Plane crash at Gander kills 258 servicemen home for Christmas
A DC-8 charter carrying U.S. troops from the Sinai peacekeeping force crashed on takeoff at Gander International Airport Newfoundland. Officials said 250 passengers and eight crew were killed with no survivors. The flight, part of a rotational return to Fort Campbell Kentucky, originated in Cairo and refueled in Cologne before the crash. Investigations underway.
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CBC Radio
Ed Pike
Ann Hurley
Don Mazankowski
David Bridges
Cairo
Cologne
Germany
Federal Aviation Administration
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Atlanta
Arrow Air
John Pittman
Gander Lake
Ottawa
Transport Canada
Canada
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Gander International
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Atlantic Seaboard
Rhodes vote to Wiebe Rhodes vote to Wiebe
A 1981 Garden City High School graduate, Virgil Wiebe, was named one of Kansas Rhodes Scholar nominees for 1985 alongside Sylvia Lynne Sanders of Lawrence. A five member committee selected them from 11 finalists after interviews, with district finals in Minneapolis upcoming.
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Kansas State University
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Rt. 2
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
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Sanders
Minneapolis
Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Oliver H. Hughes
Lake Pomona
Garden City High School
American Legion
Cimarron Hotel Becomes Bed and Breakfast
The Cimarron Hotel transitions to a bed and breakfast business, signaling a shift in local lodging offerings. Read more on page 6 for details on owners and services offered.
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Cimarron Hotel
Delinquent tax sale nets $58,500 in Finney County
The first Finney County tax sale since the early 1970s raised about $58,500 to cover back real estate taxes of roughly $52,000. About 30 attendees crowded the courthouse steps and lobby during the auction, with six parcels purchased for $12,068. Sheriff Grover Craig led the auction as bidders chased parcels including vacant lots and homes, some redeemed beforehand. The county may lease or sell the acquired parcels, while Holcomb recreation plans receive a park or pool site from Holstrom purchases.
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Lydia Smit
Grover Craig
Finney County
Jay Hinkel
County Commission
Mike Merrill
Merrill
Hinkel
Holcomb
Walter
Margaret Holstrom
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Carlin Opens US 50 Bypass Amid Snowy Celebration
Governor John Carlin cut a ribbon to open the US 50 bypass at the US 156 intersection amid wind and snow flurries. About 50 people including legislators and officials gathered as the $11 million project linked the bypass to the Kearny County line, completing more than two decades of planning and lobbying.
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John Carlin
US 156
Kearny County Line
Carlin
Hilton Hotel
Garden City bypass opens as Carlin pushes investment budget
Gov. John Carlin opened Garden Citys US 50 bypass and pressed for a 1 percent state sales tax hike to fund an ambitious budget. He contrasted it with an austere basic budget that spends less and offers no new money for education or highways, arguing the investment budget is needed for growth and jobs.
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John Carlin
Garden City
Carlin
Holcomb
IBP
David Heinemann
K-Garden
Hilton
Kansas
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