Navy cost cutter ousts Rule over Senate testimony
Navy procurement chief Gordon Rule says Admiral Isaac Kidd tried to force his retirement after Rule testified before a Senate committee on Litton shipbuilding contracts. Rule, reassigned as a temporary consultant, vows to fight the move as Rep. Aspin denounces intimidation. Rule criticized Litton’s Navy contract as badly managed and possibly terminable for default.
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Washington
Gordon Rule
Senate
Nixon
Rule
Isaac Kidd
Navy
Kidd
Navy Procurement Control
Adm
Les Aspin
D-Wis
John W. Warner
Pentagon
Jerry Friedheim
Aspin
Sen
Wil
Liam Proxmire
Litton
Roy Ash
Pascagoula
Miss
Euler Withdraws From Kansas Republican State Chair Race
State Rep. Jack Euler of Wathena withdraws from consideration for Kansas Republican state chairman citing inability to balance time for the role. Wichita investor Jack Ranson emerges as a possible successor with McDill Huck Boyd noting his potential if time permits.
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Jack Euler
Topeka
Kan
Jack Euer
R-Wathena
Euler
William Falstad
Fredonia
Kansas
Ates
Jack Ranson
Wichita
McDill
Huck” Boyd
Ranson
WII
Boyd
Camp Chippewa Receives Major Foundation Gift
Representatives of Camp Chippewa accepted a 6 547 77 gift from Bishop Emmest T Dixon Jr of the Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation. The funds support buying 100 additional acres to expand Chippewa Hills to 640 acres for the church camp near Ottawa. Most campers come from Eastern Kansas, with the Kansas East Conference comprising 374 churches and 125000 members.
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Camp Chippewa
E. Loyal Miles
Kansas Area
Emmest T. Dixon Jr
The
Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation Inc
Ottawa
United Methodist Church
Doyle Hayt
Hayt
Girard
Chippewa Hills
Kansas
United Methodist Churches
Dixon
More Jobs Urged In Government Redesign Plan
A government sponsored report urges a basic redesign of jobs in business and industry to ease worker discontent. It says a large share of the nation's 24 million workers hate their jobs, undermining the economy and productivity.
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Washington
Nombc
America
James O’toole
Commission On
New Union Chief In Washington Promises Reform at UMWA
Arnold Miller was sworn in as president of the United Mine Workers of America after a government supervised election. He vows reforms including 20 percent pay cuts for officers and staff, relocating headquarters from Washington, and greater rank and file influence. Miller’s slate includes VP Mike Trbovich and Secretary-Treasurer Harry Patrick, with Joseph A. Yablonski attending the ceremony.
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Washington
Reform
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
U.S
William B. Bryant
Miller
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Boyle
L-Man
Mike Trbovich
Harry Patrick
Chip” Yablonski
Yablonski
Miners For Democracy
Clarksville
Tennessee
Flood Doesn’t End Christmas in Wilkes-Barre Area
In Wyoming Valley flood survivors live in government mobile homes after Tropical Storm Agnes. Bill Jayne, 82, salvages only a Christmas card list and an American flag as he stays in a trailer lot. A 78-year-old widow, Helen Martin, decorates modestly while recalling losses, and children find cheer at parties with gifts from Pennsylvania and neighboring states amid a tough holiday season.
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Wilkes-Barre
Bill Jayne
Wyoming Valley
America
Jayne
Helen Martin
Kingston
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Jan Price
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