborhood street. Sheriff's Patrolman was the first to get to the car and in trying to stop it led to a chase to five miles north of town. The car wound up getting stuck in the sand of an intersection. Suspects ran off to the wets and eluded officers and dogs brought in from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Bill Oliver Hutchinson. Cart number 15, Dave Williams. That would help, but of course it's almost impossible to go out there and count cattle every day. But that's one of the things that would be helped to notify us as soon as they're missing, but you know it's almost impossible. I'm sure they to pick ones missing. They'd call in right away and say it's been stolen and sometimes it may take a day or two or three or maybe longer to determine whether it has been stolen or just straight to neighbors.

Cart number, Dean, a Jeff Traut rap? Stand as prison officials say the state's inmate population continues to remain just under capacity keeping the state in compliance with the federal judges order to reduce overcrowding. Stinger, President of the Ed McKecney of Pittsburgh says the 1992 legislature will likely consider establishing a sentencing commission to better control the prison population. But for rationalize, other way we enter and exit prisoners from the state to no system. We've got to get control of the number of people who are putting in prison and get their back into community corrections or as they can start paying a restitution to their victims from North Korea rotation. All makers are expected to consider a plan developed by the Kansas Sentencing Commission over the past few months.

Jeff Traut, Pittsburgh. Cart number one, Dave Williams? I think so. I think they're very understanding. And they've just last time mainly to, uh, to go from here, you know, now to stop it or clear a lot of these cases up. Cart number C, a ball of a wrap. Police say interview so far. Play some kind of relationship between the suspects and the residents of the house, but besides being acquainted investigators don't know anymore at this time. Officers receiving a car description from the house location where the shots were fired. A Reno County patrolman spotted a car with a possible match leaving Hutchinson on K-61. That Sheriff Patrolman notified a fellow patrolman in the area and coordinated the stop of the McPherson County Sheriff's officer. Car will stop the form and inside were taken into custody without any problems. Besides the three Sheriff Patrol cars, two other vehicles from Reno County, there were three other patrol cars from Hutchinson along with the Indian Police Chief, a highway patrolman,

and an agent from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Many of the officers were involved in handling heavy traffic on K-61. The rest took care of the suspects car and four occupants. Bill Oliver Hutchinson. Cart number two, Jim Slattery. Well, on the Democratic side, I like Senator Karing from Nebraska and Governor Clinton from Arkansas. And those are the two that I sort of narrowed it down to on our side of the political aisle. And I think both of them are exceptional candidates. And I think the American public will be very pleased when they see either of those candidates matched up against President Bush. And that concludes the tape archive for local stories produced during ATC and Morning Edition on 1231 of 1991 and 111992. The ending counter number is 346. This is the story's archive tape for stories produced during all things considered on 1192 and Morning Edition on 1292.

Beginning with Cart number G. Angie Gearing, rolling in 321. Leonard Peltier will stay in the Federal Penitentiary and Northeast Kansas, at least for a while longer pending an appeal. In 1977, he was sentenced to two live prison terms for the shooting deaths of two FBI agents in the mid-70s on a South Dakota Indian reservation. The decision that Peltier not get a new trial was made public this week by the judge who presided over his original trial. And Peltier's defense, his lawyers argue that the federal government changed its case. After saying Peltier killed the agents, then later saying it could be proved only that he aided and abetted in the killings. His attorney said the change in strategy prevented Peltier for properly defending himself. However, the judge agreed that jurors and Peltiers trial understood they could find the Indian activists shot the agents or that he aided and abetted in their deaths. An appeal of the judge's ruling is planned. Angela Gearing, Topeka.

Card 2, John Ellison, ruling in 321. There's really nothing that we can review, just looking at the case that they come in. But these are just sporadic type incidents that have occurred here that we can't put the blame on any one thing as far as cause. Card F. Rodzook, ruling in 321. The Lorna Correctional Facility was scheduled to be completed this week. But it now looks more like it will be the second week in January before the facility west of Lorna is finished. But it turned the cell blocks and some other minor modifications need to be done and completed. Right now the environmental systems have been installed and are being tested and security for the prison is currently under training. First in May, your schedule to arrive at the prison January 21st in all 90 inmates walk by the prison by the end of the month. Card 15, Byron Darlington, ruling in 321. City commander, Major Harry Brocksick of the Salvation Army said Wichita and Sedwick County citizens were very helpful in donating items and money this year.

Brocksick said the Salvation Army in Wichita met its goal of around $250,000 to help 13,000 people in need. About 10,000 people who applied received emergency assistance. The Salvation Army also visited hospitals and nursing homes on Christmas and collected toys for children. Brocksick said the need was greater than last year. For K.M. UW, I'm Byron Darlington. Card L. Bill Oliver, ruling in 321. Police say four suspects in the Reno County jail accused of firing at a house are acquainted with the victims in the house but to what extent the relationship is is still being checked out. The car the suspects were in, a 1988 Ford Thunderbird is believed to be owned by the girlfriend of one of the suspects. After a victim called authority shortly after the shooting spree took 15 minutes for a Reno County Sheriff's Patrolman to spot a possible car leaving town on K-61 at 30th in Northeast Hutchinson. He notified a fellow patrolman that the road and the two were joined by a McPherson County officer to stop the car half mile north of the county line.

The suspects offered no physical resistance, though two of the four are accused of giving incorrect names leading to arrest charges of aggravated false impersonation. Eight other officers were at the arrest scene, three from Hutchinson, two from Reno County along with the Indian Police Chief, a Hollywood patrol trooper and an agent from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Most of the officers were involved in stopping and directing traffic on K-61 which had come close to bumper to bumper on a rainy New Year's Eve afternoon. Bill Oliver Hutchinson. Card One. Jim Slattery rolling in three, two, one. And I think that 1992 will be the year when we begin and earnest this debate. I frankly don't believe that a major national health care plan will be passed in 1992, but I expect that early 1993 after the presidential election. That the Congress and the federal government will act in this area.

Card Three, Ron Fawst rolling in three, two, one. The fire department has opted to let the fire burn itself out. So at this time we don't know when we'll be able to get in there. I do understand that they put some fans in there, large fans that are blowing the smoke away from our storage area. And we may be able to get in there in the near future. We say that the possibility of... Card Four, address rolling in three, two, one. We would say that the possibility of evacuation up there is virtually nil. At this point the fire has banked down considerably. Smoke generation is considerably less than it was during the main part of the fire. We didn't have any problem up above. But now it would be even less of a chance. Card Number 21, Brian Thompson, rolling in three, two, one.

The resolution trust corporation claims people's heritage president James Cruz, chairman Thomas Dunn, Jr. and chief lending officer Thomas Berger, fraudulently transferred millions of dollars in assets to the other defendants to keep from paying debts to people's heritage and other installments, savings and loan associations. Cruz, Dunn and Berger pleaded guilty last summer to federal bank fraud charges. Cruz was sentenced to 14 years in prison in order to pay $8 million in restitution. Dunn was sentenced to 8 years and 6 million in restitution. Berger's sentence was 12 years in prison with $6 million in restitution. The other defendants are relatives and associates of the three people's heritage officers. Cruz, Dunn and Berger were convicted of conspiring to defraud the SNL of $105 million, which they used by Texas Real Estate and stock in a Midwest financial corporation. The collapse of the Texas Real Estate market eventually led to the fall of the entire House of Cards. People's Heritage was declared insolvent in May of 1989.

Brian Thompson, Selena. That concludes the story's archive tape for stories produced during all things considered on 1-1 and Morning Edition on 1-2. The ending count and number is 4-7. This is the story's archive tape for stories produced during all things considered on 1-2 and Morning Edition on 1-3. Beginning with cart number L, Sheila Graber, rolling in 3-2 and 1. The first fatality of the year in County County took the life of an Archhandle City High School sophomore. Jason Givens died yesterday morning after he'd been airlifted to HCA Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Wednesday night, following an accident near the Archhandle City Country Club. Two other teenage boys were injured in the accident, driver of the 1966 Pontiac, 16-year-old Jaden Scott Moore was hospitalized over night at Archhandle City Memorial Hospital, but was later transferred to St. Joseph Medical Center for observation. He remains at St. Joe in Wichita in fair condition in one of the hospital's nursing units. It is unknown whether he'll be released today.

And 15-year-old Jason Bridges was treated and released from the emergency room at Archhandle City Memorial, Moore failed to stop at the stop sign at a marked intersection after sliding for about 25 feet. According to eyewitness reports, car hit a telephone pole before ending up in a 7-8-foot ditch. County County Sheriff's Deputy, who was investigating the accident, says there was no sign that the boys had been drinking. Sheriff Grayberg, wind field. Car G. Bill Oliver, rolling in 3-2-1. They're going to find out this morning the formal criminal charges. Reno County Attorney Tim Chambers wonders whether the entire story will be learned about the circumstances which led to the Tuesday afternoon incident. The latest idea from Hutchinson Police is the men from Wichita's on and for Riley were trying to take money from the Bryan Morris House. But Moore said yesterday after a suspects made a first-up court appearance, the suspects walked up to his house. They weren't planning to talk to him but to kill him. Moore's and his brother Troy, who was at his brother's house when the incident unfolded, have not been interviewed by police detectives yet. There were two scumfuls outside the Reno County courtroom following the suspects' first appearance yesterday.

The sheriff's officer separated the morrisons from four women and one man who appeared to know the four suspects. A short time later, one of the women was escorted out of back door of the Reno County Enforcement Center by police when she accused one of the victims of threatening her. Bill Oliver, Hutchinson. Card 15, Paul Longhofer, rolling in 3-2-1. It would be consistent with our policy that they would be expelled. We take handguns very, very seriously. And it's just standard procedure in the school district if anyone has a weapon of any sort in our schools, they are expelled. Card 14, Paul Longhofer, rolling in 3-2-1. It cost a very superficial, really an abrasion almost on the side of his leg, which did not require any medical attention. And he came in and thought some assistance and indicated that the incident had happened to the athletic director. And so the administration started investigating it and dealt with the issue.

Card C, Byron Darlington, Longhofer, rolling in 3-2-1. A Wichita school official says it's just a matter of time before several East High students are expelled from school. Dr. Paul Longhofer is the assistant superintendent for planning and communications for the Wichita public schools. He says a student brought a small handgun to school and gave it to a friend. About 4 p.m. Thursday, that boy showed a third student the gun. The students were trying to conceal the gun from a passing car when it discharged. Longhofer said the shot grazed one of the boys but he was not seriously hurt. It cost a very superficial, really an abrasion almost on the side of his leg, which did not require any medical attention. And he came in and thought some assistance and indicated that the incident had happened to the athletic director. And so the administration started investigating it and dealt with the issue. Longhofer says the boys will probably be expelled. For KMUW, I'm Byron Darlington. Dr. Paul Longhofer is the assistant superintendent for planning and communications for the Wichita public schools.

He said a student brought the gun to school and gave it to a friend. That student and a third youth were walking in the parking lot near East High. As a car approached, the boys tried to conceal a small handgun. In the process, the gun discharged and grazed one of the boys. Longhofer says the boys will most likely be expelled. It would be consistent with our policy that they would be expelled. We take handguns very, very seriously. And it's just standard procedure in the school district, if anyone has a weapon of any sort in our schools, they are expelled. Longhofer said the boy received a very minor skin abrasion from the accident, which did not require any medical attention. For KMUW, I'm Byron Darlington. Card 16 at rust rolling in 321. Simply because the fire is essentially cut off from spread in most directions and is turning the burn into itself. And well, the fuel available is diminishing. The bonus fire burn fuel is available to it.

Card 4 at rust rolling in 321. We would say that the possibility of evacuation up there is virtually nil. At this point, the fire has banked down considerably. Smoke generation is considerably less than it was during the main part of the fire. During the main part of the fire, we didn't have any problem at the bottom. And let's now let it be even less of a chance. Card 3, Ron Frost rolling in 321. The fire department has opted to let the fire burn itself out. So at this time, we don't know when we'll be able to get in there. I do understand that they put some fans in their large fans that are blowing the smoke away from our storage area. And we may be able to get in there in the near future. Card 21, Brian Thompson rolling in 321. The resolution trust corporation claims people's heritage president James Cruz, chairman Thomas Dunn Jr., and chief lending officer Thomas Berger fraudulently transferred millions of dollars in assets to the other defendants to keep from paying debts to people's heritage and other insolven savings and loan associations.

Cruz Dunn and Berger pleaded guilty last summer to federal bank fraud charges. Cruz was sentenced to 14 years in prison in order to pay $8 million in restitution. Dunn was sentenced to 8 years and 6 million in restitution. Berger's sentence was 12 years in prison with $6 million in restitution. The other defendants are relatives and associates of the three people's heritage officers. Cruz, Dunn and Berger were convicted of conspiring to defraud the SNL of $105 million, which they used by Texas Real Estate and stock in a Maryland financial corporation. The collapse of the Texas Real Estate market eventually led to the fall of the entire house of cars. People's heritage was declared insolven in May of 1989. Brian Thompson, Selina. Card 21, Bill Oliver rolling in 321. Poor men arrested following a report of shots being fired into an East Hutchinson home have been charged by the county attorney with attempted aggravated robbery.

You've convicted the crime carries a maximum 20-year prison term. One of the four suspects, 21-year-old Jeffrey Kailer of Selina, was also charged with felony possession of a firearm following a past conviction of aggravated juvenile delinquency. He and the three other suspects remain in the Reno County jail unable to post bond. Kailer and 18-year-old Christopher Coleman of Wichita are held on $25,000 bonds each and $10,000 bonds are keeping in jail. 20-year-old Michael Andrews of Fort Riley and 26-year-old Alan Sims of Selina. District Judge Steve Becker sent a preliminary hearing for all the suspects the morning of the 13th. None of the suspects were represented by an attorney Friday. Court appointed lawyers were named for Sims and Andrews. Kailer and Coleman still point on hiring their own. The suspects are accused of getting out of a car and firing at the Hutchinson home of Brian Morris. Morris's brother Troy and the companion were inside at the time and Troy Morris reportedly came out of the house firing at the suspect's cars. They were driving off.

No one was injured despite gunfire hitting a total of four homes and three vehicles. Bill Oliver Hutchinson. Card 11, Greg Crawford, Rolian 321. Environmental law does allow the state to pursue the owner and previous owners of landfills or other sites where contamination has been done to occur. Card D. Goulson, Rolian 321. Even though Hope is dim for holding the recall election and the presidential preference primary together on April 7th, election commissioner Marilyn Chapman says there's still a possibility it may happen. We have not ruled out April 7th. I'm not quite as hopeful as I was in the beginning but we still have a number of things we need to check on. Hank Blaise, the county councilor is looking into some of the possibilities that he feels may be available to us. So we're still somewhat optimistic that we may be able to have both of the elections on the same day and the safe in the neighborhood of $100,000.

Kansas law mandates the election be held within 90 days of the date the recall petition is certified which would place the latest possible date on March 19th. Chapman says for planning purposes she is proceeding as if two elections will be held the recall on February 25th and the primary on April 7th. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Card F. Goulson, Rolian 321. The recall petition was certified on December 20th therefore state law mandates the election be held before in March 19th which is 90 days away. But Chapman and county councilor Hank Blaise have been trying to find a legal way to schedule it on April 7th, the date of the presidential preference primary. Doing so would save the $100,000 cost of the election. We've not set the date officially. We're still looking into some of the legal aspects of the possibility of having the election on April 7th and it will probably be several more days before we are able to say one way or another. Preliminary indications are that it won't be possible to combine the two elections but Chapman and Blaise continue to pursue the possibility.

If the two cannot be held together Chapman says the recall vote will likely be held February 25th. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Card 10 Jack Samson, Rolian 321. This type of thing in Missouri when he first came to Kansas his first job was working for the governor as a financial analysis so he's got good experience for this. Card BB Ericsson, Rolian 321. The Prince of Tides features a genuinely interesting mystery, a fairly realistic treatment of psychology and an Oscar level performance by Nick Nolte. It suffers from an ending that doesn't quite fit to build up to it, a party scene that's a little hard to swallow and are not quite exciting enough performance by Barbara Streisand. It sums up to a good stretch better than average but not what it could have been with another quarter hour and maybe Diane Weast. The mystery is why Nick Nolte's sister Melinda Dillon has attempted suicide again and almost made it this time and the solution is not one of those no longer convincing traumatic moments like the one in spellbound.

There's a moment that topped all the other moments but it is neither the total revelation nor the total solution, neither of which in fact exists. That's pleasingly realistic. A related mystery is what has happened to Nick Nolte's life which seems to have come to a screeching halt meritally and professionally and that's pretty realistically treated too. The result is a certain amount of frustration at things not wrapping up all that neatly but the satisfaction of not being treated like a naïve. The family background that's part of the solution is frightful but not beyond belief and both parents have their unexpectedly sympathetic moments, especially Kate Nelligan as a cold and narrow mother who puts her own comfort first. But her children are not impossibly distant second. The only weak role is Jerome Crabby's as Dr. Strysan's husband. He has only two scenes and one is the unfortunate party scene where he's required to act like a B-movie Nazi. It's Nick Nolte that owns the Prince of Tide.

He has one of the juiciest roles in street Williams in Prince of the City. A character develops from a knot of tormented contradictions into something like a controlled person with all manner of emotions and surprises along the way. Nolte looks so little like a movie star. He reminds me of Gerard Dipper-Dew that everything he does easily seems real. And the contrast between his battered looking exterior and the unexpected subtlety of his acting has never fit a role better than it does this one. Barbara Strysan is a somewhat different matter. She's good. But the ending of Prince of Tide calls for something overwhelming and she is not that. One of the reasons maybe that she uses the same facial expressions and gestures that she's always used and they just don't suggest a repressed psychologist, they suggest Barbara Strysan. Still, I had no great problem with her until the very end, maybe tying up the ending more completely would have done the trick. The Prince of Tide is the first movie I've seen since Goodfellas, JFK doesn't count, that made me think I'd like to read the book. It's not perfect, but it's as good as that. Jim Erickson, over and out.

That concludes the Stories Archive Tape for Stories Produced during all things considered on 1, 2, and morning edition on 1, 3. The ending counter number is 1, 20. This is the Stories Archive Tape for Stories Produced during all things considered on 1, 6, and morning edition on 1, 7. Beginning with cart number G, J Bacon rolling in 3, 2, 1. Representative George T. Gardner, who's seen, says one way of providing some property tax relief is to place a tax on intangibles. T. Gardner, along with Representative Jack Wimpy, will river up proposing the bill, which would place a 4% tax on what was earned from investments after the first $5,000 that revenue going directly to local governments for property tax relief. T. Gardner says that many people out there are investing their money in intangible property, thereby avoiding the property tax on them and therefore not paying their fair share. But we would like to intact those intangibles. There's many people in a state that have millions and millions of dollars invested in intangible property. We would like for them to contribute on the local level to provide some of the services that the counties and the cities and the school districts provide.

Car E. Marvin Barkas, rolling in 3, 2, 1. Car B. Goulson, rolling in 3, 2, 1. The shifts Dr. Berger proposes are designed to cut down on the amount of busing the district must do to desegregate its schools. Currently the district's African American students are bearing the brunt of busing, but under the new plan several schools in the northeast portion of town would become magnet schools, which Berger believes will attract non-minority students. Little early childhood center would become an oakman magnet school. As Emerson and Lewis are now, Ingalls Elementary would become a neighborhood global learning magnet.

Louverture will become a neighborhood computer science magnet. Berger would become a fine arts magnet and Alcott alternative middle school would become a health and medical arts elementary magnet. McCormick Elementary School would be closed as a school, but would house the district's office of museum programs and a science center. Dr. Berger's plan is on the agenda for tonight's Board of Education meeting. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Car E. Goulson, rolling in 3, 2, 1. For the past 20 years, the Wichita School District has been desegregated under a plan in which African American students have borne the burden of busing. District officials decided it was time to take a second look at the plan and a desegregation committee came up with a number of recommendations. Now Superintendent Stewart Berger has developed his plan which seeks to place several magnet elementary schools in the North Central and Northeast areas of town where significant portions of the African American students live. Opening magnets in that area would mean more African American students would be able to stay in their own neighborhoods for school and more non-minority students would be bust into those schools.

Dr. Berger's proposal is on tonight's school board agenda. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Car E. Goulson, rolling in 3, 2, 1. The discussion of graduation requirements fell into three camps. One group urged that the requirement would be left at 22 credits needed for graduation. Another group included board member Joyce Foge and Pat Layman of the Machinist's Union. Layman told the board its efforts were focused toward the minority of students who graduate from college. Only 50% of our high school graduates actually enter college. All of that 50%, 20% actually graduate. At all of that group, 25% who have college degrees are working in jobs which require no college degree. Layman urged that the board adopt a 24-credit requirement so the graduates will be required to take more courses and therefore be more prepared for jobs. A third group included Superintendent Stuart Berger who urged the board to move away from a system in which students are evaluated by the number of credits they earn to one in which they are required to pass competency tests.

In the end, the board approved a 22-credit requirement. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Car A6, Goulson, rolling in 3, 2, 1. Some board members wanted the requirement for graduating held at 22 credits. Others wanted 24 to prepare students more completely for an increasingly challenging world after high school. And nor these high school principal Jim McNeese wanted the board to reconsider several ideas including reorganizing the district and its thinking. Graduation requirements should not be tied to seat time. We have to recognize that some students will graduate early, some will graduate later. We must open up to school year and the school day. Develop stronger ties with local colleges, universities, business and community. First, for alternative teacher certification and think of students and education in new ways. To be more specific, we need to organize the structure of our schools for beyond the 21st century. You as a board must think reorganization and not entrenchment. Increasing graduation requirements by increasing Carnegie units is attempting to solve tomorrow's problems with yesterday's strategies.

The final vote included a 22 credit requirement and that a demonstration of competency be required in eight subject areas. The board also instructed superintendent Stuart Berger to examine the cost to the district of implementing the requirements for next year's freshmen as opposed to freshmen in the 93 94 school year. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Car 28, Basham, rolling in 321. Nearly seven years ago, voters in which it all approved a referendum to establish a 1% sales tax. The money from that tax was to be used to lower property taxes and make major improvements to the city's transportation network. The action taken by the council authorizes the city staff to advertise for bids for the $40 million Kellogg flyover, a long overpass which will stretch from Sycamore Street just to the west of downtown to Emporia Street to the east. Fifth District Councilman Greg Ferris, who said he was originally skeptical that the tax money would be used to pay for the transportation project, said the council's action was a historic event of the life of the city.

Mayor Bob Knight, too, said the council's vote was a landmark action, but fourth District Councilman Stan Reaser, who voted for the project, was critical of another transportation project, a $57 million realignment and reconstruction of Kellogg that will eliminate the congestion at Kellogg and Oliver. For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. Car 27, Basham, rolling in 321. In 1985, which is all voters approved a referendum establishing the sales tax. Now the council has voted to advertise for bids to build the Kellogg flyover, a long overpass which will stretch between Sycamore Street just west of downtown to Emporia Street to the east. Its expected the construction of the project once it begins will take at least a couple of years to finish, the total cost to the Kellogg flyover will run about $40 million. In other action, the council approved a $30,000 out-of-court settlement with a witch-a-tall woman who was injured when her car was rear-ended by a police car in April of 1990. The city manager's office says as a result of the accident, Carla Sherman incurred nearly $6,000 in medical bills and lost wages and now has a permanent disability and continuing pain in her back and neck.

The city legal department recommended the city pay the settlement, saying if the case went to trial, settling the matter would cost the city a good deal more than $30,000. For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. Car KK, Basham, rolling in 321. The public agenda includes requests from four citizens who want time to address the council about matters ranging from the environment to the state of the world. Mary Herron of Kensens for Peace and Justice wants to address the council over issues related to the breakup of the Soviet Union and any potential closing of McConnell layer for space. The defense department says no such closing of McConnell is planned. Others who want to speak include Judy Bukowski, a witch-a-tall state university student who has been active in issues involving accessibility for physically challenged people on the WSU campus. One of the more interesting items on the council's agenda is a proposal by Cine Specialist to buy weapons confiscated by the witch-a-tall police department and convert them into theatrical use. Periodically, the police dispose of confiscated weapons usually by melting them down in the scrap metal.

Cine Specialist, though, wants to buy them and convert them into weapons that shoot only blanks. Cine Specialist is based in witch-a-tall but is worked on such productions as the father-dowling television series and the movie Galaxy Blues. Finally, if you live in Consul District 6 and have political aspirations, you now have until 5 o'clock this coming Friday afternoon to apply for a selection to the seat vacated on the council last month by Jim Ward. Ward resigned from the city council to accept an appointment to the Kansas Senate. His replacement will be selected by the council at its meeting one week from tomorrow. The meeting gets underway. Nine tomorrow morning, the council's first floor chambers at City Hall, the room is handicapped accessible and can accommodate the hearing impaired. For K&UW, I'm Gordon Basham. Cardello, Basham, ruling in 321. Those items of new business include such things as approval of a new contract with a cafeteria at City Hall and review a petitions for water and sewer service by two areas in Council District 5. One of the more interesting items on the agenda is a proposal by Cine Specialist to buy weapons confiscated by the witch-tall police department and convert them into theatrical use.

Periodically, the police dispose of those weapons usually by melting them down in the scrap metal. Cine Specialist, though, wants to buy them and convert them into weapons that shoot only blanks. Cine Specialist is based in witch-a-tall but is worked on such productions as the father-dowling television series and the movie Galaxy Blues. The council will have a crowded public agenda with four citizens requesting time to address the council. Those will be speaking include Judy Buchowski, a witch-a-tall state university student who has been active in issues involving accessibility or physically challenged people on the WSU campus and Mary Heron of Kansas for Peace and Life. The organization says in light of the breakup of the Soviet Union, the council needs to begin planning for any potential loss of regional defense contracts that might come or any possibility of the closing of McConnell Air Force Base. Now that the Cold War has ended, the group also wants the council to re-examine the resolution it passed about five years ago regarding the U.S. comprehensive test-man treaty. The meeting is underway at nine this morning and the council's first floor chambers at City Hall, the room is handicapped accessible and can accommodate the hearing impaired.

For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. The public agenda includes requests from four citizens who want time to address the council about matters ranging from the environment to the state of the world. Mary Heron of Kansas for Peace and Justice wants to address the council over issues related to the breakup of the Soviet Union and any potential closing of McConnell Air Force Base. The defense department says no such closing of McConnell is planned. Others who want to speak include Judy Bukowski, a Wichita State University student who has been active in issues involving accessibility for physically challenged people on the WSU campus. One of the more interesting items on the agenda is a proposal by Cine Specialists to buy weapons confiscated by the Wichita Police Department and convert them into theatrical use. Periodically, the police dispose of those weapons usually by melting them down into scrap metal. Cine Specialists, though, wants to buy them and convert them into weapons that shoot only blanks. Cine Specialists is based in Wichita, but is worked on such productions as the Father-Dowling television series and the movie, Baloxie Blues.

Finally, if you live in Council District 6, man have political aspirations. You now have until five o'clock this coming Friday afternoon to apply for the City Council seat that was vacated last month by Jim Ward. Ward resigned in the Council to accept an appointment to the Kansas Senate. His replacement will be selected by the Council at its meeting one week from today. The meeting is underway in a bit less than an hour and the Council's first floor chambers at City Hall, the room as handicap accessible and can accommodate the hearing impaired. For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. Card 16, Joan Finney, rolling in three, two, one. Reading, writing, arithmetic. I've visited with the presidents of the universities and they would like to have their students have training, science, math and be able to read when they come into the first year of the university. Card 15, Kennedy Olds, rolling in three, two, one.

I think it's a moral issue as well as anything else. It's going to be a big problem to keep it disciplined. Card 11, Walker Hendricks, rolling in three, two, one. I remember when I used to throw in the legislature back in the late 70s and early 80s. Many times you know there would be two or three weeks into the session before the committee would really get started and many things would get started happening. I think it's safe to say this year on the second day of the session. It will be getting the ground running and those committees will be falling and we'll have a lot of work to get done. Card D, Marvin Barkas, rolling in three, two, one. We're back in 1945 and the lowest number we have is 302 then and I got to do a little checking. Also it appears from the statistics that I have going back. That is the last year that we were under 400. Card 14, Dave Stremming, rolling in three, two, one.

Well, preliminary information that we have been told was the possibility of icing on the wings that there was some shaking on the aircraft prior to it going down below levels. And before it going in and a dipping of the wing and would indicate that possibly some deicing. But there would be a local investigation done by local authorities in that area as well as FAA representatives. So it would certainly be speculative to me to see anything more than that. Card 7, Rick Stone, rolling in three, two, one. Clearly the first level supervisor played an important role in the department. They are the individuals on the scene who make most of the command decisions on immediate basis. And anytime we can increase the number of field supervisors that we have, it will be a positive thing for the department and positive for the citizens. Card 6, Rick Stone, rolling in three, two, one. We did that so that we could increase the quantity of supervision in the field. These artists will be assigned to patrol and it will provide additional promotional opportunities for officers on the department. Card 10, Jay Schaefer, rolling in three, two, one.

Yet another drive by shooting in Great Bend. A police spokeswoman said that shots were fired into the residence of Sammy Cell, Saturday night. About 12 rounds were fired from an unknown vehicle. Some shots hit the house and penetrated the inside walls, other shots landed in four nearby vehicles. Nobody was hurt, no arrests have been made. This makes at least the fourth shooting incident to be reported in Great Bend within the last month. Jay Schaefer, Great Bend. Card 12, Bob Steffen, rolling in three, two, one. I don't think that there's any question but that if this ride of victims to be notified and be present in court is a constitutional ride, that that would be a basis for ouster. And I think a very strong basis and certainly we owe that to the victims of crime and the families of victims of crime. Card C, Tamah Wagner, rolling in three, two, one. School of Finance, the budget and property taxes are still in the list of items that legislators will be asked to consider. The big three have lingered in the state house for years.

Some property tax protest organizations insist this is the legislature's final chance to address the tax crisis. House tax chairperson, Representative Joan Wagner, says there is a very real problem in the assessment formula for commercial property in Canva. And as long as that 30% assessment rate remains, I think the future of the Kansas economy is doubtful. Wagner believes before the classification problem can be addressed, lawmakers must create a workable school finance formula. Both Wagner and the governor support a state-wide new levy in the mid-40s. Wagner says such a system could lower new levy than many Kansas school districts. But critics say it's controversial and untested. At the state house, I'm Tamah Wagner. Card 3, Marvin Barkas, rolling in three, two, one. In order to do that, you have to get resources somewhere to lower it. So it's really going to be a tax shift session. And I'm imagining that in order to get a tax shift, you'd have to put together a package somewhat similar to what we had last session. With an income component of sales tax piece, every closing some sales tax exemptions.

Card 22, Tamah Wagner, rolling in three, two, one. Senate will propose a 45-mill levy in property taxes statewide to pay for education. For areas like Topeka, it could mean a decrease in the mill levy. But for neighboring silver lake, a rural bedroom community, it could mean an increase. Senate Majority Leader Fred Kerr is pessimistic about the concept. And he says, Kansas voters should be equally cautious. The notion of a statewide property tax is extremely controversial. For some areas, we'll probably see an overall reduction in their property taxes if that occurs. But many people will be suspicious of that. Not thinking that it will really happen in terms of permanently lowering their property taxes. Kerr says it will be politically difficult for lawmakers to endorse a statewide mill levy that might be detrimental to their own home district. House tax chairperson Joan Wagner believes a statewide mill levy is the best way to equalize funding for education.

She says it would spread the burden statewide. At the State House, I'm Tamah Wagner. Card 26, Tamah Wagner, rolling in three, two, one. It's called the pro-democracy campaign and it outlines recommendations like limiting campaign expenditures, enhanced voter registration, and implementing the use of voters' guides to better inform the public prior to an election. Common cause Chairman Lynn Hellibus says if approved, the recommendations could improve voter confidence in government. And are designed to allow the people to reclaim a bit of their state government at any rate by making it more open, more accountable, more accessible, and more responsive to those that is meant to serve. But many legislators turn a deaf ear to such recommendations because they approve sweeping ethics reforms last session and believe Candice isn't pressed to make immediate further changes. Even Hellibus is downfall of the seven recommendations will be embraced this session.

Common cause is a volunteer ethics watchdog group with about 2,200 members in Candice. At the State House, I'm Tamah Wagner. Cartel, Ron Smith, rolling in three, two, one. I don't have a definite date. It's probably going to be the middle part of this month. It's an ongoing process and we're making progress, but we're still not quite there. Card 19, John Belt, rolling in three, two, one. Economic realities of the time have created all kinds of acquisitions, of mergers, of downsizing, and permanent reduction in forces. Unfortunately, it is not always the competent people who remain within those organizations. And this is the tape archive for local stories produced during ATC and Morning Edition. On 17 and 18 of 1992, beginning with cart number 28, a Gordon Basham voicer.

Nearly seven years ago, voters in which it all approved a referendum to establish a 1% sales tax. The money from that tax was to be used to lower property taxes and make major improvements to the city's transportation network. The action taken by the council authorizes the city staff to advertise for bids for the $40 million Kellogg flyover, a long overpass which will stretch from Sycamore Street just to the west of downtown to Emporia Street to the east. Fifth District Councilman Greg Ferris, who said he was originally skeptical that the tax money would be used to pay for the transportation project, said the council's action was a historic event of the life of the city. Mayor Bob Knight, too, said the council's vote was a landmark action, but fourth District Councilman Stan Research, who voted for the project, was critical of another transportation project, a $57 million realignment, and reconstruction of Kellogg that will eliminate the congestion at Kellogg and Oliver. For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. Cart number 27, a Basham voicer.

In 1985, which it's all voters approved a referendum establishing the sales tax. Now, the council has voted to advertise for bids to build a Kellogg flyover, a long overpass which will stretch between Sycamore Street just west of downtown to Emporia Street to the east. It's expected the construction on the project once it begins will take at least a couple of years to finish, the total cost to the Kellogg flyover will run about $40 million. In other action, the council approved a $30,000 out-of-court settlement with a witch-at-all woman, who was injured when her car was rear-ended by a police car in April of 1990. The city manager's office says, as a result of the accident, Carla Sherman incurred nearly $6,000 in medical bills and lost wages, and now has a permanent disability and continuing pain in her back and neck. The city legal department recommended the city pay the settlement, saying if the case went to trial, settling the matter would cost the city a good deal more than $30,000. For KMUW, I'm Gordon Basham. Cart number 12, Lynn Helbest.

Here in this country, we find that basic principles have been eroded. By that, we mean that elections in many cases are becoming mere formalities within which incumbents, not only at the national level, but also at the state level, legislative races almost always win. Cart number 23, Cheryl Lynn. The county's largest drug bust may up the county county jail population beyond the maximum allowed. The jail's recommended capacity of $39,000, but it can hold as many as $66,000. Before the county drug task force began executing runs for the rest of 33 drug offenders this morning. The county's jail population stood at $57,000, and less most of them bond out. Sheriff Bob O'Dull says he has left with only two options. That is to ship some of the prisoners to another facility at an extra cost to the taxpayers or, but it costs in the jail at least temporarily. O'Dull says he cannot release anyone.

He says the law is clear on that matter. So the residents fail to postpone and they must be held into the court to answer the wise. Cheryl Lynn, windfield. Cart number 5, Bud Grant. By returning that $230 million approximately back directly to school districts and a dollar for dollar reduction, you'd actually collect about $1.40 for every dollar you put into it. And we could see some very significant property tax reductions if they want that route. Cart number 15, Bud Grant. And it's just becoming almost out of control, it seems. So those kinds of increases last year was $77 million. You just can't continue down this path. So we are looking at trying to make some major changes in that area, while at the same time not depriving the injured worker from medical care and the kind of things they need. We've identified some areas that can be changed. Cart number 19, Ben Huey. This shipment of garbage has stopped for the time being.

However, it is very easily predictable that this will happen again. New Jersey, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and other locations are scrambling to find easy dumping grounds for their garbage. They really don't care what they do for the environment of the host state. We must act to stop this from happening again. Cart number 16, Jerry McCoy. I've never gotten so many letters in tax years. I have this year, even the year of reappraisal. And the thing that concerns me most this year is people, and I believe we're losing hope that anything is going to be done to correct the tax situation in Kansas. We do have a problem and people are having a tough time out there paying their taxes. Cart number G, a Mike Mattson rap. We're going to confirm this week that she will propose a statewide letter of 45 mills as part of the answer to the state school finance crisis. Districts that currently let me less than that have hired a lobbyist and planned to hack away at what they're already calling socialized education.

You can superintendent Nelson Bryant is chairman of the group. We need to get together, particularly small schools, and talk about the local control issue. We feel like, you know, we don't have much control over a lot of things. And we sure hate to give up property tax as a local authority as opposed to the state. Last fall, a Shawnee County judge indicated the current school finance method is unfair, and basically gave policy makers this session to devise one that he is. Mike Mattson, the state house. Cart number G, G, G, a tamo-wagoner rap. Maurice Jones is a tall, lanky 16-year-old with a charming smile. He looks like the kid that bags her groceries or even the kid down the block. But Maurice, now a sophomore at Topeka High School, was once a member of the Crips. A gang. The soft-spoken Jones says a regular night with the gang would include a lynching. That means some Crips would jump a lone person at the mall or just any given to pick a parking lot. I'm telling you, hit him.

First punch, whoever hit him, first punch, and then just jump into the pile as part. Hitting on him, beating him in the face, pick up whatever you can to beat him down. Then he's down and you take a jacket. If you have a good jacket on like a starter jacket or whatever, or hat, something like that. Or take a stare out of his car or something like that. Jones was recruited into the Crips while in middle school. He says peer pressure and a desire to be cool kept him on the street selling drugs and committing crimes. But it was the violence that finally prompted Jones to leave the gang. All practices used to be just straight fist fighting and whatever and now it's down the shooting. When they shoot around here, they don't mean to kill. They're not trying to kill. They're just trying to shoot you in the leg. Most people can't shoot anyway and they miss your leg or something or bullet. Go travel through your body, whatever. Today, Marie and his father, Odell Jones, have become anti gang crusaders. The elder Jones says the first thing that must happen is that city officials in Canvas must wake up and realize there is a gang problem.

Jones warns gangs are no longer isolated in urban areas like Wichita and Canvas City. There are gangs in the pecan. There are gangs in large. There are gangs in Salinas. There are gangs in all portions of kids. According to Jones, gangs are multiracial and not just a minority problem. He estimates there could be as many as 2,000 gang members across Kansas. Jones says the east and west coast gangs with familiar names like crypts, bloods, and vice-lords have filtered into Canvas because of the lucrative drug market. He believes gang members are simply savvy businessmen. These individuals are business-minded. In spite of the fact that they are gang members and in spite of the fact that their education level may be very low, but their mentality is the same as that of any business organization. As a business structure at the bottom, the top and the bottom line is profit. The goal of the gang is to make money by selling drugs.

Law enforcement officials say then drug users commit property crimes to get goods that can then be traded for drugs. KBI crime statistics indicate violent as well as property crimes have skyrocketed this year. To become mere Butch-Felker believes the increase in crime in his community can be partially blamed on crack cocaine and its connection to gangs. But unlike Jones, Felker believes Topeka has gotten a handle on its gang situation. The mayor says more than 1,000 known juvenile offenders are back on Topeka Street and he believes most will eventually turn to crime. Felker has asked state officials for additional funds for it. The mayor says more than 1,000 known juvenile offenders are back on Topeka Street and he believes most will eventually turn to crime. Felker has asked state officials for additional funds for a gang detention center. But even the mayor realizes locking up gang members is a short-term solution.

He says the key to long-term success is early intervention. Attorney General Bob Steppen echoes Felker's call for enhanced social service programs for abused, neglected, and poor children at risk. And you're not going to get rid of this phenomenon until our society changes, until kids know who their father is. And then until kids are well taken care of and well educated. Steppen also supports sentencing guidelines that would tough in penalties and incarcerate repeat juvenile offenders. The legislature will again consider tougher sentencing guidelines and the Children's Initiative Committee will recommend legislation addressing early childhood intervention during the 1992 session. But there are no promises because the state budget is tight and because Governor Joan Finney vows no new taxes for new programs. One thing local state and parents like Odell Jones do agree upon is that social problems facing children can no longer be ignored. He says citizens statewide have got to realize there is a gang problem in campus.

We cannot allow ourselves to be so naive as to think that it will not happen here in the Midwest because it does. For Canada's public radio, I'm Camel Wagner, inter-peak up. Card number A5, a goals in rap. County Counselor Hank Blaze hasn't given up on finding a way to combine the recall election for Wichita School Board Vice President Daryl Thorpe with the presidential preference primary scheduled for April 7th. Blaze says a bill which will be introduced next Monday when the session begins will ask for special permission for this election only. To specifically state to Sedgwick County and its election commissioner that in this election for this recall question that she may conduct this election in conjunction with and at the same time as the presidential primary to be conducted April 7th. Combining the two elections would save the school district about $100,000 if the bill fails the legislature may be asked to approve a mailed ballot election or to reinterpret language in current law. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson.

Card number A7, goals in rap. The presidential primary is scheduled for April 7th but the latest current law will allow the recall to be held is March 19th. Blaze says if the bill allowing for the exception in this one instance does not pass, the legislature may ask to allow for a mailed ballot election. Right now at present law says only question submitted elections can be handled by mail ballots. With the change it will allow this particular election if it is done in time which is somewhat unlikely. But if it were it would allow this recall election to be done by mail and add the provision that the county would not be responsible for paying the return postage on the ballots that we mail in. That would require the voter to put a stamp on it or hand carry it to the election commissioner. Planning the two elections would save part of the nearly $100,000 cost of the separate election for the recall. A mailed ballot election would cost about $45,000. For KMUW, I'm Jenny Goulson. Card number A10, a goals in rap.

The most likely request to pass in the legislature which convenes into Pagan next week is a bill that will be introduced by the Cedric County delegation allowing the elections to be combined just this once. A presidential preference primary is scheduled for April 7th but the law says the recall election for school board vice president Darrell Thorpe must be held by March 19th. County counselor Hank Blays says if that bill fails the legislature may be asked to change the language of current law. Right now the recall statute says the election must be held no earlier than 16 or later than 90 days. There is a question, a legal question whether that statute is directory in nature or mandatory in nature. In Kansas we are limited by a 120 year old Supreme Court case that says when a period of time was stated it was mandatory. However the contemporary body of law says that that situation is directory. It's only when they designated a specific date that it becomes mandatory. The law would then state that the election may but would not have to be held within 60 to 90 days. For KMUW I'm Jenny Goulson.

I says of doing that but to stand on the way side and say we recognize that there's a form of victimization here but you're going about it wrongly. In fact that's the only time when we hear those kinds of disagreements. We don't hear them generally in the process of struggle. We hear them from people who seem to elaze that if you weren't so militant I would have been helping you all along and that never was the case. On Money Issue Teller ads the war on drugs is in fact a government-led counterinsurgency against the African working class and that the drugs themselves are a form of chemical warfare systematically imposed on the community by the government. It's self the most powerful drug dealer in the world. Mr. Risha Teller was the Wichita State University's February Forum Board Lecturer. For KMUW I'm Gordon Basham.