Indian Airlines B737 hijacked lands in Pakistan
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 on a domestic flight was hijacked and forced to land in Lahore, Pakistan. Six of 77 passengers were released for illness including a West German woman, her husband and child, and three Indians. The hijackers demanded Saudi Arabia. nationality not disclosed.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
India
Lahore
New Delhi
Saudi Arabia
Palam International
CDT
Bombay
Jaipur
Aurangabad
Indian Airlines
Baldwin Nears Water Deal With Lawrence Officials
Baldwin City faces a severe water shortage as Mayor Otto Selzer confirms talks with Lawrence city officials to buy up to 1,000,000 gallons at 52 cents per 1,000. Lawrence may supply via new pipeline or existing Rural Water District infrastructure with emergency approval in place.
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Baldwin
Lawrence
Otto Selzer
Mike Wildgen
Selzer
Wildgen
Douglas County Rural Water District
Water District Board
Jack Wiseman Sr
Wiseman
Triple A Contractors Inc
Pomona
Lawrence Water Supply Holds Up With Adequate River Flow
Despite drought, Lawrence reports adequate Kansas River flow to meet the city’s 13 million gallon daily use. Tur tle Creek Reservoir releases from Manhattan will boost flow, sustaining Bowersock Dam turbines. No water use restrictions are in place as the department plans to sell Baldwin one million gallons to ease shortages.
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Vogt
Kansas River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Turtle Creek Reservoir
Manhattan
Ross
Water Department
Baldwin
Nursing home rules face criticism by Kansans group
Jessie Branson of Kansans for Improvement of Nursing Homes testifies in Topeka against KDHE proposed nursing home regulations. The group says rules are vague and inconsistently worded, and that prior recommendations were largely ignored. KDHE officials defend their process and plan to issue a formal ruling by Oct. 1.
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Jessie Branson
Kansas
Branson
Broadview
Kansans For Improvement of Nursing Homes
KINH
Topeka
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Metzler
Richard Swanson
Swanson
Legislative Public Health Committee
Voter registration drive adds to Douglas County rolls
About 2 000 names were added to the Douglas County voter list this week after a three day three week drive. Of these 1 800 registered at KU campus booths. Registration deadline is Oct 12 and the total list nears 33 000. Registration sites include KU campus Summerfield Hall and several city and county offices and Rusty’s stores.
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Douglas County
Dorothy Baldwin
Kansas University
Douglas
Summerfield Hall
Lawrence City
Rusty’s Food
Correction includes missing Moos quote on China policies
The Journal-World corrects a Thursday story quoting Felix Moos, KU East Asian studies professor. The accurate quote reads that if moderates prevail there may be little change, but if radicals prevail China could turn inward and hostility toward Russia could increase.
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Journal-World
Felix Moos
Kansas University
Moos
China
Russia
Distinguished Lecturer to Speak at Kansas University
Robert Schmalz, a Distinguished Lecturer sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, will present at Kansas University at 4 30 p m October 6 in 426 Lindley Hall His talk titled Evaporites Sulfide and Petroleum outlines geology topics Schmalz coordinates undergraduate programs at Pennsylvania State University Department of Geosciences.
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Robert Schmalz
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Kansas University
Lindley Hall
Schmalz
Department of Geosciences
Pennsylvania State University
Kansas to Sell $64 Million Freeway Bonds Delayed
The Kansas Department of Transportation reset the sale of $64 million in 25 year freeway bonds for September 30 after errors in the offering statement. Assistant attorney general Jonathan Small said figures in the initial document presented to buyers in New York City were incorrect and must be revised.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Secretary of Transportation
O.D. Turner
Department of Transportation
Jonathan Small
New York City
Conard Named Finalist For Kansas Regents Executive Officer
John Conard, executive assistant to Gov. Robert Bennett, is the sole Kansan among six finalists for the Kansas Board of Regents executive officer post. The board interviewed all six of 75 applicants. announcement will be next week at the Topeka meeting.
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John Conard
Robert Bennett
Kansas Board of Regents
Journal
World
Glee Smith
Larned
Regents
Conrad
Smith
Topeka
Readys Convicted in $19,500 Tax Fraud Case in Kansas City
In Kansas City Kansas a U S District Court jury convicted Frank E Ready a convict at Leavenworth and his former wife Melinda J Ready of tax fraud. Frank was found guilty on all eight counts while Melinda was convicted on three counts with five counts against her rejected. The Readys allegedly filed false income tax returns while jointly in business in St Louis.
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Kansas City
Kan
Frank E. Ready
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Melinda J
Ready
Austin
Tex
Readys
St. Louis
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Alexander Fitzgerald Ruether
John
Jill Reuther
Mondale
Detroit
Victor Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Barbara Silver
Spring Creek Lake
Baker University
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Douglas County State Lake
Gene Vogt
Bowersock Dam
Tinue
Elia
East Lawrence
Jane McCrea
Dwight Metzler
Maxine Langhofer
KitchenAid
Kate Hii
Lara Lene
Kate Tere
Dhat
Pengereer
Ray Stoneback
Massachusetts
Frye Boots
Birkenstock
Rockport Shoes
Conard
Regent Post
Max Bickford
Bickford
Bennett
Archie Dykes
K.C
Kaw River Bridge
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