Richmond Free Fair thrives despite rain and heat
The 65th Richmond Free Fair opened Sunday with robust exhibits in the community building and a record number of participants in garden produce and arts. Rain and cooler weather boosted entries by 45 over last year, with 219 exhibitors this year. livestock and clothing saw declines. The parade brightened the town with a revived Richmond Municipal Band and performances by Central Heights Drill Team and Scottish Highland Dancers. Continued on Page 7.
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Herald
Richmond
FFA
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Virginia Cunningham
Richmond Fair Association Board
Anderson
Cannin
Richmond Municipal
Boecker
Central Heights
Severe rain and high winds hit southern Kansas
Heavy rain and strong winds moved through southeastern and south central Kansas, knocking down trees and power poles and flooding intersections around Wichita. NWS in Wichita recorded 1.16 inches at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in 90 minutes, with 75 mph winds near Winfield and 69 mph in Augusta, and reports of 70 to 80 mph in Benton. no major damage or fires were found.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Phil Swain
National Weather Service
Wichita
Wichita Mid-Continent
Sedgwick County
Swain
Winfield
Augusta
Benton
Apollo crew marks anniversary with call for renewed program
In Florida, Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins reflect on the 1969 lunar landing, commemorating twenty years since the Apollo 11 mission. They express hope for a rejuvenated but cautious future program, though one astronaut cautions that strong new exploration plans remain unlikely.
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PE Canaveral
Fla
Neil Argistrong
Buzz Aldrin
Mike Collins
Moon landing marks giant leap in space history
A mangled AP report recalls July 20 1969 Apollo 11 mission when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon while Michael Collins orbited above and President Kennedy’s goal reached, signaling a historic milestone in human exploration.
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Veral
Fla
Ed Eos
Buzz Aldrin
F. F. Kennedy
Space hopes rebound after moon era remarks by Aldrin and Collins
In brief remarks Aldrin and Collins urged renewed space exploration. They spoke of pressing farther into space perhaps to Mars, signaling a return to bold space policy as the Kennedy era began and Cold War space race tensions intensified.
Bush closes Europe trip with call for end to East-West discord
President Bush told Leiden residents that freedom will prevail across Europe as East and West divide fades. He praised Gorbachev’s moves toward reform, urged Moscow to join the community of nations, and predicted Eastern Europe would pursue political and economic renewal.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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Hugo Grotius
New World
Georgeous
U.S
Central America
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Europe Behind the Wall
America
West
Lotto America winner hits 39.4 million prize in Des Moines
One ticket matched all six Lotto America numbers drawn Saturday, securing an estimated 39.4 million dollars. The ticket was purchased in Rhode Island, with the store location withheld. Officials will verify the machine and announce the store once completed. The winner will receive about 1.5 million annually for 20 years after taxes. Drawn numbers were 10 19 27 35 40 42. 298 matched five for 930. 16,389 matched four for 40.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lotto America
Chuck Strutt
Rhode Island
Simutt
Strutt
Economic giants set broad eco plan at Paris summit
Seven industrial powers led by the United States and Britain issued a 22 page communique pledging to clean up the global environment curb drug trafficking and ease debt burdens but left detailed steps to others. President Bush called the summit a clear success. Environmental groups urged concrete actions. The leaders urged decisive narcotics action and backed a conference proposed by Margaret Thatcher.
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Rafe Pomerance
World Resources Institute
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