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THE WICHTA EAGLE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 2000 QOESnOlB fUBWOS ABOUT R9UHB BUSH From Page 1A Decision draws share of local talk Court? One big problem was the Florida Supreme failure to specify who should recount die ballots or set uniform standards for counting them Some canvassers the US majority noted had previous training in handling and interpreting ballots" and interpreted them differently That random variance the majority wrote inconsistent with the minimum procedures necessaiy to protect the fundamental right of each Former Secretary of State James Baker who is George spokesman addresses the mectia in Tallahassee Fla late Tuesday night alter the US Supreme Court rufing on the Florida election recount WASHINGTON The US Supreme complex decision and the many dissents from it are not easy for the average person to sort out Here are some questions and answers about die ruling and its impact: It over now? Almost Vice President Al Gore and his legal team met late Tuesday to go over the ruling which they called His running mate Joe lieberman said Monday that a US Supreme Court defeat would force them to pack it in and growing numbers of elected Democrats want him to Gore's team said he would have a statement today a What did the court find? Basically that the way Florida's vote was counted was unfair to Gore but the Florida Supreme attempt to fix the problem was seriously flawed too The biggest difficulty the majority of the US Supreme Court said was that in conducting various county-level recountings Florida election officials and courts adopted no con-sisteni standard tor appraising a voter's intent In its majority opinion the court ruled: once granted the right to vote on equal terms the state may not by later arbitrary and disparate treatment value one person's vote over that of The US Supreme Court sent the case back to the Florida Supreme Court to fix the problem but declared as it did so that time for recounts had run out Cb What was It about the recounts already undertaken that concerned the US Supreme not only with how DreamWorks handled the celebration but how their own residents dealt wife the event Although some streets were closed all day there were very few complaints knew what had to happen to make this said City Manager Stan Stewart they were great about it Everyone wanted to nuke it civil rights would obtain the ballots through open records law and count the votes themselves In Austin Bush was working on a speech that will seek to encourage a national coming-together after the bitter battle over who won 25 electoral votes and with them the presidency aides said Bush has said he hopes to tire if the couits ruled in his favor of seizing the moment is reaching out to die other party to show his said Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer Meanwhile Republican governor Gov John Engler said helping Cheney and Andrew Card choice for White House thief of staff as they search for possible appointees for a Bush administration is going to be a transition unlike any other transition Half the time is gone" Engler said in Lansing Mich key thing is finding the people" Why did the US Supreme Court blame the Florida Supreme Court for the breakdowns? It blamed the Florida justices for not setting recount standards a court orders a statewide remedy" the majority wrote must be at least some assurance that die rudimentary requirements of equal treatment and fundamental fairness are What about today's deadline for picking electors which some legal experts considered flexible since they would not vote before Dec II? The court took a hard line on the date After listing all the jobs before justices (coming up with a fair procedure allowing for legal appeals screening out undervotes) the majority stated: controversy or contest that is designed to lead to a conclusive selection erf electors (must) be completed by Dec 12 That date is upon us and there is no recount procedure in place that LEGAL PUBLICATION PUBLISHED IN THE WICHITA EAGLE DECEMBER INK MBL ISBk HM (11177111) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Tha US Daaarlmanl al Agriculture Animal and m-a LiMjte Caulaa UBL4Ua BApuaa ram mm mmm Mnnsi wmif owmi Control (WS) program has competed an Envlranmsntal Assassinate (EA) lor Bird Damaga ManagamsM al Syaslack hading ladWIaa In The EAanalysoi potential anvlranrwonlaleitocto el a proposal la gravida aparahonal BOM sarvtcei byl ibyl marrows A numhar al I and cancarna WanDBad by lha public and adiari ware read to davatepaRamatirea The EAb area-Mh ter ray law and Input prior to a final aganev Capiat of lha Pradadslap EA mpy be revtawid gl or eMalnad Rom Rw blowing otter U5DA-APHIS-WS Division ol Biology Acker! Hal Manhattan KSM50 (US) Cammants mute ba dalwred to lha abare addrasa no tolar Ban January 14 HOI to ba censldared priartoaltaaldadslaa Gore was at home at the Naval Observatory with his family and on die hone late into the night with his attorneys his advisers said A Democratic legal source dose to Gore said after a quick read of the high opinion that it looked devastating and offered no room for further Florida ballot the only way for Gore to overcome unofficial lead of less than 200 votes in die make-or-break state sounds like we lost" Gore lawyer Dexter Douglass said Gore attorney Laurence Tribe agreed on NBC that die decision appeared to leave little wiggle room" for recounts But Tribe said I read the opinion not willing to say all over" However the Rev Jesse Jackson pressed Gore to hang in until sliver of an opening the court left is pursued" Jackson told The Associated Press that his RainbowPUSH Coalition on 10 free screenings of the movie shown throughout the day Makeshift theaters at the Civic Center El Dorado Middle School and Butler County Community College filled for most showings Most viewers young and old gave fee flick a thumbs-up was good" said 6-year-old Brian Wintermote who came with his mother Veronica from Wichita to see it was lots of color" Retirees Wilbur and Marie Clark LEGAL PUBLICATION PUBLISHED THE WICHITA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11 HOI (1117701) BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF OXY USA INC FOR AN ORDER PROVIDING FOR THE UNITIZATION AND UNIT OPERATION OF THE SEQUOYAH MORROW UNIT IN FINNEY COUNTY KANSAS DOCKET NO W701-C (MUST) OPERATOR NO 5447 CONSERVATION DIVISION NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS TO: ALL (XL AND GAS PRODUCERS AND OIL AND GAS PURCHASERS ROYALTY OWNERS LAND OWNERS AND ALL PERSONS WHOMSOEVER CONCERNED: YOU and aich a I you are hereby notified that OXY USA Inc hat DM an AppUcaflen with ttw Stala Corporation Commission of 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president and running mate Joe Lieberman would have no statement on possible next steps until today will take time to completely analyze this opinion We will address the courts decision in fell detail at a time to be determined Daley said in a statement that capped a 33W-hour nerve-wracking wait since the highest court recessed to deliberate cm Monday afternoon In his speech Baker said Bush and running mate Dick Cheney are pleased and gratified that seven justices of the United States Supreme Court agreed drat there were constitutional problems with the recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court" He expressed appreciation for the team (lawyers who carried case twice to the Supreme Court As news spread that the Supreme Court had handed the Texas governor a crucial victory in his bid for the presidency Bush attorneys dosely examined the ruling but the initial response was one of growing delight Aides described the Texas governor as pleased with the ruling but said he make a statement Tuesday night Cheney was at home and learned of the decision from television Press aide Juleanna Glover Weiss said the former defense secretary was pleased with the decision now he thinks ift very good she said Meanwhile some chief Democrats said the answer for Al Gore was dear Democratic party chairman Ed Rendell called on Gore to concede Sen Bob Torricelli said: is a very difficult evening for him It has gotten to the end" Brenda Jenkins who works at the Farm and Home store at First Avenue and Main Street said business was good because all the Californians setting up the stage and equipment kept popping in to buy things needed some hardware but some of them even bought cookie jars to take home to their friends" she said Residents and business owners sold warm food and drink to shivering spectators Nancy elites her son Cody and his friend Sam Zorn offered warm apple cider hot chocolate and coffee Dorado had a parade last year and it was sleeting" Nancy elites said we had a good crowd We always turn out for a parade even in bad Many people from Butler County and Wichita dropped into one erf the OlYUBIK SPORTS CIS 416-1200 tor indites aid ian cawm ULocol Sports Wrap 9250 2HMonal Spoils Update 6765 3)ksdxA Update 6770 4)NR Update 6775 5HHA Update 6785 6JNCAA Update 6790 7)NHL Update 6780 IJSports trivia 6906 9 jfoebal Schedule 6766 101NFL Schedule 6767 1UNHL Schedule 6768 12INCAA Standings 6771 13Henris Reports 6772 14)Golf Report 6773 15)Fro Wrestling Report 6774 16)Pro Rodeo Report 6776 171Speediwy Report 6795 5THR OF Rocimin Him 5120 PH0HE Pidogo Inc lad kittsiy and Sons cfcwiar YMlUMMCb mb ham mom The Wichita Eagle At Harry's Uptown Bar Grill the US Supreme Court decision cm the presidential race shared television time with news of Alex $252 million contract with die Texas Rangers But at least two bar patrons were still discussing the decision an hour after it came down Stephen Hathaway an English professor at Wichita State University said it appeared no one wanted to be responsible for the decision in his right mind would want to be the person who gets up in the moming kxks in die mirror brushes his teethand says Tm die one who made A1 Gore or George Bush president? "Hathaway said "You know half the country's against it" On the next barstool Stephen Des Marteau said die complexity of the decision reflected fee difficulty of fee Supreme task Marteau who is in town working lor the Grown Uptown Theatre said the justices had a constitutional hot potato on their hands At The Grape a bar near Central and Rock a father and son contemplated the events Nestor Weigand Jr of JP Weigand and Sons real estate agency said the country in his memory has never been more divided are so polarized as a country today" said Weigand who ran for governor as a Republican in 1990 A1 Gore or George Bush we need to get Stephen Weigand a sophomore at Wichita State University offered his take: a very interesting time to be ELDORADO From Page 1A Angeles movie studio DreamWorks SKG for the video and DVD release of its animated movie that shares die name Event planners hired by fee studio spent the week and $55000 turning downtown El Dorado into fee City of Gokf sought by two bumbling thieves in die animated movie Most people thought they succeeded It sure makes El Dorado look a lot more extravagant than it said Duma Knight looking up at the gold wreaths hanging from the street- so added 5-year-old Lauren Bowen hopping up and down looks like gold" Everything went as the city had except the weather which 1 very un-Hollywoodlike temperatures in the teens But people who lined Main Street saluted parade-marchers wife enthusiastic cheers Tulio and the main characters drew the biggest roar when they cruised by in a convertible gold Mercedes brought i from California like Miguel the shouted 7-year-old Khe Blaylock of El Dorado he has blond hair" Blaylock and fee swarms of children lining the curb caught chocolate bars thrown from floats built by local businesses It started to snow Hollywood had nothing to do with about the same time confetti machines launched gold and white paper scraps into the air The parade last long but DreamWorks and city workers spent a long day preparing for it The city had its trucks out spraying two blocks of Main Street wife gold paint early Tuesday morning Wkhitab WireleM Experts: cellular Cellular Digital Paging Mon-Fri Sat 10-2 mUtmtldWfflmm 550 north Rock Roaa 636-CALL (MbRi6npa) flffff 785 West St 942-3999 don't see a lot of animated movies but decided to check this one out since it has drawn all this attention to El Dorado Wilbur dark said coming out of a screening at fee Qvic Center His wife Marie laughed and nodded was pretty good for an animated movie" she said of City officials said they were pleased LEGAL PUBLICATION PUBLISHED IN THE WICHITA EAGLE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER a HOD (II 1770) BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS to lha Mattor ol lha AppNcatlsn o( Nadal i Guuman LLC tor a Wed Location ExcapDon and lha Asstonmant ol ASowaHa To Hi Govammant Wa Located In Morton County Kanaaa Docket Na 1IS700-C (C-HSSS) CONSERVATION DIVISION Licanaa NalMN TO: ALL OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS UNLEASED MINERAL INTEREST OWNERS LANDOWNERS AND ALL PERSONS WHOMSOEVER CONCERNED: You and aach al vau a re haraby nolMad that an appdcallan ponding baton lha State Carearalton Cemmhihn al lha Slate al Kanaaa tor an (Mar Granting wtel location exception and asslgnnute of adowablt to lha Gowrnmate 11-1 wal located In Marian County Kanaaa You a I to attribute to Hs Genrnmant 1-1 i purpose dascribad aa taBawsi Wad half al Sadian is Township South Ranga 41 Wat! and lha Norlhwatl Quarter of Sadton Tswnshlp 14 South Ranga 41 Wad Morton County a written pretest racslwd by lha DMaton al Ihe Kansas Corporation 1H South Market Room H7I 47101 within fifteen (IS) days altar i el Writ notice lha appdcallen wN ba I wHhout hearing If a protest to received a i wM ba held on February 1 H01 at lha i Corporation Commission Wichita Kanaaa 47101 WM am or as loan thereafter at II may Al parites to anvwlu Interested or concerned dial i of Hit toragehig and govern lhamialrea NADEL1GUSSMANU-C Michael Lennen of MORRIS LAING EVANS BROCK i KENNEDY Chartered HO Waal Douglas 4th Floor Wichita Kansas 47101-1004 (114) 1M-M71 ATTORNEYS FOR NAOEL GUSSMANLLC A (Special Invitation to a Vety (Special Event Mens Night at CLACK'S FINE JEWELERS on the (Southwest comer of Dock and 21st street North Trunk Show by Israel Direct Diamond December 14 2000 500 pm pm Refreshments Hors d'oeuvres 25 Off wwwmstro-csllularMm ifliii af OOUUIWVIWII MH Airthorfcspd Wirpkna Apnl 1-NWwdN wild iteMtoaCitel date w44toww teams 4s wawtegte toed aaaatoa aritete aar -to mb hre QfiLMI mt Is 4mtodtate ajiteaadaatjteiiagwdaa.