The Good Old Days in Utilities and Bal Jeffrey
Editorial contrasts past and present in utility service and leadership. It recalls mutual trust in Kansas Power & Light and praises Bal Jeffrey for his customer focus, fair rate action, and community standing, arguing for leaders with local roots over corporate pedigree.
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Eastern Business School
Kansas Power & Light Co
Carlin
Carlin-appointed Corporation Commission
Balfour Jeffrey
Kansas Power & Light
KPL
Bal Jeffrey
Lawrence
Jeffrey
Kansas University
Dean Ackers
Kansas
Bal Jeffreys
Ironic coincidence marks eight months in Iran hostage crisis
During a Tuesday evening meeting with supporters and staff, President Carter reflected on eight months since the Iranian hostages were seized, noting how his own political prospects had shifted from slim to strong while the crisis persisted.
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Carter
Democratic Party
Iran
Kelly’s ABSCAM ties deepen as FBI widens probe
Florida representative Richard Kelly faces expansion of inquiries into favors for convicted felons and ties to organized crime figures. James Maher III, ex- aide who quit last March after cocaine-arrest in Bolivia, cooperates with prosecutors and describes a meeting with Kelly, travel agent Robert Spicer, and ex-bodyguard Eugene Ciuzio. Ciuzio later claimed influence over Kelly in a hospital Georgetown trip videotaped with $25,000 ABSCAM payment.
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Washington
Rep
Richard Kelly
Florida
FBI
Abscam
Kelly
Clark Mollenhoff
Gary Cohn
G-Men
Congressional
James Patrick Maher III
Bolivia
Maher
Robert
Jerry’ Spicer
Eugene Ciuzio
Ciuzio
Cruzio
Georgetown
Paradox Does System Truly Work in 1980 Primary
A veteran observer argues the 1980 presidential primary produced Carter and Reagan as favorites, yet dissatisfaction with the choices grows nationwide. He suggests the nominating system, not sacred law, shaped these candidates and proposes reforms by the Democratic and Republican National Committees to yield Mondale and Baker-like leaders in the future.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
American Republic
Carter
Reagan
Congress
National Committees
Baker
Carters
Reagans
Bakers and Mondales
Three Perkins workers aid driver in flash flood rescue
A KU law student thanks three Perkins restaurant employees who ran out during a Saturday night thunderstorm near 23rd and Ousdahl to push his stalled car to higher ground. The staff then offered coffee and towels to stranded patrons as rain and power outages affected the area.
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Journal-World
Perkins Restaurant
23Rd and
Ousdahl
Roland A. Schank
1603 W. 15Th
Local forecasts push for drier spell amid flood fears
Weather notes say four inches above normal moisture with periodic Wakarusa River flooding. In broader news, Agnew denounces “criminal misfits” and protests at West Point while Missouri curators move to sanction antiwar demonstrators. Lawrence sees May permit totals rise to 1.2 million as church wing opens and guards win a trophy. Ottawa and Baker universities graduate dozens, and Mr and Mrs George Docking plan a new home in West Hills Addition.
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Wakarusa River
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Charlatans of Peace and Freedom
West Point
Missouri University Board of Curators
Lawrence
Ottawa University
Baker University
George Docking
West Hills
Reagan Faces Tough Georgia Challenge and Campaign Woes
Ronald Reagan’s first day on the campaign trail shows a stiff challenge from Carter’s Georgia allies amid a los Angeles fundraiser. Key aides battle over staff strategy as George Bush quits. veteran strategist Stuart Spencer is courted to guide a broader national approach while Meese remains cautious and lean.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Sacramento
Beverly Hills
George Bush
Reagan
Carter
Stuart Spencer
Gerald R. Ford
Journal-World personnel and publication details
The Journal-World lists Dolph Simons Jr as editor and publisher with Rolph Gage as chairman, Bill Mayer as assistant to the publisher, and Robert Nordyke as executive editor. Other staff include Alten Torray as managing editor, Donna Wiley as news editor, Jack Starkey as controller, Bruce Baker as advertising director, Keith Wood as retail advertising manager, and Dallas Dolan as circulation manager. Established in 1854, the newspaper is published daily by The World Company in Lawrence Kansas with various subscription rates for different regions.
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Journal-World
Lawrence Journal-World
KPL
Topeka
KCC
Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
New York Society of Security
The
William L. Perdue
Dolph. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Jr
Rolph Gage
Bill Mayer
Eeeeee
Robert Nordyke
Alten Torray
Donna Wiley
Jack Starkey
Bruce Baker
Keith Wood
Dallas Dolan
Milestones Across History On Midway, Charles I and More
Key historical moments span 1647 hostage taking of King Charles I by the British army, 1896 Henry Ford’s Detroit nighttime car run, 1942 Midway battle opening leading to Japan’s first major defeat, 1961 Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meeting, 1973 Nixon Dean ties revealed, a flight hijack foiled at Dulles, and Greece allows Constantine II to seek office if he returns.
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Midway
Japan
Charles I
Henry Ford
Detroit
John Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Vienna
White House
Richard Nixon
John Dean
FBI
Washington
Dulles
Constantine II
Greece
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Billy
Billy Carter
Plains
Justice Department
By David S. Broder
Walter Mondale
Howard H. Baker, Jr
Tennessee
Mondale
Mondales
Bakers
Old Home Town
First Baptist Church
Gen. Wilder Metcalf
Kansas National Guard
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Eagle
John Sears
California
Sears
New York
William Casey
Edward Meese
San Diego
Meese
Spencer
Ron
Nancy
Mike Deaver
Lyn Nofziger
Country Club
W.C. Simons
the World Company of
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Kan
Douglas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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