County backs out of funeral escort service
Finney County Commissioners halted county led funeral processions citing liability risks after initial informal approval. Garden City and county police also ended escorts citing emergency duties and uncertain availability. Funeral directors weigh options as city notes escorts take 30 minutes to an hour.
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County
Finney County
Garden City
Lyle Schmaus
Martin Huschka
Merrill
Schmaus
Deirdre Garnand
Garnand
Frank White
Phillips-White Funeral Home
Frank Schmale
Schmale
Jerald Vaughn
Police Escort Debate in Small City Funeral Processions
Spilled wash from a gas leak halted traffic for about 40 minutes as officers cleared wreckage. Driver Robert Lininger and Becky Lofts were involved, with police noting their vehicles carry service slogans. County officials discussed escorts, with Schmaus offering free emergency escort despite insurance concerns.
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Robert Lininger
N. 5Th
Fulton
Becky Lofts
St. John
Main
House poised to vote on MX missile fate in brief
The House faces a vote that could decide the MX missile fate after a lobbying drive with Reagan officials and lawmakers shuttling between Capitol Hill and the White House. Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes warned the vote would be hard to win though efforts continue. If the House rejects it, the MX would remain in the Senate bill and could be revived in the Pentagon bill talks.
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Washington
House
Reagan Administration
Congress
Capitol
White House
Larry Speakes
Senate
Mississippi floods force mass evacuations across three states
Associated Press reports Mississippi River rise drives 26,000+ from homes in Illinois Missouri and Arkansas. Guardsmen bolster levees as floodwaters advance. At least 18 deaths confirmed across the trio of states with $250 million in damage. Illinois official warns the worst is to come as Grafton area faces heavy impact.
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Associated Press
Missouri National Guardsmen
Chuck Jones
State Emergency and Disaster Agency
Illinois
Grafton
Mississippi
Jones
Former NATO official Hambleton sentenced to 10 years
Hugh Hambleton, a Canadian once linked to NATO espionage, pleaded guilty to passing classified NATO documents to the Soviet Union. He had previously claimed double agent status for Canada and France before changing his plea at the trial.
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London
NATO
Hugh Hambleton
Hambleton
Canada
France
Soviet Union
IRA claims responsibility for Ballykelly disco disaster
The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a gelignite device that toppled a ballroom roof at a Ballykelly disco frequented by British soldiers. At least 16 killed and 66 wounded as rescuers cleared rubble with cranes amid mass casualty chaos.
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Ballykelly
Northern Ireland
Irish National Liberation Army
Belfast
Herbert Norris
Bill Wilson
Peter Cook
Miarah Peoples
Jackie McMichael
Warrenpoint
Irish Republic
Artificial heart recipient Dr Barney Clark placed on critical list
Salt Lake City AP report says artificial heart patient Dr Barney Clark is in critical condition after seizures at 5:45 a.m. MST. A hospital spokesman noted the seizures were controlled with sedatives as doctors investigate cause and potential impact on recovery. Clark, 61, had spent a calm night prior and remains in the surgical ICU six days after becoming the first permanent artificial heart recipient.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Clark
Dwan
Seattle
Helen Kee
Linda Giannelli
Governors Bet Becomes Prize Swap For Independence Bowl
Kansas Governor Carlin and Wisconsin Governor Dreyfus wagered food prizes on the football game in Shreveport. The attorney general's office said the pot of Kansas beef Wisconsin Colby cheese and cranberries is a prize to the winner, not illegal gambling, and a common state-leader wager.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Carlin
Wisconsin
Carlin
Armstrong Repeats Kansas Farm Bureau Presidency
John Junior Armstrong won a second two year term as president of the Kansas Farm Bureau defeating Doyle Rahies 210 to 184 in secret balloting at the 64th annual meeting. Armstrong called for unity after noting wounds from the campaign and urged members to support the bureau’s agenda as resolutions debated severance tax policy and highway funding.
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Topeka
Kan
John Junior Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau
Armstrong
KFB
Doyle Rahies
Agra
Farm Bureau
Ray Frisbie
McDonald
Rahies
Kansas Water Authority
Resolution Committee
John Carlin
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Valley View Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Gardens
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Main and
Bill Wiley
Dennis Lundgren
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Arkansas
Orosco
Gus Garden
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Londonderry
Britain
James Prior
Aramis
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United Methodist Church
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Wards Garden Center
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