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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
4
The Federal Aviation Administration installs a Minimum Safe Altitude Warning device at Kansas City International. The system uses a grid based computer map fed with object data and radar inputs to warn pilots of potential obstacles, reducing risk from human error as aviation tech advances.
In Hear Ye Hear Ye readers ask why youth basketball programs were reduced while baseball continued and why evening recreation hours are limited. They also press for drainage details about West 12th Street into Sand Creek and the impact of proposed drainage channels.
Washington reports suggest Panama's Omar Torrijos and Libya's Muammar Qaddafi may have formed hidden agreements to aid Arab interests in the Americas. A Panamanian document hints at excluding Zionists from Libya-financed projects, while a $100 million Arab bank and land lease plans fuel concerns of anti Jewish activity and potential money laundering.
The C-130 Hercules, a 20 plus year old Lockheed cargo plane, battles two jet prototypes from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in a Defense Department AMST contest. Proponents cite its low fuel use and proven reliability while critics note higher costs and jet performance.
Highlights recount events dated June 16 across history including Valentina Tereshkova’s 1963 orbital flight the Harrodsburg Kentucky settlement in 1974 and Lincoln’s 1858 see in Springfield. Also notes the 1897 Alaska gold rush 1920 League of Nations public meeting and other milestones through recent years.
Don Oakley reports housing markets surge as single family starts may reach 1.5 million in 1977, with supply in all price ranges and mortgage money plentiful. Analysts dispute outcry of affordability, noting many homes sold below the national average price and enthusiasm from first time buyers driven by energy and inflation concerns.
30 years ago Dr Henry A Fast arrived at La Harve France on the first stop of a summer tour of Switzerland Denmark and Holland Mrs Alma Nolan Sapp and Miss Ann Marshall attended a Santa Fe choir directors school Jonathan Frey resigned from Frey Jewelry and opened his own shop in Reedley Hazel Kirk returned from vacations to Washington City New York City and Pittsburgh Births include a son for Calvin Lee Supernors and a daughter for William D Coy and a daughter for Otto L Sommer and a son for Billy Max Staerkel
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