Nixon papers tapes ruled U.S. government property
A federal judge ruled that millions of documents and 2% years of Nixon White House tapes belong to the government, nullifying a 1974 agreement. The ruling specifies limited access under FOIA and outlines a process for Nixon to claim personal items. The decision aligns with a 1974 Congressional finding declaring government ownership.
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Washington
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Charles R. Richey
Nixon White House
Rickey
Richey
San Clemente
Calif
General Services Administration
Leon Jaworski
Ford Administration
Jaworski
Philip Buchen
Special Prosecutor
Congress
Jack Anderson
Rockets Hit Phnom Penh Airport in Major Attack
insurgent gunners fired 25 rockets into Phnom Penh airport killing three and wounding 34 including two American pilots. Four military planes were destroyed and three civilian aircraft damaged as government war planes bombed suspected launch sites five miles north of the airport.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Ted Zeigler
Alpine
Calif
George Calhoun
Austin
Tex
Tri- Nine Airlines
Democrats Move to Create Unified Energy Plan
Speaker Carl Albert directs a Democratic task force to craft a single energy program to advance quickly. Committee chairmen pledge to work with the panel and set timetables for action on emergency relief measures. Rep. Jim Wright notes Congress must act and curb duplicative proposals.
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Washington
Ford
Carl Albert
Albert
All Committee
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Congress
Liquor by the drink amendment heads for Senate vote
A resolution to put a liquor by the drink amendment to voters in 1976 moves from the Judiciary Committee to the full Kansas Senate. It faces likely defeat in the full Senate with no clear 27 votes. Senate leaders expect a Tuesday vote, possibly Wednesday, and aim to settle the matter that session.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Associated Press
J.C. Tillotson
R-Norton
Judiciary Committee
Richard D. Rogers
Rogers
Norman E. Gaar
R Westwood
Gaar
Bennett to replace three on Kansas ethics panel
Governor Bennett will not reappoint Jim Tilley Mike Davis and John Webb to the Kansas Govern mental Ethics Commission replacing them by next week to add his picks. He cites desire for minority and female representation while noting the panel has broadened original legislative intent in its interpretations.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Governmental Ethics Commission
Robert Docking
Jim Tilley
Mike Davis
University of Kansas
John Webb
Emporia State College
Bennett
Tilley
Tilley, Davis
Webb
Commission
Secretary of State
Kansas Power and Light faces 8.4 percent rate hike
Kansas Power and Light Co customers will see an about 8.4 percent rate increase after a Kansas Corporation Commission ruling. KPL president Jeffrey cited a 7.13 million hike and warned another request may follow. Consumers’ energy groups and city officials weighed in amid concerns over who bears the cost.
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Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
KPL
Balfour S. Jeffrey
Peoples’ Energy Project
Corporation Commission
PEP
Residential
Ford likely to speak in Topeka on February 11
President Gerald Ford is expected to address a Midwest audience in Topeka on February 11 with a joint Lawrence KU audience previously discussed. White House planners reportedly considered Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence but shifted to Topeka, possibly at municipal auditorium with a Capitol rotunda luncheon planned.
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Journal World
Gerald Ford
Topeka
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Ford
James Pearson
Lawrence
Kansas University
Washington
Midwest
White House
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas
Robert Bennett
Municipal Auditorium
Capitol Building
Pearson
Bennett
Lawrence-Ku
Tankers collide in Delaware River refinery disaster kills two
An American tanker Edgar M Queeny rammed the Liberian vessel Corinthos unloading crude oil at a Marcus Hook refinery causing explosions and fires. At least two dead and 29 more injured with 22 aboard Corinthos unaccounted for while 300 families evacuated. Noxious gas and oil spill complicated rescue efforts as weather forecasters predicted snow and cold.
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Marcus Hook
Delaware River
Corinthos
Edgar M. Queeny
British Petroleum
Philadelphia
Delaware County
George Lewis
Coast
George Peroulakis
Karistos
Greece
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Fred Adam
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KCC
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