Letter Stuns Gas Service At Topeka Hearing
At a rate hearing in Topeka Kansas Gas Services Corp president claimed the firm conserves gas use while a Kansas Corporation Commission member cited a Pittsburg division manager letter promoting gas appliances. The letter said supplies would continue and urged appliance purchases amid ongoing exploration. Testimony showed dispute over who bears the higher costs as GM and Midwest Gas oppose the proposed 11.8 million dollar rate rise.
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Topeka
Kan
Gas Services Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Jerry T. Duggan
Gas Service
Pete Loux
Duggan
Gas Services
General Motors
Mid
West Gas Association
Richard J. Byrd
Kansas
Kansas City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Parsons
Loux
Sherman E. Potter
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Baxter Springs
Cities Service Gas Co
Dugcan
Midwest Gas Association
ECC
Plan for Rhodesia independence foresees Smith resignation
A new British American plan envisions Rhodesia becoming independent under black rule by Sept 24 1978 with Prime Minister Ian Smith resigning next summer. The move would lift the UN embargo and enable a cease fire, as the two powers set up a joint presence from Lusaka or Dar es Salaam to coordinate with rival black factions and the Smith government.
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Washington
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
United Nations
Rhodesia Front
London
David Owen
Cyrus R. Vance
Geneva
Owen
Vance
Lusaka
Zambia
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Foreign Office
John Graham
U.S
State Department
Offi
Cials
Zimbabwe
Cecil Rhodes
All KC Schools Open in Kansas City District
Kansas City district resumed full operations for 51,000 students as teachers returned after a seven week strike. Missouri appeals court fights a circuit ruling barring reprisals against strikers while the district negotiates a new contract. Union seeks talks for a higher raise as teachers’ annual salaries range from 8,876 to 17,205 dollars.
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Kansas City
Federation of Teachers
Missouri Court of Appeals
Jackson County Circuit
Lewis W. Clymer
Norman Hudson
Suspects Held In Widow Slaying In Indianapolis
Police seized two men in the slaying of Marjorie V. Jackson, 66, widow of a grocery chain founder, at her fire damaged home. Authorities reported $1 million in cash and jewelry recovered, with over $5 million found hidden and another $3 million missing. Suspects Robison and Williams face murder and accessory charges as the investigation expands.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Manuel Lee Robison
John Williams
Donald Gilman
Williams
Gilman
Lowed Williams
Marjorie V. Jackson
Robert W. Kirkman
Jackson
Juveniles Face Jury Of Their Peers In Deerfield
In Deerfield Illinois a teen jury system sentences youths for minor offenses. A 16 year old offender may receive six hours of community service such as washing windows. Officials cite declines in theft and vandalism and note mixed opinions about youths judging peers.
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Deerfield
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