Unprecedented North Atlantic Sea Level Rise Reported
NOAA scientist Steaey D Hicks reports sea level along the Maine to Virginia coast rising at an unprecedented rate since 1963. The Atlantic has risen about four to 11.5 inches in the last eight decades, with notable regional variations including a sharp drop near Juneau and rises elsewhere on the Pacific coast.
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POW Letters Prompt New Charges Over Vietnam Mail
Washington based dispute rises as 1 001 Christmas letters from American POWs in Vietnam spark claims of mail withholding. Pentagon notes distress over delayed or misrouted mail, while the families liaison group cites factors like floods and bombing. Letter from Marine Cpl. Riata raises scope of possible casualty mislisting. Yearly totals show rising mail volume until 1968 1969 and 1970 with 499 letters by December 15 this year.
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Christmas Prisons and Peace on Earth War Zone
Seventy-five prisoners freed for Christmas while 128 teachers remain jailed for holiday time in New Jersey. Bob Hope entertains troops in Vietnam as antiwar demonstrators vow to burn Christmas trees in protest. A Cleveland father is fatally stabbed at a Santa line as a city council resists a charity party fund. Veterans groups denounce US policy amid demonstrations and a New Jersey governor signs a wrongful conviction compensation bill. Two families sue over Lake Huron tunnel explosion seeking Coast Guard investigation.
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Better Business Bureau Acknowledges Shortcomings
Washington reports the Better Business Bureau defends its record amid a 68 page US House report by Rep. Rosenthal accusing BBBs of serving business biases over consumers. The BBB says it recognizes weaknesses and is taking steps to fix them while noting its strengths.
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Gilligan endorses Muskie for president in Ohio
Gov. John Gilligan endorsed Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine for president, signaling a break from a potential favorite son stance in Ohio. He urged openness in the state's 153 delegate vote process while McGovern urged others to run. AFL-CIO head Frank King called the move potentially harmful to party unity.
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South Dakota
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Minnesota
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Jobless actor breaks flagpole sitting record in Peabody
Kenneth Gidge, 25, unemployed actor, ends 248 days aloft on a fiberglass flagpole near Peabody, claiming a new world record. He received $200 weekly from a local car dealership, plans TV work in New York, and vows to change his ways after descending to ground.
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UPI
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Gidge
Boston
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Nixon
Indianapolis
New York
Vermont pay committee recommends 5 percent merit raise
A special gubernatorial pay committee in Montpelier urged a 5 percent average merit pay hike for Vermont state workers effective January 1. The plan, costing about 500000, requires 1972 General Assembly approval and has the support of Personnel Director John Simonds and Garnet Harvey of the Vermont State Emploes Association. One member urged the raise to keep pace with business pay scales. The rise would be funded from a projected 1.5 million year-end surplus.
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IBM
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Montpelier
UPI
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Ill nuns prompt Albany A2 flu cases report
In Albany state and county health reports two Asian flu A2 cases were found among ill nuns at Cathedral Academy. Throat swabs from 11 teachers tested positive, with samples taken Dec 15 after seven teachers were absent and the school closed. This marks the first state evidence of the illness.
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Drury High students reject Georgia visit over prejudice
A bylined Drury Newspapers report charges North Adams High students rejected an integrated Georgia trip due to local prejudice against blacks. Ronald Lanoue cites interviews showing blame placed on the administration and community, not themselves.
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