Local Truckers Sparsely Affected by Coast Wildcat Stoppage
Local drivers have not joined the two day wildcat stoppage on the last coast. Surveys show firm drivers remain unaffected unless independent haulers gain broader support. Fuel costs rise while rates stay steady, with some firms fearing delayed pay if stoppage widens.
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Wildcat
The
Journal World
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Ray Alderson
Yellow Freight System, Inc
Alderson
ALL Star Transportation Co
County Signs Fuel Contract To 1974 With Standard Oil
Douglas County signed a fuel contract with Standard Oil Co for 90 percent of 1972 usage through 1974. Prices include 29.8 cents per gallon premium gasoline, 25.8 cents regular, and 22.6 cents diesel. Allocation quarterly with company price changes and possible supply adjustments.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Standard Oil Co
Kansas City
County Public Works
Dean Sanderson
Sanderson
Errors a Factor In Energy Flap
Washington AP reports that fear of political damage to the Nixon administration in an election year helped fuel the energy crisis. Senate investigators heard senior oil policy planners say mistakes and miscalculations over three years contributed to the fuel shortage.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Man Injured As Car Hits Pole In Lawrence
A man was thrown through a car windshield around 1 30 p m at 11th and New Hampshire in Lawrence. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in undetermined condition after the car struck a utility pole. The victim's name was not released pending family notification.
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11Th and
New Hampshire
Lawrence Alice
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vandals Trim Trees From Local Church Grounds
Lawrence police described the culprits as among the meanest in town after two 8 foot Scotch pine trees planted in 1961 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church were cut down and stolen. Pastor Arden Dorn reported the Wednesday or Tuesday night theft, valued at 40 to 50 dollars each, with police suspecting the trees were taken for Christmas decorations.
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Lawrence
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Harvard
Arden Dorn
Dorn
Court cases cast doubt on South Park parking lot plan
City and Douglas County officials weigh a proposed 123 foot south expansion of South Park for a parking lot trading land east of the park. A 1868 Kansas Supreme Court ruling and a 1918 park land divesture ban loom as obstacles as the Lawrence City Commission considers the request after a Parks advisory board opposed the plan 4-1.
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South Park
Douglas
Kansas Supreme Court
Great Bend
County
Mission
County Commission
Buford Watson
Milton Allen
Allen
Dan Young
Young
Watson
City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Israelis Close Allenby Bridge to Block Expelled Arabs
Israeli troops closed the Allenby Bridge across the Jordan River to stop eight Arabs expelled from the West Bank from returning. Three crossed before gate padlocks halted the attempt. five remained on the Jordanian side with placards urging an end to expulsions. The Red Cross involvement followed, and traffic later resumed on the bridge. Separately, an Israeli soldier was killed on the Suez front. Cairo newspapers reported Sadat may meet Kissinger during his 24 hour visit to Cairo to discuss troop withdrawal and cease fire talks. Cairo also announced a military command shakeup for possible war readiness.
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Jordan River
West Bank
International
Red Cross
Ers
Tel Aviv
Isaeli
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Sadat
Israel
Eegypt
Kissinger
Egypt
Williams Signs Yankee Contract
Dick Williams, who led the Oakland A's to world championships, was signed to a three year contract as manager of the New York Yankees. Yankees president Gabe Paul cited delays in obtaining a ruling from the American League and Houk's Tigers signing as reasons for the move. The Yankees action headed toward a legal clash with Oakland owner Charles O. Finley and MLB.
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NEW York
Dick Williams
Oakland A’s
New York Yankees
American League
Ralph) Houk
Tigers
Yankees
Williams
Gabe Paul
Oakland
Charles O. Finley
Major League Baseball
Saxbe vows independence for Jaworski probe
Atty. Gen. designate Saxbe tells Senate panel he will fight to safeguard Leon Jaworski's independent Watergate investigation. He says he would resist White House attempts to restrict the probe and would not resign if ordered to fire Jaworski. He supports the Bork amendment designed to protect inquisitorial reach with leadership consensus.
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Washington
Atty
William B. Saxbe
Leon Jaworski
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Nixon
Eliot L. Richardson
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Jaworski
Saxbe
White House
Senate
Richardson
Archibald Cox
Buses Rerouted Over Bridge Bond Plan
Douglas County faces a five to six million bond proposal to replace 47 county bridges. Bus routes for Perry Lecompton Lawrence 497 and others are affected by three to five ton limits. Supt Hotchkiss and officials cite rerouted trips and earlier departures while repairs await funds and engineering studies.
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Douglas County
Perry-Lecompton
Lawrence
Lecompton
Thomas Hotchkiss
Bill Womack
Lawrence Schools
Treeton
Grant
Charles Hill
Eudora
Johnson County
Thomas Menninger
Baldwin
County Public Works
Dean Sanderson
Sanderson
Kaw River
Nixon proposes fuel allocation rules for 1973 plan
The administration would cut gasoline production 5 percent below 1973 levels starting December 27. Emergency services bulk buyers and defense would receive full needs, with remaining fuel allotted to other users. Heating oil would supply production and transit with a 1972-use ceiling, plus 10 percent more to vital services. thermostats down six degrees in homes and 10 in other buildings. Aviation would see 5 percent less fuel until January 7, then 15 percent less after.
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Defense Department
Moles Menace to Heels But Not to Gardeners
Lawrence insects and moles dot lawns with tunnels and ridges. Kansas University ecologist Raymond Hall says moles appear more visible but are not more numerous. shallow tunnels surface in thawed ground while deeper tunnels form when soils freeze. He notes moles aerate soil and control insect pests, not harming grass.
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Raymond Hall
Kansas University
Hall
Eastern Airlines to lay off 3860 workers by January
Eastern Airlines plans mass layoffs totaling 3860 employees due to fuel shortages and business curtailments. President Floyd Hall announced in a December 10 letter that most cuts occur by the end of January with furloughs starting January 7 and lasting through the first three months of 1974, affecting mechanics maintenance staff and flight attendants.
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Miami, Fla
Eastern Airlines
Associated Press
Eastern
Floyd Hall
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