Bert Parks Fired As Miss America Host In Shabby Move
Bert Parks, longtime Miss America pageant host since 1955, says officials fired him after 25 years, calling it a shabby trick. Pageant chief executive Albert Marks Jr. cited no reason, saying Parks will not be rehired. The move, reportedly supported by sponsors, sparks talk of a younger replacement. Parks voiced shock and sadness at the decision.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Bert Parks
Albert A. Marks Jr
Parks
Marks
Kellogg's
Gillette
Campbell’s Soup
The
New York Daily
John Davidson
Mac Davis
Merv Griffin
Gavin MacLeod
Dorothy Benham
Pittsburgh
Park
America
Atlanta
Bertie
Bob Russell
Federal Reserve Boss Declares Rates Will Stay High
Washington AP reports Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker says recent rate declines do not signal looser policy. He insists policy remains an absolute prerequisite to fighting inflation. After his speech, several major banks cut rates to 15 percent.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Paul A. Volcker
Fed
Volcker
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Citibank
First National Bank of Chicago
Texaco Raises Heating Oil Prices On Higher Costs
Texaco Inc raised wholesale home heating oil by 6 cents a gallon to an average 73 cents in January, citing rapidly rising crude costs. Mexico also hiked its crude price 30 percent. Retailers are expected to pass the increase to consumers amid OPEC price shifts and market tensions.
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New York
Texaco Inc
Mexico
Texaco
Marilyn Povotador
Vincent Sgro
Oil Buyers Guide
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Caracas
Venezuela
Teachers Lose Pay For Visiting Iran
KU officials reaffirmed a decision not to pay two faculty members for their three week Iran trip to aid in hostages negotiations. Norman Forer and Clarence Dillingham were placed on leave without pay after leaving classes December 3. They returned in late December and resumed duties, with campus officials indicating possible further action under the faculty code and no public details.
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Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
Iran
Norman Forer
Clarence Dillingham
School of Social Welfare
Tehran
Forer
United States
Dillingham
Hardcastle
Ralph Christoffersen
Christoffersen
Bids Sought by Ottawa City Hall January 10 1980
Sealed bids will be received at the City Clerk office Ottawa Kansas until 10 00 a m Thursday January 10 1980. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time for the project needs and specifications outlined by the city.
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City Hall
Ottawa
Kansas
Consulting Engineers
A.C. Kirkwood & Associates
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Conn
al Marks
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Soviet Union
the Family Circus
Kansas State
Mber F.did
By Bil Keane
Peany
Lza
University
Archie Dykes
David Hardcastle
City of
Paul H. Gaynor
Orlin W. Smith
A. C. Kirkwood & Associates
Ward Parkway
Suite
Kansas City
Missouri
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