Schlitz Wins Taste Test Over Budweiser in New Orleans
In a 90 second national broadcast during Super Bowl XV week, Schlitz beat Budweiser among 46 of 100 Budweiser drinkers in a controlled taste test. The testers, all Budweiser fans, sampled 12 ounce mugs at 42 degrees before a live audience, with results verified by auditors.
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Houston Oilers
Schlitz Beer
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Milwaukee
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National Football League
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Miller
Tank Fire at El Dorado Refinery Expands to Three Tanks
Firefighters battled dawn to control three giant storage tanks at Getty Refining in El Dorado Kansas after a Sunday blast. Four injured workers and three firefighters reported, with tanks containing about 396 000 gallons each of solvent. Authorities probe cause while crews from several cities, McConnell AFB and Boeing assist.
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Getty Refining and Marketing Co
Kansas
Lew. Hartwig
Dice
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Wichita
Helicopter raid frees hostages at Trani prison
Paramilitary police staged a swift helicopter assault on Trani prison where about 70 inmates held 19 guards. At least 13 hostages were rescued and four wounded as the operation continued. Rebels, including suspected terrorists, pressed demands to close Italy’s 10 maximum security prisons.
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Chubb Houser Welton Deaths and Local Notices
Obituaries for Cecil Houser 75 Pomona RFD 1 and Homer E Welton 70 Wichita with service details. Also listed are recent admissions dismissals births arrests thefts frauds and noninjury accidents in Ottawa Franklin County with names ages and addresses. Memorial gifts suggested to Baker University or Trinity United Methodist Grand Island.
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Baldwin
James Chubb
Baker University
Trinity United Methodist Church
Grand Island
Cecil Houser
Pomona
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
Woodlawn
Don Powell
Houser
Franklin County
Pauline Hobbs
Ottawa
Cleo Houser
Topeka
Key Bank Cuts Prime as Banks Trim to 20.5 Percent
New York AP report notes Chemical Bank and Wells Fargo cut their prime to 20.5 percent, joining Chase Manhattan and others. Citibank held at 21.5 percent while most banks remained at 21.5. Prime affects best corporate loan rates, not consumer loans.
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Chemical Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
American National Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
Chemical
Wells Fargo Bank
San
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