Columbus students in weather shut schools adapt learning
In Columbus 96,000 students are kept from classrooms as 150 buildings close for gas shortages and cold. Pupils attend class in buses, taverns, theaters, malls, and even a National Guard range while the Dispatch runs a Classroom Extra with reading and math lessons.
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Columbus, Ohio
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Unmarried Couples Grow as Cohabitation Trend Rise
United States Census Bureau data show a surge in cohabitation during the 1970s. In March 1976 about 1,320,000 unmarried Americans lived with an opposite sex partner, up from 654,000 in 1970, with many never married.
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Census Bureau
United States
Electric bills rise nationwide in 1976 77 study
A UPI report shows residential electric rates climbed in most areas last year with Indianapolis hit hardest. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners found a 37.3 percent jump for a typical Indianapolis home from 18.39 to 24.25 monthly, the largest city increase among 190 surveyed. Regional gains were steep in the East North Central area, while Baltimore and Boston saw slight declines.
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New York Drug Control Urged as Federal Disaster Area
Rep. Charles Rangel and colleagues urged declaring New York City a federal disaster area due to widespread dope peddling and a backlog of drug arrests. The House Narcotics committee report cited underfunding and staff shortfalls in prosecutions, calling the situation a reign of terror on the streets.
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UPI
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D-N.y
New York City
Justice Department
New York
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