Shuttle Explosion Ends Challenger Mission Soon After Launch
Mission control reported no engine or system failures before Challenger suddenly blew apart. Workers at the shuttle assembly building stared in shock as the orbiter disintegrated in a fireball, while observers recalled the planned Halley’s comet satellite release and the teaching lesson by Christa McAuliffe. Public Broadcasting Service planned live telecasts and widespread school participation.
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Jobless Rate Up Again in Kansas December
Kansas jobless rate rose 0.3 percent in December to 5.5 percent, the third monthly increase. Seasonal factors and cold weather driven losses lifted unemployment, with 15,058 fewer in the labor force yet 4,654 more unemployed, and construction and farm-related jobs dropping while wholesale and retail added 500 positions.
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Notice of Sheriff sale in Franklin County Kansas court case
Public sale ordered by the District Court of Franklin County Kansas in the case Franklin Savings Association versus George D Wingert and Jane A Wingert et al. The sale, February 1986 at 10:00 A.M., will be at the west front door of the Ottawa Courthouse. Property includes described coal estate in Franklin County and specific tracts in the City of Rantoul with redemption rights noted. Rex A Bowling, Sheriff, represents plaintiff. sale proceeds to satisfy the court order.
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Kansas
Franklin Savings Association
George D. Wingert
Jane A. Wingert
District Court
Ottawa
Anderson County
Flossie Mae Burknell
State of Kansas
Dean Kimball
John E. Burkdoll
Flossie Mae Burkdoll
Batty Jean Kimball
Lloyd F. Burkdoll
Otawa
Kansa
December Heating Costs A Record December Heating Costs A Record
Washington reports a record December heating bill averaging 150.71 dollars per household, 18.59 above normal, with electric costs up 15 percent, natural gas up 14 percent, and heating oil up 12 percent. The nationwide heating bill for October to December reached about 20.8 billion, 3 percent above normal.
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U.S
Data and Information Service
Assessment and Information Services Center
Khadafy brands Reagan power mad as Libyans rally
In Tripoli Col Muammar Khadafy denounced President Reagan as power crazed and claimed Libyans along with Eastern Europeans are stronger than the Sixth Fleet. He urged unity against imperialists, praising Libya as resilient while the Sixth Fleet carried out Mediterranean maneuvers.
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