Wheat team from China tours area in Kansas visit
Henan province agronomists and educators led by Fan Lian arrived in Scott City for a three day Western Kansas stay focusing on wheat research. They toured Betts Bakery in Hutchinson and will visit Sharp Bros Seed Co at Healy and Sunflower Electric’s new plant near Holcomb while meeting Kansas State University and Betts officials.
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Donnis Harness
Scott City
Henan
China
Kansas
Sharp Bros. Seed Co
Healy
Fan Lian
Henan Agricultural College
Zhengzhou
Wang Fu-Ting
Lin Zuo- Ji
Wheat Institute
Henan Agricultural Academy
Huang Guang-Zheng
Bai- Quan Agricultural Institute
Feng Yongchen
Foreign Affairs Office
People’s Government
Sharp Bros
Art Armbrust
Henan Province
Lian
Hutchinson
Betts Bakery
Jerry Betts
Howard Wagoner
Betts
Wagoner
Galen Swenson
Commodity Commissions
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Fort Hays
Manhattan
Agronomy and Plant Pathology Department
Kansas State University
American Institute of Baking
Usda Grain Marketing Research Center
Ken
Betty Goertzen
Goertzen
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb
Huang Guang- Zheng
Lin Zuo-Ji
Feng
Illegal fireworks blast kills 11 in Tennessee barn
In Benton Tennessee an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory killed 11 people and injured one, with six decapitations reported and bodies hurled from the scene. A surviving worker, Tommy Webb, remained in critical but stable condition at Erlanger Medical Center. Authorities warned the cause is uncertain and noted the barn may have concealed a worm farm.
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Benton, Tenn
Ada Haulk
Tommy Webb
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga
Benton
Webb
Kentucky sheriff probes illegal explosives site
Polk County Sheriff Frank Payne calls the farm an illegal explosives factory after a barn blast at Danny Webb’s property. Linda Sue Webb was in the house and unharmed. Federal officials say the 40 by 65 foot metal building resembled a fireworks lab, with six drums of dry chemicals found nearby and more suspected inside.
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Polk County
Frank Payne
Danny Webb
Linda Sue
Payne
New York
Orangeburg
S.C
Stokes
Kalvesta Sees Tornadoes Light Up Finney County Skies
In Kalvesta, northwest Finney County, three tornado funnels appeared between 4 and 5:15 p.m. No injuries or damage were reported as dust storms swirled and witnesses described brief, non damaging funnels. Nationwide reports included sightings near Dodge City, Ingalls, and Cimarron with light rainfall in several counties.
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Tim Unrah
Kalvesta
Finney County
Mother Earth
Garden City
Twister
Cathy Baldwin
Kalvesta Implement
Baldwin
Gray
Ford County
John Gholson
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Ingalls
Gray County
Cimarron
Larry Coen
Elkhart
Morton County
Lebanon on edge as fighting intensifies on Beirut outskirts
Reports from Beirut say Christian and Druse militias blast the outskirts with long range artillery while Syrian and Israeli forces mass in east Lebanon. PLO forces in Lebanon reportedly on maximum alert with reinforcements from Syria. state radio cites troop buildups around Bekaa Valley and central highlands as tension spikes.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Bekaa
Kuwait
Khalil al-Wazir
Palestine Liberation ‘Organization
al-Watan
PLO
Voice of
Baalbek
Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Bekaa Valley
Anderson
U.S
Washington
Marshals fly again to deter hijackers on Florida flights
FAA orders plainclothes sky marshals onto randomly chosen flights between Florida and Puerto Rico to deter hijackers after three hijackings to Cuba since May 1. Spokesman Jack Barker says marshals aim to deter, not primarily to catch hijackers, with presence on flights from Miami and other South Florida airports and Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Federal Aviation Administration
Florida
Puerto Rico
FAA
Jack Barker
Barker
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Key West
Cuba
New coach for Holcomb football program announced
Page eight reports Holcomb football gains a new coach. The note lists community reaction and expectations for the upcoming season with local context. Gus Garden is quoted on broader problem solving approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
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Ben Bigler
Yongchen
Carrol Glanville
Sunflower Electric Holcomb Station
Tennessee
Tom Stokes
Nashville, Tenn
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Paul Wilson
Kentucky
Nashville
Ula
Stanton
Mike Smith
Johnson Airport
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Mustafa Tlass
State Department
Middle East
Amin Gemayel
Gemayel
Arab League
Stee Lauder
Hoovers
Gus Garden
Terbesserns
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