Picket Lines at Mo Kans Refineries During Oil Strike
Picket lines appeared at refineries in Missouri and Kansas as hundreds of oil workers entered a strike. About 900 workers in Kansas City area joined for the first time since 1969, while 400 in El Dorado walked out at Getty Oil and Pester Oil refineries. Strikers planned 24/7 action until a settlement, with a calm atmosphere reported by both sides. Teddy Walker predicted a strike lasting months. A Amoco Sugar Creek spokesman called it a gentle strike.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
el Dorado
Getty Oil and Refining Co
Pester Oil Co
Phillips Oil Co
Kan
Teddy Walker
Bob Uttley
Amoco Oil Co
Sugar Creek
Haber
George
William Haber Institute of
Oneirology
One
Jack Vandenberg
Energy Department
Washington
Robert Jacob
Getty
Tulsa
Dave Clinkenbeard
Phillips
Dreamy PBS Movie Opens Week of TV Fare
AP writer Peter J. Boyer notes PBS aired its first major made for TV movie The Lathe of Heaven based on Ursula K. Le Guin. Bruce Davison plays George Orr a man whose dreams reshape reality including a nightmare of Aunt Ethyl儿 death.
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Peter J. Boyer
Los Angeles
PBS
Heaven
Ursula K. le Guin
Bruce Davison
George Orr
George
CBS Keeps Up Pressure On Ratings Frontrunner
CBS leads weekly TV ratings through Jan 6 with strong Sunday lineup and postgame football, widening its season lead over ABC. NBC also gains on rival networks as CBS's Knots Landing debuts while top shows include NFL postgame, 60 Minutes, and Dallas.
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CBS
New York
ABC
A.C. Nielsen Co
NBC
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
Networks
Network
Oklahoma
Florida State
Knots Landing
Three’s Company
Mindy
Benson
Tie
Rail Giants Plan Merger Between Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
NEW YORK (RP) Plans to create the largest U S railroad were announced as Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific unveiled a 950 million merger. The deal faces ICC approval and potential industry opposition. The combined line would rival Burlington Northern and expand UP’s reach from Denver to the Pacific Northwest and Los Angeles, while Missouri Pacific ranges 12 states.
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New York
United States
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burlington Northern
Wall Street
James H. Evans
St. Louis
Louisiana
Champlin Petroleum Co
Denver
Pacific Northwest
Los Angeles
Omaha
Chicago
el Paso
New Orleans
Kansas City
Dennis Enright
Babe Halsey
Stuart Shields
Memphis
Gulf Ports
State Board Backing Rule Barring USD Workers From Local School Boards
Kansas public school district employees would be ineligible to serve on their local boards if the 1980 Legislature acts. The Board of Education urged a bill to prohibit district employees from board service, citing potential conflicts of interest and a June AG opinion. It also seeks earlier notice deadlines for teacher contracts and firings.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
State Board of Education
Robert Stephan
Administration Moves To Aid Grain Program
Washington AP reports the Carter administration boosted basic price supports for wheat and corn and announced price formula changes to attract more farmers to the grain reserve after canceling Soviet sales. Wheat supports rise to 2.50 per bushel, corn to 2.10.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Carter Administration
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Agriculture Department
Foley
Carter
National Association of Wheat Growers
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Veep Ash
Ottawa, Kansas
Eason
Ottawa
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