BAK Across Kansas draws riders to Ottawa for seventh trek
The Biking Across Kansas event returns to Ottawa with 270 riders, split routes for the first time, and key organizers Larry and Norma Christie funding the six month operation. Riders range from 10 to 75, averaging 36, traveling 50 to 84 miles daily, with participants from several states including California and Louisiana.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Kansas
Larry
Norma Christie
Christies
Colorado Line
Christie
British Accused Of Firing At Falkland Hospital Ship Bahia Paraiso
Argentina claimed British Harrier jets fired two missiles at 8:10 am at the hospital ship Bahia Paraiso anchored in Stanley. One missile hit water nearby, the other damaged a local house. The naval communique said no ship damage or casualties, but the house suffered severe damage.
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Associated Press
Argentina
Bahia Paraiso
Falklands
Stanley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Red Cross
London
Margaret Thatcher
Pope John Paul II
Falkland Islands
Buenos Aires
South Atlantic
Joint Chiefs
Britain
Fitzroy
Settlement
British Defense Ministry
England
Ardent
Thatcher signals staged exit amid Stanley stalemate
Britain claims 7,000 to 7,500 Argentine forces hold Stanley and may not surrender. Thatcher says Britain will accept a dignified withdrawal if arms are laid down but warns negotiation is unthinkable while Argentina remains. Buenos Aires reports RAF raids and artillery exchanges leaving four British dead or missing and 295 wounded overall.
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Argentina
Telam
Thatcher
Stanley
Michael Foot
Britain
Mario Benjamin Menendez
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Open Meetings Law
The Kansas Supreme Court rules in a Thomas County case that the Kansas Open Meetings Law remains intact. The decision reinforces transparency requirements for public bodies and adheres to state constitutional standards.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Thomas County
Reagan Returns From Overseas
President Reagan concluded a 10 day European tour with a message that alliances are strong and the US remains a force for freedom and peace. He praised improved US relations with allies while noting the Lebanon crisis and a cease fire set by Israel as his trip included NATO and economic summits. Reagan’s West Berlin visit sparked a six hour riot with 280 arrests as demonstrators clashed with police near Charlottenburg Palace.
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Reagan
Europe
America
Lebanon
United States
Middle East
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Congress
White House
Republican National Committee
Air Force
Mark Rosenker
West Germany
West Berlin
Britain
Falkland Islands
Israel
Beirut
Atlantic
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Menachem Begin
Air Force One
NATO
Charlottenburg Palace
Wholesale Prices Bear Good News
May wholesale prices held steady, the third straight near zero reading, with energy prices falling for the fifth month and offsetting food costs. The Producer Price Index remained flat from April, giving a 0.4 percent annual inflation rate for five months, amid oil glut and recession effects.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Allen Sinai
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
Nariman
Behravesh
Wharton Econometrics
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OHS
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