Summer heat prompts thoughts on air conditioning and civic life
In the heat wave note, the columnist muses on air conditioning changing Congress summer sessions and car design, recalls sidewalk egg frying and a torn sidewalk, notes yard sales as social events, mocks pre-dawn meetings, and mentions Rep. Bob Whittaker moving to Augusta as speculation of a gubernatorial run.
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Congress
Bob Whittaker
Kansas
Augusta
Whittaker
Washington
Cedar Crest
Year round conditioning beats seasonal workouts
Dear reader explains deconditioning during off seasons and urges year round conditioning. Nolan Ryan cited as example of staying in shape. Advice includes maintain heart health and prevent injuries with continuous training. A separate reader asks about a leg length difference and jogging. answer: use a custom running shoe insert and lose weight.
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Dr. Donahue
Nolan Ryan
Dole Looks Ahead at 60 Birthday in Kansas Visit
U S senator Robert Dole returned to Kansas for a birthday celebration and talks. He joked that turning 60 beats the alternative and spoke on Reagan re election prospects the economy and the Senate balance. Dole noted Nancy Kassebaum’s safe seat and hinted at a 1986 bid with Gov John Carlin as a possible opponent. He praised his wife Elizabeth Dole and commented on Washington leak stories fading from attention.
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Robert
Wellington Topeka
Kansas
Robert Dole
Qole
Chamber of Commerce
Russell
Vernon Chesbra
GOP
Dave Owen
Robert Stephan
Stephan
Dole
Reagan
Dan Rather
CBS
Mondale
Glenn
John Glenn
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Sen. Thurmond
John Carlin
Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth
Transportation
Washington
Carter White House
Carter
Soviet Grain Imports To Continue
Roderick Turnbull notes the USSR’s ongoing need to import grain as described in an Economic Research Service report. The article highlights the Soviet focus on growing and improving food supplies for its population amid a vast and complex economy.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Soviet Union
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ussr
USDA
Ottawa Herald details and Soviet agriculture outlook note
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for local and out of area readers. The article then analyzes a USDA assessment of Soviet agriculture in 1982 to 1983, noting plans, grain imports, self sufficiency goals, and uncertainties about US export implications and future policy pending high level negotiations.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Roberts
Wellington
USDA
Soviet Union
Ussr
United States
Kansas City Board of Trade
Bear Creek Township Receives $2 Share in $4.6 Billion Revenue Program
In Syracuse Kansas Bear Creek Township near the Colorado border learns it will get a $2 slice of federal revenue sharing money. Township treasurer Rodger Westeman and trustee Brenda Westeman weigh the small grant against the township budget of about $1,700 used for the community center maintenance and cemetery upkeep.
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Syracuse
Kan
Little Bear Creek Township
Rodger Westeman
Colorado
Bear Creek
Hamilton County
Brenda Westeman
Corn Crop Worried Amid Heat Dryness In Kansas
Kansas State agronomist warns continued hot dry weather could hurt corn in the state within 10 days. Subsoil moisture stays generally good but dryland corn is at a critical stage and irrigation farmers face higher fuel and water use. Soybeans remain less at risk as weather spans across Finney County and Garden City areas.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Kansas State University
Verlin Peterson
Peterson
Elsie Branden
Finney County Extension
Garden City
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Pye Hillcrest Theatre
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Lone Wolf McQuade
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