Super Chicken lands in southwestern Kansas pasture
A transcontinental balloon flight ended with Super Chicken II landing in a Liberal area pasture after a helium leak and icing threat. Pilots John Shoecraft and Ron Ripps were uninjured, with tow trucks ready to recover the craft as locals described the lighthearted landing.
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Liberal
Kan
Kansas
Meade County Sheriff’s
John Shoecraft
Ron Ripps
Ripps
Shoecraft
Federal Aviation Administration
Garden City
Buck Adams
H.G. Adams III
Adams
Billy Atkinson
DeKalb Swine Breeders
Atkinson
High Plains
Day
San Diego
Shoecraft and Ripps
United States
Maxie Anderson
Kris
Canada
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Fire devastates Stouffer's Inn. 23 killed in Westchester blaze
Fire swept a portion of Stouffer's Inn of Westchester in White Plains. County Executive Alfred Delbello said at least 23 people died and up to 40 were injured as efforts continued to evacuate guests. Arrow Electronics staff were among those affected. Firefighters battled the blaze for about 40 minutes after a 10:20 a.m. report, with officials noting possible electrical causes and bad weather complicating rescue and cooling efforts.
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White Plains
N.Y
Stouffer’s Inn
Westchester
Alfred Delbello
Eric Ewoldt
mid-Manhattan
Del
Mgm Grand Hotel
Las Vegas
Nev
Butler
Westchester County Police Department
DelBello
Mark Nylander
Stouffer’s Chain
Cleveland
Ann Vogt
New Rochelle
Postal cluster plan sparks Garden City disagreement
Garden City commissioners debated the U S Postal Service cluster box plan to be used in new developments starting January 10, 1981. Commissioner Duane West called the plan discriminatory and possible vandalism risk while others questioned mandating the change and its timing. No decisions were made.
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U.S. Postal Service
Garden City Post
Bob Winn
Commission
Duane West
West
Winn
Indian Hill
Pheasant Hill
Stones
Valley View Cemetery
Tony Jewell
Jewell
Postal Service
Wichita
Planning Commission
Governor's Committee On Criminal Administration
Pershing Manor
Redwood Place
Stewart Plumbing and Heating
Dodge City
Dillons Eastgate
Barbara McMinimy
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Little Rock, Ark
John Moser
308Th
Strategic Missile Wing
Little Rock Air Force Base
Air Force
Ronald Bishop
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc
Calif
Moser
Bishop
Strategic Aerospace Division
Vandenberg
4392Nd
Atlanta
Congress
National League of Cities
Senate
William H. Hudnut III
Indianapolis
NLC
Hudnut
Hartford
Conn
Ella Grasso
eChristmas
Houston
Enning
Oklahoma-Kansas
New York City
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Continental Divide
Rockies
Lorie Edris
Virginia-North Carolina
Columbus
Ohio
Dennis Lundgren
Aramis
Hoovers
St. Thomas, Espiscopal Church
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