Community College Conference Set in Parsons on Nov 22
The Kansas Association of Community Colleges sponsors a regional conference in Parsons at Labette Community Junior College with Harold Tarpley Mariam Mih and Mike Tacha from Neosho County Community Junior College attending. Duane Clum coordinates transport meals and reservations. The event features A Rae Price as keynote on the role of community colleges and humanistic education with discussions on financing services and future possibilities. The program runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with panels small group talks and a wrap-up session. No registration fee, lunch minimal.
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Parsons
Kansas Association of Community Colleges
The
Community College
Neosho County
National Endowment For the Humanities
Labette Community Junior College
Kansas Higher Education
College Union
A. Rae Price
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Price
Judge Grants Directed Verdict in Malpractice Suit
Erie District Court Judge George W. Donaldson excused the jury and directed a verdict for defendants Dr. Alexander Mih and Neosho Memorial Hospital in a 1.75 million malpractice case. Plaintiffs Karen Chandler and her infant Angela Dawn Chandler said they would appeal.
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Bud Huffman
Erie
George W. Donaldson
Alexander Mih
Chanute
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Karen Chandler
Angela Dawn Chandler
S. Forest
Murray Brown
Levy
Williams
Charles Forsythe
Mih
Randall Palmer
Pittsburg
Donaldson
Forsythe
Palmer
Chicago
E. Y. Surainder
Los Angeles
Donald Lackey
Surainder
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Lackey
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
LaRue Horn
Chanute Hospital
Mih; Brown
Sumana Thammarak
Emporia
Thammarak
Kansas Power & Light Gain Pass-Through Increase
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 7.4 million dollar gas cost pass-through to about 97 000 central Kansas customers starting November 27 The move covers higher gas costs from the Spivey Grabs Field against a backdrop of partial contract signing and ongoing rate cases including Mesa Production Co and a general $6.7 million increase.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Power & Light Co
Kansas
KPL
Spivey-Grabs
KCC
Kansas Power & Light
Spivey- Grabs
Commission
G. T. van Bebber
van Bebber
Wichita Industrial Energy Commission
ECC
Mesa Production Co
Consumer groups gain new tool to endorse candidates
Washington reports organized consumer and public interest groups now may endorse political candidates without losing tax exempt status. The IRS ruling, requested by NOW, allows endorsements if not the group’s primary activity, enabling groups like Sierra Club and Common Cause to mobilize voters ahead of elections.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
National Organization For Women
IRS
Congress
Sierra Club
Common Cause and
Environmental Action
Carol Tucker Foreman
Consumer Federation of America
Joan Claybrook
Ralph Nader
Congress Watch
Claybrook
Foreman
Consumer Protection Agency
New York Governor Seeks Federal Aid to Prevent NYC Default
Gov. Hugh L. Carey met with Treasury and administration officials at the Treasury seeking federal loan guarantees to back a plan of spending cuts and nearly 1 billion dollars in higher taxes. He called the administration’s attitude encouraging but no commitment was made as Ford and Simon were away. If no rescue by Dec. 1, New York City would default and face bankruptcy under federal control.
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Washington
UPI
Hugh L. Carey
New York City
Carey
New York
Treasury
Administration
Ford
South
William E. Simon
Provo
Utah
Paris
Stephen S. Gardner
Ron Nelsen
Area forecast signals mild weekend with warm Sunday
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Sunday. Today highs near 60s with lows in the 30s, and Sunday highs around 70 with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Repeats Old Image
An intercepted note echoes a familiar scene as the phrase Dear Cha and Oh Henry appear. The lines hint at a repeated image or situation without providing concrete events or context.
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Cha
Gulf Oil Executive Slams Government Energy Policy
William Moffett vice president of Gulf Oil Corp. told the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry that government actions hamper development of new energy resources. He urged coal conversion and shale oil, noting coal output could rise to over one billion tons by 1990 and oil shale reserves in Colorado Utah and Wyoming rival Middle East oil.
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Denver
UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
William Moffett
Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry
Moffett
U.S
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Middle East
Contempt resolutions move on Kissinger subpoenas
House Intelligence Committee approved three contempt of Congress resolutions against Secretary Kissinger for disobeying subpoenas of intelligence records and Soviet policy assessments. President Ford invoked executive privilege to protect Kissinger and materials, signaling a possible legal battle over privilege.
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Washington
UPI
House Intelligence Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Kissinger
State Department
Congress
House Rules Committee
House
Justice Department
Otis Pike
Dn.y
Pike
White House
Women seek admission to Air Force Academy in 1976
Officials report 110 women requested appointments for the 1976 class at the Air Force Academy, while more than 1,700 asked for information about the school which will admit 150 women next year.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
UPI
Rockefeller targets Congress in NYC critique at FFA event
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller told reporters that critics of New York City's finances should look at Congress which also runs a deficit, noting Congress can print money. He defended NY’s uncommitted 1976 GOP delegation, backed Ford for president, and cited agriculture’s energy dependence and rising fuel costs as key issues affecting farmers.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
Congress
New York
Rockefeller
Future Farmers of America National
New York Organization
Ford
FFA
U.S
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Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co
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