78 Die In Cubana DC8 Crash Off Barbados
A Cubana Airlines four engine DC8 exploded and plunged into the Caribbean near Bridgetown killing 78 aboard. Officials speculate sabotage as search operations recover wreckage and the black box while Cubana denies fault. Among the dead are 58 Cubans including crew and employees, plus passengers from Guyana North Korea Trinidad Colombia and Venezuela.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Cubana Airlines
Caribbean
Cubana
Air Canada
Montreal
Orlando Frigolla
Frigolla
Kingston
Jamaica
Cuba
Georgetown
Guyana
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
British West Indies Airlines
Colombia
Venezuela
Water supply holds steady despite drought amid rains
The city reports satisfactory water conditions boosted by recent rain. Kansas River intakes appear higher, daily consumption down to eight to nine million gallons. Bowersock Dam top edged by chatterboards. utilities director to inspect. September work: 17 water-main breaks repaired, 19 service connections fixed, 24 new services installed, 15 moved, 2 140 feet of mains laid.
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Roger Coffey
Kansas River
Bowersock Mills and Power Co
Coffey
Gene Vogt
Utilities Department
Bachar boy remains identified in Leavenworth case
Officials confirmed that parts of a skeleton found in August are the remains of 6 year old Murry Bachar who vanished after his mother left him and a brother at a Ft Leavenworth recreation center on August 16 1975. A 16 year old boy confessed leading to the discovery and is held for psychiatric evaluation.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Murry Bachar
Frank M. Robertson II
Osawatomie State Hospital
Patrick J. Reardon
Ft. Leavenworth
Nine girls vie for Maple Leaf Junior Miss title
Baldwin High School hosts nine senior girls Saturday in talent poise fitness and scholastic categories for the Maple Leaf Junior Miss crown. Reigning finalist Michelle Menninger placed third in Kansas Junior Miss last year. Contestants are Rheta Armstrong Donna Behymer Jill Broers Diana Gish Nancy Hallberg Debbie Krysztof Judy Miller Janet Terrill and Karla Whaley with sponsoring clubs Jaycees Reading Club Girl Scouts Garden Club Nautilus Club Rebekah Lodge American Legion Auxiliary Royal Neighbors. The winner will reign during the Maple Leaf Festival October 16 17 ride in the parade and enter the state pageant next month. The pageant begins at 8 p.m. in Baldwin High School auditorium.
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Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Maple Leaf
Michelle Menninger
Kansas
Rheta Armstrong
Jaycees
Donna Behymer
Tuesday Reading Club
Jill Broers
Jaycee Jaynes
Diana Gish
Girl Scouts
Nancy Hallberg
Garden Club
Debbie Krysztof
Nautilus Club
Judy Miller
Rebekah Lodge
Janet Terrill
American Legion Auxiliary
Karla Whaley
Royal Neighbors
CALL Book Sale At Lawrence Library With Rabbit Hill Film
More than 10 000 hardbound and paperback books go on sale Friday in the Lawrence Public Library garage as CALL Carnegie Assn for the Lawrence Library hosts its annual used book sale. The event features a children’s film Rabbit Hill with showings at 10 a m Saturday and 2 30 p m Sunday. Sale hours run noon to 9 p m Friday 9 a m to 5 p m Saturday and 2 to 6 p m Sunday.
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Lawrence Public Library
Carnegie Assn
Lawrence Library
Deaths Services for Hartley Myers and Eberhardt
Death notices for Eugenia Cory Hartley 81 of Lawrence died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Service at First Christian Church Friday with burial at Rumsey Funeral Home. Kenneth H. Myers 62 of Topeka died at Stormont Vail Hospital. Service Saturday at Rumsey Funeral Home. burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Verne G. Eberhardt 69 of Topeka died at a local hospital. Service Saturday at Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Chapel. burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Eugenia Cory Hartley
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
First Christian Church
Hartley
Eudora
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence Girl Scout Committee Inc
Nana Rinker
Poplar
Kenneth H. Myers
Topeka
Stormont Vail Hospital
Willis Cheatham
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mr. Myers
Marie
Ada Whitney
St. Louis
Verne G. Eberhardt
Newcomer-Diffenderfer
Donald Hines
Memorial Park Cemetery
Eberhardt
Salina
Methodist Church
The
Carpenters Union
Margaret G
County Voter Registration Ends Oct 12 At 9 PM
Citizens may register to vote in the Nov 2 general election until 9 p.m. daily Monday through Friday at the county courthouse located at 11th and Massachusetts. The registration books close at 9 p.m. on October 12.
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11Th
Massachusetts
Doctoral Examinations Set at Kansas University
Final doctoral examinations feature in consortia in higher education case study titled A Study of Student Benefits by Robert Xidis. The session begins at 10 a.m. on October 15 in Bailey Hall.
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Kansas University
Robert Xidis
Bailey Hall
Royal Lichtenstein Circus Charms KU Campus Crowd
A four-man, three-animal troupe led by Nick Weber, a Jesuit priest and magician, performed a noon show on the Kansas University campus in front of Watson Library drawing about 2 000 spectators. The act blends escape artistry, magic, mime and comedy during its fifth nationwide tour running 225 shows in 125 cities across 38 states through May.
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Harry Houdini
Mandrake
Marcel Marceau
Henry Youngman
Ringling Bros
Royal Lichtenstein
Fourman
Kansas University
Quartet of Clowns
Watson Library
Allen Fieldhouse
Weber
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Bowersock
Bachar Boy
CALL
West Florida
United States
Topay
Hartley Services
Keneth Myers
Lew Stamp
Kevin Duggan
Henry
Journal-World
West End
Cearmals Mac
Jan McCullough
Nick Weber
B’ Webbers
Mitch Kincannon
Gary Gitchel
Events Committee
Laura Ramberg
Nye’s
Nye
Sirloin
Kaw River Bridge
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