Kansas farmers hail rains easing irrigation strain
Kansas farmers call the season’s rains a million dollar aid for crops while conserving underground water. Officials say 1979 rainfall eases short term irrigation needs but long term groundwater reserves face crisis. statewide irrigation accounts for 80 percent of water use and millions in tax revenue hinge on irrigated farming.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Frank ‘Trotman
Southwest Kansas Irrigation Association
Ulysses
Trotman
Southwest
Phil Shideler
Topeka
David Pope
State Agriculture Department
Kansag
State Water Resources Board
Keith Farrar
Hugoton
Wichita
Kansas City
Storm Leaves Only Rebuilding Effort in Alvin Texas
The Associated Press reports clear skies and safe water in Alvin after flooding. Police Chief Mike Jez says about 80 percent of Alvin's 18,000 residents have damaged homes, signaling a lengthy rebuilding period ahead.
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Associated Press
Alvin
Texas
Mike Jez
Jockey statue vandalism sparks race bigotry protest in Hartford
Hartford area thefts of black jockey lawn figures prompt notes from the Black Jockey Liberation Army urging removal of all bigotry. Authorities report at least a dozen incidents since June, mostly in affluent white suburbs, with statues dumped at Simsbury landfill and warnings reading You're Next End Racism.
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Hartford
Simsbury
Black Jockey Liberation Army
Ben Hunsanger
Hunsanger
Julie Leg
Jackson Loyal To Carter Seeks renomination support amid turmoil
Senator Henry Jackson reiterated support for President Carter at renomination while noting Kennedy could be a viable fallback if Carter falters. U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young said Carter is well received by key voters. Cabinet shakeup drew mixed reactions from Griffin Bell and John Connally, influencing White House dynamics and 1976 race implications.
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Algin
Texas
Carter
Bill Clements
Houston
Dickinson
Carla
Galveston County
Civil Defense
Bill Brady
Indiana
National Weather Service
White River
Spencer
Hazelton
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Otis Bowen
Bill McAda
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Southwestern Bell
Dallas
Fort Worth
Washington
Henry Jackson
Edward M. Kennedy
President Carter
U.N
Andrew Young
Atlanta
National Dental Association
Jackson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
CBS
Washington Democrat
Democratic Party
Griffin Bell
NBC
Meet the Press
Bell
Purge of Hussein Plotters Reported in Iraq
Five members of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council were arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Saddam Hussein. Unconfirmed reports claimed up to 250 jailed and 34 executed. motives linked to shifts toward the West and possible Soviet ties. Beirut's An Nahar named the five officials: Deputy Premier Adnan Hussein al Hamdani, Education Minister Mohammed Mahjoub, Mobey Abdul-Hussein Mashadi, Mohammed Ayesh, and Ghanem Abdul Jalil.
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Lebanon
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Egypt
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Soviet Union
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Hassan el-Bakr
Revolutionary Command Council
Communist Party
Britain
West Germany
Japan
France
Syria
Saudi Arabia
An Nahar
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Mohammed Mahjoub
Mobey Abdul-Hussein Mashadi
Council
Mohammed Ayesh
Baath
Ghanem Abdul-Jalil
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CYTO
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LTD
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Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Main
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John Connally
Connally
ABC
Issues and Answers
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