Coalgasification poised to spark new $100 billion industry
Stanley Noss of Coalcon, a Union Carbide subsidiary, says coal gasification could birth 100 plants and cut oil imports. The ERDA funded design and build of a first major demonstration plant at New Athens Illinois, with full plant costs around $1 billion each and construction planned for 1977. Illinois officials see additional site possibilities and strong future growth potential.
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Catholic agency cites 40 million poor in U S
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development says 40 million Americans are poor, 65 percent higher than official 1974 figures, urging a new poverty index. It argues current federal measures understate hardship and calls for a standard at half the median income or about $6,420. The group funded 800 programs with $25 million in five years.
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Wichita cab driver shot in apparent robbery
Nicholas J. Weber a 26 year old Wichita cab driver planned to quit and join the police in February. He was shot to death Thursday night in an apparent robbery after being found slumped in the front seat of his Yellow Cab Co. taxi in northeast Wichita. Police sought a man last seen with Weber described as 5-10 wearing a green Army jacket and a stocking cap. Weber's .38 caliber revolver was found on the cab floor and did not appear to have been fired.
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Hearing set in Knight murder case in Philadelphia
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday involves Steven Malono and Salvatore Soli, suspects in the death of John S. Knight III. A third suspect, Isais Melendez, was later found shot in New Jersey. Knight, heir to the Knight family paper legacy, was killed December 7 in his downtown apartment.
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