Good news for Kansan area as unemployment drops and sales rise
The Kansan notes two positive economic signs last week. Unemployment fell to 2.8 percent from 3.3 percent in August, still higher than October 1974’s 1.8 percent. County sales tax collections rose about 45 percent from a year earlier, indicating growing local sales despite inflation. Building inspector reports point to robust residential construction, marking a strong year in housing backlog. If national economy improves, the area may feel less recession impact.
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State Department of Revenue
Banks, City Plight Tied to Bank Bond Losses
The piece argues New York City's financial crisis will force sharp tax and service cuts regardless of federal relief. It notes six large New York banks hold over a billion in city bonds and $400 million in Grant paper, totaling about $5.5 billion in questionable loans, impacting bank shareholders more than depositors.
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Washington
New York
New York City
W. T. Grant
Rosenberg case secrets and Rathbun oil study exposed
New documents revive Rosenberg espionage doubts and reveal an FBI plan to extract a confession by killing Ethel first. The report covers J. Edgar Hoover's fears, Julius Rosenberg’s execution, and an informant cellmate confession. It also profiles Daniel Rathbun and the 1970s oil reserve study and a controversial industry shift.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
WASHINGTON — _ Newley
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
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Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Washington
Daniel Rathbun
Rathbun
United States
Congress
American Petroelum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
Federal Energy Administration
Eric Zausner
FEA
Frank Zarb
Zausner
Congress oil plan risks future gas supplies and rider votes
The composite price plan from Congress would cap new and old oil, lowering near term pump prices but likely boosting U.S. oil imports and delaying offshore and Arctic exploration. The piece argues a veto by President Ford would protect long term energy security and voter trust.
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John Chamberlain
Senate
House Conference Committee
International Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
House
Frank Ikard
Americanetroleum Institute
U.S
Congressional Oil Control Plan
Alaska
Arctic
Congress
Ford
White House
Capitol Hill
FBI Pushes Citizen Involvement Against Crime
The FBI cites rising calls for a cop citizen alliance to curb crime. Director Clarence Kelley urges mass education and millions of part time helpers through a nationwide Crime Resistance program to empower citizens to act, resist crime, and supplement police efforts.
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FBI
Clarence Kelley
Bureau
Today in History highlights and notable anniversaries
December 1 marks a string of milestones from 1918 Yugoslavia forming to the House dispute in 1824 over US presidential elections. Other events include a 1958 Chicago school fire and a 1970s Cuban refugee exodus, with notable birthdays and a Trans World Airlines crash context.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
Henry Clay
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Britain
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Mexico
Trans World Airlines
Upperyite
Oday
Mary Martin
Woody Allen
Philemon
Benedict Arnold
Richard Montgomery
Quebec
Cigarette Consumption Seen Rising Slower in 1975
The Conference Board estimates Americans will smoke about 605 billion cigarettes in 1975, up about 2.5 percent from 1974. Growth is slower than the 5 percent annual rise seen from 1918 to 1973.
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Conference Board
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