Andropov dies after 15 month rule in USSR
Yuri V. Andropov, aged 69, died in Moscow after a 15 month rule as Soviet leader. He had not appeared in public for months amid kidney and heart issues and diabetes, with Tass reporting his death and no successor named. Names tipped for leadership include Grigory Romanov and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Soviet TV airs classical music amid rumors of death
Amid heavy snowfall in Moscow, Soviet radio and TV dropped most programs for classical music signaling a possible death. The return of Igor Andropov, son of the president and a Soviet delegation member, fuels speculation about a major figure’s passing. continues on Page 3.
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Power prices spark debate at Sunflower meeting in Garden City
In Garden City a League of Women Voters dinner heard Blake McGuire of Sunflower Electric Cooperative explain rate history and a $19.1 million rise linked to a new $441 million coal plant. Residents weighed reliability against higher costs as discussions highlighted a two class impact potential.
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Deerfield
Mollie Wieland
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Brooks
McGuire
County commission questions sheriff wife absence from office
A county letter to Sheriff Grover Craig questioned Sergeant Jo Craig’s absence from the Law Enforcement Center for more than four months. Sheriff Craig says she worked at home to finish a policy manual, intending to return to regular hours soon. The commission says it cannot dock pay or dismiss sheriff employees. the sheriff plans full days at the office soon.
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Mystery virus hits Garden City students across four Kansas counties
Kansas health officials ask local agencies to collect throat washings and stool samples to identify a mystery illness causing 20 to 40 percent absenteeism in Barton Great Bend Cowley Dickinson and Stafford counties. Clinicians report flu like fever vomiting sore throats and stomach troubles with several schools noting higher than normal absences.
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