Arab nations lift some oil cuts but embargo stays
Arab oil ministers in Kuwait announced a rollback of January 5 percent cuts and reduced overall curbs to about 15 percent while keeping the embargo on shipments to the United States and the Netherlands. Japanese and British officials welcomed the move as temporary relief but warned it would not end the energy crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuwait
United States
Netherlands
Israel
Washington
White House
Nixon
Henry A
Toyko Electric Power Co
Kazutaka Kiawada
Peter Walker
Britain
County Considers Study of Small Claims Court Funding
Douglas County Commission will weigh a $2400 proposal from revenue sharing consultant Ernst Coleman to study the county small claims court. The plan surveys clerks statewide and interviews litigants to gauge usage and outcomes amid potential legislative changes. Coleman cites lack of a state study and aims to aid actions before March 1 funding deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Commission
Small ‘Claims Court
Ernest Coleman
Sandra Comenetz
Ridge Ct
Coleman
Small Claims Court
Kansas
Year Ends in Tragedy for Wilbert Dyche Family
In Kansas City AP report, five Dyche family members face loss as Myrtle Lee Newell is shot near a grocery, and Ona Lee Hale and Virginia are killed in a Christmas Eve hit and run. Charles 12 and other relatives cope amid grief, past family losses, and caregiving duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bert R. Dyche
Dyche
Charles
Hale
Virgina
Rena Pischel
Butchie
Venezuela Plans Higher Oil Tax Reference Price
Venezuela will raise its oil tax reference values used to calculate foreign company taxes. The exact hike will be substantial and disclosed later this week. Oil from Venezuelan fields makes up about 10 percent of U S processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Hugo Perez la Salvia
United States
Lull Settles On Gas Stations After Christmas Rush
Lawrence service stations largely returned to normal after the Christmas shopping scramble for fuel. Traffic was heavy Monday at many stations while some closed early on Christmas Eve. Jack Panchot of Clark's Oil closed at 1 p.m. due to limited daily allotment, and Keith Kidney of Site Service Station reported only one third of usual Christmas Day sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Journal-World
Jack Panchot
Clark’s Oil & Refinery Inc
Ninth
Holiday Job Ends Happily
A Paola Kansas couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Workman, recovered $1200 left in a stranger's car on Christmas night near Warrensburg Missouri. The unseen good Samaritan, Ray West of Sedalia, returned to the sheriff in Savannah requesting the case be returned to its owners. The Workmans plan to drive to Savannah to reclaim the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrensburg
Ray West
Sedalia
Andrew County Sheriff's Office
Savannah
Workmans
Cosmonauts Land Safely After Eight Day Mission
The Soviet Soyuz 13 crew Maj. Pyotr Klimuk and Valentin Lebedev returned to earth after nearly eight days in orbit. Tass reported successful flight, with a 11:50 a.m. Moscow landing in Kazakhstan and the cosmonauts walking from the capsule without help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Kazakhstan
Baikonur Space Center
Pyotr Klimuk
Valentin Lebedev
Planning Meeting Focuses on Regionalization Efforts
A special 7 30 p m meeting of Douglas County leaders in Lawrence will discuss regionalization. Attendees include the Lawrence City Commission Baldwin Eudora Lecompton councils and the Planning Commission with Kan state official Dennis McCartney outlining options. The county must join a multi county regional group as status expires January 1 with possibilities including MARC or a new Kansas group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Douglas County Commission
Lawrence City Commission
Baldwin, Eudora
Lecompton
Lawrence- Douglas County
Douglas County
Skylab 3 astronauts photograph comet Kohoutek during 7 hour walk
In orbit above Earth 270 miles up, Commander Carr and payload specialist Pogue spent seven hours outside Skylab 3 to photograph Kohoutek. Gibson stayed aboard to manage the craft as Greenberg expects the images will reveal chemical elements and early solar system history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Earth
Edward G. Gibson
Carr
Pogue
Skylab
Gibson
Kohoutek
Post-Christmas Shopping Mixed in Lawrence
Reported “about average” activity at Lawrence stores in the morning. Some merchants noted a slower pace with fewer return items and speculated winter gifts may have been put to immediate use, suggesting the day could pick up later.
AT&T reaches 98 percent of world's telephones
American Telephone and Telegraph says its customers can now reach 98 percent of the world's 291 million telephones. Long distance operators can connect to people in 244 nations or territories abroad, in addition to Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telegraph and Telephone
Canada
Mexico
Communist Gunners Down Helicopter Killing Nine in South Vietnam
Communist gunners shot down a South Vietnamese transport helicopter at Tong Le Chan base 60 miles north of Saigon on Christmas Day. Nine soldiers were killed and 36 wounded. the aircraft carried six crewmen and 45 militiamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
Tong le Chan
da Nang
Mekong
Quang Ngai
Phnom Penh
City Commission Sets Jan 2 Meeting Time and Place
The Lawrence City Commission will not meet this week but will convene at 2 p.m. next Wednesday January 2 on the fourth floor of City Hall in the First National Bank Tank building at Ninth and Massachusetts. A light agenda is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Commission
City Hall
First National Tank Building
Ninth
Massachusetts
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Associated Press
Kissinger
Japan
France
Saudi Araba
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Belgium
U. S
Hirotaka Mitsuda
Japan Oil Federation
Port of County
Mike Elwell
State Attorney General’s Office
Jerry Fennel
Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Wichita
Kansas Bar Assa
Bar
Judicial Council
Karagandain
U.S
Salyut Space Station
Soyuz
Mid America Regional Council
Missouri
Wyandotte, Johnson and Leavenworth
Shawnee, Jefferson
Osage
Potter Lake
Journal-World Photo
Mayo Greenberg
Dudley Observatory
9Th Street
Illinois
Crescent RD
K.U
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!