Ford visit to Topeka stirs planning and nerves
Topeka braces for President Gerald Ford arriving Tuesday with security, media, and civic bustle. Officials scramble to accommodate about 300 reporters and national crews while Oliva Ford prepares lunch for the president and governors, amid heightened security at the Capitol and Cedar Crest.
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Economy May Rally In The 9th
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon says the economy will begin expanding in the fourth quarter, reversing earlier expectations of a midyear bottom. He notes oil embargo impacts and uneven recovery across sectors as unemployment hits 8.2 percent in January, with Ford announcing more layoffs in Detroit.
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Oil minister Yamani sees price softening hope
Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani urged a price decrease and said 1975 would not see further increases. He noted a price freeze set at 10.12 dollars per barrel and hoped it could extend beyond 1975. OPEC experts prepared working papers in Vienna for talks with industrialized nations while eyes turned to the Feb. 19 Vienna ministerial meeting.
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ECKAN Volunteers Winterize Homes In Winter Aid Drive
In 19 degree cold, Ottawa volunteers from Jaycees and University services joined ECKAN to install storm windows on five homes as part of a six county winterizing project funded by a $15,000 federal grant. The effort targets 300 homes across Franklin, Coffey, Douglas, Lyon, Miami and Osage counties with plan to finish by next fall.
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Booze Bingo Motives Senate Defeats Drink Bill in Kansas
In Topeka Kansas the week focused on President Ford visit amid major House action. The Senate killed liquor-by-the-drink for this session while the House passed its bingo bill after a committee revision. Governor Bennett signed a law allowing alcohol at the state residence Cedar Crest during Ford visit.
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Abduction case tied to Baldwin City police officer
Baldwin City man Bill McGinnis is jailed in Franklin County on aiding and abetting a felon charges after the kidnapping of Baldwin policeman Michael Shute. McGinnis's brother Pat and Robert Wagoner, both of Baldwin, face kidnapping charges. Wagoner surrendered in Lawrence. Shute was abducted at gunpoint, roughed up, and released unharmed near Baldwin.
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