Moslem Truce Fails as War Flares in Beirut Camps
Shiite Amal militants declare a cease-fire in their assault on the Sabra Chatilla and Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camps but resume artillery fire three hours later. Palestinian spokesmen claim Sabra fell and report ongoing clashes. Casualties rise as fighting intensifies despite a truce announcement amid Syrian involvement and Lebanese civil war tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Chatilla
Sabra
Amal
Bourj el- Barajneh
Hafez Assad
Syria
Amin Gemayel
Assad
Israel
Wolf Creek rate hearing disputes excess power claims
J Michael Evans of KCPL testified that Wolf Creek operation next fall will not create excess capacity but a required reserve margin of 28.2 percent. The utility seeks 111 million in higher rates while defending the plant’s size amid ongoing rate hearings with regulators.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Wolf Creek
J. Michael Evans
System Power
KCPL
Wolli Creek
Kansas
Evans
Kansas Corporation Commission
Commission
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas Electric Power Cooperatives Inc
Ebasco Services Inc
MOKAN
Missouri
Wolf Creek Power
Cholera Death Toll Rises After Bangladesh Storm
In coastal southern Bangladesh at least 40 cholera deaths occurred over two days on Senagari and Sandwip Islands after a Saturday storm and tidal waves killed an estimated 10,000 people. Health teams inoculated residents and distributed water purification aids while 500 new wells were dug to supply clean drinking water. President Ershad said warnings were issued but many stayed.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Sangbad
Senagari
Dainik Bangla
Sandwip
Sang
Senagazi
Public Health Engineering Department
Hossain M. Ershad
Bay of Bengal
Torch Run Foreshadows Kansas Special Olympics Games
Twenty one law enforcement officers ran legs from Kansas City to Wichita for the weekend Kansas Special Olympics Summer Games. Ottawa trooper Dave Cratchett carried the torch through town and handed it to a Gardner officer. The opening ceremonies start at 7 30 tonight at Wichita South High School stadium. End.
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KHP
Dave Cratchett
North Main
Wes Wilson
Kansas City
Wichita
Kansas
Ottawa
Santa Fe
Fifth
Main Streets
Gardner
Cratchett
Waverly
Wichita South High School
Wolf Creek rate hearings move to Kansas cities
The Kansas Corporation Commission shifts Wolf Creek nuclear plant rate hearings to 12 cities starting June in Wichita and continuing through June 20 in Beloit. Three utilities own the plant and seek 508.5 million dollars in rate increases to recover investments ahead of a 1990 start. Public sessions include Overland Park June 13 and Topeka June 10 at the Capitol.
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Topeka
Kan
Wolf Creek
Capitol
Kansas Corporation Commission
Wichita
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Overland Park
Kansas City
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Electric Power Cooperatives Inc
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Lindsborg
Bethany College
Newton
Bethel College
Meade
Veterans Building
el Dorado
Butler County Community College
Capital
Paola
Pittsburg
Memoria
Johnson County Community College
Iola
Bowlus
Independence
Beloit
Municipal
Area Weather Ottawa reports warm day and light rain
The National Weather Service at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 64 and a high of 89 on Thursday. Rainfall total reached .03 inches by 7 am. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows near 60, and Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance and highs in the upper 70s.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Kansas Lobbyists Spend Big to Influence Kansas Legislature
Kansas lobbyists spent about 250000 dollars over January to April 1985 to wine and dine 165 lawmakers, a record for food and beverage lobbying. Total four month expenditures topped 350000, with April total 40766, as advocates defend social lobbying as a communication tool despite doubts about its impact on public interests.
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Dale Goter
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Catholic Relief Services
Kansas Public Disclosure Commission
Jim Maag
Kansas Bankers Association
Joneses
KBA
Mang
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Department of Public Safety
Oren Skiles
DPS
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Mid-America Dairy
Franklin
Osage
KCC
Bill Ramsey
Olathe Public Works
Ramsey
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