Worst recession since war reported in US economy
Washington reports the United States is in the midst of the worst recession since World War II era, with Commerce Department data showing a 9.1 percent annual drop in real GNP October to December and four straight quarterly declines. Economists warn the bottom is not in sight.
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UPI
United States
A Commerce Department
GNP
James
Pate
James L. Pate
Commerce Department
Weather and notable items from the day
Fair weather with high clouds and dense fog upcoming tomorrow. Lows 38 to 42 and highs in the 60s. Fremont reported 54/45 yesterday. A union official warns 200000 mail carriers may strike over new route realignments despite illegality. Helms defends CIA records without apology. Ford to push gasoline price rise about 5.9 cents by April 1. Knitters aim for a 42 hour world record led by Stan Seymour and Jerry.
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Fremont
Brezhnev Misses Whitlam Meeting Deepens Mystery
The world watches as Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev again fails to meet Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, heightening mystery surrounding high level talks and diplomatic alignments.
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Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
E. Gough Whitlam
Alameda firing appeal to be heard by hearing officer
Fremont Harold Alameda's appeal of his December 4 dismissal by the Board of Education will be heard by a hearing officer as decided by the Fremont United School District personnel commission. No date was set. The attorney for Alameda said amended answers to nine charges will be filed, invoking contracts of estoppel and Saches to raise legal questions, while a county counsel ruling on commission attendance at the hearing was sought.
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Fremont
Harold Alameda
Board of Education
Ate
Fremont United School District Personnel Commission
Alameda
Arthur Pretzer
Pretzer
Tong Ag
Tom Maloney
Donald Glankler
Francis Winkel
Maloney
Glankler
Commission
Tita
Ill
Ed Martinelli Drives Smooth Start For Fremont YMCA
Ed Martinelli of San Leandro smooths the way for Fremont’s new YMCA building on Blacow Road across from Irvington High School. Construction nears completion on the $520000 facility begun June 1. Executive director George McKinnon says only a stone wall, speaker system, and landscaping remain with a targeted February 3 opening, weather permitting.
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Ed Martinelli
San Leandro
YMCA
Blacow Road
Irvington High School
Fremont
George
McKinnon
Ford offers sweeter rebates to boost car sales
Detroit United Press International reports Henry Ford II announced Ford Motor Co will launch an immediate cash rebate plan ranging from 200 to 500 dollars per car across five small car lines and one light truck model to compete with Chrysler’s Car Clearance Carnival. The program runs through February as Ford seeks to lift sagging early year demand.
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UPI
Henry Ford iI
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Ford Says Tax Rebate May Be Enacted By April
White House briefed by Democratic leaders that an income tax rebate of 12 percent of 1974 taxes could be enacted by April 1 though not in Ford’s exact plan. Byrd and others favor targeting the cut to low and middle income families and worry less about energy measures.
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UPL
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Congress
Byrd
Nelsen
Ile
Nessen
Nessch
House
Nader cites deadly risks from acne and cold drugs
Ralph Nader and the Health Research Group urged FDA limits on elindamycin and lincomycin distribution, noting 15 deaths and hundreds of thousands of colitis cases linked to their use. Upjohn defended safety but acknowledged possible side effects. FDA and Senate hearings loom.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
Sidney Wolfe
Nader
Upjohn Co
Wolfe
FDA
Senate
Bracewell casts doubt on extraterrestrial life existence
Stanford professor Ronald N. Bracewell says there may be no other intelligent beings in space, suggesting humanity could take 200 000 to 300 000 years to explore and develop the solar system. He notes unresolved signals and questions why ETs have not revealed themselves.
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Ronald N. Bracewell
Stanford University
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Bracewell
Solar System
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Mars
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