UFO sighting near King Radio plant sparks employee chatter
Employees at King Radio Corp in Lawrence report a small round object with lights swooping over the Eighth and Connecticut area at dawn. No official reports were filed. observers suggested it might be a low flying aircraft, a weather balloon, or a satellite.
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Lant
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Farmers Co-op Assn
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King Electronics Plant
Douglas County
N.W. Storer
The
Kansas University Observatory
U S income slips to sixth among world nations
The World Bank reports 1975 per capita income for the United States at $7,080, with Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Switzerland, and Sweden ranking higher. It notes currency shifts and inflation effects, including a real loss in U S buying power and Saudi Arabia posting the largest real gain among nations.
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United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Switzerland
Sweden
France
Saudi Arabia
Blaze at Newfoundland care home claims 20 lives
Police continue search of the ruins at Chase's Rest Home near St Johns to recover victims after a early morning fire. A 105 year old woman and a 16 year old boy were among the dead as winds and ice hindered firefighting efforts. Operator Lewis Dunphy and two relatives escaped unhurt.
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ST. John’s
Newfoundland
Leroy Psoper
Lewis Dunphy
Cabinet meets at Georgia island estate to plan Carter era
President elect Carter organizes three day cabinet retreat on St Simons Island near Brunswick with Mondale and key appointees. Discussions cover tax cuts economy and relations with the Soviet Union as Time names Carter Man of the Year.
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Walter Mondale
Washington
Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Treasury
Thomas B
Lance
Atlanta
Office of Management and Budget
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Ford
Time Magazine
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
County Okays Study Funds For Clinton Parkway
Douglas County commissioners authorized funding for a geology study to speed Clinton Parkway construction from Lawrence to Clinton Lake. The 4.1 mile project costs up to 40000, split about 30 70 between Lawrence and Douglas County.
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Clinton Parkway
Lawrence
Clinton Lake
Barnett, Stuart and Dow, Inc
Topeka
Federal Highway Administration
FHHA
Barnett Corporation
Dean Sanderson
Hart dies of cancer at 64 former senator and civil rights advocate
Sen. Hart of Michigan died at 64 in Washington after a battle with malignant melanoma. The Democrat, known as the conscience of the Senate, championed civil rights and consumer protection and opposed major business power. President Carter praised his integrity and public service.
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Philip A. Hart
U.S. Senate
Hart
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Ford
Vail
Colo
Donald W. Riegel Jr
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Traffic toll from Christmas weekend reaches 409 deaths
The National Safety Council reported 409 traffic deaths from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, below its predicted range of 460 to 560. Snowy conditions in the Northeast and Midwest contributed to accidents, with 397 deaths recorded the previous year and 720 in the three days of 1965.
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Midwest
Associated Press
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