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Thursday, November 8, 1979
University Daily Kansan
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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From the Kansas's Wire Services
Kucinich is onlu Democrat loss
Cleveland Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich, accused by his party of being a spoiler for the past two years, spied the Democrats' otherwise perfect record for
The maverick Democrat lost in Tuesday's balloting while the Democrats kept hold of all the other city halls they controlled. Their mayoral candidates won in more than one-fourth of the nation's big cities as scores of elections were held across the nation.
San Francisco and Houston failed to elect mayoris in non-partisan elections and a quick start for the runoffs indicates the real sparks have yet to fly.
The party also held on to governorships in Kentucky and Mississippi. They retained control of legislatures in Virginia and New Jersey.
First Lady to visit refugees
WASHINGTON—President Carter sent his wife Rosalyn on a four-day mission to Thailand's refugee camps "to observe at first hand the experiences of refugees."
Mars, Carter and a delegation of aides, including the U.S. surgeon general, left Andrews Air Force Base, Md., with a request from the president to assess obstacles to the delivery of food and medical supplies to Cambodia and its countrymen who have fled to Thailand.
The president said the warring factions in Cambodia—fearlessly to the deposed Pot Pol regime and the government in Phnom Penh backed by Viet-
In addition to visiting the refugee camps, Mrs. Carter is expected to talk with Thai Prime Minister Kriangsa Kasamandan and members of his cabinet, and discuss the challenges facing them.
Carter said the United States, which has committed $69 million in food and medicine, was providing a major share of the international relief effort and "we
Carlin requests disaster aid
TOPEKA—Gov. John Carlin yesterday requested federal disaster assistance for seven counties by severe rain and flooding in late October.
In the application for assistance, Carlin estimated property damage in those seven counties at $21.6 million.
The counties covered by the application were Harper, Barber, Kingman, Sedgwick, Reno, McPherson and Harvey.
The governor said that 64 families might require temporary housing and as many as 448 families would need assistance to recover from flood damage.
The heavy rains fall Oct 30 and 31 with the main flooding occurring in the Ninebaugh, Arkansas and Little Arkansas river basin. Thousands of acres of the river have been flooded.
The most damage was in agriculture-related areas which made up $14.8 million of the estimate. Damage to public property was placed at $4.1 million
Commission awards damages
TOPEKA-The Kansas Commission on Civil Rights awarded a former employee of a Mission dentist $8.42 in bake wages and damages charged to him for the negligence of a supervisor.
The award, announced by the commission in a public statement, went to Joan Anderson. The judgment was against Dr. Thomas J. Nidifer. The statement read:
In another case, the commission ordered Service Envelope Co. Kansas City, Kan., to pay $10,310 to Evelyn Lee for the loss of pain as well, pain suffering and physical pain.
KCCR said Lee's employment was terminated when she questioned her treatment during a training period and her failure to receive a promotion.
Topeka police continue search
TOPEKA-Topeka police continued their search last night for two men wanted for questioning in the shooting death of a part-time liquor store clerk
Police identified the victim as Larry Bauman, 26, of Topeka.
Bauann died from one gunshot wound in the back of his head. The shooting occurred shortly before the store was close to be at 11 p.m. Bauann died just after the store closed.
He was an analyst for the state in the division of Planning and Research.
Wolf Creek fuel canal fails test
BURHLINGTON - Kansas Gas and Electric Co. of Wichita said yesterday it was investigating surface concrete damage to the floor of a fuel canal at the Burhlington site.
A KG&E official said the damage occurred Oct. 23 when a stainless steel liner in the floor buckled during a pressure test.
The buckling caused metal beams that were welded to the liner to dislodge and break through the surface of the floor, he said. The beams were placed on the concrete floor.
The passage way is used to carry fuel from storage to the reactor containment building.
it would delay the scheduled schedule," an official said. The plant is expected to begin commercial operations of electricity in 1997.
No grain was spilled in the accident, and the cause of the derelishment has not been determined. The tracks to be reopened late yesterday.
Cars derail near Leavenworth
The deraliment occurred as the 74-car train head trained onto a siding. The train was detained before Missouri Pailboat Railroad tracks, officials said.
LEAVENWORTH — A Chicago and Northwestern freight train derailed south of Leavenworth yesterday, sending eight grain cars off the tracks. No injuries
NEW YORK-Chase Manhattan Bank raised its prime lending rate to 3.5 percent yesterday, drawing strong criticism from a key congressman. Other banks have also raised rates.
Chase raises prime rate again
Chase, the nation's third largest bank, said the boost in the lending rate reflected market conditions.
That claim was challenged by Rep. Henry Reuss, D-Wis., the chairman of the House Banking Committee.
"This is bad news for workers who will lose jobs and businesses that will go broke because of unnecessarily high interest rates," he said.
The prime is the rate banks charge their most creditworthy corporate borrowers, with other industrial and commercial borrowers paying even higher
The prime rate has risen rapidly since August, largely because of efforts by the Federal Reserve Board to tighten credit as a way of fighting inflation.
Weather ...
Today will be cloud with occasional rain showers and the high will be near 44, according to the KU Weather Service. Toughed the showers will continue and stay.
The widely recognized average of 30 blue chips recorded its third straight substantial loss with a 9.81 drop to 796.8, its lowest since a close at 794.7 last Dec. 21.
NEW YORK (AP) — The tense Iranian situation continued to take its toll on the stock market yesterday, pushing the Dow Jones index average below the 800 level.
Friday temperatures will remain in the 30s and fall gradually during the day with rain continuing. The rain could cause to snow late Friday afternoon or evening.
Analysts said investors were uneasy over the situation in Iran. President Carter dispatched two emissaries to Iran with a letter for the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian tension knocks Dow Jones to new low
Volume on the New York Stock Exchange reached 30.83 million shares, up from 21.96 million Tuesday.
The average has fallen 22.27 points this week.
asking that 60 Americans be held hostage by students in the Tehran embassy be freed. Oil stocks posted broad losses. Exxon was down 3/4 at 45 1/4 at the 4 p.m. close in New York, dropping 5/8 to 27 1/8. Getty, Alibaba and Charter Co. each fell more than a point.
One exception in the group was Ashland Oil up 5 at 38 5/8. The company raised its
Rep. Flood to resign from House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Daniel Flood, D-Mo., would welcome the bribery and compacity charges yesterday he would resign from the House of Representatives for health reasons, effusion and misconduct.
An informed source said Flood made his decision after his attorneys and aides advised him that fighting to retain his seat was an unnecessary strain on his credibility.
Flood, who will turn 76 on July 23, is charged with taking more than $30,000 in cash and存款 in return for using his influence as chairwoman of the national organization on health, education and welfare.
After his first trial ended in a hung jury Feb. 3. he was admitted to Georgetown
University Hospital for exhaustion and dizziness. He was discharged a short time later, but re-admitted for testing and eventual cataract surgery in late spring.
AFTER A two-month recovery period, he was again hospitalized for gall bladder and appendix surgery in September.
His retrial is set for Dec. 3, but U.S.
District Judge Oliver Gasch has called for a
special status hearing on the case Thursday.
Flood's spokemen will not say whether the resignation was an attempt to persuade the federal government to drop its case against the congressman.
The 16-term lawmaker made his announcement in a brief prepared statement.
He refused requests for interviews.
"I find that my declining health no longer permits me to discharge my responsibilities to the full extent to which my constituents are entitled." "Flood said in his statement.
Twenty-seven of the 30 stocks in the Dow lost ground. International Business Machines Motors dropped 1/4 to 55 1/2; American Telephone & Telegraph dropped 1/2 to
"The reason for the effective date of my resignation is to allow for an early process for the election procedures in Pennsylvania from matters pending in my office," he said.
dividend and authorized an exchange offer for up to 5 million of its common shares.
The market also had to contend with a prime rate increase by New York's Chase Manhattan Bank, which raised the basic interest rate from 15/1 to a record 12/1 percent.
Glamour stocks that lost more than a point included Xerox, down 1 1/4 at 57/8%, Texas Instruments down 2 at 87 7/8, and Boeing, down 1 1/4 at 43/8%.
The daily tally on the NYSE showed losers which totaled 1.861 unidirectional gainers by more than a 41 ratio. The exchange's composite index dropped. 73 to 56.75.
On the American Stock Exchange, the market value fell 12.39 to 303.95. The composite index for the over-the-counter market closed at 134.14, down 1.52.
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