London Storm Kills 11 as Gales Blackout City
Severe gales sweep southern England killing at least 11. London suffers widespread outages with lights out and trains halted. Dover port closes and seamen are missing after a ship capsized offshore. Power restored slowly. rail, air, and broadcasting services disrupted across the region.
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London
England
London Weather Center
Dover
mid-Atlantic
Mike Bream
Central Electricity Generating Board
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Bream
Coast Guard
Financial
London Stock Exchange
London Metals Exchange
British Rail
Farmland Returns to Profit amid Management Realignment
Farmland Industries reported a 1987 profit of 55.1 million after a 156 million loss the prior year. The rebound followed a management reshuffle affecting pork processing and feed and fertilizer units, which together comprise more than half of 2.5 billion in sales.
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Kansas City, Mo
Farmland Industries Inc
James L. Rainey
Bill Matteson
Farmland
Rainey
G.C. Matthiesen
Matthiesen
Teachers Accept School District Pay Proposal
The Ottawa district teachers agreed to a contract that raises most teachers 2.04 to 2.5 percent, maintaining the salary structure and increasing base pay. The agreement came after talks that began last February and included a government letter as a turning point. Retroactive checks to July 1 could arrive before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman
Gollier
Board of Education
Arizona Leads as Income Growth Surges Nationwide
Washington report shows Arizona posting the fastest income growth amid the current expansion, while oil patch states lag. Nationwide non-farm personal incomes rise 38 percent from 1982 midyear to 1984 midyear. Missouri up 35.7 percent, Kansas 28.7 percent. Atlantic and Pacific coasts strongest, inland states hit by smokestack and energy declines.
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Washington
Arizona
Department
Missouri
Kansas
Atlantic
Pacific
Regents Pare Budget Proposal
The Kansas Board of Regents voted to cut its 1989 state general fund request by eight million dollars citing higher than expected tuition income and UKMC revenues. The package reduces the increase from 25.2 million to 17.2 million with about 15 million slated for a three-year Margin of Excellence program. The move aims to grab legislative attention while a 755 thousand dollar rise covers UKMC patient-load costs.
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Wichita, Kan
Board of Regents
University of Kansas Medical Center
Stanley 2. Koplik
Regents
UKMC
Regents Academic Affairs
John Welsh
Welsh
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Pat Tinlin
Heathrow
London Broadcasting Co
Independent Television
British Broadcasting Crop
Naionwide
Fortune
Sions
Koplik
Kansas Technical Institute
Kansas College of Technology
Pittsburg State University
University of Kansas
Wish Books
Kenmore
Sears
Price
Electronic Buys
Serirs
Sears. Roebuck and Co
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