Black owned businesses in New England double in five years
UPI reports Census Bureau data showing black owned firms in New England more than doubled since 1969 with a 111 percent income rise. Critics say closures and high failure rates offset gains, noting 46 percent in Boston research and uneven regional distribution. Rhode Island records the biggest growth at 221 percent.
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New Hampshire
Maine
Coal and steel start to roll
United Press International reports steel production recovering as coal miners resume after a six week walkout. The 60 day cooling off period edges toward a broader contract, while UMW truck drivers seek a separate pact and exemptions from royalty payments. Bethlehem Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh plan price actions amid U S Steel rollback pressure.
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White House
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UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
Stonehouse sentenced in Australia for illegal entry
British former cabinet minister John Stonehouse was jailed for a week in Melbourne for illegally entering Australia. Immigration Minister Clyde Cameron said the period would be used to consider his petition to remain, while Stonehouse asked for permission to start a new life Down Under.
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UPI
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England
Britain
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Lord “Lucky” Lucan
Demonstrators urge Thieu resignation in Saigon protest
About 200 Catholics lawyers and newsmen demonstrated in downtown Saigon today urging President Nguyen Van Thieu to resign. They also protested the trial of four newspaper publishers for allegedly slandering the government.
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UPI
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Tran van Huong
Huong
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Trustees move to dissolve Nixon's presidential library
Los Angeles Times reports Nixon has not objected as eight of 25 Richard M. Nixon Foundation trustees favor dissolving plans for a presidential library. Only five more votes needed to reach a 13 vote majority to dissolve the foundation, though Nixon has no legal control.
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Homecoming for Patrick Sherlock After Double Heart Transplant
Patrick Sherlock, 16, arrives in Warwick for a Christmas reunion after legs surgery, three months of hospital care, and two heart transplants due to cardiomyopathy. Doctors initially used a pacemaker before transplant, then replaced after signs of rejection. Family plans a quiet holiday with sterilized home to prevent infection.
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Stanford University Medical Center
Patrick
California
Sherlocks
Snowmobiles warned dangers prompt safety push
The American Academy of Pediatrics urged training courses clubs and gear for snowmobile riders amid reports of high crash and injury rates in snow belt states. The warning cites head injuries drowning frostbite and hearing loss with 28 states requiring registration but few mandating driver training for under 16 and many with no minimum age for public land use.
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UPI
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Academy
Committee On Recreation and Sports
Traffic crackdown zones in New Hampshire and Maryland
State police in New Hampshire and Maryland will designate strict enforcement areas to curb accidents. They requested AAA to publicize these zones, with New Hampshire as an entire state and a section of Interstate 495 in Maryland named as strict enforcement areas.
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UPI
New Hampshire
Maryland
American Automobile Association
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Queen Urges Tolerance In Christmas Message
Queen Elizabeth calls for tolerance over revenge in her annual Christmas address from Windsor Castle. She notes differing views exist but stresses shared values in stressful times and urges compassion.
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London
UPI
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Watergate Jury Deliberates After Sequestered Christmas
Sequestered Watergate jurors, 14 women and three men, resume deliberations after Christmas visits. Final arguments begin with Ehrlichman’s attorney and continue with Green and Stein for other defendants. Neal then makes final remarks before Judge Sirica instructs the jury.
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Watergate
James F. Neal
John J. Sirica
White House
Soviets Launch Orbit Testing Space Station Salyut 4
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space station to test orbital flight design and systems. Tass reported Salyut 4 orbited every 89.1 minutes, with a height range of 131 to 162 miles, conducting 400 experiments and 8,000+ control commands. Monitoring stations in the USSR and aboard the ship tracked the mission, named Akademician Sergei Korolev.
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Salyut 4
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