Gas leak blamed for Ulysses area compressor station fire
Firefighters from Grant County and Satanta battled a blaze at a four-compressor station 17 miles southeast of Ulysses last night. The fire, possibly caused by a gas leak, was under control by 9 pm with no injuries reported. The steel building collapsed and extensive damage was suspected though financial estimates were unavailable.
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Ulysses
Here
Grant County
Satanta
Bob Forsen
Mesa Operating Limited Partnership Gas Company
Forsen
Hickok
Mesa
Soviets seek US food aid amid nuclear pact talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze asked for American food and humanitarian assistance to ease winter hardships. Secretary of State Baker pledged a sympathetic response and promised the president would consider help. They also pursued a treaty cutting long range US and Soviet missiles bombers and submarines by about thirty percent during two days of talks in Houston.
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Houston
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
James A. Baker III
Bush skips Christmas in Washington gala amid exhaustion
President Bush stayed home on Sunday night after returning from his third foreign trip in as many weeks. Aides said he was a little exhausted after tennis and a week in five South American countries. He planned to resume a full schedule today with meetings and host a Congress Christmas ball later.
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Washington
Bush
John Herrick
Vytautas Landsbergis
Lithuania
Dick Cheney
Barbara
Congress
Presidential
Gas prices hold steady after new nickel tax
Los Angeles reports gasoline prices showing only a small rise over three weeks despite the federal nickel a gallon tax. Trilby Lundberg's survey of 13,600 stations finds the average price at 1.4606 a gallon on December 7, barely up from November 16. The analyst notes prices did not jump despite the tax taking effect December 1.
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Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Weather outlook with temps and winds through Friday
Clear tonight with a low near 27 and southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Sunny tomorrow with a high around 68 and west winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday through Friday warm then cooling with possible rain Thursday. Daytime highs 55 to 60 Wednesday, 30s by Friday. Overnight lows 25 to 30 Wednesday, down to the low 20s by Friday. Sunny.
Classifieds and Comics Tie Up Inland Edition
A compact reader’s page blends classified notices with comics and puzzles. Local listings cover jobs items for sale and service ads while the bridge column and TV guide offer quick entertainment notes.
Garden Sass When trouble hits keep chin up and mouth shut
Gus Garden urges calm under pressure advising people to maintain composure and restraint when facing problems. The remark emphasizes self control and steady demeanor as a coping strategy during difficulties.
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Gus Garden
Dole progress sparks push for Wilson Lake area recreation
Kansas senator and Senate minority leader Bob Dole secured 125000 to study Wilson Lake near Russell, a project not sought by the Park Service. The Star notes three Kansas Park Service projects amid budget concerns, plus 590000 for Fort Larned planning and 150000 for a Pony Express site study. Dole defends revitalizing state heritage as federal funds face scrutiny.
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Washington
Wilson Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bob Dole
Russell
America
Senate
Kansas
National Park Service
Accor
Kansas City Star
Alan Hutchings
Park Service
Omaha
Dole
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Larned
Kan
The
Star
Pony Express
Congress
Walt Riker
U.S
Kansas National Park Service
Lakin family makes life sized soft dolls in Lakin shop
Sara Rose Pepper and her daughter Mona Lisa Wohlenhaus run Picadilly Rose on Main Street turning humor into art with life sized dolls crafted from polyester stuffed panty hose. They sell at craft shows and in their store with plans for year round variety while aiming for affordable prices in a small town.
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Tim Unruh
Mona Lisa Wohlenhaus
Lakin
Sara Pepper
Pepper
Wohlenhaus
Com
Main
J.T. Wohlenhaus
Norma Gropp
Garden City
Clarence
Jona
Dolly
River water dispute in Arkansas River case continues in Pueblo
A Kansas Colorado lawsuit over Arkansas River water usage remains before special master Arthur L. Littleworth in Pueblo. Kansas argues Colorado wells infringe the Arkansas River Compact, with potential effects on Trinidad Lake storage and farming in Hamilton, Finney and Kearny counties. Kansas has presented since September. Colorado’s response extends into January and beyond.
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Pueblo
Kansas
Colorado
Arthur L. Littleworth
Riverside
Calif
Supreme Court
Arkansas River
Trinidad Lake
David Robbins
Denver
Hamilton
Finney
Kearny
Walesa landslide victory ushers Poland into new era
Lech Walesa won Poland's first popular presidential vote by about 77 percent to 23 percent over Stanislaw Tyminski, with official results showing 75 to 25 at 294 of 303 stations. He promised rapid work to build a market based democracy, accelerate dismantling of collective industries, and name a successor to Prime Minister Mazowiecki by Wednesday.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Gdansk
Stanislaw Tyminski
Solidarity
Germany
Infas
Solidarity Movement
Walesa
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tyminski
Nation
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