Oil Controls Debated as Winter Shortages Loom
Washington lawmakers press the administration over mandatory allocations for home heating oil and distillates. Kennedy cites a crisis risk if supplies run cold in the Northeast, while Knauer vows protections for those with greatest energy needs. Democratic reps McDonald and Jackson call for broader, mandatory allocations beyond heating oil and fuels.
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White House
Virginia H. Knauer
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Nixon tax refunds: Nixon paid taxes and claimed large refunds
The Providence Journal Bulletin reports that Richard Nixon and his wife paid about $1,670 in federal taxes for 1970 and 1971 and received 131,503 in refunds. Documents cited show 1970 taxes of 792.81 and 72,614.43 refund. 1971 taxes of 878.03 and 58,889.41 refund. White House did not confirm tax payments.
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National Archives
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Journal-Bulletin
White House
Washington Post
Gray Testifies In Texas Bank Scandal Case In Dallas
Former acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray III told a federal court he heard a onetime Justice official harboring enmity toward Texas figure Waggoner Carr amid a Texas bank scandal while warning against heavy handed prosecutions to shield President Nixon in the state. He described a surprising conversation with Will Wilson about Carr and ex Texas attorney general as charges of mail fraud and conspiracy loom.
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Justice Department
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Gray
Will Wilson
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Carr
Texas Insurance
John Osorio
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Wilson
County to Name Health Planners
The Douglas County Commission to appoint six residents to the Capitol Area Comprehensive Health Planning Council. Current six delegates lack state recognition since not commission appointed. Appointments aim to give county representation on five county health programs and improve funding prospects.
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Jan Lohmann
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Shawnee
Jefferson
Osage
Pike Trooper Shot to Death in Topeka
Kan sas Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Thornton 52 was fatally shot while investigating a hitchhiker near the Kansas Turnpike toll plaza. The gunman fled in Thornton s patrol car, was pursued, and died after a crash during a confrontation with Topeka officers.
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Edward E. Mitchell
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William Albott
New York State
Edward E. Mitchell Sr
Cayuga Heights
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Turnpike
Albott
Joe Solis
Winfield
Wellington
McCain urges labor help to keep college costs affordable
Kansas State University President Dr. James A. McCain addressed the Kansas Federation of Labor urging opposition to proposals charging students full education costs at state colleges. He stressed the principle that college education benefits the state and urged continued financial aid for capable students. He cited land grant goals and warned of skilled labor shortages if access shrinks.
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Peka, Kan
Kansas
Kansas Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
Thomas Jefferson
McCain
Kansas State
Senate OKs $1.2 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Amid Conference Talks
The Senate approved a $1.2 billion foreign economic aid measure aimed at human needs in poor nations, with 54 voting yes and 42 against. It authorizes $592 million yearly through 1975 for food, rural development, health, education, and population programs, plus $376 million for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and $127.8 million for international organizations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
31st St Completion Targeted This Month
Weather delays push completion of 31st Street into the month as county public works director Dean Sanderson says another week of good weather is needed. Prime coat damage requires another coat before the final seal, and the road has been under construction for over a year due to weather.
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31St Street
Dean Sanderson
County Public Works
Action Proposed on Tenure Reports at Kansas University
Kansas University Senate Executive Committee backs phased action on tenure study reports from four committees. Immediate steps include endorsing tenure use criteria and noting non crisis pressures, with timelines set for Nov 1 and May 15. Other ideas seek study of quotas, checkback rules, and contract systems, with further considerations for policy on non-tenure tracks and early retirement.
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Senate
Archie Dykes
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Raymond Nichols
Senate Committee On
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Cannibalism and Survival in Andes Account by Cunningham
Journalists, editors, and readers focus on the survival tale of the 1972 Andes plane crash. Author Cunningham outlines his interviews with survivors and the Old Christians rugby team, noting cannibalism as a charged but secondary aspect to a winter of endurance and ingenuity.
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