Death of Lady Spencer Churchill in London
Lady Spencer Churchill widow of Sir Winston Churchill dies in London at age 2 after a heart attack. Grandson Winston Churchill announces the death saying she was lunching with her secretary when stricken. Born 1889 to Sir Henry Hozier, she married Winston Churchill in 1908 and faced years of ill health and seclusion after her husband’s death in 1968.
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London
Spencer Churchill
Britain
Winston Churchill
Clementine
Clemmie
Winston
King Edward VII Hospital
Lady Spencer Churchill
Sir Henry Hozier
Blanche Hozier
Sir Winston
Duke of Marlborough
Clementine Ogilvy Hozier
Dragoon Guards
Churchill
Blenheim Palace
High
Daily Sun Wins Blue Ribbon Newspaper Designation
The Arizona Daily Sun of Flagstaff was named a National Blue Ribbon Newspaper for 1978-74 by the National Newspaper Foundation in Washington, D.C. Only 311 papers earned the honor after a 25 criterion evaluation by a panel of distinguished publishers.
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Washington, D.C
Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff
National Newspaper Foundation
Peter A Dragon
The
Daily Sun
Foundation
States
Canada
Guam
Virgin Islands
Indiana Man Named New Airport Chief
Vincennes Indiana resident Petey R Saderquist aged 29 has been chosen to head Flagstaff Pulliam Field replacing the retired Francis X Shamrell. He will start January 30 as manager of the Lawrenceville Vincennes Municipal Airport in Indiana. He holds a bachelor’s in aeronautic technology from Saint Louis University and spent all his years in the U S Air Force. He is married with two children and will earn 17000 dollars annually.
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Vincennes, Ind
Francis X. Shamrell
Flagstaff
Pulliam Field
Charles K. McClain
Petey R. Saderquist
Lawrenceville-Vincennes
Indiana
Merlain
Soderquist
St. Louis University
U.S. Air Force
Hazel Robinson enters Flagstaff council race in 1978
Hazel Robinson Flagstaff Public Schools media services supervisor announced her bid for one of three city council seats in 1978. She filed petitions with the city clerk by January 6 and joins eight announced candidates, with Feb 7 primary and March 7 general elections.
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Flagstaff
Tempe
Socuptimist International of
Chamber of Commerce
The
American Assn. of University Women
Elks Ladies of Lodge No. 499
Coconina Community Council
Flagstaff City
Coconino County
Enunesl
Robinson
Imput
East Flagstaff
Bruce Bennett Green
A.d
Tony) Lee
Tom Hill
Murray Earl Thorpe
Noel Rios
Vance in Jordan to Ease Arab Tension
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance arrived in Jordan to urge King Hussein to send a Cairo talks delegation with Israel and Egypt. Dayan warned Sadat may seek a separate peace if progress stalls. Syria criticized the Cairo talks as capitulatory and declined to attend despite potential gains.
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Jordan
Amman
Cyrus R. Vance
Hussein
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Anwar Sadat
Dayan
Sadat
Mideast
Bayan
Syria
Khaddam
Geneva
Abu
House Panel Aims to Break Deadlock on Gas Legislation
Washington AP report says House conference members, led by Rep. John Dingell, plan a new proposal to resolve the stalemate on natural gas in President Carter's energy plan. Senate conferees remain split, with talks ongoing over intrastate and interstate price controls and a $1.75 ceiling. The broader energy package and related Social Security funding talks also progress slowly as tax and tuition credits debate continues.
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Senate
House
Congressional Conference
Carter
John Dingell
Dmich
Monse
Conference Committee
Carter Energy Plan
Thomas P &’Neill
House-Senate
Price Index Formula Undergoing Overhaul
Washington AP reports the Labor Department will overhaul the Consumer Price Index by expanding price collection nationwide. The effort, costing about 50 million dollars over eight years, aims to better reflect inflation's impact on all city and suburban residents by surveying 20 000 families and 18 000 diary entries.
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Washington
Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Protesting Farmers Rally Across States Demand Higher Prices
Thousands of farmers paraded in 30 states with tractors cars and go-carts as they await results from demonstrations for higher prices. In Atlanta state patrol counted about 5000 tractors while organizers claimed 17000. Topeka drew 5000 as protests spread. American Agriculture wide group with rumored million members organized the action and called for a nationwide farm strike on December 14. Secretary Bergland endorsed the strike but warned it may fail without near total participation by commercial farmers.
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Atlanta
State Patrol
Georgia
Topeka
Kan
American Agriculture
Bob Bergland
CBS
NOW Meeting Site Change
The National Organization for Women says the meeting venue moved from 1710 N. San Francisco to the Unitarian Fellowship Building at 504 N. Leroux and will start at 7 30.
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National Organization For Women
NOW
N. San Fransigco
Unitarian Fellowship
N. Leroux
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