Watergate Damper Marks End of 93rd Congress
The two year run of substantial legislation was overshadowed by Watergate. The 93rd Congress adjourned quietly as the new 94th Congress begins January 14. Major bills included a tariff and free trade measure with Soviet concessions, dairy price supports, tax provisions, and budget reforms. The session also expanded unemployment benefits and created a $5.5 billion public service jobs program. Watergate dominated coverage from hearings to Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
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Washington
94Th Congress
Ford
Soviet Union
Congress
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Dismissal of Central Heights Schools Superintendent
Reginald Hurd was dismissed by the USD 286 Board of Education on Friday. The unanimous decision withheld all sums and required surrender of school property, including a $250 possession, while auditors Downard and King review the books. Leo Bud Laird remains acting superintendent.
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Joan Istas
Reginald Hurd
Central Heights
Hurd
U.S.D
Board of Education
Downard and King
Wichita
Orville Cole
Leo “Bud” Laird
Jack Maxwell
Lawrence
Rockefeller to Meet Ford After Vice Presidency Swear-In
Nelson Rockefeller leaves Pocantico Hills for a White House meeting with President Ford today his first official contact since his confirmation as vice president. He plans to name aides including Ann Whitman as chief of staff and Hugh Morrow as press secretary with James Cannon as liaison. Rockefeller aims to stay in the background and assist Ford on inflation and recession while planning staff moves and a weekend return to Pocantico Hills before a Puerto Rico vacation.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Ford
Westchester County
Rockefeller
White House
Westchester
Washington
Ann Whitman
Tary
James Cannon
Cannon
Newsweek Magazine
Commission
Gress
United States
Morrow
US Steel Survives Watchdog Hurdle On Price Rise
US Steel and leaders defend nearly 8 percent price increases amid inflation scrutiny. Council head Albert Rees says partial justification given. rollback request from Ford considered. Meeting with US Steel Chairman E B Speer described as constructive. further talks possible.
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Albert Rees
The
Council On Wage and Price Stability
U.S. Steel
E. B
Winter Enters With Snow Showers Across Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas saw scattered snow showers while most of the state stayed clear to partly cloudy. Forecasts predict little or no precipitation through Christmas with daytime highs mostly in the 40s and overnight lows in the 20s, as a cool, dry pattern continues.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Chanute
Parsons
Missouri
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Concordia
Garden City
Hutchinson
403
Homebase Has A Home For Troubled Teens
Youth Services Inc. reports a $41,000 loan secured to buy remodel and furnish a 10 to 13 room house at 403 S Cedar for a program housing six to eight boys plus a house couple. The project aims to aid local teens with legal school or family troubles, tying to Sacred Heart Church initiative.
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Homebase
Bob Pence
Youth Services Inc
S. Cedar
George Washburn
Jim Smith
Broken Arrow
Oklo
Pence
Kansas counties receive drought emergency loans list
Emergency drought loans are available in 24 Kansas counties including Bourbon Brown Cherokee Clay Coffey Crawford Franklin Greenwood Jackson Jefferson Labette Linn Lyon Marshall Morris Nemaha Neosho Pottawatomie Riley Shawnee Wabaunsee Washington Wilson Woodson. Six counties Crawford Marshall Pottawatomie Riley Shawnee Wabaunsee also qualify for severe storm loans from a Aug 17 hail wind and rain event.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Farmers Home Administration
Bourbon
Brown
Cherokee
Clay
Coffey
Crawford
Franklin
Greenwood
Jackson
Jefferson
Labette
Linn
Lyon
Marshall
Morris
Nemaha
Neosho
Pot
Tawatomie
Riley
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
Washington
Wilson, Woodson
Pottawatomie
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Senate Watergate Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
U.s.da
Cole
Duane Anderson
James Chandler
First National Bank
Rocky
Dorado Beach Hotel
Puerto Rico
Laurance
Eastern Air Lines
U.S. Steel Corp
Rees
Speer
Haldeman
Washington (Ap
H. R. Haldeman
John J. Wilson
John W. Deanei
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Wilson
John J. Sirica
Frank Strickler
First National Bank of Ottawa
Garnett Savings and Loan
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Ottawa
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