Topeka Tornado Anniversary Marked By Remembrance
On June 8 1966 a massive tornado carved an eight mile path through Topeka Kansas causing 17 deaths and about 100 million dollars in damage. The city rebuilt and the civil defense director notes ongoing strong interest in tornado warning sirens and testing amid funding limits.
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Washburn Municipal University of Topeka
Tim Burgett
Civil Defense
Topeka
Shawnee County
Burgett
Papal appointment tests China Vatican ties in Canton
Pope John Paul II names Monsignor Dominic Tang archbishop of Canton, signaling a breakthrough as China reportedly accepts Vatican authority to name bishops. Tang, 73, freed in 1980 after 22 years in prison, is the first papal appointee to the Chinese mainland since 1955 and is recognized by both the Holy See and the Peking Patriotic Catholic Association.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Dominic Tang
Canton
China
Vatican
Romeo Panciroli
Peking
Taiwan
Holy See
Shanghai
United States
Tang
Matthew Kia
Taipei
Catholic Association
Agostino Casaroli
Pius XII
Peking Association
FDA Still Searching For Bad Mushrooms
The FDA fights a large recall of canned mushrooms from Oxford Royal Mushrooms Products Inc. tainted by toxin causing botulism. Investigators in Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska seek up to 40 million cans shipped since early 1979 via 40 agents retail chains and distributors with line codes A through L K three digits and P or LP followed by 1 or 2.
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Kansas City
Food and Drug Administration
Midwest
James A. Adamson
FDA
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Adamson
Oxford Royal Mushrooms Products Inc
Kelton, Pa
Wall Street Edges Higher On Carried-Over Gains
The Dow rose 2.04 to 995.83 at midday as gains outpaced losses 4 to 3. Southern California Edison climbed 5 to 26 with a 200,000 share block traded at 26 A NYSE composite index inched up .10 to 76.83 while the American Stock Exchange value index fell .76 to 369.25. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange reached 19.01 million shares at noontime, compared with 20.49 million Friday.
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New York
Southern California Edison
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Public Hearing on Zoning Change Beauty Parlors Ottawa KS
City Planning Commission of Ottawa Kansas schedules a July 7 hearing at 7 PM in City Hall to consider amending Article II Section 2 Subsection 35 to add beauty parlors as an allowable use protests may be presented. If no protests, recommendations go to the Governing Body for action. Also included are notices on probate and creditors, classified rates, lodge notices, cemetery lots, and local ads.
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City Commission Room
City Planning Commission
Ottawa Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Ottawa
Kansas
Dettie Wellington
Ortin W. Smith
District Court
Franklin County
Bulah
James A. Richardson
Chicago Taxi Drivers Add To Traffic Woes
Chicago faced a broad transit crisis as thousands of taxi drivers walked out and a fifth suburban bus line halted service. About 65,000 commuters lost bus options, with ongoing expectations of more disruption if rail funding fails. Union leaders cited contract talks, while cab companies reported mixed impact. Suburban Transit Systems joined the walkout after rejected pay and benefit cuts, marking the fifth suspension as the RTA ended subsidies to carriers.
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Chicago
Frank Stroud
Production Workers Union
Jane Byrne
Commission
Yellow
Checker
Stroud
Oak Lawn
Oil price cuts loom as Ecuador leads with $3.80 drop
Oil prices slide in the spot market as Ecuador, a small OPEC member, announced a $3.80 per barrel cut. Mexico had already trimmed by $4, and Britain signaled willingness to cut, though not as deep. Pressure mounts on Libya, Nigeria, and Algeria if major producers follow.
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New York
Ecuador
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Mexico
OPEC
Britain
Libya
Nigeria
Algeria
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Malta
John Heckert
J.M
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Highland Cemetery
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Alcoholics Anonymous
Briscoe
By Bil Keane
Uma
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Rover
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