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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1980
Page
1
Earth enters its annual Geminid stream with peak viewing from midnight tonight to dawn Sunday. Hayden Planetarium says up to 50 meteors per hour may be visible under ideal conditions as Earth passes through comet debris, with best views Sunday night and early Monday.
Polish officials delayed the expulsion of Associated Press correspondent Stephen H. Miller. He had been ordered to leave by midnight but was allowed to remain until Thursday. Miller’s visa, valid to Dec. 22, was not restored. No reason given. AP and U.S. State Department protested the original order.
Former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel expresses bewilderment and disappointment after the U S Parole Commission refuses him early release from a three year sentence for racketeering and mail fraud. The nine member board sets May 14 1982 as the next eligibility date, by which time he would have served about two years. Mandel and five others were convicted in 1977 of racketeering and mail fraud linked to gifts and cash in exchange for legislative action.
Poland's Communist Party denounces Western plans to bolster NATO defenses and a new anti Soviet campaign amid Poland's crisis. Trybuna Ludu accuses the West of anti communist hysteria and uses the Polish pretext. Bishops warn against reforms risking Soviet intervention as NATO condemns Soviet troop buildup in Europe.
Radio stations from Luxembourg to San Francisco go silent for 10 minutes on Sunday to mourn John Lennon. Memorials planned from Liverpool to Sydney with mass vigils, while police report Mark David Chapman sought help before the shooting. In Boston Beatles fans trade memorabilia as gun control advocates reflect.
Garden City mayor Gary Fuller and partner Doug Foltz seek a $7.5 million IR bond letter of intent to finance 232 rental units. City staff request financial details. commissioners cautious but acknowledge the housing need. Attorney general and ethics reviews found no conflict if Fuller recuses from talks and discloses interests. Fuller plans a Tuesday Wichita meeting with investors and aims to present to the January 7 commission.
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