Ambulance Copter Demonstration at Ransom Memorial Hospital
The Spirit of St. Joseph Life Flight conducted a Friday afternoon demonstration for law enforcement and ambulance crews at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Sponsored by St. Joseph Hospital Kansas City, the air ambulance operates 24 hours with six nurses and two pilots, can lift off in five minutes, travels 120 mph, serves within 150 miles, and stabilizes patients in flight. Penny McClure and Sharon Hand, RMH nursing director, described use and decision factors for air vs ground transport.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Spirit of St. Joseph Life Flight
Air Ambulance
St. Joseph Hospital
Kansas City
Sharon Hand
RMH Nursing
Penny McClure
Gambers flock to Atlantic City first legal casino opening
Atlantic City hosts its first legal casino at Resorts International with a large Friday crowd. Governor Byrne and Steve Lawrence attended the ribbon cutting as 325 dealers begin handling real chips amid long lines and spirited bets. A separate Mobile Coast Guard report notes a British coal carrier rammed an oil dock, spilling jet fuel and oils, shutting river traffic for five miles due to explosion risk.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Resorts International Hotel Casino
Rachel Farmer
Bob Knauft
Cincinnati
Steven Norton
Resorts International Inc
Norton
Brendan Byrne
Steve Lawrence
Byrne
Lawrence
Mobile
Ala
Oil Company
U.S. Coast Guard
Robert Trescott
Coast Guard
Marine Safety Division
Grain program deadline approaches at library line item
Library Line reports the grain program deadline nearing, noting page 3 coverage. The notice outlines where to submit applications and the impact on local growers, with emphasis on upcoming due dates and participation details.
War on Thistle Rages On in Franklin County
County Weed Director Ray DeJulio leads a crackdown against music thistle, mailing 60 landowner notices then 100 more. He reports 56 responses, expects legal action for noncompliance, and urges mowing or spraying now to prevent seed spread before July. He plans field inspections and potential notices next week.
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Joanistas
Franklin County
Ray DeJulio
DeJulio
DeJullo
Red Cross Delivers Grain to Kolwezi Amid Shaba Aftermath
In Kolwezi Zaire a Red Cross train arrives with 120 tons of cornmeal the first aid shipment since the Shaba war began over two weeks ago The relief aims to feed about 15 000 people for roughly ten days amid ongoing rebel pockets French troops sweep the region and paratroopers prepare to withdraw while Zairian and Moroccan forces tighten security Red Cross workers search tree lines for victims and authorities report hundreds of graves and uncertain hostage status
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Kolwezi
Zaire
Red Cross
Frederick Steinemann
Angola
Foreign Legion
Defense Ministry
Paris
France
Lubumbashi
Klowezi
Wingerton Interim Committee Names Summer Study Panels
The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council lists interim committees for summer study before 1979. It names chairs and vice chairs by panel including Agriculture and Livestock, Assessment and Taxation, Education, Energy, Judiciary, Juvenile, Public Health and Welfare, University Medical School Branch, Ways and Means, and a Liquor Law Study with no vice chair.
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Topeka
Kan
Legislative Coordinating Council of the
Kansas Legislature
Fred Kerr
R-Coats
Ambrose Dempsey
D-Leavenworth
Simpson
Ruth Wilkin
D-Topeka
William Reardon
Ckansas City
Joe Harder
Charlie Angell
Plains
Elwaine Pomeroy
Doug Baker
Pittsburg
Richard Brewster
Wes Sowers
Wichita
Michael Johnson
D-Abilene
University Medical School
Fred Weaver
Baxter Springs
Paul Burke
Leawood
Robert Talkington
A-lola
George Wingert
Ottawa
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Damaged Pipes Close Forest Park Pool in Ottawa
The Forest Park pool in Ottawa will stay closed for at least a week due to damaged recirculation pipes cracked by cold winter. City workers from the Ottawa Recreation Commission and parks department will drain and repair the pool, with work starting after Memorial Day weekend and lessons resuming around June 12.
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Public Works Department
Ottawa
Forest Park
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Parks Department
ORC
Steve Queen
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Mike Gullett
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