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• Gov. Dennis Daugaard asked for the emergency rules because petroleum marketers are worried about possible fuel shortages.
• The temporary rules will require retailers to post cautionary labels asking consumers to refer to an owner's manual before fueling.
• Octane is a measure of fuel performance. A higher octane level indicates better performance. Many manufacturers recommend a minimum of 87 octane fuel.
• South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued an opinion last month stating that under current rules, 85-octane gasoline can't be sold in the state.
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• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A memorial service is scheduled for the four North

Carolina Air National Guard airmen killed when their plane crashed while fighting a wildfire.
• Officials say only the airmen's families, invited guests and members of the 145th Airlift Wing will be allowed to attend the private service Tuesday at the unit's base in Charlotte. A television crew will broadcast the ceremony.
• Lt. Col. Paul Mikeal, Maj. Joseph McCormick, Maj. Ryan David and Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cannon all died July 1 when their C-130 crashed while fighting a wildfire in the South Dakota Black Hills. Two crewmen were injured.
• Among the state officials attending will be Gov. Bev Perdue, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, the Democratic candidate for governor and Pat McCrory, the Republican contender for governor.

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An alternative high school operated by a private company in Sioux Falls produced 32 graduates in its first year of operation.
• The Argus Leader reports (http://argusne.ws/LbNZ5a ) that the Sioux Falls School District recently extended its contract with Ombudsman, a company based in Nashville, Tenn., that runs the school. Up to 76 students at risk of dropping out attend school there in three shifts of three-hours each.
• Some students have poor reading and math skills or learning disabilities. Others have been in legal trouble or have had medical problems.
• School board member Kate Parker says the alternative school is doing a great thing for students.
• Students at the school work independently on computers for 80 percent of the

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