Western European Agency Launches Ariane to Rival U S Space Shuttle
Europe plans its first independent space program via Ariane from Kourou in French Guiana aiming to compete with the U S shuttle for satellite business over the next two decades. Countdown began Friday for a test flight with instrument payloads and plans for 1981 operational launches if two tests succeed.
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Atchison Board to Rule on Teacher Suspended for Racial Remark
The Atchison school board will decide next week whether to fire or reinstate social studies teacher Kenneth Reichle after a white student reported he urged students to gather clubs and weapons against blacks. The incident has sparked community tension with remarks from the mayor and principal noting potential fallout and a history of racial conflict in the town.
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Lawrence Butler
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Atchison
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Senator Urges Farm Aid To Nurture Young Growers
State Senator Joe Warren of Maple City calls federal planners to stop restricting large farming operations and instead provide incentives to bring new, young people into farming. He issued a letter to Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland after a Denver hearing, arguing aid should help youth enter farming and phase out as they gain independence.
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Joe Warren
D-Maple City
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Southcentral
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U.S. Agriculture
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Midwest welcomes added public hearing on gas plan
Regional energy official Mary O Halloran urged a midwest or mountain state hearing after noting hearings are set for Washington Boston San Francisco Chicago and New Orleans. A 4 year old in Liberal Kansas died in a mobile home fire blamed on a cigarette lighter as he slept.
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Milton Rice
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