Israel election tight as Begin Peres clash continues
In Tel Aviv Prime Minister Menachem Begin and challenger Shimon Peres contest a near tie as polls show no clear majority for Likud or Labor. Voter turnout reached about 30.4 percent in five hours with heat delaying crowds and dusk expected to boost participation.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Shimon Peres
Begin
Likud Bloc
Peres
Labor Party
Wimbledon quarterfinals surprise entrants loom
Wimbledon quarterfinals feature unexpected contestants as matchups unfold on page 10. The listing includes temperatures and precipitation for a 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Tuesday with highs and lows in the 90s and a clear, warm forecast for Garden City and Dodge City.
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eWimbledon
Hi Lo Prec
Gardencity
Dodge City
Indirect Signs of Farm Slump Across Central Kansas
Cessna Fluid Power in Hutchinson laid off about 800 workers last year amid a weak farm economy. Insurance agent Jerald Minix notes used cars rising and farmers buying high end equipment, reflecting wider economic strain. Economist Don Erickson ties such trends to farmers borrowing costs and the need to modernize despite hardship.
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Cessna Fluid Power Division
Hutchinson
Cessna
Jerald Minix
Kansas
Lyons
Don Erickson
Kansas State University
Erickson
Minix
Rice County
Storms cause death and tornado across Kansas
Central and eastern Kansas faced deadly flooding and a confirmed tornado as storms dumped heavy rain and caused widespread power outages. A 15 year old Wichita boy drowned in flooding at Gypsum Creek while four cars flooded near Mission Shopping Center. about 30,000 in the Kansas City area lost power, with crews restoring much by dawn.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Wichita
Will N. Butler Jr
Kansas City
Mission
Kan
Larry Tolman
Mission Shopping Center
Tolman
Vic Poirier
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Poirier
Board of Public Utilities
National Weather Service
Goodland
Oklahoma
Wichita State University
White City
Louisville
Alta Vista
Haysville
John Clark
Arkansas City
Johnson man new state ASCS chief
Julius J. Johns of Johnson is named chair man of the Kansas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee by Secretary of Agriculture John Block. James E. Carpenter of Phillipsburg and David Stockebrand of Yates Center are named members. Johns, 61, farms in Stanton County with 2,000 acres owned and 3,000 leased. Carpenter, 64, farms in Phillips County on 1,600 owned and 3,500 leased acres. Stockebrand, 35, operates a Woodson County family farm with 1,000 acres. he has a cow calf operation.
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Kan
Julius J. Johns
Johnson
Kansas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Johns
Secretary of Agriculture
John Block
Block
James E. Carpenter
Phillipsburg
David Stockebrand
Yates Center
Millie Johns
Kansas Republican Party
GOP
Stanton County
ALCS
Carpenter
Phillips County
The
Kansas Wheat Commission
Stockebrand
Woodson County
Kansas State Marketing Committee
Kansas Farm Bureau
Mayor Barry Escape Hoax After Shooting Report
Washington Mayor Marion Barry faced a hoax claiming he was shot at his home. NBC WRC-TV exposed the prank after callers impersonated a command post, igniting alerts from WJLA and WDVM before officials clarified no shooting had occurred. A related incident nearby involved an off duty sergeant’s accidental self injury with a .22 pistol.
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Marion Barry
Barry
Herbert Reed
Effie
James van Messe
Nbc-Owned
Wrc-Tv
Network
James Taylor
van Messel
Andrews Air Force Base
WRC
WJLA
Wdvm van Messel
Maurice Turner
County approves 17000 to keep Crossroads open in Garden City
Finney County Commissioners vote 2 to 1 to fund Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center with 17000 from revenue sharing to sustain operation through July. The center seeks 39000 for 1982, while donations and VA inspection potential offer hope.
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Crossroads
Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Finney County
Commission
Mike Merrill
Knights of Columbus
Cletus Feldt
Garrier
Garden City
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America
By Cindy Schwartz
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Aramis
Hoovers
Robert Rives
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Weather Service
Wichita Mid-Continent
Chanute
Pittsburg
Topeka
Abilene
Salina
Johnson Man
New State
By Jeff Myrick
Gary Garrier
Veterans Administration
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