Higher Education Budgets Face Topeka Hearings
In Topeka this week state college and university representatives challenged the fiscal 1975 higher education recommendations by Budget Director James Bibb. Bibb cut KU's operation request from 54.6 million to 51.7 million and KU Medical Center from 19.2 million to 14.9 million as Gov. Docking prepares a final recommendation for the Kansas Legislature.
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Topeka
James Bibb
Board of Regents
Bibb
Regents
Dockring
Kansas
Docking
Ibb
Priest faces deportation over aiding farmers in Philippines
A 37 year old Maryknoll priest from Binghamton New York Edward M Gerlock faces deportation in the Philippines on charges of aiding communist guerrillas and writings against martial law He says he aided small farmers resisting land grabbing by major banana producers including Tagum Development Co and Del Monte Philippines Packing Corp The arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday and he pled innocent He notes his actions were to help the small man and cites support from Asian bishops and President Marcos
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U.S
Maryknoll
Binghamton, N.Y
Philippines
Davao del Norte
Japan
Tagum Development Co
Chiquita United Fruit Co
del Monte Philippines Packing Corp
Gerlock
Tagum
Manila
New Peoples Army
James Noonan
Ferdinand Arcos
Oil Firms Move to Counter Arab Embargo Effects
International oil companies reportedly grapple with Arab oil embargo tactics by setting distribution guidelines to protect enemy countries from severe shortages. Reports say non-Arab oil from Iran is diverted to boycott-hit nations while a black market forms with inflated prices. France faces a 10 to 15 percent supply cut next month.
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Middle East
Israel
United States
France
Britain
Nether
Kuwait
U.S
Iran
America
Ozark heating shift prompts backslide to coal, wood
In Potosi Missouri rural areas saw a switch from coal and wood to fuel oil natural gas and propane for home heating but many residents now revert to coal or wood due to gas and fuel oil shortages and rising prices. District forest ranger Olin Yokum notes permits to cut dead wood have doubled with a federal rule allowing 10 cords per person and warns of wood shortages attracting distant cutters.
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Potosi, Mo
Missouri Ozarks
Oliver Crocker
City of Potosi Natural Gas Co
Crocker
Ed Hillen
Potosi
Olin Yokum
U.S. Forest
Clark National Forest
National Forest
Yokum
St. Louis
Elderly Woman Jailed Over Interstate 10 Property Fight
Rita Hill 71, of Shakespeare, New Mexico, remained jailed after refusing to leave a shack on the I-10 interchange right of way. District Judge Norman Hodges had ordered $3,000 fine for contempt and threatened arrest if the land was not vacated by 1 p.m. The case followed a 9,500 payment awarded in compensation hearings, part of a total 33,500 with interest and legal costs, as Sheriff Gene Moore and deputy arrested Hill after she refused to abandon the shed on her 10,000 acre ranch.
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Lordsburg
N.M
Gene Moore
Hidalgo County
Rita Aay
Shakespeare
Hill
Norman Hodges
Silver City
Ida
Arlier
Sessue Hayakawa Dies at 87 in Tokyo
Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa, known for American films including Tito and Bridge on the River Kwai, died Friday night after a lengthy illness in Tokyo. He was 87 and a University of Chicago graduate.
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Tokyo
Sessue Hayakawa
Hayakawa
The
University of Chicago
Tito
Canadian Ford Strike Could Cause Layoffs
A Ford spokesman warned the UAW walkout by 14 000 Canadian workers could trigger layoffs at U S plants. Canadian plants in Ontario Windsor Oakville Niagara Falls and Talbotville halted production over a stalled contract. Major sticking points include voluntary overtime and retirement after 30 years.
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Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Canada
U.S
Ontario
Windsor
Oakville
Niagara Talls
Talbotville
United States
Ben-Gurion Failing in Tel Aviv State Radio Reports
Former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, 78, deteriorated after a paralyzing stroke on November 18 in his Tel Aviv apartment. He remains on the danger list at Tel Hashomer Hospital as doctors monitor his pulse rate and blood pressure at his bedside.
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Tel Aviv
David
Ben-Gurion
State of Israel
Tel Hashomer Hospital
The World’s Largest Bicycle Built in Switzerland 1968
The 1968 Swiss project produced a cycle described as the most capacious in the world, designed to seat 28 riders. It showcased Swiss engineering prowess and drew attention from enthusiasts and media alike.
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Switzerland
Xerox Plan for Greenwich HQ Rejected by Zoning Board
The Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously refused Xerox Corp a $20 million corporate headquarters on 104 rural acres near the New York border. Xerox had proposed a new zoning class for low-density executive offices after buying the land for 4.5 million two years ago and commissioning a 250000 zoning study.
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Greenwich
New York State Line
Xerox
Viet Cong Base Targeted Amid Pleiku Shelling Burst
Saigon said government aircraft pounded Katum airstrip and army base near the Cambodian border with over 50 sorties. One F5 fighter was shot down and the pilot captured. Meantime 200 rockets hit Meibong Delta positions with one soldier killed and 39 wounded. Hoang Duc Nha warned of a new general offensive as Thieu predicts one early next year.
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Saigon
Pleiku
Katum
U.S
South Vietnam
Highway 4
Mehbong
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Moore
Leonor Serna
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Donald Bastian
Ford Manufacturing Group
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Massachusetts
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Fred W. Rumsey
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Indiama Strelt
Lawrence, Kansas
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Rumsey
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Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Hoang Duc Nha
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