Ice Storm Ties Up Ottawa Traffic And Shelters Town
An Ottawa ice storm turned Friday afternoon into a battlefield as highways iced over. Police, sheriff and state troopers worked five accidents after 4 pm with several injuries—one truck overturn near Wellsville and a hit and run. Hospitals treated four people and motels filled.
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Arctic Blast Clobbers Kansas and Missouri
Bitterly cold Arctic air swept across Kansas and Missouri with teens and 20s highs. Roads iced and minor accidents reported in Kansas, while Missouri saw spotty icing and no unusual crash totals. A travel advisory warned of wind chills and dangerously cold conditions as forecasts called for more snow and extreme cold through the weekend.
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Kansas
Missouri
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Salina East
Kansas City
Kirksville
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Bootheel
Energy Dept eases pass through costs to gasoline prices
Washington officials say a regulatory change by the Energy Department will let gasoline retailers recover rent and some environmental equipment costs from customers. The change takes effect Monday and is expected to lift the average price of a gallon by about half a cent, according to FERC spokesman Bill Webb.
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Shah Refuses To Abdicate In Riot-Weary Iran
Tehran reports say Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi will not abdicate and may form a regency council with Shapour Bakhtiar. Opposition leader Bakhtiar was asked to form a government amid riots that have killed about 1,500 this year and disrupted oil exports. Ardeshir Zahedi and palace officials denied abdication and outlined possible constitutional monarch role with military control. Palace sources indicated Bakhtiar could announce a new government as early as Sunday.
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Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ardeshir Zahedi
United States
Associated Press
PARS
Shah
Shapour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
National Front
Carlin vows tighter budget as governor elect in Kansas
Gov elect John Carlin signals a conservative fiscal path, pledging deeper spending restraint than Bennett. He backs a larger state reserve than eight percent, calls for at least twelve percent, and warns against dipping surplus funds. He emphasizes prioritizing higher education and careful agency budgeting to meet cash basis needs.
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John Carlin
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas Senate
Associated Press
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Bennett
Senate
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Smolan Dairy Farmer
Steineger
House
James Holderman
Wichita
Board of Regents
Mass Murder Toll Reaches 28
Des Plaines, Ir. AP reports suspected mass killer John Gacy Jr. is kept manacled in a jail hospital as pre arraignment hearing proceeds without him. Six more bodies found at his home bring the total linked to Gacy to 28, with police continuing a dig under the suburban house.
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Gacy
Robert Piest
John L. White
Richard J. Fitzgerald
Sam Amirante
Angry Chiang Chastises US in Taiwan Talks
The U S delegation left Taiwan after two days of talks as Chiang Ching kuo expressed outrage at U S recognition of Peking and severing ties. Demonstrations included eggs, mud, and a self immolation attempt. officials said security concerns prompted a rapid departure. The talks aimed to define future relations after January 1.
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Taiwan
U.S
Chiang Ching-kuo
Carter
Peking
Chiang
Chiang Kaishek
Warren Christopher
Washington
United States
U. S
China News
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Christopher
Leonard Unger
Unger
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