USCanada agree on all land Alaska oil route
U S and Canada reached an agreement on an all land route through Canada for a proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline to the lower 48 states. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger said the outlines would be presented to the presidents for recommendation to Congress with a public roll out after government briefings.
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Ottawa
U.S
Canada
Alaska
Congress
U.S. Energy
James Schlesinger
Carter
White House
Alyeska
Prudhoe Bay
Pakistan's Prime Minister Arrested On Murder Charge
Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was arrested at his Karachi residence in a case linking him to the murder of Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan. The inquiry followed a court order and involved officers who reportedly confessed Bhutto directed the killing.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan Radio
Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan
Lahore
Here
Ahmad Raza Kasuri
Bhutto
Kasuri
High Court
Federal Investigating Agency
Khan
Bennett presses national farm policy limits during Kansas tour
Gov. Robert F. Bennett warned Phillips County residents that Kansas faces restricted agricultural aid due to the lack of a national farm policy. He linked a nationwide cheap food policy to future economic and social disaster, amid rain damaged rural conditions and a protest over cuts to disability services in McPherson County.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Phillips County
State of
Bennett
McPherson County
4-H
City Hall and Courthouse Closures for Labor Day
Ottawa City Hall and Franklin County Courthouse will close on Labor Day along with all government branches. The Herald will not publish. publication resumes Tuesday. Have a nice weekend and drive safely.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Miller Eyes 1978 Democratic Governor Bid in Kansas
Vern Miller, longtime Sedgwick County official and former sheriff, confirms plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Kansas governor in 1978. He cites broad support, fundraising ease, and a return to law and order themes as he faces potential rivals like Curt Schneider and John Carlin, while stressing voter choice over party bosses.
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Topeka
Kan
Wichita
Kansas Prairie
Vern Miller
Sedgwick County
Miller
Robert F.) Bennett
Bennett
Law and Order
Curt Schneider
Oth
John Carlin
Bert Chaney
Hutchinson
Topeka Fair Lacks Fan Energy Despite Improvements
Topeka Sunflower Exposition shows dairy barn upgrades and more commercial displays but 4-H exhibits are down and attendance is weak. Rain and Labor Day timing reduced crowds as county 4-Hers begin sending 465 exhibits to Hutchinson KS State Fair.
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Joan Istas
Fair Premium
Fairgrounds
Topeka
Hutchinson
PLO and Soviets form alliance to foil US peace plan
Yasir Arafat announces the PLO has allied with the Soviet Union to block an American backed peace process in the Middle East. He says Moscow will not join a reconvened Geneva conference unless the PLO is invited as a full participant. Arafat notes talks with Andrei Gromyko and other Soviet officials in Moscow. He emphasizes Soviet support against American dominance and asserts the alliance will influence the Geneva process. Secretary Vance has conducted two Middle East missions to reconvene the talks by year’s end.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
Middle East
Arafat
Moscow
Soviet Union
Geneva
PLO
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Israel
United States
Cyrus R. Vance
Pressure on Carter as black unemployment rise spurs action
Civil rights leaders from NAACP, Black Caucus, and National Urban League condemn high black unemployment as a national disgrace. A coalition of labor and civil rights groups declares Full Employment Week with rallies planned in over 50 cities to push for Congress to pass full employment legislation. August black unemployment rose to 14.5 percent, while overall joblessness hit 7.1 percent. Carter meets with Labor Secretary Marshall and adviser Schultze to probe minority joblessness. County forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm weather with scattered showers through Sunday. Highs near 80s, lows around 70, southeast winds, 30 percent rain chance today.
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Washington
NAACP
Congressional Black Caucus
National Urban League
Rades
Labor Department
Carter
Ray Marshall
Charles Schultze
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Allan MacEachen
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Kris Roberts
McPherson County Diversified Services, Inc
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Schneider
Blacks
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