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...Korean immigrants, he grew up in Wichita, Kansas "with no regrets." James has two brothers, one older and one younger, but he is the first in his family to be born in the United States. His father is a professor of management at Wichita State University...

Author: By Eric Berman, | Title: On the Make With Ski Trips, Watches and Elvis | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

Harvard completed its California sojourn with two strong victories, knocking off Wichita State (6-3) and Arizona State...

Author: By Steve Li, | Title: Netmen Successful in Break Tournaments | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

...regional and major lines are getting together in new ventures that fly under names like American Eagle and Republic Express. Last week an agreement creating Eastern Air Midwest Express went into effect. Air Midwest ticket holders now board planes in Topeka, Wichita and Des Moines that bear the name Eastern Air Midwest Express. At Kansas City they transfer to an Eastern flight going to another destination. When returning to the smaller cities, they fly Eastern to Kansas City and then transfer to an Eastern Air Midwest Express plane. In this way Eastern does business in towns in Kansas and Iowa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buddy System in the Sky | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

...airlines, however, share one key asset: a two-letter code that identifies each airline on flight-reservation computer terminals. Regional lines use the code that identifies their big brothers. For example, Air Midwest's flight from Wichita to Kansas City is labeled EA, rather than AM, on travel agents' computer screens. That is important because the major carriers' codes get priority display in reservation systems and are therefore booked first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buddy System in the Sky | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

Victims' lawyers are outraged at Robins' decision to go into bankruptcy proceedings. Says Sidney Matthew, a Tallahassee attorney: "The filing of this petition is in bad faith and is fraudulent. This is an attempt by Robins to escape responsibility for thousands of injuries." Agrees Wichita Lawyer Bradley Post, whose client won the $9.2 million verdict: "It's an unwarranted, inappropriate use of the judicial system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robins Runs for Shelter | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

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