Peruvian Connection Thrives From Kansas Farm to Retail
Annie Hurlbut turned from Yale anthropology toward a family farm in Tonganoxie Kansas and a mail order line The Peruvian Connection selling alpaca fur trimmed sweaters coats ponchos belts hats scarves and blankets. Last year’s sales reached about 35000 as she shifted from wholesale to retail while her mother runs the farm and books.
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Lima
Univeristy of Illinois
Iranians Cause Furor In U S Jail
Forty seven jailed Iranians on day four of a hunger strike refuse to cooperate at arraignment claiming arrests were political and racial. Lawyer Marion Overton White says they were singled out and that the group will remain silent if brought in, with John Doe arraignments planned.
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Iran
Marion Overton White
Northeast Louisiana University
Ferelydoun Hoveyda
United Nations
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White
Don McClanahan
Patrick White
John Doe
Primary drama shifts to the South in GOP contest
Reagan dominates the South Carolina primary with 54 percent, Connally exits after 30 percent, and Bush falls to 15 percent as southern states like Alabama Georgia and Florida set the pace. Ford looms as potential challenger while Baker and Anderson also exit race leaving Reagan with 62 of 998 delegates needed.
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Georgia
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Texas
John B. Connally
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Ford
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
John B. Anderson
Illinois
KCP&L Will Postpone New Plant Until After 1989
Kansas City Power & Light Co forecasts slower growth in electricity use this decade, delaying any new plant construction until at least six years after the Wolf Creek unit’s 1983 completion. The company cites lower demand growth, despite past surges, and notes financial strains amid regulatory rate requests and high construction costs.
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Burlington
Kan
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