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Feat benefits March of Dimes
By Kim Block
Missourian staff writer
It wasn't a UFO hovenng over
E. W. " Cotton" Woods Airport Mon-day
evening. It was Skip Lipscomb
in a motorized hang glider chal-lenging
the record books.
Lipscomb took to the air shortly
after noon in the compact, 159- pou- nd
aircraft with a 35- fo- ot wing span,
heading for the ultralight aircraft
endurance record while raising mon-ey
for the March of Dimes.
He broke che unofficial world re-cord
of remaining airborne for more
than seven hours and 54 minutes at 8
pjn., and was still flying after 11
pan.
In a transmission from the air-craft,
Lipscomb, who works as an
Alaska bush pdot during summers,
exclaimed to his ground crew: " I
feel wonderful. You guys did , so
much work so I can have so much
fun." He said he would fly unul the
aircraft ran out of fuel.
Lipscomb, in his American Aero- hgh- ts
Inc " eagle," was supposed to
refuel in the air by flying next to a
" Quick Silver" MX tanker, transfer-ring
fuel through a 50- fo- ot hose. Af-ter
a mechanical hitch with the tank--
er, Lipscomb decided to check his
fuel supply.
To enable Lispscomb to make the
airborne check, Tim Oliver, ground
mechanic and fuel supply monitor,
drove a motorcyle down the runway
while light aircraft pilot Lang Price,
next to him in a side car, held a 12- fo- ot
aluminum pole with a flashlight
attached to the end. Lipscomb failed
to snag the flashlight on his first
pass, but the second attempt was
successful. He saw that he had
enough fuel to break the record
And more. Late into the evening,
fireworks exploded as Lipscomb
continued his record setting pace.
Lipscomb had not intended to be in
the limelight for this flight, at
least. He took over when scheduled
pilot Walter Kole suffered a back in-jury.
Kole's plane snagged a guide
wire while landing before a flying
fireworks display at the Missouri
State Fair in Sedalia, according to
Oliver.
" Skip is an extremely proficient
flyer and was good enough to take
over the flight," said Oliver.
American Aerolights of Albuquer-que
manufactured the " eagle." Lar-ry
Newmari, president of the compa-ny
and awiesigner of the aircraft,
was the first . to cross the Atlantic
Ocean in a balloon, the Double Eagle
II. The vice president of the firm,
Bryan Allen, also scored an aviation
milestone; he flew over the English
Channel in the human- powere- d Gos-samer
Albatross m 1979
The March of Dunes, Missouri
Gliders Inc , Centaire Ultralight Air
Park and Apollo Fireworks orga-nized
the " Flight For Life" fund-raiser.
Donations were sent along
with guesses of how long the moto-rized
glider would stay in the air.
The winner will be awarded the $ 5,- 20- 0
aircraft.
Lipscomb has been flying since
age 15 and has accumulated more
than 4,000 flying hours. During the
summer he transports hunter' and
fish from the remote Alaska interior
to the canneries. His wife Jennifer, a
native Columbian, arid two boys,
Daniel, 2, and Benjamin, 1, live on a
300- acr- e cattle farm in Douglass
County. They raise long- horne- d and
grade cattle and two buffalo
" Skip is kind of a wild guy," Jen-nifer
said. " He likes to be in the
hme- hgh- t, especially when it comes
to flying "
Photos by Robin Donina
High above a flag at EW " Cotton" Woods
Airport, Skip Lipscomb is on his way to
breaking the world record for remaining
aloft in a motorized hang glider. On the
ground keeping track of Lipscomb was his
crew chief, Tjm Oliver.
Dow hits
new high
for year
NEW YORK ( UPI) The Dow
Jones industrial average soared to a
12- mo- nth high Monday in a late
wave of buying that kept the sum-mer
rally alive even though trading
slowed considerably from last
week's record pace.
Institutions, afraid of missing out
on a major market change, rushed
at the last minute to buy stocks of
companies that would benefit from a
pickup in the economy later this
year.
Much of the stunning gain came in
the final hour as the Dow, which
jumped 14 18 points overall last
week, rallied to gain another 9.83
points to 893.3 the highest level
since Aug. 25, 1981.
Gold prices rebounded late in the
day amid concerns over what may
happen in Poland when demonstra-tions
are held today to celebrate the
second anniversary of the Solidarity
Union.
Many experts believe the Dow will
fall to the 850 area in the near future
but cautioned that institutional in-vestors
who missed out on the action
in the previous two weeks are ready
to spring at the first opportunity.
Federal funds rates, which ana-lysts
watch to get a clue on Federal
Reserve policies, held at 9 percent
to 10 percent. They traded at 9 per-cent
last week.
The nation's major banks, con-cerned
about bad loans and recent
bankruptcies, have left their prime
lending rate at 13 percent even
though the Fed cut its discount rate
to 10 percent last week.
At the same time, the nation's
money supply rose $ 1.4 billion in the
latest reporting week, putting it
slightly above Fed targets.
Tie boosts
By Trisha Ratledge
Missounan staff writer
Boone Hospital Center's Board of Trustees approved Mon-day
a cooperative agreement with Charter Medical Corp.,
giving Charter a boost in its competition with Excepticon
Midwest to build a psychiatric hospital in Columbia
The agreement between the hospital and Charter, a
Georgia- base- d corporation, means the institutions would
share services and allow patient transfers if Charter wins
its bid here
E:.; epticon Midwest, a subsidiary of an Indiana firm, al-ready
has a shared services agreement with Columbia Re-gional
Hospital
Charter's agreement with Boone Hospital Center would
take effect if its proposed Hillview Hospital is completed,
said Charlie Householder, a representative of the company.
However, Charter must receive a certificate of need a li-cense
from the State Health Facilities Review Committee
before construction could begin.
Only one certificate of need will be issued for a Columbia
psychiatric hospital.
Householder said the fact that Charter has been working
closely with a Columbia hospital should prove favorable
when the committee makes its decision
Jim Callahan, a health consultant for Excepticon, said it
may be too late for Charter's agreement with Boone Hospi-tal
Center to have an effect on the committee's decision
The decision is scheduled to be announced Sept 9 in Jef-ferson
City.
Charter's proposed Hillview Hospital would share outpa-tient
services with Boone Hospital Center to avoid duplica-tion
of services which, in turn, would hold down the cost of
health care, Householder said.
Under the agreement, those services include the diagnos-tic
facihtie and a 24- ho- ur emergency department at Boone
Hospital Center. Patients would be transported between
hospitals as needed to receive medical care, Householder
said
Air Illinois set
to serve city
Ey Demse Roesler
Missounan staff writer
In another reshuffling at Columbia Regional Airport, Me
Illinois announced Monday it will begin service to the anr- po- rt
this fall.
One flight per day on a 19- passen- ger plane is tentatively
slated to begin Oct 1. This flight will run in the late af-ternoon
and connect at Lambert Field in St. Louis. Fran
there, Air Illinois could provide other regional and local con
nections A spokeswoman for the airline declined comment.
Reshuffling began on Aug 1 when Air Midwest, one of two
airlines operating out of Columbia, cancelled one of its
flights to St. Louis. Air Illinois hoped to pick up its landing
slot there, but Air Midwest sold that slot to Trans World Air-lines
A O ' Pete" Cappadony, Columbia airport manager, said
he thinks more slots may have become available, facilitat-ing
Air Illinois' move to Columbia He added there probably
will be more slots opening in the future, which could mean
more flights.
Currently, eight flights depart daily from the airport: four
each with Air Midwest and Ozark Airlines Cappadony said
the addition of Air Illinois will be beneficial because it will
give travelers a choice of flight times.
Executives irom Air iiunois wiu hold a press conference
m Columbia at 3 p m Wednesday at the airport
Farmers spaying9 to work, study shows
MANHATTAN, Kan. ( UPI) While many
Americans are out of work, there are a group
of Kansans who put in 60 hours a week 52
weeks a year only to end up paying for the
privilege, a study of farm records has found.
An analysis of business records of more than
2,400' farms that belong to the Kansas State
University Extension Farm Management As-sociation
found many farmers are " paying" to
work
Because members of the association are
usually better- than- avera- ge managers, the
picture is likely even more bleak for the aver-age
farmer.
Leonard Parker, agricultural economist for
association programs, said 1981 was the worst
net income year in the 50- ye- ar history of the
association.
" If the rate of unemployment reaches the
double digit level, Americans express cnes of
alarm, but in 1981, 49 percent of the Kansas
Farm Managemnt Association members ( 1,191
out of 2,424) were worse than financially unem-ployed.
Forty- nin- e percent had a net loss ( or a
negative return for their labor, management
and investment capital)," Parker says.
Close examination of the records for the last
nine years shows that while average gross
Kansas farm income fluctuated above and be-low
the $ 100,000 mark ( that's all the money
taken in), total expenses have more than
doubled and the net worth between 1980 and
1981 decreased by $ 23,798. Even looking at the
second best year, 1979, indicates that over 8
percent of the association members calculated
a net loss.
The range and variation ' n income for 1981 is
indicated in the following figures, which shows
the number of farms in 12 incc me groups :
Over $ 140,000 net income 9farms
$ 120,000 to $ 140,000 net income 4farms
$ 100,000 to $ 120,000 net income 12 farms
Insight
$ 80,000 to $ 100,000 net income 36 farms
$ 60,000 to $ 80,000 net income 60 farms
$ 40,000 to $ 60,000 net income . 142 farms
$ 20,000 to $ 40,000 net income 323 farms
$ 0 to $ 20,000 net income 645 farms
$ 0 to $ 20,000 net loss 605farms
$ 20,000 to $ 40,000 net loss 292 farms
- $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 net loss 134farms
Over $ 60,000 net loss 160farms
" Agricultural policy and economic condi-tions
must provide a situation where it is possi-ble
to achieve returns substantially above the
cost of living in good periods, if a farmer is to
recover from a period such as 1981 which had
far worse consequences than losing a job,"
Parker says
" While certain groups of wage or salaried
persons may have average incomes that are
less than they find acceptable, few have to deal
with situations where there is a half- milli- on
dollar range from the lowest to the highest net
income, as we've seen m these farming re-cords,"
Parker adds.
Parker points out that not all farmers are in
dire financial condition, as may be concluded
from the average cost or income figures de-picted
in these records But, he says, most are
feeling the pinch
" When a wage earner loses his job, he usual-ly
has his life savings to help him through, and
if he makes a financial mistake and loses his
life savings, he may still have his job to see
him through With a farmer, however, it's
more than a job at stake. Usually, all of his
farm and personal assets are on the line if he
fails And, if he loses one, he usually loses
both," Parker says
Sharon making no secret
of pre- invasi- on Beirut trip
WASHINGTON ( UPI) Israeli
Defense Minister Ariel Sharon
slipped into Beirut four months be-fore
Israel invaded Lebanon to
plan the assault, he said in an in-terview
with Italian journalist
Onana Fallaci released Sunday
But Sharon said he wanted to
avoid laying siege to Beirut, where
thousands of civilians have died
since the June 6 invasion of Leb-anon,
to keep the civilian death toll
to a minimum.
Sharon also said in the interview,
published by the Washington Post,
that the United States put " bitter
pressures" on Israel during the
siege, but now " they agree on ev-erything."
Asked if Sharon got what he
wanted in the invasion to oust Pal
estinian fighters, he responded, " I
wanted them out of Lebanon, so I
fully obtained what I wanted."
"( Palestinian leader Yasser) Ar-afat
may claim what he likes; it
doesn't count. It's the facts that
count . . . Perhaps he seriously
thinks to have won politically, but
the future will show him that his
defeat has been mainly political.' '
Pressed by Ms. Fallaci, an Ital-ian
journalist, Sharon said the Is-raelis
lost nothing in their victory
over the PLO
" You are wrong," he said
" First, because the sympathy for
Israel has not decreased and
though we care to have it, when it
comes to our security we can do
without it."
" Secondly, because our rapports
with the Americans have not
changed. Yes, we have had hard
discussions with the Americans,,
bitter pressures.
" Before the beginning of the war,
I was not able to establish with
them a common interst and a com-mon
goal. Yet now they share our
programs, they agree on every-thing."
Sharon, who the Post said met
with Ms. Fallaci " several days
ago" m Israel, said the PLO exo-dus
from Lebanon was not as jubi-lant
as it appeared and that their
leaders ordered them to behave
with dignity in front of news report-ers.
" As far as their show is con- -
( See SHARON, Page 12A)
Ariel Sharon
Israeli defense minister
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9: 30 a. m. County Court, County
Court chambers, Count- Cit- y Build-ing
7 p. m. Youth Advisory Commission,
County Court chambers, County- Cit- y
Building.
7 p. m. Building Code Board of Ap-peals,
third floor conference room,
County- Cit- y Building.
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