Star News Desk Struck By Rainwater Power Outage
Heavy thunderstorms in Kansas City cut power to The Kansas City Star Co. for over 10 hours, halting presses and delaying Sunday edition. Newsroom lit by candles until restore at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Officials say 13,000 volts fed the fault, causing a large flash and smoke. Vice president Joe McGuff apologized and praised staff.
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Fourth time a charm for new Miss Kansas
Jennifer Lyn Hedrick of Wichita won the 1989 Miss Kansas scholarship pageant among 26 contestants. Her parents, Mary and Kent Cochran, cried and celebrated as her name was announced. Hedrick, 22, has 14 years of flute training and previously placed as fourth runnerup in two Miss Kansas contests. She aims for the Miss America pageant top 10 and credits hard work for self confidence.
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Wandering pilot recalls little amid crash and wound mystery
Washington attorney Thomas Root, 36, shot and exhausted after a four hour autopilot flight down the East Coast, crashed in Bahamian waters and survived. He denies suicide intent, says a gunshot wound caused by a gun firing during the ditching, while investigators seek to verify timing and cause.
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