Winter grips Midwest and Northeast amid record storm
A severe winter storm batters the Northeast and Midwest with Buffalo declaring a city emergency after 12 deaths. Across the nation about 75 fatalities are blamed on the weather, with a gas shortage forcing school and business closures and 1.5 million workers idled. Congress nears relief legislation, and President Carter’s emergency gas bill clears the Senate 91 to 2. Buffalo officials warn of more snow and 40 mph winds, while travel bans limit medical and fuel transport. Governor Bowen seeks disaster aid as Ohio Indiana face layoffs and firm curtailments.
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Makowski
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John F. Coppes
Northern Indiana Public Service Co
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Bowen
Unemployment Claims Office
Columbus
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Schultze
Mondale ends Asian Pacific tour with pledge to stay power
Vice President Walter Mondale wrapped a 10 day 22000 mile fact finding trip through Western Europe and Japan stressing the United States will remain an Asian Pacific power and will not turn away from Asia He noted the alliance with Japan remains central and a measured troop withdrawal in Korea will occur only after consultation with Japan and South Korea Mondale spoke after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda and said the next major summit of non Communist industrial nations will involve political topics as well
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Bodies recovered in Breckenridge fire
Breckenridge Minnesota authorities confirm four of five bodies recovered from the Stratford Hotel ruins with LeRoy Muth of Rothsay identified by jacket and a pocket checkbook. Sixteen expected fatalities noted as search teams thaw frozen rubble amid a three story hotel fire that began Friday at about 5 a.m. The cause remains undetermined.
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LeRoy Muth
Rothsay
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Wilkin County
Bill Brooks
Milepost 7 ruling cheers Silver Bay residents
Silver Bay mayor Melvin Koepke says the town is jubilant after a three judge panel ruled Reserve Mining Co must be granted permits for the Milepost 7 tailings dump site. Judges said Milepost 7 poses no greater health risk than Milepost 20 and called Milepost 20 an unacceptable, unavailable option. They warned that a shutdown would devastate thousands of families. The decision may be appealed by Minnesota and environmental intervenors.
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Reserve Mining Co
Melvin Koepke
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Milepost
Reserve
Miles Lord
U.S. District Court
Lord
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State Natural Resources Commissioner
Wayne Olson
North Shore
Lake Superior
Silver Bay-Babbitt
Carter envoy Young to Africa for talks with black leaders
United Nations AP reports Andrew Young, President Carter's ambassador to the UN, travels for 10 days to Tanzania and Nigeria to sound out major black country and liberation movement leaders on the future of U.S. African relations during national celebrations and festivals.
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Andrew Young
Africa
Young
Tanzania
Nigeria
Cold Wave Could Boost Heating Bills and Tax Rebate Talk
White House adviser estimates the cold wave could add up to 5 billion dollars to heating bills. He suggests the Carter proposal of a 50 per person tax rebate might need expansion as the weather impacts households financially.
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White House
Charles L. Schultze
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Senate backs emergency natural gas bill to curb shortages
The Senate approved the emergency measure 91 to 2, sending it to the House where leaders aimed for a quick vote and President Carter to sign. The bill would grant the president authority to ration scarce natural gas supplies during shortages.
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Reagan forms Citizens for the Republic with up to $1 million
Ronald Reagan launches Citizens for the Republic in Santa Monica with campaign funds from his failed presidential bid. The group aims to promote conservative GOP candidates and ideas through literature and possible broadcasts.
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Ronald Reagan
Citizens For the Republic
Santa Monica
Calif
Reagan
Gaps in Social Security computer system fixed says agency
AP reports that experts found and patched gaps in the Social Security Administration computer system in Baltimore after revealing that private carriers could have accessed confidential data. The weaknesses included beneficiary income, marital status, and Medicare information, but were corrected by October.
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Privacy Protection Commission
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