U.S. and Cuba move toward exchanging diplomats
U.S. and Cuba tentatively agree to swap diplomats marking a first step since 1961. Negotiators in New York settled most details and an official announcement was expected. Carter says progress toward full friendship depends on Cuban actions, while Ford voices grave reservations.
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United States
Cuba
New York
Carter
Ethiopia
Africa
Latin America
U.S
Plains
Fidel Castro
Castro
Batista
Havana
Gerald R. Ford
LMH wings deemed structurally sound but costly to repurpose
Walter Hicks reports the two oldest LMH wings are in very sound shape but refurbishing them for new uses would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The assessment was presented to Lawrence city commissioners and LMH trustees amid debate over saving the abandoned sections. The 1956 wing could become the health department and Bert Nash center HQ, with continued study underway.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Walter Hicks
Lawrence
LMH Board of Trustees
LMH
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Hicks
Progress stumbles in North South economic talks in Paris
U S official says preliminary pacts unraveled as 19 developing and 8 industrialized nations reexamine core issues. Cyrus Vance delays departure. talks on energy and economic demands face tough, ongoing debates beyond the ministerial session.
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Paris
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Carter
Lance predicts rate hikes threaten economy and inflation
Budget Director Bert Lance warned that bank rate increases, while targeting short term lending, risk raising long term borrowing costs including mortgages. He argued higher rates could curb home building and investment, and note they may worsen inflation and stock market decline.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Arthur F. Burns
Federal
Reserve Board
Burns
Postal Service pay talks upset officials in Washington
The Postal Service public relations drive revealing postmaster salaries provokes anger from postmasters who fear town residents with higher wages will resent lower paid colleagues. Spokesman D Jamison Cain cites the Coal City West Virginia postmaster at 19044 dollars in pay and benefits.
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Washington
Postal Service
Mail Agency
D. Jamison Cain
Cain
Miklozek
Local post office salaries surveyed in Lawrence
Public relations figures from the Postal Service show Lawrence postmaster salary at 26995 dollars plus 12 percent in benefits. Kansas City district director Neidhardt says Lawrence is level 22 with a range of 19154 to 27157 dollars.
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The
Postal Service
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
Jack Harris
Kansas City
Neidhardt
Harris
Weekend Warmth and Rain Chance In Lawrence Area
The National Weather Service calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s and overnight lows in the mid 50s to 60s. A chance of thunderstorms Friday then cooler weekend highs in the 80s with 50s for lows. Flooding along the Cottonwood River did not develop, cresting 6% feet below flood stage at Emporia.
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Kansas
Bowersock
Wakarusa
Lawrence
North Lawrence
National Weather Service
Cottonwood River
Emporia
Hill City
Goodland
Dodge City
Dutch seek clarification of mediation request in train siege
The Netherlands government asked for outside mediators for the South Moluccan hostage crisis near Assen. Spokeswoman Toos Faber said talks continued about mediator type and acceptable mediators with 55 hostages held on a northeast Holland train for nine days.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Holland
Toos Faber
Justice Ministry
Johan Manusama
Amsterdam
Bovensmilde
Free Concorde rides cited for two U.S. officials
The Daily News reports that at least two U.S. landing rights decision makers accepted a free round trip on Concorde from Washington to Paris for its inaugural flight. John McLucas then FAA administrator and Caesar Pattarini of the Port Authority avoided paying the usual $1,654 fare, while environmental concerns kept Kennedy restrictions in dispute.
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U.S
Washington
Paris
The
Daily News
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Federal Aviation Administrator
Caesar Pattarini
Port Authority of
New York and
New Jersey
Kennedy Airport
FAA
Dulles
Port Authority
McLucens
Kennedy
Irving Kaufman
U.S. State Department
Department of Transportation
McLucas
Air France
Marcus Cavaille
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