Year Of Peace Parade Reflections Across U S In 1986 Rose Mummers
The 1986 New Year began with parades in Pasadena and Philadelphia drawing about a million and 350000 respectively while Washington and Boston set a sober tone. Gorbachev urged peace on Soviet television as Reagan called 1986 a year of peace. Police heightened traffic safety efforts after New Year's Eve revelry, with nationwide tolls rising and various cities offering free rides to curb drunken driving. Massachusetts lawmakers started the 1986 session on the first Wednesday after holiday observances.
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Associated Press
Mikhail Gorbachev
Massachusetts
Pasadena
Calif
Philadelphia
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
U.S
Reagan
Boston
House
Senate
TransAmerica Life Companies
New Year Shooters and Mummers Association
New York
Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
Department of Public Safety
Suspect Nabbed After Rest Stop Incident
The suspect fled after an attack at a rest stop on I-35. DeBrabander and Scott freed themselves and hid or moved to different areas as authorities traced the suspect’s truck. The couple alerted authorities in Williamsburg and Waverly, with Coffey and Franklin counties coordinating a response. DeBrabander was treated for minor injuries and released. Sheriff Bowling praised Deputy Davis for his work.
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Scott
Davis
DeBrabander
Williamsburg
Waverly
Coffey County
Coffey County Hospital
Burlington
Bowling Today
Craig
Norbert Dreiling Joins Docking Campaign Committee Chief
Norbert Dreiling, 60, former Kansas Democratic Party chairman, becomes chair of the Tom Docking for Kansas campaign. He praised Docking and said he will take a more conservative role while aiding Docking’s 1986 governor bid as he passes the torch to younger leaders.
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Norbert Dreiling
Docking
Topeka
Kan
Tom Docking
Kansas
Kansas Democratic Party
Dreiling
Hays
Robert Docking
Norb
Montgomery
Dressing
John Carlin
Republica
Sam Hardage
Tom
Dreising
Robert F. Bennett
Bob Dockings
Bob Bennetts
Pilots' Stories Key In Cause Of Nelson Crash
Investigators say pilot Brad Rank and co-pilot Kenneth Ferguson may reveal why Rick Nelson and seven others died when the DC-3 crashed near De Kalb Texas. NTSB chair Jim Burnett notes only charred wing, tail and nose pieces remain. Rank is in fair condition in Texarkana. Ferguson in critical burn units in Little Rock.
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DE Kalb
Texas
Rick Nelson
Brad Rank
Kenneth Ferguson
National Transportation Safety Board
Jim Burnett
Rank
Sas
Little Rock
Don Ruggles
Nelson
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National Safety Council
Bob Docking
U.S. Senate
Carlin
Hardage
Ozzie and Harriet
Alabama
Dallas
Guntersville
Ala
Lynn Upton
Pat Upton
Orlando
Fla
Forest Service
USDA
the Family Circus
Bi Keane
Toboggan Club
Eppie
Syomim Son
Hagar the
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