KCC Probes Gas Service Complaints Amid Hearing
The Kansas Corporation Commission will hear next week on complaints about Gas Service Co. meter readings and late-fee practices while a rate increase dispute from June 1980 drags on. The staff favors a 6.5 million rise. the company seeks more, citing winter demand losses.
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Topeka, Kan
Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas City
State Regulatory Agency
KCC
Calmer Voices Pop Up on Iranian Air Waves
Tehran Radio urged conciliation on hostage talks as Algerian envoys met Iranian officials in Tehran over Iran’s demand for 24 billion dollars. U.S. offer to place about half the money in an escrow account for release stirred cautious signals amid few official replies.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran
U.S
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Washington
Iran
Tehran Radio
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Weekend Columns Preview in Local Inside Highlights
The page previews weekend columns including Chamber Contact and Library Line with notes on business advice and reading ideas. It teases NFL playoffs with the Vikings as underdogs and hints at political campaigning as a GOP chairman race begins on page 6.
Deadline Set By Carter For Hostage Deal Before Inauguration
The Carter administration warns Iran a hostage release agreement must be reached by January 16, four days before Inauguration Day, to take effect within Carter's term. Officials stress Iran needs lead time to move assets and implement proposals, with U.S. escrow of seized Iranian deposits as leverage.
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Carter
Iran
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Tehran
Associated Press
United States
Shah of
John H. Trattner
State Department
Reagan
Disagreement Over Signs Of Magma At Mount St Helens
Molten rock was detected beneath Mount St Helens prompting a cautious advisory from the U S Geological Survey. Officials differed on the meaning of the finding and whether it signals a new eruption or only mild activity.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
U.S. Geological Survey
Robin Holcoma
Tom Corcoran
U.S. Forest Service
Israeli Clergy Bribery Probe Sparks Radio Clash
Israel faces a fiery exchange between Interior Minister Josef Burg and ousted Police Chief Herzl Shafir over the Abu-Hatzeira bribery case. Burg accuses Shafir of undermining the state while Shafir suggests his dismissal was tied to probes into the political establishment. Abu-Hatzeira is suspected of taking about 15,000 dollars for directing state funds to religious institutions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Herzl Shafir
Interior Ministry
Josef Burg
Shafir
Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Aharon Abu-Hatzeira
Abu-Hatzeira
Murder Inc
Holiday travel scene as snow slows Eastbound roads
Associated Press reports snow showers greet holiday travelers in the East while the national traffic death toll nears 200 with a long New Year weekend ahead. The National Safety Council projected 420 to 520 deaths on streets and highways from Wednesday evening to Sunday night.
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