Chanute centered year in review with cable fight and storms
In Chanute 1973 saw ATC Cablevision disputes with city commissions over service and a disaster alert plan, plus a mayoral and school board election. Tornadoes and winter storms battered the area, a $4 million Neosho Memorial Hospital plan sparked board turmoil, and fluctuating oil and gas prices framed the year.
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Chanute
American Television and Communications Corp
ATC
Cablevision of
Parsons
Southeast Kansas Microwave, Inc
Cablevision Company
Cablevision
Cale
Larry Hudson
Southeast
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormis
Reuben Burkman
Burkman
Dormis
Dormorms
James Kay
Arab oil ministers lift some cuts as U S embargo remains
Kuwait meetings yield a partial reversal of 25 percent oil cuts to about 15 percent for now. Arab officials confirm embargo on shipments to the United States and the Netherlands stays in place while extending relief to Japan Britain France and other friends.
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Kuwait
United States
Netherlands
Israel
Nixon
Kissinger
Japan
Britain
France
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yaman
Belgium
U.S
Hirotaka Mitsuda
Japan Oil Federation
Mideast
U.S. Middle East
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Middle East
Faisal
Oval Office
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Congress
Nixon signals avoiding gasoline rationing
President Nixon hinted he does not plan to impose gas rationing as energy officials met with William Simon. White House aides said the comment was not an announcement and the administration aims to avoid rationing through voluntary conservation.
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Washington
Nixon
William Simon
White House
Gerald L Warren
Warren
Geneva talks begin on troop withdrawals in Middle East
Israeli and Egyptian officers met in Geneva to negotiate disengagement from the Suez area. The talks at the Palace of Nations involve Lt Gen Ensio Siilasvuo and generals from both sides under UN supervision as part of the Kissinger cease-fire framework.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Middle East
Palace of Nations
United Nations
Ensio Siilasvuo
Mordechai Gur
Dov Sion
Israel
Taha el-Magdoob
Ahmed Fouad Howaidi
Kayat
Suez Canal
Holiday patrol reports seven crashes over holiday weekend
Division 4 of the Kansas Highway Patrol logged seven accidents across 16 counties from 6 p m Friday to Christmas Day. Only three injuries were reported and Neosho County had no crashes.
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Division 4
Kansas Highway Patrol
Neosho County
Nixon and Dobrynin discuss general foreign policy
President Nixon met Soviet Ambassador Anatol Dobrynin in the White House to talk about general foreign policy with emphasis on the Middle East and Arab-Israeli peace talks in Geneva. Kissinger joined the session as did officials during a Christmas week period.
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Washington
Nixon
Anatolya Dobrynin
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
City asphalt plant on track for spring completion
The city prepares to receive the $114000 asphalt plant south of 14th Street in the Santa Fe industrial tract. Quality checks and pollution clearances are pending. Arrival of equipment this week depends on gas and trucking, with a March 15 delivery for the paving layer and a target April 15 completion.
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14Th Street
Santa Fe
Kenneth Sanborn
Sanborn
Weather Area Forecast Cloudy and Cold Tonight
Cloudy and cold with light snow or flurries tonight. Lows in the low to mid 20s. Partly cloudy to cloudy and cold Thursday with highs in the 30s. East to northeast winds 5 to 15 mph tonight becoming northerly. Precipitation chances near 1 percent tonight.
Nixon Signs 2.2 Billion Emergency Aid For Israel
President Nixon signed a 2.2 billion emergency aid measure for Israel to support security after fighting in the Middle East. The bill allows aid as a grant or credit and funds part of the U N Emergency Force costs in the region. The Senate approved the package 66 9 and the action aligns with peace talks in Geneva.
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Washington
Nixon
Israel
White House
Middle East
U.S
United Nations
Anatoly Debrynin
Senate
Sen
Hubert H Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Geneva
United States
Venezuelan oil tax reference values to rise
The government announced a substantial increase in the Venezuelan oil tax reference values used to calculate taxes for foreign oil companies. Mines and Hydrocarbons Minister Hugo Perez la Salvia declined to specify the new level, stating only that the hike will be substantial and that the updated prices would be disclosed later in the week.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Hugo Perez la Salvia
Fire destroys farm home near Thayer on Christmas
The Thornton farm home four miles west of Thayer burned down Christmas afternoon. Mr and Mrs Thornton escaped unharmed as flames engulfed the two story house. Volunteers from Thayer, about 25 in total, battled the blaze after 2 30 p m hindered by a metal roof and a suspected rear area fire near the hot water heater.
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Thayer
Mrs. Everett Thornton
Hughes
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Neosho County Community Junior College Board of Trustees
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Johnson
Charles Lesher
Chanute High School
Raco Board of Trustees
Mid-America Refining Co
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Galesburg
Pat Burkman
State Board of Nursing
Reddick
Neosho
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Santa Fe Railway
Associated Press
Chanute TribuNe
Kansas
Ities
Egypt
Dobrynin
Wayne Hughes
Thayer Volunteer Fire Department
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