Ford weighs oil decontrol options with aides
President Ford called energy and economic advisers to the White House to discuss possible actions on oil price decontrol. Congress extended price controls on old oil for six months, while new oil trades near world levels. Ford says he will veto the extension unless a broader program emerges.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Congress
The
United States
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Roth
Conable
Vail
Colo
Eudora plans approved for downtown meat plant
Eudora Planning Commission voted to approve a zoning variance for Tom Pyle to expand his Eudora Meat Market into a packing and meat processing plant in the downtown district. A ban on unsupervised animal deliveries was set to curb potential disturbances and odors, with the project expected to create 30 jobs and a $350000 payroll within three years.
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Eudora
Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora Planning Commission
Tom Pyle
Elm
Main
Pyle
Hiss Readmitted to Massachusetts Bar
Alger Hiss, once convicted of perjury in a espionage case, was readmitted to the Massachusetts Bar in the state Supreme Court. He pledged to uphold constitutions, said he would practice law in Boston, and thanked lawyers who argued for his character.
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Boston
Alger Hiss
Massachusetts
Hiss
State Supreme Court
Francis J. Quirico
Espion
Villages site faces new protest petition in Lawrence area
The Villages Inc plans homes for dependent neglected children near Lawrence face a second protest petition filed by residents. About 34 percent land ownership within 1000 feet could force a unanimous county commission vote on a conditional use permit, with a hearing set for August 13.
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the Villages Inc
Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lance Burr
Lawrence Project
Burr
The
Journal-World
Apollo astronauts to brief in Washington on mishap details
Apollo astronauts Vance Brand Thomas Stafford and Donald Slayton return to earth after the Apollo Soyuz test mission. They have been cleared medically and will meet newsmen in Washington on Saturday to discuss the command module incident from the July 24 flight.
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Honolulu
Vance D. Brand
Thomas P. Stafford
Donald K. Slayton
Washington, D.C
Earth
Barr sells interest in Leoti bank to Whithams
Jack Barr longtime Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co. president says he sold his controlling interest in the First State Bank of Leoti to Frank and Janis Whitham effective July 1. Barr notes he will devote more time to Lawrence bank and retains holdings in a Wellington bank and farming interests.
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Jack Barr
Emery
Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co
First State Bank of
Leoti
Barr
Frank and
Janis Whitham
Leot
Lawrence
Wellington
Kansas
The
Scots Bank
Garden City
Lawrence National
Earl Chandler
Rat-killing vigilantes face possible jail time in Detroit
Gerald Perry and Donald Mims may spend up to 90 days in jail after firing 45 rounds from semi automatic rifles in Dundee Avenue to combat rats. They were arrested for carrying loaded weapons in a public place after eight rats were claimed to be killed in the July 15 raid. The trial was adjourned to September 10 to debate what constitutes a public place.
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Detroit
Dundee Avenue
Gerald Perry
Donald Mims
Jennie Moore
Dundee Block Club
Hussein hints at Soviet arms purchase if Hawk deal blocked
King Hussein of Jordan said he would buy an air defense system from the Soviet Union if the United States does not fulfill the demand for 14 Hawk missile batteries. He noted no compatible option exists in Europe and warned of Soviet advisers possibly being stationed in Jordan. Congress delayed a final decision to Sept 10 and Hussein criticized U S policy as aiding an Arab world setback.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Soviet Union
United States
Europe
Britain
France
U.S
Zaid Rifai
Congress
Bridge review blocked by two state and federal permits
The Kansas River bridge project to replace the Massachusetts Street spans awaits two permits. The Coast Guard near approval hinges on pier underwater clearance and Army Corps drawings. The state water resources board also seeks more precise hydrological data before permitting.
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Kansas River Bridge
U.S. Second District Coast Guard
St. Louis
Massachusetts Street
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
State Division of Water Resources
Washington
Kansas River
Corps
Finney and
Turnipseed
Guy Gibson
Water Resources Board
Gibson
Jim Powers
Water Board
Finney and Turnipseed
Powers
Keith Krause
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Hugh Jackson
Jim Wilson
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New York
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M.D
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Rex Johnson
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Consumer Affairs Assn
Kansas University
CAA
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John Cross
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Coney Edwards
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