Afghan making at 91 Kansan photo Hesston
Mrs. Roberta Thalman of Schowalter Villa is 91 and stays busy crocheting afghans for her four daughters and small rugs in spare time. The lake of detail continues with her births, moves, and long life in Kansas and Australia.
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Hesston
Roberta Thalman
Schowalter Villa
Melvin Blosser
Wagga Wagga
Australia
Thalman
Lebanon
Rosalia
Kan
John Hayes
Will Thalman
Newton
Santa Fe Roundhouse
Carter to name Young UN ambassador and Schultze to head CE A
President elect Carter plans to appoint Rep. Andrew Young as U N ambassador and Charles L. Schultze as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Joseph A. Califano is eyed to head Health, Education and Welfare. Robert Bergland may be secretary of agriculture. Announcement expected at 2 30 p m EST. Young would be the first black high ranking official in the Carter administration.
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Robert Bergland
Carter
Young
Schultze
Georgia
Weather Summary South Central Unseasonably Warm Through Friday
Mostly clear and unseasonably warm through Friday with lows tonight in the upper 20s to lower 30s and highs Friday in the mid to upper 60s. West to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph diminishing this evening. Airport reading shows high 1 PM at Kirg 60.59 22.22 48.48 with humidity 41.52 and barometer 30.12 to 30.28 and NW10 winds.
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South Central
Yamani Walkout as OPEC Debates Oil Price Fight
At Doha Saudi Arabia's oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani abruptly left the OPEC ministerial conference after 12 members rejected his six month freeze on oil prices. Iran and others favored increases with talk of 10 to 15 percent while Iraq cautioned against a quick decision.
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Doha
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Sheik Abdulaziz bin Khalifa al Thani
Shuauddin Shasa
Taleh Abdulkarim
Iraq
Iran
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabian
Indonesia
U.S
United States
No Hope For MIAs In Vietnam Conflict
A House committee said there is no evidence that any Americans listed as missing in action in Vietnam are alive or held captive. The Pentagon has not reclassified any MIA as other than killed in action, as the panel stopped short of declaring all 728 MIAs dead.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
House
Indochina
Gilmore Rushes to Hospital After Suspected Drug Overdose
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore was taken to a Salt Lake City hospital in critical condition after a hospital spokesman said he appeared to overdose on drugs. Authorities did not immediately release additional details.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
City Considers Animal Control and Public Works Items
City commissioners review changes to the Animal Control Ordinance including handling neglected animals and tethering rules for horses. Topics also include North Newton sewer line replacement, airport runway funding, and street lighting contract amendments. County plans, budget notes, and a new Substance Abuse Board member were discussed.
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North Newton
Harvey County Commission
City Commission
City
Newton-North Newton
Commission
Kenneth E. Brainerd
John Torline
Kg&e
Pearers
Circle Drive
Bicentennial Park
Boyd
Sunset School
Jay Newton
Wells
Newton
Sign near stop at W 12th Meridian prompts county reply
Readers question why a 45 mph sign sits so close to the stop at W 12th and Meridian. County engineer Mike Zobkin refuses to answer unsigned questions, citing lack of a name. Commissioners note signs follow regulatory placement guidelines.
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W. 12Th
12Th
Meridian
Mike Zobkin
Carter advisers inch toward broad clemency plan for veterans
President elect Carter's transition team signals a wide clemency approach that could aid up to 250,000 Vietnam era ex servicemen with tarnished records, extending beyond draft violators to deserters and less than honorable discharges. Spain votes overwhelmingly for parliamentary democracy in a calm national referendum. West Point reform commission urges swift readmission of cadets tied to cheating scandal, citing widespread cheating and slipping ethical standards.
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Washington
Carter
David H. Berg
Houston
Berg
Madrid
Spain
Election Center
Francisco Franco
West Point
Capitol Hill
U.S. Military Academy
Daniel Sharphorn
Frank Borman
Army
Manley Landslide Victory In Jamaica Election
Jamaican voters gave Prime Minister Michael Manley a landslide PNP win, seizing 45 of 60 seats with 392000 votes to 285800 for Edward Seaga's JLP and nine seats undecided. Early results showed a strong pro Cuba stance and a victory for the Third World as Manley called it.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Michael Manley
Manley
People’s National Party
PNP
House of Repesentatives
Edward Seaga
Jamaica Labor Party
JLP
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Johnson
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Weather Data
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Yamani
Khaled
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mias
Rep. G. G. Montgomery
D-Miss
Bulletin
Kansas
For Democracy
pro-Cuba
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