Local Williamsburg Prepares for Jayhawker Day
Williamsburg plans another Jayhawker Day with page coverage noted as on Page 3. The newspaper declares the United States no longer holds the top position in global wheat production, flagged on Page 12 across sections.
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Williamsburg
U.S
Supreme Court OKs Regional Banking Systems
The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that states may form regional banking systems, upholding Connecticut and Massachusetts laws and signaling broader adoption in the Southeast. Justice Rehnquist stressed these laws favor dispersed control of banking and do not violate equal protection.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Southeast
New York
Texas
California
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
New England
Wheat Harvest Dims as Rain Slows Kansas Fields
In Conway Springs Kansas scattered showers slowed the 1985 wheat harvest as crews reported rain up to 10 miles away and moisture levels rising. The co op planned peak throughput of 900 trucks daily with 75,000 bushels Saturday and about double that Sunday.
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Conway Springs
Kan
Kansas
Doug Koehler
Co-Op
Wichita
Koehler
Norman Gerstenkorn
Reagan Set to Approve SALT Proportionate Response Plan
President Reagan informed Mikhail Gorbachev of his intent to largely honor the unratified SALT pact while taking selective actions to mirror Soviet violations. A policy of proportionate responses would keep the treaty alive and include dry docking the Poseidon, speeding Midgetman development, and limited MX testing, with details conveyed to Congress and diplomats.
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Washington
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
Larry Speakes
America
Camp David
Speakes
National Security Council
Communist Party
Gorbachev
Moscow
U.S
United States
Alaska
Administration
Americans Safer At Home Despite Still High Crime Rates
The 1984 U S households victimized by crime fell to 26 percent, down from 32 percent in 1975. Suburban and rural households faced lower risk than city dwellers, with blacks more vulnerable than whites and high income households more victimized than middle income ones. The Bureau of Justice Statistics based its findings on a 60 000 household survey, noting that murders were not counted in the measure.
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Washington
U.S
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Steven R. Schlesinger
Bureau
Schlesinger
Wolf Creek compares favorably on eight year build pace
In Topeka Kansas AP a utility rate hearing panel heard consultant Thomas Flaherty say Wolf Creek nuclear plant construction, at 96 months, is faster than Clinton Power Station at 118 months and South Texas No. 1 and No. 2 at 135 and 159 months. The testimony supports the project’s claimed long term savings while Kansas regulators resume public hearings in multiple cities.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Wolf Creek
U.S
Thomas J. Flaherty
Dallas
Tex
KCC
Flaherty
Commission
Kansas
Paola
Pittsburg
Overland Park
Kg&e
Ed Roach
Clinton
Ilinois
Illinois Power Co
Roach
South Texas No. 1
South Texas No. 2
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Touche Ross & Co
Nicaragua Tops House Debate on Contra Aid
The House debates non lethal aid to CIA trained Contras amid a year long Central America policy clash. GOP leader Michel pushes a 27 million plan while Democrats offer alternatives including 14 million with refugee funding. Senate approval of 38 million aid looms, with Dodd criticising the approach as domestic political theater.
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Washington
Congress
Central America
House
Robert Michel
Senate
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
ABC
David Brinkley
Dodd
U.S
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lugar
United States
Nicaragua
Reagan
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