DC10 Jet Dives to Avert Midair Collision Over Detroit
An American Airlines DC10 carrying 190 passengers dove from 35 000 feet to 33 000 feet near Detroit to avoid a collision with a Trans World Airlines L1011. No fatalities. 25 others injured including two with head and back injuries.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
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Holiday fire tears through North Lawrence home
Firefighters battled a North Lawrence blaze at 611 Lyon Street for over three hours on a holiday evening. The structure owned by Wray Spooner suffered an estimated $6,000 in damages with contents lost. no occupants were home.
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Wray Spooner
Donald Knight
Ann Spooner
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Rains aid containment of Los Angeles brush fires
Rains helped end two brush fires north and east of Los Angeles after five days. The blazes burned about 100 square miles, caused $17.5 million in damage, displaced 5,600 residents, and risked floods. Mop-up reduced as rain arrived, with $1.5 million Forest Service costs and seedling restoration planned for later.
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San Gabriel Mountains
Dave Waite
U.S. Forest Service
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California
Bob Reese
Watershed and Resources Management
Angeles National Forest
Ford greets Chinese women basketball team at White House
President Ford hosted 19 members of the People’s Republic of China women’s basketball team in the White House Rose Garden. He called his upcoming China trip a significant step toward expanding U S China relations and noted past reflections on China’s growing basketball talent.
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Rose Garden
Federal City College
Woman Struck by Truck Injuries Reported in Tennessee Street
Olga Murillo, 23, of 1517 W Ninth, failed to see a truck while crossing Ninth Street near Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon. She walked into the truck driven by J. Frank Spencer of 419 North as she kept her head down. Spencer said he could not avoid the impact. Murillo suffered a minor head injury and was taken to Watkins Memorial Hospital for observation.
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School Board President Responds to LEA Open Meetings Complaint
Lawrence District 497 School Board President Dr W F Bradley says no formal action was taken on November 24 but statements about open negotiations were misapplied and should have been discussed with the LEA Betty Kessler LEA president and Tony Gauthier chief negotiator urge careful talks to avoid undermining good faith bargaining The issue will be revisited at a Monday meeting with LEA concerns noted
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Tony Gauthier
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Ford trails two in poll in California race
AP reports Gerald Ford trails two potential Democratic rivals in California survey. Edward Kennedy leads Ford 52 to 42 with 6 percent undecided, while Edmund Brown Jr. shows 49 to 42 with 9 percent undecided. Brown leads Ford in a first trial heat, Brown edges Ford in California.
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San Francisco
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Edward M. Kennedy
California
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KU Rated 46th in Federal Research Grants Ranking
Kansas University placed 46th nationally in FY 1974 federal grants and contracts for research with about 24.86 million dollars. Chancellor Archie Dykes credited federal belief in Kansas resources, noting KU’s steady ranking and careful funding strategy to avoid overdependence on federal support.
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University of Vermont
Poland and U S Strike Long Term Grain Sale Pact
In Warsaw on Thursday Poland and the United States announced a long term grain agreement. Poland will buy about 20 million tons annually for five years with prices tied to world market rates. This year’s $270 million sales come as U S exports about 100 million tons of farm products from a 290 million ton crop.
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United States
Earl L. Butz
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America
Butz
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School Gymnasiums Open for Adult-Free Play
Several school gyms will offer adult-free recreation starting next week. Sunset Hill and Kennedy Woodlawn gyms host 7 to 9 p.m. sessions on Mondays and Thursdays, with South Junior High women only 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Cordley hosts volleyball Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m. From December 6 Woodlawn and Central Junior High will run junior high sessions on Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. These activities are run by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department with School District 497.
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Woodlawn
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Woodlawn School
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Santa and the Pirates comic story sails on pages
A new Walt Disney Christmas tale titled Santa and the Pirates debuts Monday on the Journal-World comic page. Captain Chris, a fierce pirate aboard a ship flying the Jolly Roger, sends Santa a unique letter, and young readers will learn what Santa does in response.
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