Western Kansas Buried by Blizzard Strands Hundreds
An early spring snowstorm hit western Kansas with blizzard conditions and up to 24 inches of snow. Roads closed, hundreds stranded, 150 travelers sheltered in Jetmore church, and 205 miles of Interstate 70 shut overnight. No weather fatalities reported.
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Jetmore
Kan
Kansas
Dodge City
National Weather Service
Phil Shideler
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Ulysses
Ness City
Salina
Colby
Highway Patrol
Hays
Colorado
Russell-Ellsworth
Shideler
Continental Trailways
Ford County Sheriff's Department
Wichita
Denver
Garden City
Russell
National Guard Armories
National Guard
Cessna Aircraft Co
Winfield
Ottawan Al Mages retires after 40 years with Cities Service Gas
Al Mages, 65, longtime Ottawa compressor station superintendent, retires March 31 after 40 years with Cities Service Gas. A retirement party honored him and Ralph Hartpence, with speeches by Charles Tuttle and tributes describing his rare attendance record and dedication. Mages plans hunting fishing and gardening in retirement, and his family roles are noted along with the Ottawa station's key pipeline hub status.
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Lawrence
Cities Service Gas Company
al Mages
Mages
Ottawa
Cities Service
Ralph Hartpence
W. 7Th
Charles Tuttle
Tuttle
Pauline
Homewood
Ottawa High School
Empire Oil and Refinis Co
Mayes
Hesston
Cities
Peculiar
Higginsville
Texas
Guyman
Okla
Ottawa Station
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Wyoming
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Topeka
Sedalia
Charles
Rawlins
Oklo
Kenneth
Drexel
Tim
National Sign Company
Cindy
King Radio
Gas Control
Oklahoma City
Budgets Battle Draws Lobbyists To Washington
Lobbyists for cities states and many special interests crowded the House Budget Committee room seeking restoration of funding as Congress prepares to debate the 1981 budget starting Oct 1. Debate centers on trimming spending to Roth’s 21 percent GDP cap with Senate votes looming and a Muskie backed counter proposal.
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Washington
Congress
House Budget Committee
Robert N. Giaimo
Senate Budget Committee
Roth
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Budget Committee
Iran Says Hostages Will Be Put On Trial In Tehran
Tehran prosecutor Ayatollah Khalkhali declared the 50 U S Embassy hostages will face espionage charges when Parliament opens mid April and those found guilty will be jailed. The remark follows Tehran’s push to extradite Shah and Sadat's decision to grant asylum in Egypt where the Shah receives medical care.
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Rome
Egypt
Tehran
Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali
Khalkhali
Shah
Tripoli
Libya
U.S
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Cairo
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Panama
Anwar Sadat
Tehran Radio
Sadat
Carter
Hitler
Maadi Miliary Hospital
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Fred Solis
Ottawan
By Jay Bemis
Carlin
Ottawa Herald
Alfred Grammer
W.A. Dunbar and Son
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