Severe storms lash Kansas with tornado sightings and floods
Severe thunderstorms pounded north central and northeast Kansas with tornado sightings near Topeka Manhattan Blue Rapids Frankfort and Carbondale. Damaging winds hit Salina Junction City Manhattan Johnson County Clay Center and Holton with hail and flash floods prompting warnings. Two youths drowned in rain swollen ditches near Kansas City Kan and inundated areas reported washed out railroad track and mud slides. Forecast called for submerging rains easing midmorning then resuming tonight and another hot windy day ahead with highs near 100 to 104 in portions of the state.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Blue Rapids
Frankfort
Carbondale
Salina
Junction City
Johnson County
Clay Center
Holton
Kansas City
National Weather Service
Wyandotte
Johnson
Overland Park
Santa Fe
Leavenworth
Weather Service
4-H Camp Is Canceled By Rain In Forest Park
The 4-H Day Camp for seven to nine year olds was canceled again due to rain after about 200 youngsters gathered in Forest Park this morning. About 45 minutes in, rain drove families to shelters and pickup. Those who paid $1 may claim refunds at the Extension office in the Franklin County Courthouse basement.
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Forest Park
Franklin County
Reagan narrows Ford lead in shifting delegate race
Reagan gains 46 delegates from Montana Idaho and New Mexico as Ford’s edge collapses. Ford held 17 of 18 Minnesota delegates to stay at 1 001 of 1 190 while Carter sits at 1 539. GOP officials warn the contest could hurt November hopes with 98 delegates left unchosen and a money shortfall threatening campaign cash.
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Associated Press
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Ford
Republican National Committee
Minnesota
Reagan
Montana
Idaho
New Mexico
Wyoming
California
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Plains
GOP
Kansas City
Carter
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jeremiah Milbank
Should've Watched Your Back Door, Good Buddy
Prairie Home column recalls a Prairie Home highway patrol tale where a speeding driver using a red Mercedes calls out to CB mates. The motorist, nicknamed Big Red Cat, belts out high speeds while “Big Blue Light” chases, prompting police attention as the CB drama ends with a warning.
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Prairie Home
Ralph Allen
Big Red Cat
Supreme Court rules against annual busing plan tweaks
The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, ruled federal courts may not require yearly changes to desegregation plans or busing routes to track population shifts. The Pasadena case stemmed from a 1970 order to create ethnically balanced districts, with shifts in racial makeup cited as normal migration rather than board action. The ruling aligns with Ford’s push to limit busing orders to five years and follows debate on a large labor and health bill.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pasadena
Calif
Ford
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Manuel L. Real
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified
Real
Pasadena Board of Education
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Syria boosts forces in Lebanon amid Beirut battles
Beirut reports say Syria added 4000 troops and a tank column to Lebanon bringing total to 16500. infantry with tanks siege Hermal 65 miles northeast of Beirut while 500 men confront Arsal. Moslem gunners bombard Beirut seaport as fighting rages in downtown.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
East
Hermal
Arsal
Pomona Sunflower Days Parade Climaxes Bicentennial Celebration
Pomona Jaycees Sunflower Days ended with a parade and dance drawing large crowds. Grand Marshal Congressmen Larry Winn led floats and riders through the business district under the theme The Way It Was with 10 floats including clubs, churches, and senior groups. Festivities revived last year to mark the Bicentennial year, featuring antique cars, a mule plow, hillbilly farmer, and clowns among the parade highlights.
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Pomona
Flower Club
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