Explosion at LaGuardia Kills 11 Shocks City
A bomb in a LaGuardia Airport baggage area killed 11 and injured about 50. The device, described as akin to 25 sticks of dynamite, shut the airport and forced flights to reroute to JFK and Newark. Police sought witnesses and cautioned about evolving details as officials offered a reward and Vatican condemnation.
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Vatican City
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Trans World Airlines
Care-home enforcement limits linger in state
Laws set broad rules for nursing homes but enforcement is weak and disputed between the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Local officials say Samaritan Lodge faced serious violations yet state action was minimal.
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State Licensure
State Department
Richard Swanson
Michigan
Kay Kent
Health Department
Jodie
Samaritan Lodge
Swanson
Bomb threats hit eight U.S. airports after LaGuardia blast
A blast at LaGuardia sparked hoax bomb calls to seven other airports including Kansas City, Washington National, Newark, Indianapolis, Boston Logan, Port Columbus, and Hopkins. Authorities evacuated terminals, searched with dogs, and found no explosives as flights resumed.
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Newark International Airport
Delta
Newark
Weir Cook
Indianapolis
Logan International
Boston
Kennedy
Logan
Ohio
Port Columbus International
Cleveland
Hopkins International Airport
Deputies recover $10000 in auto parts burglary case
Douglas County deputies closed a major burglary after recovering a $10,000 cache of auto parts. Thomas M. Shutt, 18, was booked on three counts of grand theft and one of burglary. The theft occurred at Don's Speed Shop near Lawrence, with burglars entering through a window and loading parts into a pickup. Deputy reconstruction continues as suspects are interviewed. Bill Long, Eudora city marshal, aided the inquiry.
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Lawrence
Don’s Speed Shop
U.S. 24
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Eudora
Ron Smith
Eudora City
Peta
Local News Sections and Page Guides
The Journal World index lists sections including Comics on page 15 Editorials on page 4 Sports on pages 9 and 10 Television on page 15 Women’s News on pages 6 and 7 and a local forecast brief, mild, on page 8.
Burger asked to halt mail hike in court appeal
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger was urged to block a postal rate increase including a three cent rise in first class letters. Former Postmaster General J Edward Day argued the Court of Appeals order would be final for most users and refunds would be impracticable.
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Warren E. Burger
J. Edward Day
Burger
U.S. Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Day
Appeals Court
Benjamin F. Bailar
Justice Department
Neil Koslowe
Postal Service
Sirica
Koslowe
Post office stockpiles stamps as 13-cent rate takes effect
After midnight today the 13-cent first class rate goes into effect. Lawrence, Eudora and Lecompton post offices report ample 13-cent stamps and three-cent stamps for those with 10-cent stamps. Officials note increased mail volume and potential service cuts if deficits persist, while appeals court stay allows the rate hike to proceed.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Lawrence
Area
Donald Wetzel
Eudora
John P. Lenahan
Lecompton
Roland Kraft
New Year Weather Outlook From Lawence Area Forecasts
Frigid New Year expected as bitter cold, snow threaten New Year’s Day. Temperatures may dip to teens Thursday with near zero by Friday and Saturday as a Rockies storm moves across Kansas. Snow totals in the month push above normal despite a drought dipping yearly rainfall to about 6.5 inches below normal.
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