Pittsburgh Teachers Strike Spurs Briefing For Students
Pittsburgh public schools faced a third strike in eight years as 62,000 pupils were told to report to class. Union leaders led a vote by 3,700 teachers and 700 paraprofessionals after rejecting a board offer of 1000 across the board raises and a contract extension through December. Brezhnev to deliver main report at 25th congress in Moscow. Mandel says indictment charges are false and evidence will prove his innocence. Supreme Court limits free counsel to non-indigent defendants. Ohio ruling stands.
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Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Albert Fondy
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid
Brezhnev
Party
Central Committee
Tass
Mandel
Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
U. S
Ford Pledge Aims to Improve US China Ties in Peking
President Ford began a five day visit to China with a restrained welcome and a pledge to deepen Chinese American relations. Teng Hsiao ping used the occasion to warn against Soviet backed war while Ford emphasized mutual interests and autonomy in formulating policy.
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Ford
Peking
Soviet Union
Teng Hsiaoping
China
United States
Teng
Susan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking Airport
Air Force One
Chou En-lai
Richard M. Nixon
Chou
Teng Ying-chao
Chu Teh
National People's Congress Standing Committee
November Moisture Above the Average Details
November moisture at Kansas State Experiment Station east of Garden City totals 3.09 inches, 2.40 inches above the long term average for the month. Year to date moisture is 15.67 inches, 1.99 inches below the long term average of 17.66. November mean temperature runs 1 degree below average at 39.2, with daily min 25.1 and max 52.6. A low of minus 1 degree occurred on Wednesday, November 26.
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Kansas State Experiment Station
Garden City
Experiment Station
Trial Change Attempt Fails
U S District Judge Frank Theis overruled a bid to move the Wichita area trial of five American Indians on federal firearms charges. He also rejected suppression motions as jury selection proceeded for four defendants. the fifth, Darrene Nichols, will be tried later. They allegedly transported weapons with obliterated serial numbers and hand grenades from Pine Ridge to near Wellington after a car fire from a faulty muffler.
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Wichita
Kan
APY
U.S
Frank Theis
Theis
Kansas Turnpike
Wellington
Darrene P. Nichols
Shawnee
Okla
Oregon
Pine Ridge
Weather Report for Sanrive Area
Clear to partly cloudy conditions continue with tonight lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and Tuesday highs reaching the upper 50s to mid 60s. Southerly winds from 0 to 25 mph. Forecast suggests continued mild, dry weather with small temperature swings.
Weather Week Seen in Topeka Kansas
Brisk southerly winds brought warmer air and mild daytime highs for the week in Kansas. Rain and warmth early weekend erased most snow from a Thanksgiving storm though Goodland still had 4 inches. Atchison area saw 2.81 inches of rain could have been 28 inches of snow if temperatures had been below freezing.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Goodland
Weather Service
Atchison
Garden Sass Amid Storm Sparks Unconventional Cleanup
After a powerful storm, Gus Garden turns to an unusual method using a trash compactor he stands on and jumps across the heap. The improvised approach draws attention as neighbors watch the makeshift device in action.
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Gus Garden
Bennett reports disappointment with Ford NYC loan plan
Gov. Robert F. Bennett said in a Topeka news conference that a Thanksgiving call from President Ford left him disappointed with the NYC loan guarantees and wary of other pending measures in Congress. He described a broad 20 minute talk on issues from wheat sales to energy and common site picketing.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Ford
New York City
Congress
Bennett
Cedar Crest
China
Ronald Reagan
Kansas
O Ford
Susan Ford
Snow and Holiday Slow City Refuse Collection
Snowbound alleys and mud from recent storms and Thanksgiving slowed Garden City trash pickup. Assistant city manager Bob Halloran said some readings may be estimated on next bills with adjustments later. Sanitation chief Leon Dawson noted the delay due to weather and holiday routes but expected crews to catch up once conditions improve.
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Bob Halloran
Garden City
Leon Dawson
Dawson
Evolution of Girl Scout uniforms through decades
Garden City notes trace Girl Scouts from 1921 origins to evolving uniforms across eras. Juliette Gordon Low founded the movement in 1912, with uniforms shifting from bloomers and gray greens to khaki and leaf greens, reflecting eras from World War I to postwar prosperity. Marilyn Wenger models a late 20th century version.
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Tumbleweed Girl Scout Council
Bev Schreibvogel
Norma Dawson
Marilyn Wenger
Garden City
Juliette Low
This Country
England
Savannah
Norfolk
U.S
Mainbrocher
Mary Lewis
Girl Scouters
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