Hastings Harcourt dies at 73 in Santa Barbara disease
Hastings Harcourt retired chairman of Harcourt Brace died at 73 after a lengthy illness in a Santa Barbara hospital. He led Harcourt Brace, built the publishing house with Donald Brace in 1919, and remained a board member until 1968. A former auto racer, he later bred horses at Flag is Up ranch in the Santa Ynez valley.
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Betty Ford performs surprise soft shoe on TV with Bob Hope
Betty Ford accepted a joke idea from Bob Hope to do a soft shoe on NBC TV. The routine was taped weeks ago at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids and will air Thursday night. Ford recalled doubting the stunt but grateful for the honor to her husband Gerald R. Ford.
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Philanthropy shapes U S economy with $129 billion 1980 budget
Yale University study estimates the nonprofit sector budget at 129 billion in 1980. Private donations 45 billion funded most revenue, followed by government grants eight billion and investment income seven billion. Other income included rents nine billion and fees from services totaling 60 million. The work, part of a five year effort started in 1978, also notes 5.6 million people employed and assets over 200 billion.
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Home on the Range arrager dies in Texas Ballinger
Ballinger Texas AP composer David Guion who helped make the cowboy ballad Home on the Range a national favorite died in Dallas at age 88 He was a Ballinger native and burials planned in Ballinger He wrote music for Green Grow the Lilacs Green Pastures Grand Hotel and Swing Low Sweet Chariot Survived by his brother Wade.
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Northeast Kansas Weather Outlook With Temperatures Drop
Cloudy and much colder conditions expected through Thursday with a chance of rain. Tonight's lows near the low 30s and Thursday's highs in the 50s to mid 50s. Extended outlook shows fair cold weather Friday and a warming trend Saturday and Sunday with lows in the 20s Friday warming to the 40s. Clinton Lake at 8 am lists temperature 59, level 875.53 feet, normal 875.5. Official Tuesday readings show high 74, low 53, overnight low 49, no precipitation. Year-ago high 75, low 0. date record high 88 in 1894, low 24 in 1960. Sunrise 7:36, Sunset 6:36.
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U.S. war talk stirs jitters in Europe
Washington reports that Reagan administration nuclear war talk unsettles Europe, draws Moscow ire, and spurs domestic critique. Reagan says limited exchanges not guaranteed to spark world war while NSC aide Schweitzer warns of Soviet struck and is dismissed for speaking without clearance. Brezhnev and NATO reacts as Weinberger defends strategy.
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GOP factions wrestle with budget clash and arms sale aid
Washington Republicans face a split on trimming deficits with a proposed three year plan totaling over 73 billion dollars while Senate projections push the 1984 shortfall past 990 billion. The White House seeks Democratic support on the 8.5 billion AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia as Byrd weighs the deal.
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Democrats seek free airtime to answer GOP ads
The Democratic Party urged NBC and CBS to halt or provide time for opposing views to counter a large GOP ad buy. They threatened FCC complaints under the fairness doctrine, noting ABC was not carrying the campaign. Democrats warn of long term impact on elections and public attitudes.
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Administration vows no future jobs for strikers in federal service
Washington sources say the Reagan administration will not hire striking air traffic controllers. The Office of Personnel Management will route any applications from strikers to review their suitability, declaring anyone who joined the August 3 walkout ineligible.PATCO president Robert Poli said he misjudged the administration’s resolve in the dispute.
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