Washington turmoil surrounds Teamsters pension probe
The Department of Labor and Justice join in an investigation of the Central States Pension Fund amid alleged improper use of 1.3 billion dollars. Union president Frank E. Fitzsimmons brands dissidents as unwanted and officials praise leadership as a Senate panel seeks clarity.
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Washington
Teamsters
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Central States Pension Fund
Chicago
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
W.J. Usery
Labor Department
Justice Department
U.S. Senate Labor Committee
Williams
New Jersey
Javits
New York
Toward a police state in Kansas City youth work rules
A Kansas City column criticizes city school district officials requiring minors to obtain work permits and parental consent for private jobs. The piece warns government bureaucrats may dictate daily routines and questions the trajectory toward a police state.
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Kansas City
United States
KU faculty praise 8 percent pay rise amid statewide higher education loyalty
A KU physics professor notes that state salary increases differ nationwide, praising Kansas for an 8 percent raise while other universities see smaller gains. The Big Eight university leader echoes the sentiment, saying Kansas leads in conference salary increases this year. Governor Bennett and 1976 legislators are credited with supporting higher education.
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Mount Oread
Kansas
Robert Bennett
Lawrence Horse Show Opens Four Day Run
The Lawrence Horse Show began a four day run with Mike Murphree as general chairman and the Jaycees as the main sponsor. A 170 pound black bear was shot and killed the previous evening in Baldwin after a stir among residents. The bear’s origin was not known.
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Lawrence
Mike Murphree
Jaycees
Baldwin
On This Day in History June 24 Highlights
Historical entries note events on June 24 across years including the Berlin blockade starting in 1948 and John Cabot sighting land in 1497. Also dated items reference Hernando Cortes entering Mexico City in 1520 and France adopting its first republican constitution in 1793.
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Berlin
West Germany
North America
John Cabot
Halifax
Labrador
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
France
Marshal Petain
Maly
Helsinki pact questioned as Soviet rights abuses cited
A confidential Brussels cable accuses Moscow of ongoing rights violations and limited liberalization since Helsinki. The report criticizes quiet diplomacy and warns against Western reliance on propaganda while noting alignment of Soviet actions with broader East West goals. President Ford later backs Helsinki oversight legislation.
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Washington
Ford
Helsinki
Soviet Union
U.S
NATO
Brussels
Kremlin
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Milwaukee
Uncle Sam
Moscow
Robert Strausz-Hope
East Europe
Europe
Belgrade
Reagan's divisive regional gambit splits GOP
The piece argues Ronald Reagan and allies use sectional tactics at the Iowa GOP convention, claiming electoral strength in the South and West while discounting others. It warns such strategy harms party unity and misreads polling, noting Carter leads nationally and in the South, undermining any easy path to November victory.
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Ford
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Jimmy) Carter
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Kansas
Oregon
Georgia
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Jimmy Carter
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Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
California
Texas
North Carolina
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Michigan
Gallup
Georga
Mr. Ford
GOP
Price index rise prompts questions in consumer inflation
The May Consumer Price Index shows a 7.2 percent annual rise fueling worries that inflation persists. Americans sense higher prices, cut purchases, and seek ways to shield budgets while demand remains for used cars and gasoline despite cautions.
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New York
America
Hughes empire probe widens to include Davis power grab
The article links attorney Chester C. Davis to controlling influence over Howard Hughes assets through Summa Corp. A Delaware move to appoint William Lummis as sole stockholder prompts scrutiny by Treasury Secretary William Simon and IRS. The piece also notes related political and legal tensions surrounding Hughes’ estate and other figures.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Chest C. Davis
Davis
Hughes
Summa Corp
Acapulco
Princess Hotel
Victor Montemayor
Treasury
William Simon
Internal Revenue Service
Simon
Chester Davis
Hughes Organization
Robert Maheu
Las Vegas Dominion
Maheu
Delaware
William Lummis
Summa
Lummis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Reform fever grips Capitol Hill amid ethics talk
On Capitol Hill reform dominates conversations as lawmakers discuss checks on committee power. Congressman Hale defends reform as longstanding, noting the Wayne Hayes affair prompted self policing while stressing accountability and ethics oversight.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Hale
House
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
World Company staff and publication details
The World was published daily by The World Company in Lawrence Kansas with staff including Dolph Simons Jr as President Publisher Dolph Simons Sr Editor and executive editor Raph Gage Jack Starkey as managing editor and Leo Eller as advertising manager Established in 1854 the paper listed contact details and subscription rates for various regions including Lawrence Douglas County and surrounding areas with nationwide mail options.
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Dolph C Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bilt Mayer
Voy
Rarph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller PE
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Siatic
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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