Bomb Threat Forces Wichita Stop On AA Flight 131
A bomb threat forced American Airlines flight 131 from Chicago to Los Angeles to divert to Wichita. All 111 passengers and seven crew were evacuated by emergency chutes, FBI agents, police and Air Force bomb squad, with dogs, then no bomb was found. Passengers resumed their flight about 3 a.m. on another aircraft. The caller warned Cincinnati authorities.
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Beef Empire Days Parade Dazzles Garden City Crowd
Thousands lined Garden City Main Street for Beef Empire Days with cattle country flavor. The 40 horse hitch from Zearing Iowa closed the parade after a long wait while bands, floats, 4-H clubs and beef industry entries energized the celebration.�
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Garden City
Zearing
Iowa
Dick Sparrow
Consumer Advocates Meet Beef Producers At Empire Days
About 450 attendees watched a Southwest Kansas Beef Empire Days luncheon panel clash and converge as Washington consumer advocates Eileen Gorman and Karen Kalish toured local beef operations. They praised Kansas farmers, discussed DES and nutrition concerns, and urged clearer USDA FDA information. The exchange aimed to ease tensions, improve education, and shorten the middleman chain between producers and consumers.
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NBC
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Virg Huseman
Gorman
The
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Garden City
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Floyd Fairleigh
Scott City
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Des
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration
Don Christy
Husemann
Befores and Afters of a Rural Summer Parade
John Frazier writes of small town summer life from elms on 6th Street to Beef Empire Days. He recalls youthful taunts and a dog’s nip, notes seasonal sights from cicadas to ice cream lines, and describes plans for a cowboy outfit and missing the Main Street parade while hearing the Beef Empire Days Band rehearsal.
Weather Summary for Dodge City to Wichita
Readable fragments show sunrise at 6 22 and light to moderate showers tonight and Sunday. Light southeasterly winds 10 to 25 mph. Sunday highs reach the mid 50s to 60s, overnight lows in the 30s. Precipitation uncertain with variable coverage.
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