Telephone mail service under AT T scrutiny and public good
Journal World editorial argues government supervision is essential for AT T to ensure fair rates and good service while noting mail service could have deteriorated under a public monopoly. It praises telecom improvements and criticizes postal costs, urging continued careful oversight of the giant utility.
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American Telephone and Telegraph
At&t
Mother Bell
Telephone Company
Sam
Israel seeks $2 billion aid to Israel in next year
The article reports Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon visiting Washington to press President Ford and top officials for $1.5 billion in military aid, or a mix of credits and grants, amid broader $2.7 billion foreign aid plan for the year. It contends such support could alienate Arab nations and risk U.S. credibility.
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Yigal Allon
Israel
Washington
Ford
Kissinger
Schlesinger
U.S
Allon
United States
Kansas lawmakers wary of new turnpike ventures
State legislative leaders question proposals for additional turnpikes in Kansas citing reliance on federal government, red tape, and dire economic conditions. Officials favor cautious use of highway funds and note one existing turnpike bonds not due until 1994, urging continued skepticism.
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Kansas
Jackson Shifts on Vietnam Aid Surprises Washington
Senate hawk Scoop Jackson abandons backing for additional emergency aid to South Vietnam. He now argues no further U S assistance can save Saigon, aligning with McGovern and suggesting presidential politics drives the flip. The move rattles Indochina policy and Jackson’s presidential hopes.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
South Vietnam
Indochina
Jackson
U. S
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Scoop Jackson
Saigon
Sen
George McGovern
State Department
Ford
Vietnam
Democratic Congress
Kittens in the Basket as Congress Debates Agency Power
An editorial likens recurring bill proposals in Congress to popping kitten heads in a basket. It critiques the Consumer Protection Agency Act as creating a sweeping federal bureau, opposes cloture battles, and argues against duplicative federal agencies. The piece urges readers to contact their congressman about this recurring issue.
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Consumer Protection Agency Act
Capitol Hill
Big Brother
U. S
Senate
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Distinguishing Convenience Cards From Bank Cards
A New York AP report outlines the difference between convenience or travel and entertainment cards and bank cards. Diners Club American Express and Carte Blanche promote non revolving charges while bank cards offer revolving credit and interest.
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New York
R. Newell Lusby
Diners Club
American Express
Carte Blanche
Lusby
Climate predictions warn of life and death US role
A CIA briefing warns that a cooling trend could shift world grain supply and power toward the United States and Argentina while harming LDCs. It notes potential megadeaths from droughts and disrupted monsoons, and cautions about political and economic leverage in a harsher global climate.
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Washington
Cassandra
Canada
China
Soviet Union
Asia
U.S
Argentina
India
Africa
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA Office of Political Research
CIA
Iceland
Ldcs
Delph Simons Sr Colph C Simons Jr Bill Mayer
Delph Simons Sr Colph C Simons Jr Bill Mayer are named in a local notice listing individuals connected to a community project or event. Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller are also referenced in the same notice as participants or stakeholders.
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Delph Simons Sr
Colph C Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Regents authorize plans for Biological and Life Sciences Building
The Kansas Regents mandated the state architect to draft preliminary plans for a new Biological and Life Sciences Building on the KU Robinson Gym annex site. Earl Johnson, KU alumnus and longtime UPI editor, receives the eighth William Allen White Award. Seven Lawrence High students win Watkins and Summerfield scholarships. Berger joins City Council after Winters resigns. The 17th census set to start April 1. Leona Baumgartner, now at Children's Hospital New York, earns the Morse prize. Kansas adds five CCC camps as Gov. Landon seeks local aid.
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Kansas Regents
Earl Johnson
United Press International
William Allen White
Lawrence High
Watkins and
Summerfield
Mary Cook
Elizabeth Harris
Nancy Hitt
Elizabeth Neeley
Nancy Pinet
Jack English Jr
John Moore
Leona Baumgartner
Lawrence
Children’s Hospital
New York
John Lovett Morse
Kansas
Gov. Landon
Editor Letters Highlight Garage Referendum and Bloodmobile
A reader protests the city garage site and calls for a referendum while opposing the chosen location at the lake. Another letter urges Red Cross support as a Bloodmobile visits the Community Building January 27 to 29 with appointment calls.
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Journal-World
City Commission
Channel Six
Collister
VFW
Red Cross Board
Notable events on January 24 through history
Highlights include the California gold discovery at Coloma in 1848, Venice becoming a free port in 1830, the first Boy Scout troop in 1908, WWI sea victory off Dogger Bank in 1915, Petrograd renamed Leningrad in 1924, the Oder River crossing in 1945, and notable political and celebrity anniversaries.
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California
John Sutter
Coloma
Venice
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
England
Dogger Bank
North Sea
Petrograd
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Oder River
U.S. Air Force
Great Plains
How to Help a Neighbor Volunteer Groups Seek Help
Volunteer Clearing House in Douglas County lists current needs across agencies. Families welcome dinner with foreign students, in-home blood donor callers for Red Cross, preschool volunteers for Yellow Brick Road 9 to 11 30 and 1 to 3 30, lunch hour supervision 11 30 to 1, Samaritan Lodge visits 1 to 5, Audio Reader readers and receptionists, Penn House tutor for bookkeeping and clerical work. Contact 841-5059 9 to 3 weekdays.
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Douglas County
THE
RED Cross
Penn House
Volunteer Clearing House
County Court House
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Old Home Town
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Harry Winters Jr
Arthur Schmidt
Beverly Bradley
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London
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Egil Krogh
Daniel Ellsberg
Russia
Walter Stoessel
Maria Tallchief
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Samaritan Lodge Rest Home
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