Wave Of Unemployment Follows Fuel Crisis
The fuel shortage triggers first major layoffs across auto chemical construction and textile sectors. Frontier Airlines cuts 150 jobs. United Air Lines plans at least 950 layoffs starting January 7, with possible hours and pay reductions if conditions worsen. Economists warn of higher unemployment next year despite official forecasts.
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Washington
Frontier Airlines
United Air Lines
Oil, Chemical
Labor Federation
Senate
United Airlines
Ominous Close To Arab Summit Warns Of Renewed Battles
Arab leaders end a three day summit in Algiers with a final declaration demanding Israel withdraw from all occupied Arab lands or face an unstable and explosive Middle East. Arafat remains Palestinian spokesman as talks near Geneva, while Iraq and Libya boycott.
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Algiers
Middle East
Israel
Geneva
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Hussein
Jordan
Morocco
Hassan
Jerusalem
Ford Glows With Flush Of Victory
Vice President designate Gerald Ford hails 92 to 3 Senate approval and seeks quick House confirmation as the nation’s 40th vice president. Debate over his Vietnam era stance and civil rights positions colors early support, with a few senators voting no. Ford’s rise follows Agnew’s resignation amid tax evasion plea.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
House
Ford
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Congress
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
House Judiciary Committee
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Gerald Ford
Cattle rustlers stay active across Kansas countryside
Wichita AP reports rustling remains a problem as investigators note that thefts rise in November. Nineteen seventies data show 1971 had 288 head in 23 cases and 1972 saw 349 head in 36 cases. Branding and new lab methods help identify and curb losses.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Doyle Heft
Heft
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Clarence Duntz
KBI
Service Ideas For Holiday Spirit by BECKY DODY
Franklin County Office of Social and Rehabilitative Services runs a Christmas clearing house to coordinate food, gifts, and services. Agencies like ECEAN Health Department and schools share problems and project ideas to avoid duplication. The program, about 20 years old, aims year round to prepare recipients and encourage ongoing community involvement. Suggestions include gift certificates for clothing groceries or restaurants and giving time by visiting or caroling for the elderly or shut ins.
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Becky Dody
Christmas Clearing House
Franklin County Office of
ECEAN
County Health Department
Office of
Wanda Baird
Clearing House
Local Gas Stations See Price Hikes
Local service station operators say Ottawans will see a price increase on gasoline in coming weeks as supply companies raise prices by two to five cents per gallon. Stations may adjust hours and some back a 15 percent cutback, but many expect only modest effects.
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DON Lambert
Jack Davis
North Main Champlin
N. Main
Nixon
Davis
Detroit
Bill Allen
Allen
Standard Service
Fourth and Main
Gulf
J. W. Smith
Rationing debate grows as Nixon energy group leans
Washington AP reports Cabinet energy panel showing lean toward rationing fuel use with 30 to 40 cent gas tax debated as too slow for immediate impact. Shultz wavering on taxes. Crisis plan aims 30 percent gasoline cut and likely government control of wholesale oil and fuels. Skylab 3 faces energy limits as astronauts await control solutions and progress on computer analysis.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Cabinet
Congress
Space. Center
Houston
Space Station
Mission Control Today
Donald Puddy
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George Meany
Dubai
Mediterranean
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Persian Gulf
Walt Dengel
Franklin County
United Fund Drive
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ollie Krebs
Clifford Hettler
Service Department
Barbara Machaelis
Ruth Patty
Faye Rubick
Dengel
United Fund
LeRoy Teter
LeRoy
Sinclair
S. Main
Teter
Shultz
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