Cold wave stalls fuel relief in Minnesota
Minnesota energy officials reported no major changes in the fuel situation as a new cold spell hit the state. Gas suppliers asked interruptible customers to switch to fuel oil. many districts moved to four day weeks while fuel supplies stay tight and thermostats are lowered.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Energy
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Minnesota Gas Co
Northern States Power Co
Ron Visness
State Energy Agency
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Wisness
The
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John Milhone
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Ohio
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Fort Wayne
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National Weather Service
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Congress rushes natural gas bill to aid cold regions
President Carter seeks emergency legislation to divert gas to cold states and permit emergency sales at unregulated prices by intrastate pipelines. bill aimed for early House passage though officials caution it will not end shortages or fix weather or unemployment. Carter urges thermostat cuts to 65 by day and lower at night.
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Minnegasco
Upper Midwest
Federal Energy Agency
Federal Energy Administration
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
National Weather Service
Minnesota Patrol
Washington
Carter
Capitol Hill
Congress
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountains
Winter delivers new arctic blast to vast regions
The Winter of 77 brings a severe cold front to the East Midwest and parts of the South. The Associated Press reports extremely low temperatures and heightened energy demands as residents brace for the chill.
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Associated Press
East
Midwest
South
Board okays pact with secretaries
The Austin School Board approved a new contract with the district secretaries union after six months of negotiations and a ten day strike. The deal includes a 26 cent per hour raise in year one and 20 cents in year two, with changes to the grievance procedure and a future talk on re classification.
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Austin
Richard Trumble
Commissioner of Education
Trumble
Wll
Explosions injure 17 at Exxon San Francisco tanker Baytown
A string of blasts aboard the 800 foot Exxon San Francisco while loading gasoline at the Baytown refinery left at least 17 hurt and four missing. The tug Nathan B sank after tipping over, and a Liberian tanker CVS Brilliance had one missing crewman.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Houston Ship Channel
Coast Guard
Exxon
Exxon San Francisco As It Was Being Loaded At the Giant Exxon
CVS Brilliance
Dennis Sande
Nathan B
San Francisco
Mondale Pope discuss Carter arms proposals in Rome
Vice President Mondale met Pope Paul VI in the Vatican private library, the pope praising President Carter’s pledge to curb nuclear weapons as an immense service to the world. Mondale called the discussion reassuring and stressed freedom, justice, compassion, and peace as essential goals.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
Mondale
London
James Callaghan
Ford
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Pope Paul VI
Moyers Seen as Leading CIA Director Nominee
President Carter faces the CIA nomination question with Bill Moyers as a prime candidate. Moyers, 42, a former Lyndon Johnson aide and CBS News chief reporter, is abroad in Cuba amid reports of a possible interview with Fidel Castro.
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Bill D. Moyers
Lyndon Johnson
CIA
Carter
Moyers
CBS News
New York City
CBS Reports
Cuba
Carte
CBS
Fidel) Castro
Theodore C. Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Authorities crack down in Madrid amid crisis toll
Spain bans public demonstrations and suspends civil rights as police round up foreign extremists in a Franco antiterrorism move. Premier Suarez invokes emergency law to extend detention and enable warrantless searches after seven killed in Madrid this week and large-scale strikes.
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Madrid
Spain
Franasco Franco
Adolfo Suarez
Ant
Southland School Board cuts budgets and jobs in 1977 plan
Southland School Board reduced the 1977-78 district budget by 120000, eliminating five teaching positions and the assistant high school principal post. The plan prioritizes cuts in transportation food service and instruction, with staff reductions due to shrinking enrollment and program reductions including two elementary roles and ART positions. The board also adds a SLEP teacher and a Title I teacher and discusses Rose Creek space issues with the SEA.
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Rose Creek
Southland
Dennis Peterson
Lyle
The
SEA
Southland Education Assn
Elemntary
Elkton Middle School
Richard Hanson
Hanson
Man sells auto via Herald want ad
A 1971 Vega Hatchback with 4 speed, new tires and AMFM radio was sold after an advertising in the Herald want ad section. The car ran in the automotive classification for three days and was scheduled to run six days in the paper.
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Herald
Laetrile import plea denied by U S District Judge
In St Paul Minnesota 71 year old Steve Gadler a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency board member had his request to import Laetrile into the United States denied by U S District Judge Donald Alsop. The ruling blocks legal entry of the drug.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United States
U.S
Donald Alsop
Steve Gadler
St. Paul
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Citizens’ Board
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