Carter Faces Broad Farm Agenda for Early Administration
Carter's transition team is told to prepare urgently on farm policy trade talks and disease control. Key issues include protecting sugar growers by altering import quotas, possible WTO linked negotiations, and a March decision on commodity trade agreements with developing nations. Also at stake are Crop Insurance Corp. funding, price supports, cotton checkoffs, school lunches, and Dutch elm disease control studies.
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Holiday Fires Claim 81 Lives
Fire killed 27 in Chicago across Christmas Eve to New Year period and 81 nationwide over a four day weekend. Arson suspected in the Pilsen blaze where two gasoline cans were found. Shamokin Inn fire trapped owner John Lukens. eight died. Dyson Louisiana fire killed four of a 10 member family. hydrant shortage hindered rescue.
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Raquel Guerrero
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Walnut Towers Motor Inn
David Reed
Louisiana
Richard Credeur
Wilson Trahan
Dyson Volunteer Fire Department
Two Men Charged in Bronx Club Arson Murder Case
New York police charged Jose Antonio Cordero and Hector Lopez with arson and murder for the October Bronx social club fire that killed 25 partygoers. The DA said the revenge blaze followed a dispute with a girlfriend among the victims, with investigators noting a liquid containing gasoline used on the stairwell.
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Hector Lopez
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Disturbances Continue in Red China Across Provinces
Wire reports say Chinese authorities crushed large scale unrest blamed on the Gang of Four led by Madame Mao Chiang Ching with casualties in Chekiang Province and ongoing problems in Pao Ting. The New Year editorial urged stability and growth, praising Maoist goals and criticizing radical leadership.
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Puerto Rico Governor Calls Statehood Plebiscite Demand
Carlos Romero Barcelo, sworn in as Puerto Rico governor, says the statehood question must be decided by a plebiscite. He pledges an all out war on poverty and notes unemployment at 20 percent while courting autonomy and economic reform.
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Jazz pianist Erroll Garner Dies at 53
Los Angeles, UPI Erroll Garner a renowned jazz pianist and composer died of a heart attack Sunday en route to a hospital after treatment for emphysema He was 53 with a career spanning more than four decades Garner famed for Misty and for composing music for films.
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95th Congress Opens With Carter As New Era Dawns
The 95th Congress convenes Tuesday with Carter ready to push economic stimulus despite a weak economy. House and Senate leaders will be chosen, and ONeill named speaker in a party line vote. Carter plans early meetings to outline his economic plans.
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