Demolition Derby Drivers Offer 200 Reward for Theft Clues
After a Sunday race at the county fairgrounds, seven derby participants reported items stolen from vehicles. Over 1000 dollars in gear vanished, including eight batteries, two boat tanks, a 16 foot chain, helmets and an FM cassette player. Victims list names and addresses in Wellsville Gardner Lawrence and other nearby cities. Police number 242 1700 for information.
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Lester Graham
N. Mulberry
Lyle Orton
Steve Tedrow
Ash
Jim Stonequist
Gerald Owens
Wellsville
Mike Pearson
Lawrence
Dennis Jones
Gardner
Public Safety Department
Inside Highlights Royals catching up in AL West
The page surveys club standings with the Royals narrowing the gap in the American League West. It notes attention to U S athletes in an Olympic preview and raises questions about public visibility versus privacy on page six.
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Royals
AL West
U. S
Stand-Off Gets Off Dead Center
United States and the Soviet Union reached a compromise over interviewing Russian ballerina Ludmilla Vlasova as she and 52 others remained aboard a grounded Aeroflot jet at Kennedy Airport. American officials will interview her aboard a mobile lounge with both governments present, while the dancer seeks voluntary return to the Soviet Union. The case draw echoed Carter involvement as weather data notes a warm weekend in Ottawa area.
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New York
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Ludmilla Vlasova
Washington
Miss Vlasova
Kennedy International Airport
Carter
White House
Alexander Godunov
Rebellion Within Ends Jail Drama
LAS VEGAS agents report two prisoners shot and killed each other during a three day jail siege at city hall. Authorities say 84 inmates held three guards hostage before police sharpshooters ended the standoff. One guard, William Melton, was wounded but survived as leaders Felix Lorenzo and Eugene Shaw died in a mutual shooting.
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Las Vegas
Nev
City Hall
William Melton
Melton
Dan Stopka
Kindergarten Sees 43-Student Jump At Ottawa U S C
Enrollment across Ottawa U S C district shows a mixed picture with kindergarten rising from 135 to 178 as of the first day of school. Overall elementary numbers edge up slightly to 1,108 while total district enrollment sits at 2,224, down from 2,261 last year.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa U.S.C
Kansas
Mondale urges ratification and aid in China trade pact
Vice President Walter Mondale told Peking University teachers that the Sino-American trade pact will go to Congress for ratification this year and that a $2 billion five year credit line for China is planned. He pledged guarantees and insurance to spur U.S. investment, and said a Tuesday agreement will pledge U.S. aid for hydroelectric plants. He cited textile maritime and civil aviation deals in the near term and noted the nationwide televised address to China’s 600 teachers at Peking University.
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Peking
Walter Mondale
Congress
United States
China
U.S
Mondale
Peking University
Energy saving moves for farmers confront rising costs
Paola Kansas farmer Paul Haley trimmed propane use by heating with wood and redesigning a hog house. Across the U S farmers seek solar fits, wood waste and efficiency to cut energy, with USDA experts urging conservation and renewables as costs rise and prices may follow.
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Paola
Kan
Paul Haley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Haley
Kansas
Arlan Benteman
Benteman
Kansas State University
Benieman
Valley
View Ranch Inc
Clifton
Barton
USDA
David Wilson
Wilson
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Norman
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Dave Guenther
Bruce Cox
National Weather Service
Ottawa
J. O. Smith
Felix Lorenzo
Eugene Shaw
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Fred Salis
Kansas City
Ken Woods
Wendell Barton
Office of Energy
Federal Reserve
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