Gas priorities spark national energy debate in Kansas
Lawrence residents face gas curbs as the Federal Power Commission restricts new residential and commercial connections in Cities Service Gas Co. territory after Jan 1. The ruling, tied to General Motors use of gas for paint drying, prompts appeals and calls for a national energy policy.
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Oklahoma
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Los Angeles weighs 1984 Olympics bid amid public sentiment
City leaders led by Mayor Tom Bradley study citizen opinion before pursuing the 1984 Summer Games. They contrast LA’s chances with Montreal and Denver, noting past debt and controversy but suggesting potential benefits if public support exists.
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Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Bradley
Montreal
Denver
Innsbruck
Austria
Flood waters rise as rivers threaten Lawrence region
Ten years earlier in 1952 Kansas saw Wes Santee set a 4 lap track mark at the national AAU meet and near Lawrence floods prompted evacuation alerts as the Kaw and Wakarusa Rivers neared major flood stages. Local roads flooded and homes faced rising water.
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Wakarusa
Lawrence
Kaw
North Lawrence
Letter writers clash over health care costs and public paid care
Norma Stuewe argues against editorial attacks on doctors citing high costs and patient demand. She says hospitals require fair wages and consumer regulation to avert rising prices and mishandled care, noting 1940s nurse pay versus today. Amy Hill and Kathie Bunce defend girls’ softball from sharp criticism, urging support and sportsmanship for young players.
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Journal-World
England
Norma Stuewe
Schwarz Rd
Truckers pressed by fatigue and postal overreach
Trucking firms push drivers to 70 hour weeks amid rising fuel costs and stricter limits. Exhaused drivers warn of danger on highways while industry boasts safety studies. Separately 165 postal supervisors shadow routes costing about 50 000 a week. Congress probes sports telecasts as FCC inaction prompts a House inquiry. Washington swirl notes Carl Albert’s post accident plans and ethics debates.
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Transportation Department
Norman
Okla
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Capitol Hill
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Oklahoma
Paterson reads energy revival in small hydro comeback
A Paterson New Jersey project wins a contract to redevelop a neglected Passaic River hydro plant abandoned after 1968 flooding. The venture under Development and Resources Corp aims for about 4 500 kilowatts, signaling a broader push for small scale hydro across New England and beyond.
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Paterson
N.J
David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Development and Resources Corp
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Federal Power Commission
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Mitre Corp
Wareham
Mass
Harrisville
Nubanusi River
New Hampshire
Atomic Energy Commission
World events marked by wars, politics and media mergers
On this date 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Other events include 1773 Dominican friars founding a California settlement, 1870 the Justice Department creation, 1911 George V and Mary crowned, 1937 Joe Louis KO Braddock to claim heavyweight title, 1940 armistice between France and Germany, and ten years ago the FCC approved ITT's merger with ABC.
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Soviet Union
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Britain
George V
London
Joe Louis
Jim Braddock
Chicago
France
Federal Communications Commission
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
World Company personnel and publishing details
Journal World Lawrence listing The World Company staff and leadership including Dolph Simons Jr president publisher Dolph Simons Sr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller and W C Simons editor. Established 1854 The World published daily except Sunday at Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates and USPS info.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Wscrene
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Mondale to lead Carter Middle East plan outreach
Vice President Mondale is assigned the leading role in Carter's effort to win Israeli Prime Minister designate Begin and reassure American Jewish leaders. The move aims to sustain U.S. support for a peace plan involving Israeli withdrawals, a Palestinian homeland, and secure borders amid mounting Jewish leadership opposition and fear of a new crisis.
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Walter Mondale
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Begin
U.S
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Alexander Schindler
Conference of Presidents
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Schindler
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Shmuel Katz
National Security
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Brzezinski
Katz
Mideast
Ratic
Chicago
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
American Jewish Congress
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