Winter gas shutoffs spread state wide in Kansas
Kansas businesses and schools on curtailment contracts shifted to alternative fuels as peak demand for natural gas rose during extreme cold. Topeka saw 27 entities switch to fuel oil while statewide totals reached several hundred. Residential customers remain protected. curtailment targets industry and nonessential users first, with priority lists guiding allocations.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Lamar
Bud" Weaver Jr
State Energy Office
Cities Service Gas Co
Gas Service Co
Weaver
Cities Service
Gas Service
KHP Building Project Is Defended in Olathe
KU report: Kansas official Krueger defends 293000 highway patrol building cost at 37.57 per square foot. He notes basement space, stand by generator, sewage lift, exterior ramps, and handicap access. Gov Bennett and Secretary Weltmer were briefed after editors questioned the price.
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Topeka
Kan
Division of Architectural Services
Kansas Department of Administration
Highway Patrol
Olathe
Krueger
W. Keith Weltmer
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Forecast for 1976 strikes as inflation pressures grow
The Conference Board panel predicts more labor stoppages in 1976 with 7 to 9 percent inflation. Workers push for catch up wages and escalator clauses while unions seek job gains, longer vacations, and overtime limits. Despite high strike risk, shorter durations are expected as business and government push for quick settlements to protect the recovery. First year wage and benefit increases are expected between 10 and 15 percent.
IMF In Lending Compromise at IMF Meeting in Jamaica
United States and other industrial nations reach a compromise to boost IMF lending by about 3 billion dollars with a focus on underdeveloped countries. The plan, tied to broader financial reforms, aims for final approval amid U.S. Treasury objections and calls for expanded aid and reforms.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United States
International Monetary Fund
IMF
U.S. Treasury
William E. Simon
Denis Healey
Minis
United Nations
U.S
Today May Be Losing Its Grip on TV Ratings
NBC led in morning-show ratings but Nielsen data show an apparent drop in Today viewership from about 3.97 million homes for the 6:30 to 9 a.m. slot in 1974 to roughly 3.13 million in the fall, while NBC cites an 8 percent November survey decline.
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New York
NBC
A.C. Nielsen Ratings Company
ABC
Marvin Mord
Nielsen
America
Bill Rubens
American Research Bureau
Rubens
Pearson Laments Partisan Senate
U S Senate leader James B Pearson criticizes heightened partisanship as Democrats press for Ford opposition to an incumbent Republican. He supports Ford, predicts Reagan will win primaries but not the nomination, and doubts Kennedy will accept the Democratic nod. The Topeka visit highlights energy and economic stalemate and voter fatigue post Watergate.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S. Senate
James B. Pearson
Pearson
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Crisis Hits Los Angeles Hospitals From Doctor Slowdown
A doctors slowdown over malpractice insurance hikes has overwhelmed County USC Medical Center, swelling private and public hospital workloads. Cedars-Sinai laid off about 1,000 employees, while County USC’s in patient count rose to 1,671. The Hospital Council reports 94 of 234 member hospitals affected as Travelers fights a 327 to 486 percent rate cap appeal.
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Los Angeles
Dan Asimus
Interns and Residents Association
Usc Medical Center
Asimus
Los Angeles County
California
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
South
Ern
Cedars-Sinai
County
Usc
Marion Diamond
Department of Health Services
Hospital Council of Southern California
Leon Hauck
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford
Juvenile rights hearing for Turner children in Franklin KS
In Franklin County Kansas Juvenile Court a petition seeks to permanently deprive the natural father and mother of Toyne Ann Turner and Sherril Jean Turner of parental rights and place the children for adoption. The hearing aims to adjudicate dependency and neglect with placement to a suitable guardian or agency. written defenses were due by January 15 1974.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Toyne Ann Turner
Sherril Jean Turner
State of
Toyna Ann Turner
Sherrif Jean Turner
Robert L. Finet
Children’s Aid Society
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Ottawa
H.michael Nichals
Classified ads error notice for Ottawa Herald
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