City fuel oil costs up cuts usage decrease
The City of Chanute faces higher fuel oil prices for No 6 and No 2 oils used in electric plants during gas curtailments. Despite price increases and 50 percent curtailments from Cities Service Gas, December electricity use is down about nine percent versus last year, aided by mild weather and home energy cutbacks. The city purchases power from KG&E and Coffeyville when curtailments occur.
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Chanute
Mid-America Refining Co
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Coffeyville
John Lofthouse
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Drivers Shut Down Truck Stops in Kansas City Area
Truck drivers protesting fuel prices and speed limits halted diesel sales at Kansas City area truck stops. The operation centered at 707 Truck Plaza in Blue Springs with coordinators awaiting national guidance. No violence reported and operators largely endorsed the action as losses mount. Garland Austen, a participant, warned of ongoing sit-down stoppage to press demands.
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Blue Springs
Washington
Garland Austen
Auten
Chicago Battyer Co
Kan
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Royster Junior High to stage The Magic Gift musical
About 450 students from Royster Junior High will perform The Magic Gift at Memorial Building over Wednesday through Friday with matinees for children and evening shows. The production, directed by Mrs. Cornish and Mrs. Tiegreen, features secular and religious numbers and scenes from 10th century to 18th century settings, plus a Nativity.
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Memorial Building
Wenceslaus
Germany
Great Britain
Santa Claus
Supreme Court blocks environmental class actions for damages
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision bars class actions for environmental damages unless each claimant proves at least $10,000 in individual damages in federal court. The Zahn and Leazer families alleged International Paper Co. polluted Lake Champlain via its Ticonderoga plant. Justice White wrote the majority opinion with Justices Brennan Douglas and Marshall dissenting.
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Supreme Court
Vermont
International Paper Co
Byron R. White
William J. Brennan
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
National Council of Senior Citizens
Consumer Federation of America
Keith
Valerie Zahn
Charles
Marion L. Leazer
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga Creek
Lake Champlain
Solar power pioneer Dr Charles Greeley Abbot dies at 101
Dr Charles Greeley Abbot longtime Smithsonian secretary and solar energy advocate died at age 101. He joined Smithsonian in 1895 and led as secretary from 1928 retiring 1944. He patented multiple sun energy devices and predicted solar could meet a large share of future power needs.
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Washington
Charles Greeley Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Mall
Weather forecast and temperatures for the area
The report provides today s 1 p m temperatures 36 high 21 low with a Friday 9 30 time and weekend highs in the 30s and 20s Traces of precipitation on Friday and snow possible Saturday and Sunday AREA FORECAST Partly cloudy and cold with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph tonight lows in the mid 20s Increasing cloudiness and cooler Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 40s.
Pupils urged to use both sides of paper in Cartesville
Cartesville Georgia school officials warn of a paper shortage after only half the ordered supply arrived. Superintendent Ray Hill says teachers should use more blackboards and students must write on both sides to extend resources before the end of the school year.
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Cartersville
Ray Hill
Class actions in an equal under the law country
The remark argues that class action lawsuits undermine equality before the law by enabling cherry picking of plaintiffs or outcomes that favor certain groups over others. It cautions against legal systems that treat individuals differently based on collective claims rather than merit.
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Texas
John Dowdy
Dowdy
Maryland
Supreme Court
Senate adjournment drive slowed by antibusing fight
Senate debate on an antibusing constitutional amendment led to a roll call quorum vote. Majority Leader Mansfield won a vote to proceed on a Rhodesian chrome embargo bill, blocking Senator Allen's bid to advance the antibusing measure.
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Senate
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
U.S
United Nations
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Mansfield
William B. Saxbe
Rohio
Four die in Pittsburg area car crash
Four young people died early Sunday when a car failed to turn a curve and rolled into a dirt embankment five miles northeast of Pittsburg. Driver Dale Plotner aged 20 from Girard and passengers Irma McCullough 17 Judy A. King 19 and Roy D. Meek 21 from Pittsburg were pronounced dead at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. The vehicle was a total loss per highway patrol.
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Mt. Carmel Medical Center
Dale Plotner
Girard
Irma McCullough
Arma
Judy A. King
Roy D. Meek
Pittsburg
Highway Patrol
Plotner
Kissinger Says Foes Ready to Talk on Geneva Peace Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wrapped up a seven nation mission in the Middle East and announced complete agreement to open Geneva peace talks. He met with Israeli leaders for over ten hours and then traveled to Lisbon for talks with Portuguese Premier Marcello Caetano.
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Marcello Caetano
Suez
Israel
Kissinger
Geneva
Golda Meir
United Nations
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