Remodeled Skate Center Opens After Six Week Delay
Roll-A-Way Skate Center at 222 E 2nd opened Friday night after a six week remodeling pause to convert the building into a modern skating rink. Owners Mr and Mrs Frank Bunce, recent arrivals from northern California, expect a snack bar soon though some lettering and a stereo setup were still being finished. Public sessions run 2:30 to 5, 7 to 9:30, and 9:30 to midnight.
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Frank Bunce
California
Bunce
Hit-Run Drivers Plague Family in Kansas City
Kevin R. McCleary, 17, lies in critical condition after a Thursday hit-and-run in Kansas City Kansas. The case echoes a four year old family tragedy when Kevin’s sister Charmen, then 10, was struck on Halloween. No arrest. car described as a 1979 or 1980 Ford Mustang with damaged right front or side.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kevin R. McCleary
William McCleary
Kevin
University of Kansas Medical Center
Charmen McCleary
Johnson County
Kaw
Debbie Goodman
Charmen
Rosie McCleary
Kansas
Walesa Defended Against Defamation Amid Sex Tape Claims
Walesa and his supporters dismissed defamation claims backed by alleged tapes and photos from before martial law. Danuta Walesa and Rev Henryk Jankowski defended him as a clean man, while Solidarity aides warned of an anticipated attack, as officials denied the reports.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Danuta
Associated Press
Gdansk
Henryk Jankowski
Solidarity
Nbc-Tv
Jozef Glemp
NEC
Interior Ministry
Steelworkers Reject Revised Contract in Pittsburgh
The United Steelworkers rejected a renegotiated contract that would cut wages and benefits about 10 percent to aid the slumping industry. The vote, 231 to 141, raises the possibility of a nationwide strike when the current pact ends in August 1983. Industry officials and USW leader Lloyd McBride cite the deal as too costly despite proposed protections for nonsteelmaking workers.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Lloyd McBride
Andrew Staursky
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bruce Johnston
Basic Steel Industry
McBride
Dick Grace
McKeesport
Contractor Denies Bid Rigging Charge In Kansas City
Beachner Construction Co. vice president Jerry Beachner pleaded innocent on six counts of bid rigging and mail fraud tied to 1978 and 1979 Kansas road projects. He was released on 5000 dollars bond with a December 2 appearance. Kansas City power rate hearing set for December 13 on KCPL request for a 19.8 percent increase totaling 26.65 million. Public comment session planned December 14 at 7 p.m. in Johnson County Courthouse Annex. KCPL serves about 112000 customers across ten east-central Kansas counties.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Beachner Construction Co., Inc
St. Paul
Jerry Beachner
Beachner
U.S. District Court
J. Milton Sullivant
Robert T. Beachner
Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Johnson County
Lamarin Mission
KCPL
Johnson
Wyandotte
Douglas
Osage
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Linn
Bourbon
Coffey
KCC
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the Family Circus
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Goosemyer
Sarge
Bailey
Va Pare
Clovia
Slim
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