City Council rejects 2500 liquor fee increase
Austin city council votes 5 to 2 against raising the on sale liquor license fee from 1475 to 2500 per year. McCloud of Smith's Royal Bar voices hardship and argues for a smaller rise. A 2100 plan is later rejected 5-2 and the issue is sent to the Ordinance Committee for January 16.
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Austin City
First Ward
Ken Fossey
Gary Nemitz
Samuel McCloud
Smith’s Royal Bar
McCloud
Austin
Darrell Stacy
Minnesota
Mankato
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Hormel - Union
Ped
Second Ward
Howard Jenkin
Jenkin
Dahlbach
Weather fronts slam nation with snow and cold
A wide swath of the United States faced rain snow sleet and freezing temperatures ending a mild spell. Wisconsin issued heavy snow warnings while travel advisories stretched from Nebraska and North Dakota to Indiana. Northern Midwest expected 2 to 4 inches of snow with gusty winds and drifting as temperatures drop below zero in the northern Plains by Wednesday. Pacific Gas & Electric shut gas for 117 commercial users in the Far West.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Nebraska
North Dakota
Indiana
Midwest
Far West
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Feeder Pigs Sold Fast Through Herald Want Ad
A farmer sold feeder pigs by placing a low-cost Herald want-ad in the livestock for sale section. The ad, for about 50 pound pigs, ran under the farmer's market for two days and was scheduled to run six days. For quick action, call 433-8851 to place your ad.
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Herald
UN Ends Session of Cooperation in 1977 Assembly
The General Assembly wraps its three month 1977 session amid renewed cooperation and minimal confrontations. Delegates praised orderly proceedings though some lament repetitive speeches and unchanged stances. Consensus backed over two thirds of 200 resolutions, while external events in Middle East and Southern Africa shaped diplomacy. The Security Council previously backed a unanimous embargo on arms sales to South Africa.
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United Nations
General Assembly
Yury E. Fokine
Andre Ernemann
European Common Market Group
Radha Krishna Ramphal
Mauritius
Assembly
Ivor Richard
Middle East
Southern Africa
World Organization
Security Council
South Africa
Egyptian Leader Prepares Christmas Meeting With Begin
President Anwar Sadat supervises talks along the Suez Canal at Ismailia ahead of a Christmas Day meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin. If they narrow gaps, talks may move to foreign ministers level and invite Syria Jordan Lebanon PLO and the Soviet Union. A fleet of 15 buses ferries reporters to Ismailia for Cairo conference coverage. Begin’s wife accompanies him. Sadat's wife likely attends.
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Nicolas Tatro
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
Suez Canal
Sadat
Ismailia
Middle East
Begin
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Soviet Union
Israel
OPEC meets amid split as price talks resume in Caracas
OPEC opens a two day pricing meeting with members divided over whether to raise the base price from 12 70 per barrel as Hugo Chavez era? no. The group is expected to vote on a possible hike while mediating efforts involve Venezuela President Perez and ministers meeting at Caraballeda to reconcile hawks seeking up to 23 percent with conservatives favoring a freeze.
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Abdul Aziz Khalifa Althani
Qatar
Valentin Hernandez Acosta
Althani
Solider
Caracas
Lew Wheaton
Associated Press
Venezuela
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Energy and Mines
Carlos Andres Perez
Caraballeda
Hernandez
London
United States
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Iran
Washington
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Iraq
Libya
Algeria
Soviet Union
Perez
Doha
Wintertime killer strikes as pattern worries Oakland detectives
In Birmingham Michigan 35 Oakland County homicide task force detectives fear a wintertime killer after 11 year old Timothy King was found murdered nine months ago. A new composite is issued after a Detroit suburb woman provided a description last March but remained anonymous.
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Birmingham
Mich
Oakland County Homicide Task Force
Timothy King
Joe Krease
Iran quake kills over 300 in southern region
An earthquake 430 miles south of Tehran struck before dawn killing 300 and injuring at least 500, Red Cross said. Casualties expected to rise as villagers were in bed and rescue efforts continue. Temperatures in the area were below freezing.
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Iran
Tehran
Red Cross
Dawson Five Freed as Prosecutor Drops Charges
Atlanta AP report says district attorney John Irwin dropped murder and robbery charges against the Dawson Five, five young black men, after admitting insufficient evidence to convict a white ranch foreman’s killers. Nurses expect a hopeful Christmas in Detroit as a federal judge overturns poisoning convictions and accuses prosecutors of misconduct.
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Atlanta
South Georgia
John Irwin
Detroit
Farmers organize pickup caravan in western Minnesota
Farmers staging a pickup caravan in western Minnesota push to elevate crop and livestock prices. In a parallel move cattlemen prepare to flood South St. Paul yards with cattle next week and demand parity prices before any sales authorization.
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Montevideo
German Terrorists Nabbed After Shootout at French Border
A German couple believed on West Germany's terrorist suspect list were captured at the French border following a gunfight with Swiss authorities. Two Swiss customs officers were wounded in the exchange, a Justice Ministry spokesman said.
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Delemont
Switzerland
West Germany
Justice Ministry
Tax Rise Trimmed Through Social Security Law Signed
President Carter signed a law sharply boosting Social Security taxes for 107 million workers to fund the pension system into the 21st century. The measure raises payroll taxes from 1979 to 1987, increases the earnings cap, and adjusts benefits rules while adding unrelated welfare financing.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Carter
White House
Congress
Larson draws 3rd life count
Donald Floyd Larson already serving two life terms for murder in Stillwater state prison received another life sentence for his role in the 1972 Virginia Piper kidnapping. Larson and Kenneth Callahan abducted Mrs. Piper from Orono July 27, 1972 and freed her near Duluth after a $1 million ransom. The judge ordered the sentence consecutive to existing terms, held in abeyance until Larson serves at least 17 years.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Donald Floyd Larson
Stillwater
Virginia Piper
Larson
Kenneth Callahan
Devitt
Carter to decide year tax cuts with unknown costs
President Carter plans to propose tax reductions totaling 20 to 30 billion dollars for individuals and businesses next year. The exact cost to consumers hinges on the energy bill and which excise taxes will be cut, with alcohol and tobacco taxes likely spared. Decision expected by Wednesday, with implementation possible July 1 or October 1 and possible budget revisions for fiscal 1978.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
War-bred toys spark protests in West Germany
West German officials and community leaders demand a ban on sale of war toys including Stuka models sold by American Japanese and British makers. Mattel subsidiary Monogram defends accuracy, arguing decals can be omitted. court ruling allows swastikas on German warplane markings.
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Nick Staudinger
Associated Press
Cologne
West Germany
German Toy Manufacturers’ Federation
Peter Josef Weiss
Rhineland
Germany
Monogram
Mattel
Weiss
Hitler
Maj
Ulrich Rudel
Rotterdam
Warsaw
Josef Schiessel
Frankfurt
U.S
Britain
Japan
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