Kansas City Firefighters Strike Triggers Guard Deployment
Gov. Teasdale orders 250 more National Guardsmen and a 168 member Highway Patrol task force to Kansas City to guard 31 fire stations, deter arson, and patrol in military jeeps as the five day strike enters a tense phase. Termination notices for 143 striking firefighters are paused. union leaders warn of possible actions while talks with officials continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Joseph Teasdale
Highway Patrol
Teasdale
Adam
Richard Berkley
Thomas Lewinsohn
Lewinsohn
Terry Allen
Washington
Dorothy Jaquay
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Edward T. McMahon
National Guard
International Association of Fire Fighters
Jackson County
Frank Palumbo
Palumbo
James Treece
Treece
The
Kansas City Star
Europeans Planning Support For U S In The Iranian Crisis
The nine European Community nations are quietly drafting a joint plan to assist the United States in Tehran amid the embassy hostage crisis. While some officials promote pressure measures such as severing ties, others warn such steps could backfire and hurt oil interests. Britain, France, and West Germany lead talks, with U.S. observers possible. Pending parliamentary actions in Tehran and a May timetable frame prospects for a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tehran
Paris
Iran
U.S
Bonn
Foreign Office
John Graham
Graham
Greece
Washington
U.N
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Britain
France
West Germany
Common Market
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Ireland
Denmark
Iowa Grain Bins Traced In Aldrin Contamination Probe
Federal agencies trace thousands of bushels of corn tainted by aldrin insecticide at Iowa grain elevators. USDA regional officials seek origin and destinations including possible overseas shipments. FDA sampling all area animals as tests detect aldrin in soil and corn at two elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia, Iowa
Iowa
U.S Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
Aurelia
Clifford Shane
Kansas City
FDA
Area Weather Area Forecast for County
Mostly sunny and windy Saturday with warmer temperatures in the low to mid sixties. Saturday night brings increasing clouds and cooler air with a low near 30. Sunday should be mostly cloudy with highs around 50. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty Saturday.
Franklin County to join new Kansas Education Board district
A bill passed Friday would place Franklin County within a newly drawn Kansas Board of Education district. The measure redefines local oversight of public schools and outlines district boundaries effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas Board of Education
Presidential Derby Split in GOP Clashes Connecticut Campaign
George Bush pitched himself as the center lane of the GOP while clashing with John Anderson in Connecticut as Reagan led the field. Mondale touted Carter’s gains as he urged voters to back the president, and Kennedy pressed to stiffen windfall profits taxes on oil firms. Bush planned a Yale address before key primaries, framing his campaign as the middle way amid three-way competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Connecticut
George Bush
Bush
White House
Rep
John Anderson
Ronald Reagan
California
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
America
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Yale University
New York
Georgetown University
Iowa
CIA
Reagan
Anderson
Cuba
Afghanistan
Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Social Security Trust Fund
Mondale
Buffalo
N.Y
Kennedy urges tougher oil tax in windfall profits bill
In Syracuse Kennedy urged the administration to consider a heavier levy on oil companies than the windfall profits bill proposed. The remark ties national energy dependence to the call for increased corporate taxation and energy policy reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Kennedy
Candidates Eye Kansas Ahead of April First Primary
Three Republican hopefuls announce Kansas stopovers in the week before the April 1 primary. John Anderson plans Topeka, KU, Overland Park stops and Wichita factory visit. George Bush targets Wichita, Topeka events and the Overland Park college convention. Ben Fernandez outlines 11-city tour including Johnson County and Lawrence with a College Republican convention speech. Reagan has no announced trip. Primary coincides with Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Illinois
John Anderson
George Bush
Ben Fernandez
California
Anderson
University of Kansas
Overland Park
Shawnee Mission West High School
Wichita
Bush
Fernandez
Johnson County
Chanute
Iola
Hutchinson
Salina
Pittsburg
Parsons
Westmoreland
Emporia
Atchison
Lawrence
Ronald Reagan
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allen
Jefferson City
Garfield School
Steve Sampson
Garfield Arts and Crafts
Fred Solis
Ottawa Board of Education
S. Main
By Merrill Hartson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!