The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri (2024)

March 26, 1995

Publication:

The Kansas City Stari

Location:

Kansas City, Missouri

Issue Date:

Sunday, March 26, 1995

Page:

27

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Sunday March 26 1995 The Kansas City Star B-7 Weather Five-day metro forecast For 24 hours starting at midnight AREA FORECASTS Wed Kansas City: Showers and thunderstorms today with a high of 60 Humidity from near 90 at 5 am to 60 noon A chance of showers tonight with a low of 41 Mostiy cloudy Monday with a chance of showers earty Ahighof51 Kansas: Rain and showers likely today Highs 42to62 Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of snow northwest and a chance of rain east Lows 28 to 41 Mostly cloudy Monday Highs 42 to 60 Missouri: Showers and thunderstorms Skely today Highs 57 to 70 Showers and thunderstorms east and a chance of showers west tonight Lows 35 to 55 Rain Nkefy extreme east Monday otherwise mostly cloudy with a chance of showers Highs 48 to 65 Lake Of the Ozhrks: Showers and thunderstorms likely today Highs 61 to 64 Winds south at 15 to 30 mph A chance of showers tonight Lows 43 to 46 Mostly cloudy Monday with a slight chance of showers earty Highs 53 to 56 Conditions and temperatures high I low ForeoMSs grapNoa Fronts TT Cold Warm static VVffiwwrPete HCOIfOMtlD Snow T-storms US SUMMARY US CITIES DAILY LOG: Saturday March 25 1995 ALMANAC Clear CL Cloudy DR: Drizzle Fair FG: Foggy FR: Frzg rain Sunny Haze Missing PS: Plly PC Plly Rain SH: Showers SL Steel sunny SN: Snow ddy Trace TH: Thndrslm Windy Sun Sunrise: 6:13 Sunset: 6:36 Relative humidity at KCI 6 am 66 Noon 40 6 pm 89 Dew point Noon 35 degrees Missouri river stage 6 pm Saturday: 135 feet 03 from 24 hours earlier Lake levels Lake ot the Ozarks 8550 feet Pomme de terra 84095 Stockton 86569 Truman Wind today: 1 F--30 mph Temperatures L) are daytime highlovemight lows Precipitation (P) is for 24 hours ending 7 pm Central Standard Time indicates weather forecast A strong slow-moving storm system will produce rain and thunderstorms from eastern Texas to the Upper Mississippi Valley today Some of these storms may become severe with heavy rain and high winds Colder air pushing in behind this storm system will cause snow heavy at times across the northern Plains and portions ot the northern Rockies Blizzard conditions are possible in the Dakotas and western Nebraska A high pressure i system building into the Pacific Northwest will bring partly to mostly sunny skies to most ot the western United States Skies will also be pertly to mostly sunny along the East Coast from southern New England to Florida as high pressure moves south out of Canada National extremes Laredo Texas 95 Mammoth Lakes Calif -4 Planets Morning: Mercury Jupiter Venus Evening: Mars Moon Kansas City Temperatures (degrees Fahrenheit) am pm 2 55 50 2 646060 4 55 50 4 58 54 55 6 55 50 6 54 53 50 8 56 53 53 53 50 49 10 60 55 57 -10 51 50 49 Noon 62 60 59 -Mdnt 50 49 48 T-Downo J-Johnson Co Exec K-KCI High Low KCI 61 49 Downtown Airport 64 55 Johnson Co Exec 60 51 A year ago Sat (KCI) 47 27 A year ago today (KCI) 47 39 Normal range (KCI) 57 36 Records 90(1907) 9(1955) Through 7 pm Precipitation (inches) KCI through 7 pm 053 Total this month 108 Normal this month 197 Total this year 385 Normal this year 416 Last year to date 218 A year ago Sat Trace A year ago today 017 Downtown Trace Johnson Co Exec Trace Record rain (1816) 268 Record snow (1979) 26 WORLD CITIES Kansas Chanute Concordia Dodge City Garden City Goodland Russell Salina Topeka Wichita Missouri Cape Girardeau Columbia Joplin Kansas City Klrksville SL Joseph St Louis Springfield Vichy 715307 595220 635607 5453 63 60S069 605532 6841- 69437- 735377 614953 6541- 614830 6543- 8948- 7041- New March 30 First Qtr April 8 Full April 15 Last Qtr April 21 StarTouch astronomy For Information on astronomical events clubs and local groups call 1810) 889-STAR and enter 5400 PROBABILITIES Temperatures L) are daytime highlovemight lows (Nh) is the normal high Yesterday Lisbon 7555 F64 City HlWNh London 6145CU50 Aberdeen 5434046 Madrid 7243CL64 Amsterdam 5446CL48 Mecca 9068PC90 Ankara 3927CU55 Max City 8657 H75 Athens 5036 F83 Montreal 3623PC41 Auckland 7361PC70 Moscow 453603 Beijing 5530 F59 Nairobi 7559PC77 Beilin 6346PC50 New Delhi 9768 R88 Bogota 6852H66 Nee 5954061 Bonn 5043PC49 Paris 5443CU55 Brussels 5745CL52 Riode Jnro9179PC82 Bns Aires 8264077 Riyadh 7764 F84 Cairo 7050 F77 Rome 6139PC6I Calgary 4521PC39 Sao Paulo 7964DR75 Caracas 8472DR82 Seoul 4537SH52 Csablnca 7057068 Sofia 4127054 Copenhgn 4341043 Stockholm 4837 039 Dublin 5243052 Sydney 8682SH73 Frankfurt 6439055 Taipei 6559DR72 Geneva 6436P054 Tokyo 6148 R57 Hong Kong 7968070 Toronto 4128 F43 Jerusalem 5739 R68 Vienna 6336SH52 Kiev 4632 F41 Warsaw 5543SH46 Lima -8268PC77 Winnipeg 5037034 AIR QUALITY Key 0to 50 Good 51 to 100 Fair Above 100 Unhealthy 50 100 Source: Mid-America Regional Counted Mold level: na ChUdren's Mercy Hospital Allergy Clinic StafTouch air quaRty: For Kansas City area pollution standard index call (816) 889-STAR and enter 6200 For pollen count information enter 6201 Indoor air quality Ups: Tobacco smoke should not be allowed in the home of someone with asthma or allergies Ask family and friends to smoke outdoors Columbia Springfield -162400 mhz Topeka -182475 mhz For thraa-day Accu-Weather forecasts tor most locations US or worldwide call (900) 835-6157 Cost 95c a minute National Weather Service 24-hour recorded report (816) 471-4840 National Weather Service radio frequencies: Kansas City Wichita Joplin Camdenton -162550 mhz St Joseph MORE INFORMATION Source: American Lung Association Hispanic businesses unite at exposition Scouting scores at stadium event Kahler to boot already had soccer were their Derby youths their from each He a and to get weight to 5 to father of speed Irene Munoz spent more than two hours picking up information at several booths with her family She got college information and tips on starting a new business She also got good Mexican food The expo met an important need in the Hispanic community she said lot of people even aware of how many Latinos there are and a lot of Latinos know what opportunities are out she said Medina was pleased with this expo which took three months to plan and she said next will require even rfiore preparation Instead of focusing mainly on local businesses future expos should have businesses from around the world she said Organizers are already making contacts in Mexico Costa Rica and Guatemala The sponsors Lona-Medina Public Relations El West Side Shopper La Lista Latina Groove Enterprises and Babel Communications plan to hold the event annually By RICHARD ESPINOZA Staff Writer Businesses trying to tap into the Hispanic market and Hispanics trying to get started in the business world got a chance to meet Saturday in Kansas City About 30000 people attended the first Hispanic Economic Awareness Expo browsing through about 200 business booths at the Kansas City Market Center Hispanic market is wide open a market that this business has not explored said Pedro Santiago who was working at Contempo booths signing up people to sell the jewelry at home parties Tina Medina one of the organizers said the success came from businesses and potential customers being able to meet in person one thing to see the ads but when you go up and meet President) Tom Padilla and taste his chili something she said field 9-year-old Duane from Raytown was lining up kick a field goal from the 10-yard line He gave the ball a good and it shot through the uprights makes three made two Duane said excitedly as he got in line for another try It turned out he honed his kicking skills as a player Near the concession stands dozens of youngsters making final adjustments to entries for the Pinewood The derby a race of handmade wooden cars separates the who are merely good with hands from the engineers-to-be Tom Rebecchi a leader Pack 165 in Kansas Northeast area was making sure boy had a fair shot at winning also gave Cubs and their parents quick lesson in aerodynamics how to tape quarters on cars them to the official racing of 5 ounces you can get him closer ounces he has a better chance Rebecchi advised one me about eight Another car got once-over and a quick shot graphite on its axles to add just like the 70 or so he had already looks like a lot of he said a lot of For Cubs it was a day of testing skills having fun at Arrowhead By VINCE MAGERS Staff Writer Cub Scout Steven Finch looked as if he were inspecting a skyscraper Saturday as he peered up at the 12-foot tower he was about to scale But when his turn came uncertainty turned to determination In no time he climbed the tower made of tree limbs lashed together with rope as hard as it said the red-headed 9-year-old from Bonner Springs once he was back on the ground The climbing tower was just one of the Scouting and other activities that were part of Touchdown Day at Arrowhead Stadium Several thousand youths and adults braved the cool weather to attend the event organized by the Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America The event served as a showcase for Cub Scouts to show off their skills ty was also an opportunity for youths who part of a scouting group to learn more about area programs At the other end of AROUND KANSAS CITY LAWRENCE Estate of architect helps KU TAMMY LJUNQBLADThe Star Seven-year-old Tiger Cub Scout William Walker III enjoyed the "gemini Saturday during Touchdown Day at Arrowhead Stadium ward who died in June 1993 at age 89 in Alexandria Va Woodward a native of Chanute Kan graduated from the university in 1927 and went on to become a senior architect for the US Army Corps of Engineers The University of Kansas has received a gift valued at more than $700000 from the estate of an architecture graduate The university announced the gift Friday It comes from the estate of Herbert Rucker Wood OSAWATOMIE Kan Drug raid results in three arrests approval of amendment would make constitutional the laws already on the books challenged they are all in said Sen Wayne Goode of St Louis County chief sponsor of the amendment After the ruling an interim legislative committee studied the issue The General Assembly then approved a constitutional amendment on the issue in February and submitted it to voters April 4 The amendment would: Make constitutional hundreds of laws already on the books Expand the number of county classes from four to five with the new class for counties that have adopted or will adopt a charter or constitutional form off Eliminate the current rule that a law passed for one county must apply to all other counties having the same classification The amendment needs a simple majority for approval i Most of the special laws already on the books have little interest outside cities or towns they affect such as salaries for county clerks tourism sales taxes enterprise zones definition for park districts and airport zoning The Missouri Municipal League which represents 568 cities has taken no position on the amendment said Gary Marken-son executive director vast majority of city officials know the ipsue Markenson said Three persons including a man who was supposed to be under house arrest in Allen County were arrested Friday night for drug-related crimes after a raid at a rural Osawatomie house Authorities raided the house at 9 pm to search for James Spear 32 of Iola who allegedly had violated the terms of his house arrest Deputies from Miami and Allen counties drove by the Osawatomie house to check it before the scheduled raid Miami County Deputy Charles McCluer said Spear saw the deputies and ran from the house holding a Spear was chased by deputies and dropped the shotgun before he was caught McCluer said Ife was charged with probation violation and possession of marijuana methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia Deputies returned to the house and arrested residents Katherine Embley 45 and William Tr'7 Ogden 30 Both were charged with possession of methamphetamine and Ogden was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia During a search of the house McCluer said deputies found stolen property several guns and liquid LSD ByWILLSENTELL Jefferson City Correspondent JEFFERSON CITY For years Missouri lawmakers have enacted special laws for special reasons2(uch as the one to legalize a culture district in the Kansas City area But unless voters approve Amendment 1 on April 4 backers say abotyt 500 special laws enacted over the years could be successfully challenged in court It all stems from a ruling in May the Missouri Supreme Court ich tossed out a special law that established the St Louis County Boundary Commission It spelled out procedures for municipal annexation consolidation and new incorporations in St Louis County which has more than 90 municipalities The law was meant to apply only to St Louis County The court ruled that the state constitution requires a law applicable to any county to also apply to all counties in the same population class State officials said that because of the ruling special laws throughout the state were vulnerable if.

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