Kansas City pilot retraces Lindbergh solo flight
Mark Hirt, 24, of Kansas City, launches from JFK in a Route to Paris attempt in a fuel heavy, custom plane designed by Bert Rutan. He plans a 22 hour visual crossing staying under 10,000 feet with no parachute, carrying soup, chips, Coke, a map copy, and survival gear.
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New York
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Mark Hirt
Spirit of
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John F. Kennedy International
Eric Hedric
JFK
Hirt
le Bourget
Lindbergh
Bert Rutan
Rutan
Tom Colgan
Kennedy
Central Missouri State University
Kennedy Airport
GNP up 4.4 percent but economists unimpressed
The Commerce Department reports U S GNP rose 4.4 percent in the January through March quarter, the fastest in nearly three years, driven by inventory buildup. Inflation ran 4.2 percent, boosted by energy costs, while consumer prices edged up 0.4 percent in April amid dollar weakness.
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Associated Press
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Reagan
GNP
Goetz Defense Opens With 1981 Crime Details
In New York, Berhnard Goetz's defense presented him as a crime victim. A Sanitation Department officer testified Goetz was jumped and beaten in 1981, and an orthopedic surgeon linked Goetz’s kneecap pain to that mugging. The case now includes testimony about the prior attack as the trial weighs charges including attempted murder.
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New York
Bernhard Goetz
Barry Slotnick
Sanitation Department
Goetz
Troy Canty
Charles Cozza
Cozza
Fred Clark
Clark
Murray E. Burton
Stephen G. Crane
Survivor to headline Kansas State Fair grandstand show
Five man band Survivor, famed for Eye of the Tiger and The Moment of Truth, will perform at 7 p.m. on Preview Day for the 1987 Kansas State Fair. The group has won a Grammy and earned Oscar, TV and music industry accolades. Tickets go on sale by mail starting July 31 with orders processed as received.
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Solid Gold
People’s Choice Awards
Cashbox
National Association of Record Merchandisers
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas
At&t
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Southwestern Bell
Kansas Corporation Commission
Public Information Office
Docking
Docking State Office
Topeka
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Topeka East
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Manhattan
Sears
Palr
Sekacy Financing
Tom Wasiington
Lawrence Timwe
Lawrence
Sun
Emporia Fount Hale
S. Main
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