Arrogant Fitzsimmons Intensifies Union Rift At Vegas Convention
Tribune editorial condemns Frank Fitzsimmons for insulting dissidents at the Teamsters national convention in Las Vegas. It questions the handling of pension-fund abuses and critiques W. J. Usery Jr.'s balancing act amid Ford campaign efforts and government investigations. The piece suggests justice department bias and labels the administration’s labor policy as a remedy.
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Teamsters Union
Las Vegas
Frank Fitzsimmons
W. J. Usery Jr
Labor
Usery
Teamster
Ford
Butz Attacks Carter Over Peanut Subsidy Silence
Secretary Earl Butz levelled insinuations about Jimmy Carter and peanut subsidies at a news conference. He claimed Carter benefited from federal subsidies and urged proving or dropping the issue, arguing abuse has not been demonstrated and urging no further commentary.
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Earl Butz
Jimmy Carter
Butz
Carter
Safety notes on cattle handling from OSHA pamphlet
A columnist critiques OSHA safety guidance for beef cattle handling, quoting a pamphlet that warns about tools, junk in pens, unsafe structures, slippery floors, and tired workers. The piece notes Senator Dole and Senator Curtis object to the federal rules, and mentions Dole’s daughter as a former teacher now in his Topeka office.
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Kansas
OSHA
Sen. Dole
U S aid ships condoms to Indonesia amid surplus concerns
The State Department plans to ship over 51 million condoms to Indonesia in 1977 as part of foreign aid to control birth rates. Ambassador Newsom reports a current ample supply and urges no further condoms that year, while Washington insists on using higher usage figures.
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Washington
State Department
Indonesia
U.S
David Newsom
Jakarta
Foreign Aid Agency
Amabassador
Newsom
United Nations
Mailed ticks may carry diseases threat to insurance firm
FBI scientists investigate a mail package to Combined Insurance Co of America containing ticks possibly infected with deadly diseases. The envelope matches a similar letter bomb trail linked to a nationwide extortion scheme. The unsigned letter implicates a mysterious "B.A. Fox" lab and threats of further violence.
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Denver
UPI
FBI
Washington, D.C
Ted Rosack
Combined Insurance Co. of America
Worthington
Ohio
Rosack
Texas
J. Foxworth
Fort Walton Road
Connecticut
T.V
Exxon
la Metralla
Metralla
B.A. Fox
Maurice “Bucky
United States
Bahamas
Subscription Rates and Local News Wire Rights Notice
The notice lists subscription rates by mail and carrier across regions including Neosho Wilson Woodson Chanute and area towns with sales tax details. It also states United Press International holds exclusive republication rights to local news and UP dispatches.
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Neosho
All Wilson, and Woodson Co
Chanute
United Press International
Kansas Solons Extend 25 Billion Revenue Sharing Plan
Kansas House members voted to extend the 25 billion general revenue sharing program for 45 months beyond expiration. The bill passed 361 to 35, shifting funds to about 39 000 state and local government units for about 6.65 billion annually while rejecting extra urban and poor rural allocations. Governors mayors and the Ford administration favored the extension as a rare federal grant program.
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Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Kansas House
Ford Administration
Kansas Delegation Voices On Revenue Sharing Reforms
Debate over a revenue sharing program highlights concerns about wasteful spending and insufficient public involvement. Key votes included a proposal to base distributions on income and shorten the program duration, both opposed by the Kansas delegation. An amendment to require prevailing wage rates on revenue funded projects failed despite support from some lawmakers.
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House
Reassigned pastor begins third year at First Methodist Church
Twenty five years ago Rev Judd H Jones was reassigned to serve his third year as pastor of First Methodist Church during the closing Kansas conference session in Topeka on Sunday. Fifty years ago in 1926 Emile Michaux was hired by the American Legion post to direct the Legion band at its meeting last evening. Call your Tribune carrier if missed. dial 431 4100 during listed hours.
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Judd H. Jones
First Methodist Church
Kansas
Topeka
Emile Michaux
American Legion
Legion
Tribune
Senate backs enlarged FEA role in energy aid program
The Senate voted to extend the Federal Energy Administration and authorize 4.89 billion in federal loan guarantees and subsidies to promote energy conservation. The plan splits responsibilities between the FEA and HUD, with 4 billion for industrial loan guarantees and 890 million in grants and subsidies to aid low income households and small businesses. The House had proposed an 18 month extension. the Senate aims to finish work today.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kennedy
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Arrogant Fitzsimmons
Justice Department
Fitzsimmons
Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U. S. Department of Labor
Bob Dole
Midwest
Curtis
R-Neb
United States Senate
Capitol Hill
Newtonin
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Latin America
Army
Alabama-Mississippi
CIA
Philip Crane
Thieu
Saigon
Central Intelligence Agency
Vietnamese Council On Foreign Relations
South Vietnam
Council
Chante Irvoune
N. Evergreen
Fred M. Harris
F. M
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
The
Small Society
Brickman
Larry Winn
Overland Park
Keys
Congress
Egypt
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