Reagan orders strikes on Iranian oil platforms in Gulf
President Reagan announced U S forces hit Iranian oil platforms at Sirri and Sassan in retaliation for Iran mine attacks that harmed the U S S Samuel B Roberts. The action followed Iranian missiles against U S ships and involved air and naval units to deter further mining while White House officials warned Iran to stop attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Iran
Washington
Reagan
Persian Gulf
White House
Wainwright
Pentagon
Simpson
Defense
Frank Carlucci
Fitzwater
U.S.S
Samuel B. Roberts
Roberts
Sirri
Sassan
Southern
Gulf
United States
Referendum Would Boost Lawrence Teaching Pay 14.9 Percent
Lawrence School District 497 voters face a Tuesday referendum on teacher salaries and support staff pay. If approved, average teacher pay would rise about 14.9 percent to roughly $30,000, from $27,061 with fringe benefits, over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Journal-World
Shawnee Mission
Olathe
Eudora
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Lawrence Education Assn
Jackson raises Iran policy questions before New York primary
Jesse Jackson, one day before the big New York primary, argued that early morning fighting with Iran raises new questions about U S policy and says weapons used against U S troops were no doubt sold Iran illegally by the Reagan Bush administration. He urged an international conference and stopping arms sales to Iran and Iraq.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jackson
New York
Iran
U.S
Reagan
George Bush
Jackson
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Sen
Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
U.S. Navy
Iraq
Gerald Austin
Koch
Hopper ends bid for reelection to Douglas County panel
Douglas County Commission Chairman David Hopper will not seek a second four year term due to personal and health reasons. His wife Pat released a two page statement praising his 30 years of service and noting his pride in past work while acknowledging changes ahead. He was hospitalized for leg cramps and underwent tests at Lawrence Memorial Hospital this morning, with plans to return home soon. He previously suffered a heart attack in 1985 and was out for weeks in 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Commission
David Hopper
Pat
Wmirs
Hopper
The
Journal-World
2Nd District Commission
Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Brett homers over Tiger Stadium roof in Royals loss
George Brett became the 22nd player to hit a home run over the roof at Tiger Stadium but could not prevent the Kansas City Royals from an 8 6 defeat to Detroit. Continental Airlines faces potential fines near 1 million dollars for multiple safety violations from late 1986 and an ongoing plane by plane inspection begins today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brett
Tiger Stadium
The
Royals
Detroit
Continental Airlines
Index LN 108 BA .8B 4A DA .6B B-48-BA 2a
Readable OCR fragment shows a coded line with alphanumeric labels and dashes. It lacks clear names, places, dates, or events to form a coherent news item. The concise summary notes the fragmentary index line without identifiable action or subject.
TV Sitcoms Pause As Writers Strike Halts Season
Hollywood shows including L A Law Moonlighting and Cheers face abrupt season interruptions due to a writers strike affecting 9 000 writers. Creators describe unfinished endings Maddie’s fate and other plotlines left unresolved. Coca Cola eyes 3 D promo with Moonlighting amid stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
L.A. Law
Thirtysomething
Cheers
Harry Hamlin
Coca-Cola Co
Caron
Rob Baskin
Coca-Cola U.S.A
Coke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marlin Fitzwater
Carluccci
Adm
William Crowe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Ack
Uae
Kansas
Gary Watson
Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas City
Topeka
Kansas University
Bill Wilson
Quail Run
Kennedy School
Schwegler School
Laura King
Associated Press
Edward
Lee
Istaff
Brenda Stealer
Lisa Hodges
Kan
Hanna
Museum of Natural History
Anthropology Museum
Dave Bangert
Brett
Homer
Vanity
Aljean Harmett
N.Y
Times News Service
Edward Zwick
Glenn Caron
Maddie
Cybill Shepherd
Moonlighting
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!