Truck driver stranded as highway safety enforcement leads to stoppage
Sandy a Great Bend driver hauling fiberglass saltwater tanks to Evansville was among truckers put out of service in a Kansas Highway Patrol and DMV lane enforcement. He waited at the Homewood I 35 rest area for two acceptable tires after inspectors flagged bald tires on a Glasco Tank semi. He critiqued location choices for inspections and noted the difficulty of finding proper tires locally.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Reston Sandy
Great Bend
Missouri
Homewood Rest Area
I-35
Highway Patrol
Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles
Sandy
Evansville
Ind
Glasco Tank
Illinois
Eureka
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Constitution Bicentennial Birthday Parade Opens in Philadelphia
President Reagan led a Philadelphia ceremony at Independence Hall as the nation marked the 200th anniversary of the Constitution. Defense Secretary Weinberger and Governor Casey laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Hero. A six hour parade with 30 floats, 20,000 marchers, 1,500 doves, and an expected 750,000 spectators followed.
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Philadelphia
Reagan
Independence Hall
United States
America
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Robert P. Casey
Arlington National Cemetery
Weinberger
Local Observance Marks 200th Birthday of U S Constitution
About 50 people gathered at the Franklin County Courts Building to observe the Constitution’s 200th anniversary. Judge Jules V. Doty led the ceremony with remarks, a resolution by David Prager, and speeches by Walker Hendrix and Jim Hitch.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Franklin County Courts
District Court
Jules V. Doty
Ottawa
Doty
David
Auto Workers Reach Three Year Ford Pact
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers reached a three year contract covering 104 000 autoworkers with a 3 percent raise in the first two years and a lump sum in the last two and enhanced retirement and job security measures. Union officials say the agreement is substantial though details remain sparse as President Owen Bieber’s hospitalization continued.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
David Schaar
Rawsonville
Schaar
Ford
Orville Spencer
UAW
Wixom
Owen Bieber
Bieber
Toronto
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Canadian Auto Workers
Canada
United States
Sirloin Stockade Opens Ottawa Location In 12th Kansas Store
The new Sirloin Stockade in Ottawa becomes the 12th in Kansas, part of a Hutchinson family operation led by LeWayne Premer with Larry Premer and Gale. The 105 car lot, 250 seats, and 45 to 90 banquet capacity reflect a cafeteria line service with table delivery and salad bar. Alan Heinlein will manage, aiming to introduce senior citizen programs while the parent franchisor oversees 64 stores nationally.
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Jim Hitch
Princeton Circle
Gale Premer
Sirloin Stockade International
Ottawa
Lawrence
Kansas City
Premer
Sirloin Stockade
Larry, le Wayne
Hutchinson Family Corporation
Sirloin Stockade Interna
Tional
LeWayne
Larry
Mike Murphy
Manhattan
Alan Heinlein
McDonald's
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KHP
Ed Boring
Steve Zuk
Hendrix
Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Ricky Guilfoyle
S. Poplar
Hawthorne
U.S
Ricky
Frank
Donna Guilfoyle
Auto Workers
Liberal
Washington
Robert H. Bork
High Court
Bork
Senate Judiciary Committee
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