Dedication of Eisenhower statue in Abilene honors Kansans leaders
A Saturday gathering in Abilene marked the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower statue between the Eisenhower Museum and Library. The event honored former U.S. Senator Harry Darby, a key force behind the Eisenhower complex, and reflected on Kansas leadership across the 1940s to 1960s, urging today’s generations to emulate those public-spirited efforts.
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Reagan to attend ceremony for Marines slain in Salvador
President Reagan plans to fly from Camp David to Andrews Air Force Base for a ceremony honoring four Marines killed in El Salvador. The event follows his remarks on the Beirut hostage crisis and comes after the earlier death of Navy sailor Robert Stethem in Beirut. The Marines were Sgt. Handwork, Cpl. Webber, Sgt. Dickson, and Cpl. Kwiatkowski, all named with their home towns.
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Ohio
Gregory H. Webber
Cincinnati
Bobby J. Dickson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Patrick R. Kwiatkowski
Wausau
Wis
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Robert Dean Stethem
Navy
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Budget talks stall as negotiators push to bridge gap
Washington AP A stalled House and Senate budget fight drags into a third week with no accord on Social Security COLAs and defense spending. House leaders warn talks may collapse, while attempts to split differences include keeping Social Security increases and trimming programs. Senate demands continue to press for a one year freeze and deeper cuts.
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Shuttle Captures Spartan Satellite After Nightlong Chase
Discovery astronauts recovered the Spartan science satellite using the 50 foot arm after a long pursuit to study a Milky Way black hole and a Perseus galaxy cluster. Spartan will be returned to Earth for analysis. Astronauts Baudin? Baudry and Prince Sultan photographed regions of Saudi Arabia as part of ongoing experiments and observations.
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Donna Fargo says she was beaten by U S customs agents
Country singer Donna Fargo alleges she and her husband Stanley Silver were detained for over five hours at the Detroit Windsor border crossing. She reports bruises and a hip lump from being thrown to the floor after a customs encounter while they were traveling in a newly decorated bus. A customs spokeswoman says Fargo scratched an inspector in the face.
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Rhode Island Chief Justice censured by ethics panel
Rhode Island Chief Justice Joseph A. Bevilacqua was censured and suspended four months by an ethics panel for bringing the office into serious disrepute by associating with alleged mobsters. Former U.S. Justice Goldberg called the sanction drastic. Bevilacqua agreed to the action and did not comment.
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House urges alternative use for Poseidon submarine
The House urged President Reagan to study other uses for a Poseidon submarine ordered dismantled to meet arms treaty limits. The chamber stopped short of halting the submarine's demise, approving by voice vote an amendment to explore gifting to Britain or converting to an attack or cruise missile submarine.
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Pact shifts water project costs to localities
Senate leaders announced an agreement between Republicans and the Reagan administration requiring local governments and businesses to share part of the cost of all future Army Corps of Engineers water projects. The deal, if enacted, would avert a presidential veto of the $14 billion fiscal 1985 supplemental appropriations bill that funds several new projects.
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Robert Coie
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Questions raised after fatal shooting near State Department
A young man with a collapsible rifle and knife breached security at the State Department, killed his mother and himself in Shultz’s corridors, killing two Alexandria residents. The gunman used a dependents pass possibly permitted by his mother, prompting questions about security lapses and metal detectors.
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George P. Shultz
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Edward Steven Doster
Alexandria
Carole Doster
Local Northeast Kansas forecast and lake report update
Sunny and mild today with high around 85 and clear night. Sunday warms to mid 90s with sunny conditions and a few zones reaching low 90s to mid 90s. Clinton Lake at 8 am shows 73 degree water, 878.42 ft elevation versus 875.5 ft normal. Overnight precipitation 2.23 inches recorded in the period.
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Regents Vote Against South Africa Divestiture at UC
California regents rejected a plan to divest nearly all of the University of California's 2.4 billion dollars in South Africa investments, choosing annual review instead. A 14 to 9 vote blocked stronger action as demonstrators outside clashed, with hundreds marching and dozens detained after the meeting at the UC Extension Center.
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