Congress prepares to wind up 1975 session with energy tax action
Congress rushes to pass a final energy bill and extend 1976 tax cuts as President Ford opposes both but may concede if spending is cut. Senate action on extending tax cuts to June 30, 1976 and a labor backed dispute bill is expected amid debate over price controls and fuel conservation provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
House
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Turkish pact nears easing base dispute
The United States and Turkey edge toward a defense accord to reopen some U.S. bases closed after Turkey’s Cyprus actions. Turkey seeks greater Turkish participation and protection from political shifts, while the embargo era and talks over compensation frame the negotiations.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
U.S. Congress
U.S
Santa Claus
Congress
Cyprus
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
Henry A. Kissinger
Suleyman Demirel
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Weather Summary for South Central Region
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows around 10 to mid teens. Becoming cloudy Tuesday with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Winds NW near 12 to 10 mph. Humidity 75 to 89 percent. Barometer 30.30 to 30.40 inches. At Kirg airport highs near 31 then 60, lows 18 to 15.
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South Central
Storm damages reported at Lester Spragg property west of Meridian
A Saturday night storm caused damage at the Lester Spragg property about three miles west of Meridian Road. Estimated losses exceed $1,000 per a sheriff's officer, with damage to buildings trees and farm equipment. Spragg and Mrs Grace Roberts live in mobile homes on the site.
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Lester Spragg
Meridian Rd
Spraggs
Grace Roberts
High winds hit Halstead causing scattered damage
A brief, powerful gust hit Halstead around 11 p.m. Saturday, toppling trees and damaging homes. The Maxwell Sloop residence at 924 Main saw a detached garage moved off its foundation, while roofs, outbuildings, and boxes across the southeast part of town suffered damage. A mobile home court, Rural mailboxes, and farms east of Halstead reported harm with an outbuilding lost on Highway 50.
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Halstead
Maxwell Sloop
Main
E. 10Th
Sloop
O. R. Lehman
Mobile Home Court
LaVerne Ediger
Michael Benewiat
Smith
Robert Keller
Highway 50
Bennett to meet with Ford in bipartisan Kansas gathering
Gov. Robert F. Bennett said he will join a group of governors to meet President Ford in Washington for private talks on top national issues. Topics eyed include energy grain sales, government solvency, revenue sharing, and the common situs picketing bill. Bennett noted a Kansas poll showing Ronald Reagan competitive with Ford and praised the 44 percent rating of his own work.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Gerald Fortin
Washington
Bennett
Ford
White House
Kansas
Woman of Year 1976 entries near deadline in The Kansan
The Kansan’s 21st annual Newton Woman of the Year bids for 1976 entries close in one week. Nominees may come from clubs or individuals in four categories including business and professional, community service, education, and church and religion. A six member panel will judge, with results announced mid January.
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Kansan
Newton
John
Jean) Davidson
Kermit
Eshelman
Vern
Dorothy) Koch
Dwight
Helen) Beckham
Nominee Bush says he will not seek office while CIA director
George Bush told the Senate panel he will not seek elective office during his CIA tenure but did not rule out becoming Ford's vice president if offered. He rejected claims he is too political to head the agency and pledged to prevent domestic spying.
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Ford
William E. Colby
CIA
Bush
Senate Armed Services Committee
Republican National
U.S
Peking
Frank Church
Senate Inteligence Committee
John Tower
R-Tex
Intelligence Committee
Tower
Armed Services Panel
GOP
China
Church
Colby
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
James R. Schlesinger
Britain
Elliot Richardson
Commerce
Rogers C. B. Morton
Rumsfeld
Richardson
Senate
Republican National Committee
Nixon
NATO
United Nations
Congress
Texas
Sen
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Soviets Discussing Alleged Laser to Blind U.S. Satellites
Pentagon official Dr. James Wade told the House Armed Services Committee that discussions with the Soviet Union are underway about claims it is testing a laser to blind U.S. spy satellites. He cautioned it was premature to deem the allegations accurate and noted the facts are not in.
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Washington
Defense Department
Soviet Union
U.S
James P. Wade
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
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