U N General Assembly ends amid bitter dispute over resolutions
The 30th session wrapped up with U S Ambassador Moynihan blasting the UN as a venue often bearing condemnations and ineffectual resolutions. Thorn urged consensus while Kuwait and Mauritius critics warned against US hostility toward the body. Controversial issues included Zionism as racism and Palestine status talks.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
United States
General Assembly
U.S
Daniel P. Moynihan
Moynihan
Palestine
Ford stands by Nixon pardon testimony amid new Post claim
President Ford reaffirmed that his congressional testimony on Nixon's pardon was accurate. The Washington Post reported alleged private assurances to Nixon aide Alexander Haig that a pardon would occur on August 28, 1974, details Ford labeled as unconfirmed by him. White House officials reiterated his earlier sworn statements and said the president had checked his testimony with involved aides.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Richard Nixon
Washington Post
Nixon
White House
William J. Greener
Alexader
Haig
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Robert Kastenmeier
Dwis
the Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Patrick Buchanan
Mencuae
Newsaper
Leonard Garment
William Greener
Post
House
Greener
Chrysler-Plymouth dealer crafts critique on federal rules
Clark, newly elected chairman of the National Chrysler-Plymouth Dealer Council, denounces federal pollution controls and rising costs he says hurt consumers. He cites Muskie measures, predicts 1976 sales rise, and notes Kansas has no local pollution problem while urging caution on national mandates.
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Clark
National
Chrysler-Plymouth Dealer Council
Topeka
Salina
Boca Raton
Fla
Liberal
Kansas
L.A
Bid-opening set for KUMC job construction package
KU planners expect a late February bid opening for the 50 million KU Medical Center clinical facilities. Revised closure package of precast panels windows roof and caulking aims to attract competitive bids and stay within a 5 to 7 million range for later interior and electrical mechanical work. State and university officials anticipate completion by 1978 within the budget after earlier delays and a sprinkler fireproofing plan.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Marshall & Brown Sidorowicz
Douglas County Judicial
Kansas Board of Regents
Max Lucas
Archie Dykes
Lucas
Bush approved as CIA director after Ford vetoes VP bid
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 12 to 4 to approve George Bush as CIA director. President Ford said in a letter he would not consider Bush for the 1976 vice presidency if he is confirmed. Four Democrats opposed the nomination: McIntyre Culver Hart and Leahy.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
Bush
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
CIA
Thomas J. McIntyre
New Hampshire
John C. Culver
Iowa
Gary Hart
Colorado
Patrick J. Leahy
Vermont
White House
U S Walks Out Of UNESCO Zionism Debate In Paris
The United States along with 11 other Western nations and Israel withdrew from a UNESCO meeting in Paris after the conference approved a reference to Zionism as a form of racism. The U S protested that the move undermined credibility and intellectual integrity of the talks.
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Paris
United States
Israel
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
U.N
Josef Grohman
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Ronald S. Stowe
Algeria
Iraq
Yugoslavia
Fire devastates North Lawrence mobile home. Jefferson family seeks aid
A fire around 10 a.m. destroyed much of a North Lawrence mobile home, leaving the Jefferson family without Christmas gifts. The couple and their infant lost their presents, and they moved belongings to a relative’s home while a donation fund opens. Rhodes Scholarship finalist Rhodes Stevens and Fort Hays State senior Rodney Staab were named Kansas regional contenders for the Rhodes Scholarships with awards possible in Rochester Minnesota.
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Alean
Jessie Jefferson
North Lawrence
Rhodes Stevens
Garnett
Kansas University
Kansas
Rhodes
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Stevens
Rodney Staab
Fort Hays State College
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
England
John Chalmers
Kansas State University
Rhodes Committee
Lawrence
Jefferson
Kaw River Bridge
Jeffersons
Ron Harris
Commercial Credit Corp
Harris
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United Nations
Abdalla Jaccoub Bishara
Kuwait
Radha Krishna Ramphal
Mauritius
Gaston Thorn
Luxembourg
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Middle East
Geneva
Chaim Herzog
Paul Daggs
Jim Clark
L. G. Brubeck
Sen
Edmund) Muskie
Muskie
General Motors
Los Angeles
KUMC
West 28Th St. Lawrence
Ted Talmon
Chad Lawton
Levi's
Jean
EYL
Ray Stoneback
Massachusetts
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