Tallest Christmas tree debate pits Andover Kansas City
Revelers clash over which town hosts the nation’s tallest Christmas tree. Andover and Kansas City both claim supremacy with 100 foot trees, while Aspen contenders are also cited. Local officials and decorators defend their heights as visitors tour famous trees and raise funds for charity.
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Andover
Kansas City
Aspen
James Costello
Rockefeller Center
New York City
Prudential Center
Boston
U.S. Capitol
Washington
Jerome Cohen
Brickstone Beecless Mass
Salem
Ore
Crown Center
Margo Clark
Brickstone Square
Missouri
Martin Spagat
Brickstone Properties
Mark Donohoe
Thompson
Cohen
Donohoe
Ottawa adopts 1992 CABO dwelling code amendments
Ottawa Kansas adopts by reference the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1992 edition, under K.S.A. 12-2010, with deletions, amendments, and corrections. Section 1 incorporates the code, with required copies and public inspection. Section 2 amends or substitutes provisions across construction, mechanical, plumbing, and foundation sections including concrete pour timing, reinforcement, and basement wall requirements.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Welling Code Incorporated
Council of American Building Officials
K.S.A
City of
Conrail rejects NSCs higher bid in favor of CSX offer
Conrail Inc rebuffed Norfolk Southern Corp. 10.5 billion cash bid to buy the Northeast railroad and reaffirmed commitment to CSX Corp. lower cash plus stock offer. CSX chair Snow praised the decision while CSX raised its bid to 9.35 billion, about 102 a share, delaying a shareholder vote to Jan 17.
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Hiladelphia
Conrail Inc
Norfolk Southern Corp
Northeast Freight Railroad Company
Conrail
CSX Corp
CSX
David M. LeVan
John W. Snow
Snow
Richmond
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Va
U.S
Penn Central
Northeast
District of Columbia
Quebec
U S launches spy satellite from Vandenberg base
The United States launched a Lacrosse radar imagery satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first such launch publicly acknowledged in advance by the government. Trade sources tie the craft to the Lacrosse series that can image through clouds.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
America
National Reconnaissance Office
Pentagon
Kansas study abroad program ranks among top research universities
The University of Kansas study abroad program ranked seventh among research universities in Open Doors 1995 96 with 748 KU students abroad in 1994 95. It sits behind UC system and Texas Austin while Texas A&M also makes the top 15. KU notes a national growth trend with over 800 KU students abroad in 1995 96.
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University of Kansas
Sal
Institute of International Education
New York City
IIE
Syracuse University
New York
Dents
Duke University
Durham
N.C
University of California
University of Texas, Austin
Texas A&m University
College Station
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