JournalWorld previews approaching space shuttle era and civilian trips
The article notes America's first space shuttle moved for testing and details NASA plans for 1980 civilian payload flights and up to 60 missions a year by 1984. It discusses future passenger space travel, reservations from 1980, and concerns about screening and hijacking defenses.
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America
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Kansas City
Midcontinent
Complex Liberian tanker issue shows intricate maritime reality
After a string of Liberian flagged tanker wrecks the public sees a disaster symbol, yet the fleet size and safety records complicate blame. Factors include ship costs insurance wages and unions, environmental policy, dock unloading hurdles, and regulatory powers. The Argo Merchant disaster illustrates how weather and maintenance converge.
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High Seas
United States
Congress
U.S
Japan
ARGO
Massachusetts
Weather talk turns deadly in comic sketch riff
In a satire set in Washington, a couple mocks weather forecasters and maps. The exchange escalates with threats and slapstick as a weatherman explains cold fronts and forecast details while a puppet named Ezra quips about wind chill.
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Washington
Seltzer
Ezra
Watergate tactics tried to block Nixon audit
The White House pressed to quash a 1974 IRS audit of Nixon taxes after Watergate exposure. IRS resisted with George Shultz and Donald Alexander, who said pressure ended under Ford. Nixon faced negligence charges and owed back taxes, including a disputed 1969 amount.
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Watergate
Nixon
Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Donald Alexander
Treasury Secy
George Shultz
Alexander
Shultz
Gerald Ford
IRS
Edward Morgan
Herbert Kalmbach
Frank DeMarco
Morgan
Whitehouse
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Bureau
G. Gordon Liddy
Kansas legislators hear Mount Oread budget request
Gov. Robert Docking urged a record high 29 017 064 educational and general operating budget for Mount Oread next fiscal year. State figures show KU and K State leaders top paid at 29 833 yearly. Kansas University enrollment hits 5 850. KU tops K State 49 45 in basketball. Five Lawrence High boys named to Summerfield exams. In 1937 legislature approves death penalty for certain crimes.
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Robert Docking
Kansas
Mount Oread
Kansas State
James McCain
Clarke Wescoe
Kansas University
K-State
Lawrence High
Summerfield
Dan Wiley
David Hill
Richard Butler
Karl Heider
Don Park
The World Company Publication Details
The World newspaper of Lawrence Kansas shows leadership and staff names including President Publisher Dolph C Simons Sr and Managing Editor Jack Starkey. It lists established year 1854 and address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets. Subscription rates are provided for various delivery options nationwide.
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Dolph C. Simons
Jo Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Op Gverne
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Beers for Horses and Thanks for Winter Helpers
Letters to the Journal World commend horses drinking beer as a quirk and praise the Lawrence High girls basketball program under Paige Carney for character and leadership during the Emporia tournament. Readers also thank community volunteers including cooks and drivers who deliver meals to the elderly in severe winter conditions.
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Journal-World
The
Lawrence High School
Emporia
Cord
Lawrence
Paige Carney
Carney
Rod Holdredge
Bardith Ct
Wilbur M. West
Brock's Rise to GOP Chair Rests on Beliefs Not Backing
In 1970 Bill Brock won a Tennessee Senate seat by practical campaigning and later became Republican national chairman without explicit Ford or Reagan backing. He pushed reforms, attacked the Carter era image, and proposed a $1.7 million plan to rebuild the party. Skeptics doubt his broad appeal, yet Brock preached that Republicans can win if they open their doors.
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Washington
Bill Brock
Senate
Tennessee
Brock
Chattanooga
Congress
House
Albert Gore
Gore
Supreme Court
Congressional
Sen
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Senate Committee
White House
Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars
Mary Louise Smith
Kenneth M. Curtis
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Sorenson
Carter
Republican National Committee
GOP
Ice freezes hurts U S economy across regions
The big freeze cripples plants and roads, boosts fuel bills, and pressures households as President Carter faces a suspected $50 per person rebate and a costly impact on GDP. Economists warn figures vary by billions while recovery timelines are uncertain amid fuel and energy concerns.
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New York
Midwest
Carter
Business Week
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Les Whitten
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Fidel Castro
Vietnam
Africa
Jonas Savimbi
Journal- World
Thomas C. Ryther
Corpus Christi
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