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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1981
Page
1
Washington AP reports House Democrats pressuring for a tax reduction compromise amid Reagan administration and party division. Dan Rostenkowski urged a program acceptable to all Democrats after a two hour Ways and Means meeting without conclusions.
In Matsqui British Columbia more than 300 inmates rioted over kitchen work burning large sections of the medium security prison as guards fled to a rooftop and were airlifted to safety. In Poland a hunger strike demanding political prisoners’ release spreads with at least 23 fasting as authorities say one detainee was freed.
The page presents three perspectives on the Crossroads half way house, detailing varied viewpoints and concerns about its operations and impact on the surrounding community. The piece frames public discussion and policy considerations shaping the project.
Dawn Delane Kelley, 14, an eighth grader at Northeast Junior High in Arma, Arma, Kansas, advanced through the first two rounds of the National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling perspiration and abjuration. She said she was nervous before her first round.
Nationwide May tornadoes totaled 208 with no fatalities, a rare outcome in the record. National Severe Storms Forecast Center notes improved forewarnings and preparedness, while Texas saw 54 and Oklahoma 43 tornadoes. Sixteen total deaths year to date remain well below averages.
In Johannesburg riot police used tear gas clubs and attack dogs on mixed race high school students during a demonstration, arresting about 60. Witnesses report beatings and injuries as deaths and funerals were disrupted by gas, amid ongoing protests on the republic’s anniversary.
Finney County inmate Mario Garza, 21, fled from the sheriff's downstairs office after a telephone call and bolted as door opened, while being escorted from the jail to the courthouse. He has been sought since Tuesday afternoon. if found, an aggravated escape charge is likely. Authorities describe him as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, last seen in a red jumpsuit.
Mexico lowers Isthmus crude to 34.50 and Maya to 28 a barrel, signaling export pressure after OPEC price freezes. Alaska’s main producer Sohio cuts North Slope oil by 2 to about 33 a barrel retroactive to May 1, aligning with spot market. Iraq trims pipeline fee to 75 cents, lifting its crude to 36.93, while spot prices fall past official OPEC levels.
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