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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
6
Weather feature by JOAN ISTAS describes a drizzly freezing rain day transforming trees and fields into an ice coated landscape. Northern county shows icy beauty while cities and southern areas miss the spectacle as forecast calls for 1-6 inches of snow by Saturday evening and cold conditions with scattered snow.
In Topeka a liquor by the drink amendment faces quick Senate action. Judiciary Committee vote expected Monday with about two likely defeats. full Senate debate and a preliminary roll call likely Tuesday, with possible dismissal by Wednesday. House leadership rejects action this session. Senate President Rogers says he may vote yes but doubts 27 votes exist. Norman Gaar sponsors. outcome hinges on floor vote.
Kansas lawmakers prepare for a vote on a supplemental appropriation for Gov. Bennett's Wichita branch office and funding for another western Kansas branch. Democrats question the office's existence while Bennett defends it as part of a state liaison role. A bingo hearing is set for Monday with possible House action next week.
Ford officials warned Congress that rejecting another 300 million in aid could push Hanoi to launch a full offensive. Pentagon and State Dept. officials said North Vietnam would press harder, but not flood Saigon with an all-out attack within six months without shortages. They urged continued aid to pressure North Vietnam to honor the 1973 Paris accords.
The Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce sports committee offers an Ot tawa Parent-Child Hockey night on February 15. Tickets cover round trip bus transport and the Kansas City Scouts versus California game at Kemper Arena for 13 dollars per parent and child. Only 25 reservations available by calling 242 1000, due next Friday. Bus departs 6 15 p.m. from the east side of the 200 block South Hickory.
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said analyses show OPEC cash accumulation by the 13 exporters will total no more than 300 billion dollars by 1985, far below last year’s trillion-dollar fear, yet cautioned that high oil prices still threaten the world economy. Burns urged deficit reduction and spending cuts, while economic updates covered Gulf Oil and Sunoco earnings, AMC production cuts, Chrysler layoffs, weak department-store sales, and a record NYSE weekly volume.
A federal judge ruled the Nixon White House documents and tapes totaling about 42 million papers and 2% years of recordings are government property. The decision voids the 1974 partial access agreement and restricts public access while allowing Nixon limited recovery requests.
Congressional Democrats move to craft a unified energy program led by Speaker Carl Albert. Rep. Jim Wright will chair a task force to deliver a detailed plan with cost estimates within a month, while probing proposals from committee chairs and members to counter Ford's energy agenda.
Brig. Gen. Musbah Buderi, PLA commander, tells Beirut daily Star that Arafat refuses to buy Soviet arms for the 7000-strong force, creating a serious arms shortage. Buderi accuses Arafat of favoring guerrilla groups over the PLA, and notes Arab states owe $34 million in subsidies since 1964 formation.
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