Kansas stripper oil fuels debate on price and future
Kansas barrels under 10 per day dominate state output with 44.6 million yearly barrels at 13.20 dollars each. Analysts warn price controls could reshape income and future drilling as 470 million barrels may vanish in a decade if reserves run dry. Independent producers push for higher prices to fund new wildcatting amid a tough success rate.
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Kansas
Energy Independent
House
Senate
Exxon and Shell
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Kioga
U.S. Senate
Hutchinson News
Expensive shield drives higher Blue Cross Blue Shield premiums
The Salina Journal notes Blue Cross and Blue Shield rate hikes approved by the state insurance commissioner raise Blue Cross by 32 percent and Blue Shield by 35 percent. Annualized, the increase nears 7.5 percent. Examples show premiums heightening costs per hour for employers and workers, underscoring the financial risk of medical coverage.
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Blue Cross
Salina Journal
Man Versus Nature Warns of Global Crisis in Two Part Essay
A columnist argues humans threaten Earth by unchecked growth and resource depletion. He cites cancer metaphors, the Club of Rome crisis theory, energy and material scarcities, and the Green Revolution’s petroleum dependence. He warns of rising inequality and potential extinction if current paths continue.
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Club of
Rome
Green Revolution Ending as Highway Crash Looms
Barbara Kihm compares progress to a speeding car racing toward a concrete wall ahead. She warns of dwindling time to slow or brake before disaster, urging vigilance and prayer with a biblical citation from Mark 13:33.
FBI scheme fails in Rosenberg case and other notes
Newly released documents revisit Julius and Ethel Rosenberg espionage case with claims of a planned last minute confession under coercion. The article also covers Daniel Rathbun’s move from federal energy roles to the American Petroleum Institute. It notes energy study concerns, industry influence, and ongoing bicentennial slogan selection ending January 18.
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Washington
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Rosenbergs
Hoover
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Congress
Daniel Rathbun
American Petroleum Institute
Rathbun
Federal Energy Administration
Eric Zausner
FEA
Frank Zarb
Zausner
Jack Cloherty
API
American Legion
National Jaycees
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
FDA Claims Victory In Labeling Battle Over Alcohol
Washington insiders recount FDA move to require ingredient labeling on alcoholic beverages starting 1977, ousting ATF from control. Congress and consumer activists questioned if FDA’s action marks real consumer protection or late enforcement, amid long jurisdictional disputes and industry pressure.
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FDA
Congress
Rosenthal
ATF
Jacobson
Carter rules out VP bid while Udall promotes unity
Jimmy Carter says he has no aspiration for the Democratic vice presidential nomination though he could accept it. Morris Udall argues he is the best candidate to win and unite the party. Both reject a brokered convention and expect success from the primary map. Reagan pledges support to Ford if nominated and criticizes detente and Taiwan policy.
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Morris Udall
George Wallace
Carter
Georgia
CBS
Face the Nation
Udall
Arizona
NBC
Meet the Press
Ronald Reagan
California
Ford
ABC
Issues and Answers
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Pentagon urged to modernize weapons to free uranium
Westinghouse Electric Corp. chairman Robert Kirby urged the Pentagon to modernize its nuclear weapons system to free uranium for civilian use. He said obsolete warheads contain vast quantities of uranium and that prices have tripled since the Arab oil embargo. Westinghouse faces lawsuits from utilities over long-term contracts and is exploring uranium production across ten western states.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Robert Kirby
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Pentagon
Kirby
Westinghouse
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