Ottawa University hosts Mark Twain impersonator Jack Thomas
Jack Thomas transformed into Mark Twain in the Ottawa University Administration Building for a one and a half hour program. He detailed makeup rituals, costuming, and the craft of impersonation while sharing Twain quotes and anecdotes about aging, religion, and society. The effort included latex prosthetics, tissue layers, and a cigar, with Thomas noting he cannot stand cigars.
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Lambert
Jack Thomas
Ottawa University
Mark Twain
Thomas
Twain
William Jennings Bryan
Noah
San Francisco
Coal Pact Passes United Mine Workers Approve Three Year Pact
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller announced a nationwide three year contract with 56 percent support after a four week strike. He cited 44 754 in favor and 34 741 against with four of eighteen districts rejecting the pact. Miller said the minority would go along.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
UMW
Watergate Trial Will End Without Nixon Testimony
U S District Judge John J Sirica ruled the Watergate cover up trial will proceed and conclude without former President Richard M Nixon testifying or giving a deposition. Nixon’s lawyers argued for a deposition date after January 6 1975 but the judge denied the request, citing preparation time and fairness. The case involves five former aides charged with obstructing the investigation and the trial opened October 1 and aims to wrap up before Christmas.
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Yers
Sirica
Nixon
Haldeman
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
State budget hearings seek restoration of cuts in mental health funds
The Kansas Division of Mental Health and Retardation Services asks to restore about 13.78 million trimmed from fiscal 1976 requests. Budgets for 11 institutions were cut from 69.95 million to 56.17 million, with the panel listing further reductions at institutions including Topeka State Hospital and Osawatomie State Hospital. The hearings proceed as officials consider closing Chanute tuberculosis hospital and reallocating costs, with detailed requested and recommended figures for each facility.
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Topeka
Kan
State Division of
James Bibb
Chanute
Topeka State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Larned State Hospital
Atchison
Kansas Neurological Institute
Norton State Hospital
Winfield State Hospital
Parsons State Hospital
Beloit
Division of Mental Health and Retardation Services
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Cut-Offs Top Senate Foreign Aid Measure
The Senate narrowly approved a 2.67 billion foreign aid bill with conditions including a February cutoff of military aid to Turkey, a phased end to military assistance to South Korea, and the end of U.S. arms for Chile. It sets 550 million in military grants, 405 million in military credit sales, and 617 thousand for Indochina reconstruction, with Israel and Egypt aid also specified. The House faces an uncertain fate on the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Turkey
South Korea
U.S
Chile
House
Ford Administration
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Cyprus
Indochina
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Problems Spew From Gas Pumps
Ottawa gas price confusion rages as shops counter with 44.9 for regular while others push 45.9 to 53.9. Managers cite wholesale price differences and margins, with talk of longer hours and possible rationing. Some stations still face shortages and uneven allocations as the gas war continues.
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Ottawa
Roger Scott
Scott
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Ford Aides Hint Fuel Allocation May Return
Ford administration may reimpose last winter’s fuel allocation plan to cut petroleum use. Treasury Secretary Simon and Frank Zarb, nominee to head the Federal Energy Administration, cited unsatisfactory voluntary reductions as auto sales for November fell 85 percent, the second lowest in 15 years. The Council of Economic Advisers projected unemployment above 7 percent next year while inflation slows.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Treasury
William E. Simon
Frank A. Zarb
Federal Energy Administration
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Coal Pact
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H. R. Haldeman
Rockefeller
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Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Drinan
Ler Aide
William E. Miller
Nelson
Nelson Rockefeller
Joanistas
Simon
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