Carlin's Inaugural Train Gets Green Light
AP reports in Kansas that a special inaugural train will carry Gov-Elect John Carlin and officials from Kansas City and other cities to Wichita for the Jan 8 inauguration. Six rail cars can serve 420 travelers. more cars may be added if demand grows. Events in Topeka and Wichita include many free activities.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas City
Wichita
John Carlin
Lawrence
Topeka
Emporia
Carlin
Bill Hoch
Robert B. Docking
Union Station
Capitol City
Dowtown Ramada Inn
State Capitol
Senate Ethics Panel Opens Inquiry Into Talmadge Case
The Senate Ethics Committee will launch a full inquiry into allegations of financial wrongdoing by Senator Herman Talmadge, citing substantial credible evidence. A mid to late January hearing is planned, with a federal grand jury also reviewing his finances and a secret bank account tied to unreported campaign funds.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Herman Talmadge
Senate
Georgia Democrat
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Talmadge
Riggs National Bank of Washington
Daniel Minchew
Minchew
Talladge
Indira Gandhi Sent To Brief Jail Term By Indian Parliament
The Indian lower house voted to jail former prime minister Indira Gandhi for a few days and void her last month’s election win. Prime Minister Morarji Desai said no one is above the law as his Janata Party, with a solid majority, pushed the resolution amid protests.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Desai
Janata Party
Gandhi
Mexico Says Oil Prices Will Track OPEC for 1979
Mexico asserts its oil prices will follow OPEC increases next year though PEMEX officials say final Mexican pricing is not set. OPEC announced a four stage 14.5 percent rise starting Jan 1 with price steps to 13.33, 13.84, 14.16, and 14.54 per barrel. Mexico exports about 85 percent to the United States and may see exports rise toward 1 million barrels daily by 1982.
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Mexico City
Mexico
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Juan Azipuru
PEMEX
Jorge Idaz Serrano
Azipura
Azipuru
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Congress cries for end to subsidies at Hawaiian hotel
Washington lawmakers demand ending taxpayer subsidies for a Hawaiian hotel operating at a loss. Retired military personnel mainly occupy the low cost rooms. Rep. Sam Statton leads the House Armed Services investigations subcommittee in examining the hotel's operation.
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Washington
Sam Statton
D-N.y
Interstate Grain Compact Plan Devised
Representatives from fourteen grain producing states approved a proposed interstate grain marketing compact to inspect big traders and fund its start with a $50,000 per state appropriation. If five states approve in 1979, the multistate commission could begin operations late next year.
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Topeka
Kan
Congress
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
North
South Dakota
New Mexico
Idaho
Washington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Texas
Ohio
Illinois
Wyoming
Richard Gannon
Goodland
Gannon
Hoyt Pattison
Charles Kilbury
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Pittsburgh
Maryland
Washington County
Clement Bosley
Millers
Interstate Grain Compact Plan
American Agriculture Movement
North Dakota
Saffron Glass CO
Chiropractors
Breway Chiropractors
Don.l. McKelvey
Optometrists
Federal
Ed ‘Gardner
Jaloner
Ist
Asa
Ley A Rt
Freda
S. Main
Ottawa
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