Ford seeks Chinese help as Marines readied for Mayaguez rescue
President Ford appeals to China while alerting 1,000 Marines on Okinawa to prepare for deployment to Thailand if needed to recover the armed Mayaguez, a U S military chartered merchant ship seized by Cambodia. Ford says action requires Congress approval and Thai bases are not guaranteed.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
China
Thailand
Cambodia
Pentagon
Okinawa
Mayaguez
Ron Nessen
Congress
Kansas municipal utilities urged to join for energy options
State Fuels Coordinator Harold Wills urged 67 Kansas municipal utilities to unite to tackle rising energy costs and reliability. He floated civilian use of Polaris submarine small reactors and adapting jet engines for plant power, urging declassification to assess options and stressing collective action and early exploration.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Harold Wills
Kansas
Kansas Municipal Utilities, Inc
Wills
Polaris
TV Fire at Bethesda Nursing Home Destroys Set
Fire at Bethesda Nursing Home 530 West 14th destroyed a television in a patient's room. A functioning sprinkler system stopped spread and firefighters mopped up two hours later. Mrs. Robert Ward was safely removed as smoke detectors alerted staff. Only the room suffered damage. The home houses 50 residents.
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Bethesda
Charles Ogle
Robert Ward
Ogle
Nursing Home
Mrs. Ward
U S to pull out of Laos as Pathet Lao tighten grip
An authoritative source says the United States will remove some Americans and dependents from Laos as the Pathet Lao tighten control. The United States also weighs closing operations in areas after the collapse of the pro American side of the Laotian coalition government.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
U. S
Laos
Pathet Lao
United States
Kansas counties urged to share Supreme Court appeal costs
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider warned a full county cost shift could cripple state appeals. Phillips County Commission rejected underwriting several district court appeals to the Kansas Supreme Court, risking defense delays and possible releases of convicted offenders.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
Kansas
Supreme Court
Phillips County
Phillips County Commission
Schneider
High Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Krokstrom Fined for 11 Violations of USDA Tariffs
H. R. Krokstrom and Martin Baugher of Chanute Livestock Auction were fined 775 by a federal court and barred from further Packers and Stockyards Act violations. The District of Kansas found they charged higher fees for stockyard services on 11 occasions than the rates filed with USDA.
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Washington
H. R. Krokstrom
S. Plummer
Martin Baugher
Liberty
Chanute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. District Court For
District of Kansas
USDA
Packers and Stockyards Administration
Krokstrom and Baugher
Intercepted Letter Mentions Phnom Penh and Kissinger
An intercepted letter references Phnom Penh and Henry Kissinger with bleak remarks about acts of destruction. The tone hints at political tension and possible extremism, noting no alternative to extreme actions.
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Phnom Penh
Henry Kissinger
Area Forecast: Cloudy Skies With Showers Tonight
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Winds northeast 10 to 20 mph by late tonight. Lows tonight in the 50s. Decreasing cloudiness and mild Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 70s.
Altoona junior high teaches motorcycle riding in driver education
Altoona Junior High adds a two semester program with basic and advanced riding plus maintenance taught by George McQuistion. Seventeen students in one class and six in two others participate with five motorcycles supplied by a dealer and school funded insurance.
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Altoona
George McQuistion
Nancy Huffman
Altoona Junior High
Kansas
McQuistion
Altoona-Midway
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S. Grant
Electrical Department
Santa Fe Park
U.S
Gulf of Siam
Don Jennings
Krokstrom
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