KU leads quest along underground yellow brick road
KU scientists lead a state funded project to recover 60-65 percent of remaining oil through tertiary methods after primary and secondary recovery. Associate Professor Paul Willhite and Professors Don W. Green and Floyd Preston oversee research that positions Kansas as a national leader in tertiary oil recovery.
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Kansas
Paul Willhite
Don W. Green
Floyd Preston
Willhite
Green
U.S
Archie Dykes
Preston, Green
Kansas Sees Five Thousand One Hundred Jobs Added in 1974
Kansas Department of Economic Development reports 1974 saw 5,100 new jobs and a 38 million payroll boost from new and expanding industry. Lawrence added two firms, Baldwin area added two, and several cities gained single employers, with 82 firms expanding and 37 planning new plants totaling 59.1 million in capital.
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Kansas Department of Economic Development
Lawrence
Jan’s Interior Inc
Jayhawk Printing Press, Inc
Wichita
Kansas City
Goodland
Hugoton
Parsons
Topeka
el Dorado
Hutchinson
Independence
Lenexa
Lindsborg
Neodesha
Olathe
Pittsburg
Salina
TRW Crescent Wire and Cable
GM UAW urge swift action on tax cut to lift confidence
GM vice president and chief economist Henry L. Duncombe Jr and UAW president Leonard Woodcock urged the House Ways and Means Committee to move quickly on a multibillion dollar tax cut. Woodcock backed a larger personal tax cut and a one year boost in the business investment tax credit amid a crisis of confidence.
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Washington
General Motors
United Auto Workers
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry L. Duncombe Jr
General Motors Corp
Leonard Woodcock
Congress
Ford
Woodcock
Judiciary Committee
Tillotson
China cancels large portion of U S wheat shipments
Cook Industries says China canceled about 600 000 metric tons of February through September wheat contracts, roughly two thirds of the U S shipment through mid 1976. Officials note strong crops and rising exports push bread grain reserves to near 27 year lows.
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China
U.S
Cook Industries Inc
William E. Barksdale
Cook
Agriculture Department
Department
State's future discussed What will Kansas be like in the year 2000
Three Journal-World reporters sat down last weekend to discuss projections on the future with Herman Lujan and Thomas Galloway of Kansas University's Institute for Social and Environmental Studies. They discuss The Future of Kansas Study covering 18 resource areas including oil water housing industry government and social services.
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Journal-World
Herman Lujan
Thomas Galloway
Kansas University
Institute For Social and Environmental Studies
Lujan
Galloway
Future of Kansas
Stock market soars after peak on busy trading day
New York stocks surged amid record NYSE volume as the Dow rose 6.10 to 698.76 with gains led by IBM after a Denver appeals court ruling in its antitrust case. Investors cheered lower rates, a 9.58 percent prime rate cut by Chase Manhattan, and ongoing market strength.
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Federal Court of Appeals
Denver
IBM
Telex Corp
Telex
Securities and Exchange Commission
Deserter Jim York Returns to U.S. Under Clemency Plan
After 50 years in Canada, Jim York, a 25 year old Army deserter, returns to live under President Ford’s clemency rules. He must two years in a low paying public service job or face an undesir able discharge. York seeks work in Kansas, aims to put the past behind him, and says he holds no bitterness. He notes the Ford plan affects few, and hopes clemency reflects American compassion.
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Jim York
United States
York
U.S
Ford
Winfield
Lawrence
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Kansas University Medical Center
City of Lawrence
Selective Service Board
Nixon
Ford energy plan cost climbs beyond early estimates
White House officials say Ford energy plan could cost consumers up to 345 dollars a year, with an average hike near 275 dollars. Eight Northeastern governors filed suit over the plan claiming it uses a law for oil taxes beyond its intended purpose, backed by New England Power Co and Rep Robert F Drinan.
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White House
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New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Congress
New England Power Co
Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Ron Nessen
Amendments Expected in Bingo Regulations
Kansas Senate debates a bill regulating bingo with a $25 application fee and six percent tax on receipts. Amendments may reduce fees or taxes, possibly exempting sales tax or eliminating the license fee. The measure allows up to 25 games per night for eligible nonprofits and caps prizes to $50 regular and $500 special, with a $1,750 nightly total.
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Kan
Kansas Senate
Senate
Judiciary Committee
J.C. Tillotson
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