OPEC Chief Bongo Pushes Global Talks on Raw Materials
Gabon President Albert Bernard Bongo opened an OPEC ministerial conference in Libreville urging global negotiations on all raw materials including petroleum. He warned talks must cover energy and other commodities, and noted revenue losses from monetary erosion since the price freeze began.
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Gabon
Albert Bernard Bongo
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Bongo
OPEC
Paris
Jamshid Amouzzegar
Iran
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Yeganeh
U.S
International Monetary Fund
KU Arts Students From Lawrence Spur Opera Cast Roles
Lawrence junior high pupils come to KU to study art and music while the University Theatre announces Oklahoma! cast. Elizabeth Sherbon and William Balfour join the chorus in the Rodgers and Hammerstein production.
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Kansas University
Elizabeth Sherbon
William Balfour
Suit filed over arrest in Baldwin Iowa damages case
Roger D Mayhugh of Baldwin files an 85000 dollar damage suit in Douglas County District Court against Michael Shute an assistant Baldwin city marshal over injuries from an August arrest at Alien s Tap Room Baldwin Both had battery charges earlier in connection with the incident which were dropped Mayhugh accuses Shute of using excessive force during the arrest alleging a flashlight strike and seeks damages on four counts including negligence and improper conduct by a police officer
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Roger D. Mayhugh
Baldwin
Douglas County
Michael Shute
Mayhugh
Shute
KC murders tied to two cases across cities
Kansas City police say the Saturday slayings of two Radio Shack clerks may mirror an earlier adult book store murder 19 blocks away. St Louis police say they are coordinating with KC investigators as they pursue the Florissant Radio Shack killings from last fall.
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Radio Shack
St. Louis
Florissant
Frederick S. Hesser
Shawnee
Kan
Robert M. Robertson
Gladstone
Ronald C. Steiger
Florissant Radio Shack
Frederick Gent
Todd Griedman
Lawrence to hear rezoning request on North Iowa Street
The Lawrence city commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to consider a 6.18 acre rezoning from single family to general industrial on North Iowa Street. The plan back to the commission carries a denial recommendation from the planning group. The agenda includes a Use Permitted Upon Review and site plan for Lawrence Presbyterian Manor and plans for an office storage building at Lynn and Haskell and for expanding a Yale and Iowa parking lot. Replats for Pioneer Ridge No 4 and a warehouse in Lincoln are noted for future consideration. Discussion items cover Clinton Parkway cost sharing, state anti smoking rules for public places, and the VFW contract for the Indiana garage site.
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Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Lynn
Planning Commission
Pioneer Ridge No. 4
Lincoln
Zoning Appeals Board
Clinton Parkway
Douglas County
VFW
Indiana
12Th and Haskell
Haskell
12Th Street
Ray
Buford Watson
Philippines and China establish diplomatic relations
Tokyo AP reports Philippines and China signed a communique opening diplomatic ties in Peking. Marcos and Premier Chou En-lai affirmed no foreign interference and mutual respect for one China, with Manila to remove Taiwan ties and exchange ambassadors soon.
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China
Tokyo
Peking
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Chou En-lai
Hsinhua
Taiwan
Taipei
Manila
Lawrence teachers seek unemployment benefits fall short of expectations
The Kansas City district office processed 314 unemployment applications from a 12 county area, with 29 from Lawrence covering Douglas and Jefferson counties. Fifteen were teachers. District officials say weekly totals are near 100, about half teacher claims, as federal rules allow unemployed teachers to apply for benefits.
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Kansas City
State Employment Service
Lawrence
Douglas
Jefferson
Phillip Mullinex
Mullinix
Congress
Wyandotte
Johnson Counties
Vehicle tag sale at treasurer office begins Friday
J tags for vehicles owned by persons with last names starting J K or L go on sale at the Douglas County treasurer’s office starting Friday. J and H tags may be bought without penalty until end of July and end of this month respectively. Buyers should bring personal property tax receipts and their auto insurance company name and policy number.
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Douglas County
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