NATO MBFR talks face criticism over uneven cuts
In Vienna talks the United States presses for a Soviet pullback of 68 000 troops and 1 700 tanks from central Europe in exchange for US moves including 29 000 troops and 90 nuclear weapons. Senator Sam Nunn argues this aim yields a meaningless agreement and highlights Western vulnerabilities.
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Alaskan Mine Poised to Grow Golds Like Fruit
An Alaska Hydro Gardens proposal seeks to convert a derelict Alaska-Juneau Mine tunnel into a year round hydroponic farm. If approved, Last Chance Basin facility could provide fresh produce to Southeast Alaska communities once dependent on distant sources.
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Boeing and union reach tentative contract accord
About 24,000 IAMAW members could vote by Wednesday on the tentative Boeing pact reached after an all night session. Details were not released. The strike began October 4 over wage demands viewed as 10 percent annually vs 3 percent offered. The Seattle area would feel the largest impact.
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Fuel prices spur increase in school bus costs
Area school districts report rising transportation costs as buses and fuel eat into budgets. Perry Lecompton and five other districts own fleets while some contract out service. Costs jumped in Tonganoxie and Basehor-Linwood, with smaller districts trimming routes and schedules to save money.
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Policies curb race bias in real estate appraisals
Government and the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers reach a settlement in a civil rights suit. The agreement bars racial factors from predicting property values and requires training to prevent assuming white neighborhood bias. The case targets lenders and other associations in efforts to ease black families’ access to mortgages in integrated areas.
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City to Consider Four Rezoning Proposals at Commission Meeting
Four rezoning requests appear on the city commission agenda for 7 p.m. at First National Bank Tower. Three gains were backed by the planning commission with one controversial proposal drawing protests at Yale and Westdale roads. Also on the agenda is a city attorney opinion on Kansas Public Service Co. rebates and a Douglas County Child Care Assn. scholarship fund using $15,000 in local money.
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Lawrence commission agenda outlines zoning changes and public works
The Lawrence commission proposes a Family Unity Week proclamation and reviews rezoning requests for RD to RO-1, RM-1 to C-5, RM-D to C-5, and mixed RS-1 to RS-2 RM-D RM-2. It schedules a Nov 29 public hearing, authorizations for street projects, right of way acquisitions, temporary financing, and park and building improvements.
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Guard blamed for rail disaster in Iri South Korea
Police arrest a rail freight guard Shin Moo il 36 after a dynamite blast on a boxcar in Iri kills 58 and injures 1343. He admits being drunk and says sorry for the outcome. Damage includes 1955 buildings destroyed or damaged and a railroad mile wrecked. Estimated losses range from 10 to 20 million dollars. Shin worked for Korea Explosives Co and rode the dynamite boxcar from Inchon to Iri.
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