Alaska Oil Pipeline Expected to Start in 1978
Alaska officials say the trans Alaska pipeline will likely begin delivering crude in mid 1978. Construction now projects 36 to 42 months plus four to six months to commence pumping. the project spans 789 miles from North Slope to Valdez and requires about 13 000 workers and up to 5 billion dollars.
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Juneau
Alaska
North Slope
Valdez
Charles Spahr
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Alaska Legislature
Gulf of Alaska
Nixon
Yukon
Egyptian Editor Sees Arab Push for Nuclear Arms
Al Ahram editor Heikal warned that in a new Middle East conflict Israel might use atomic bombs and urged a unified Arab plan to build or obtain nuclear weapons. Heikal claimed Israel already had bombs and outlined potential funding between 250 and 770 million dollars as part of a broader push by the Arabs.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Mohammed Hassanein Heikal
al Ahram
Soviet Union
China
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Muammar Khadafy
Heikal
Khadafy
Moshe Dayan
Israeli
Bar Association
Syria
Watergate Costs to 4.8 Million and Growing
Government has appropriated 4.8 million to date to probe the Watergate scandal and may spend up to double that amount. Senate committee has used most of its 1 million, the special prosecutor's office has 2.8 million, and the House Judiciary Committee received 1 million for impeachment inquiry. Additional costs include 232 thousand for White House lawyers and 220 thousand for grand jurors and stenographers. The full tally is uncertain due to hidden expenses across agencies.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate Watergate Committee
Special Prosecutor
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Watergate
FBI
Congress
Egypt Israel Hold Talks On Suez War Withdrawals
Egyptian Lt Gen Mohamed Gamasy and Israeli Maj Gen Aharon Yariv met for two hours at a Cairo Suez road checkpoint to discuss troop withdrawals. They planned another session on Saturday amid debates over a cease fire line under six point accord. Egypt and Israel also completed a prisoner exchange as talks continue.
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Desert
Suez War Front
U.N
Cairo
Radio Israel
Aharon Yariv
Egypt
Mohamed Gamasy
Cairo-Suez Road
Mideast
Eban
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo Road
Middle East
Bus Travel Up Slightly During Holiday Weekend
Union Bus Depot manager Jim McKinley says holiday travel rose slightly this weekend with normal high traffic. He expects higher bus use soon, notes no new buses yet, drivers are slowing to 60 mph to save fuel, and some passengers stood briefly, which he calls not unusual for holidays.
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Union Bus Depot
Jim McKinley
McKinley
Douglas County Ranks Fifth In Population Density Kansas
Douglas County records 126.9 people per square mile placing it fifth in density in Kansas behind Wyandotte Johnson Sedgwick and Shawnee. Lawrence is Kansas fifth largest city with 46 128 residents. Wallace County has 2.5 per square mile the state’s lowest. In September vital statistics show 51 marriages 15 divorces 68 still births and 34 deaths with heart disease and other causes listed as leading killers.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Wyandotte
Johnson
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Lawrence
Wallace County
Division of Registration and Health Statistics
Kansas Health Department
Frontier Airlines Claims Fuel Shortage Forces Flight Cuts
Frontier Airlines, based in Denver, says two of its jet fuel suppliers are defaulting on guaranteed deliveries. The carrier warned Congress and state officials that without more fuel by Wednesday it may reinstate cuts to 110 daily flights.
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Denver
Frontier Airlines
James W. Ramsey
Congress
Frontier
Federal Office of Oil and Gas
Freighter Sinks in Ashdod Harbor Feeds 21 Feared Dead
In Ashdod harbor a Cypriot freighter named Annette ran aground and broke up during a Mediterranean storm. Twenty one crew members were missing and feared drowned. three survivors from the multinational crew were later reported. An Israeli navy officer said the ship sent flares after midnight signaling trouble.
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Ashdod
Israel
Famagusta
Dollar Rises Pound Falls to New Low in Europe
In Europe the U S dollar strengthens while the British pound drops to a 10 month low amid hopes for better U S trade figures and oil shortages. Britain faces potential coal and power worker strikes as the pound slips to $2 3570 and 2 3590 in later trading.
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London
U.S
Europe
Britain
Lawrence Family Day statute prompts quiet recognition
Law from 1971 declares the Sunday after Thanksgiving as Family Day and urges public and private groups and individuals in the state to observe it. It imposes no penalties or required actions for non observance and is largely forgotten today.
Emick to Undergo Surgery in Kansas City
Lawrence city commissioner John Emick will have surgery at St. Luke's Hospital for blockage of his bile duct. Dr. Robert Allen, brother of City Atty. Milton P. Allen, will perform the operation. Emick enters Sunday and will remain about a week.
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Lawrence
John Emick
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
City
Milton P. Allen
Robert Allen
Emick
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