Ottawa woman sues over rat droppings in oranges
Pat Anderson, Ottawa, reports finding what resembled rat droppings in an imported can of mandarin oranges used in a lemon jello salad. She notified the company and consumer groups and received a 62 cent settlement to replace the oranges and the jello. Her complaint, dated November 19, cites a dark object found in the fruit.
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President's Council On Consumer Affairs
Kansas Attorney General's Office
Food and Drug Administration
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Chicago
Toronto
Mistsubishi International
Mideast Peace Talks Pause After Cairo Conference
The Cairo peace conference ends its first phase and stalls until a Christmas summit between Israel and Egypt. Leaders from Begin and Sadat plan to elevate talks, with U S and Vatican observers noting progress and caution.
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Egypt
Israel
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
U.S
George Sherman
Begin
Sadat
Vatican
Paul VI
Middle East
Oranges Turn Bitter for Arkansas Football Team
Inside Highlights notes Arkansas football team facing a setback as orange color and mood turn sour. Senior citizens in the area may be affected by U S C 288 provisions while ASCS committeemen are elected. Ottawans’ home decked with Christmas memorabilia adds local color.
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Angry farmers wary of what's ahead as tempers wear thin
On Page 12, farmers express concern about brewing tensions as debate over temperance grows. United Drys propose "Sober Street" as a concrete plan to curb alcohol availability, signaling a push for stricter local regulation.
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United Drys
Dimestore Christmas Shopping Still Possible
A brief item notes that inexpensive holiday shopping remains feasible this season, urging shoppers to consider budget options. It highlights accessible deals and practical gift ideas for sensible spending before the season peaks.
Carter vows to balance the budget by end of first term
President Carter said he has nearly completed the 1979 budget proposal and reiterated he will balance the budget by the end of his first term. He noted scrubbing the estimates and signing off on major decisions, with spending near 500 billion and a deficit around 59 billion potentially higher by 1979.
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Carter
White House
James T. MclIntyre Jr
Office of Management and Budget
Auto Insurance Rate Bid Denied in Kansas
In Topeka Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell rejected a request to raise auto insurance premiums by about seven million dollars for roughly 20 percent of Kansas drivers. He criticized the method for overstating needed premiums and noted a reduced accident frequency not fully recognized by the filing. The dispute involves Insurance Services Office on behalf of about 200 companies. Bell pressed firms to cut expenses and adjust their inflationary factors. County forecast calls for partly cloudy, windy, warmer weather with lows near 30 and highs around 40 Friday.
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Kansas
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Farm strike gains momentum as distributors halt shipments
Militant farmers press their Kansas campaign with two large distributors suspending deliveries to support parity demands. Fleming Foods and Dillon Co stop nonessential shipments into stores during Christmas week, while a clash at the Topeka distribution center ends with a farmer arrested. Governor Bennett urges nonviolence as the strike broadens.
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Associated Preks
Kansas Food
Fleming Foods Co
Wichita
Fleming
Hutchinson
Dillon Co
Kansas
Nash-Finch Foods
Liberal
Earl Fritz
Fleming Distribution
Topeka
Shawnee County
Ed Smith
Carter Says Changes Due For Farmers Amid Protests
President Carter, on Christmas vacation at the Plains house, acknowledges crops in some states are a disaster and says policy changes are started to give farmers a decent break though he cannot guarantee profits. He spoke in a telegram to Baxley farm woman Eston Luke as farmers plan protests including a tractorcade.
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Murray Gardner
Sumter County
Eston Luke
Baxley
Rosalynn
Amy
Jeff
Inlaw
Annette
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Hope
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