OPEC Split Deepens as Iraq Attacks Saudi Price Move
Iraq accused Saudi Arabia of pressuring OPEC to keep a price freeze and undermine the oil weapon. Saudi Arabia and UAE maintained a 5 percent increase while other members pushed 15 percent, sparking U.S. cautious approval and warnings from Yamani.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
United Front
Tayeh Abdul-Karim
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Abdul-Karim
Baghdad
Ford
U.S
Yamani
United States
Santa letter that moved Seattle community
An anonymous Seattle child’s handwritten letter to Santa, found after falling from a mail pouch and delivered to a restaurant, inspired a citywide drive for food, toys, and decorations. Local volunteers, led by Francisco's staffer, organized aid for needy families based on tips from neighbors and friends.
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Seattle
Santa
Moma
Moma Sais
Agian Mybe
Crag
Craig
Postal Service
Francisco
FBI
John Reed
Grinbaum
Death toll climbs to eleven in Los Angeles tanker blast
An oil tanker explosion at Los Angeles Harbor injured fifty and killed at least eleven. Divers searched wreckage as the 810 foot Sansinena split into three parts and the hull was hurled ashore. The Liberian-registered ship, chartered to Union Oil, had unloaded crude oil and was preparing to sail when the blast occurred.
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Los Angeles
Sansinena
Union Oil
Dan Cook
Cook
Saturday Sidewalk Review and Local GOP Shifts
Attendants to Newton High Winter Sports Queen Julie Stroble are Pam Tuttle and Becky Hay. Mrs. Don Button of Newton becomes vice chair of the 4th Congressional District GOP committee, serving two years, with Darleen Koehn as secretary and John Frank as chairman. A light note on holiday mood and courthouse chatter follows as officials anticipate bowl games and football before mid next month.
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Julie Stroble
Newton High
Pam Tuttle
Becky Hay
Don Button
Newton
4Th Congressional District
GOP
Wichita
Darleen Koehn
Moundridge
John Frank
Carter picks Andrus for cabinet post
President elect Carter selects Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus as interior secretary in his fourth cabinet pick since December. The announcement comes during his fifth news conference in five days.
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Carter
Andrus
Plains, Ga
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
Plains
Interior Post
Jody Powell
Americas
Press Corps
Defense
James Schlesinger
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U. S. Supreme Court
Fred Puttroff Jr
Emporia
Diane Umble
Hesston
G. E. Miller
Supreme Court
B. L. Mook
Doris Wilson
Columbus Circle
Santa Letter
Dady
Arthur Grinbaum
Weather Data
South Central
KIRG
Leona P. Cotton
Jones Liquor
Washington Road
KBI
Newton Police Dept
Saturday Sidewalk Review
Old Knute
Little Harve
Energy and Natural Resources
Federal Energy Administration
Energy Research and Development Administration
Theodore R. Sorenson
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Eastland
D-Miss
Joan Manley
Time, Inc
Juanita Kreps
Duke University
Kreps
Labor
Commerce
Manley
Mondale
Lane Kirkland
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