Ford plan promises federal aid with tough repayment terms
President Ford offered a city rescue plan to stave off bankruptcy for New York City, linking aid to full loan repayment by June 30 and a first lien on city resources. Congress faces a tight schedule after Thanksgiving as leaders forecast hurdles in the Senate and House.
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Congress
House
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Senate
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Republicans
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
New York City
Kansas museum naturalist Taylor’s life of snakes and travel
Edward H. Taylor 86, KU emeritus professor of zoology, is hailed as a father of modern herpetology. The article recalls his 70,000 plus specimens, 300 named taxa, 300,000 travel miles, and 9,295 pages across 199 works. A forthcoming book, Edward H. Taylor Recollections of an Herpetologist, honors his career and includes radio talks on KFKU about his Philippines years and early Russia adventures.
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Dyche
Kansas
Philippines
Mexico
Ceylon
Thailand
Costa Rica
KFKU
Manila
Russia
NYC Financial Rescue Plan Aims to Avert Crisis
Federal loans totaling up to 6.9 billion dollars over three years would back city finances as New York state approves about 200 million in new taxes. City layoffs reach about 36,000 with a 260,000 workforce while debt moratorium and MAC bonds reshape investor notes. Banks refinance 1.6 billion in securities and unions commit 3.7 billion in MAC actions. City must balance its budget by 1978 to secure aid.
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New York City
Ford
Congress
New York State
Municipal Assistance Corp
City
New Mac
MAC
KU dorms stay open for Thanksgiving students
About 150 Kansas University students will spend Thanksgiving in five on campus dorms kept open for those far from home. Students sign up in advance and pay a 3 per day fee. If 18 or more stay in a dorm, the facility remains open. Some western Kansas students visit nearby homes.
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Kansas University
J.J. Wilson
Son
Six potential Supreme Court picks under FBI review
The FBI is conducting full field investigations into six candidates as President Ford narrows a list of 17. White House requests prompted the probes, with names not disclosed. Ford acknowledged considering Carla Hills and Judge Cornelia Kennedy, while noting Betty Ford’s lobbying may influence but not commit.
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William C. Douglas
White House
Edward H. Levi
Carla A. Hills
Supreme Court
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U.S
Cornelia Kennedy
Detroit
Candi
High Court
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Hills
Kennedy
American Bar Association
Baker University Christmas Vespers at Baldwin Church
The Baldwin First United Methodist Church hosts Baker University Christmas Vespers with the Baldwin Bald- win University Choir and University Singers at 4 and 8 p.m. on December 7.
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Baker University Choir
University Singers
Baker University
Baldwin First United Methodist Church
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Season Travelers Limousine Service
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