Animals Foretell a Bleak Winter Ahead Says Folklore
Bears fattening and hoarding nuts signal a hard winter. Squirrels hoard acorns and chatter warnings. Woolly bear caterpillars wear dark coats, hinting at severe cold. Katydids sing of an Oct frosts, while skunk cabbage growth and dog grooming tips bolster the forecast. Local observers from Wisconsin to Missouri weigh in with dire signs.
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John Lesar
United Press International
Kady Riersen
Rhinelander
Wis
Corrine Smith
Galena
Ill
Jack Wingate
Bainbridge, Ga
Wingate
Alva Watson
Illinois
Missouri
Georgia
Indiana
T.J. Webb
Ellijay
Bill Sherrod
Elk River
Colo
Sherrod
Carter seeks new budget director to replace Lance
Washington reports President Carter confronts the Lance affair aftermath and begins selecting a new budget director. He praises Lance as competent and close, pledging an orderly transition while considering insiders like James McIntyre or an outsider with strong business ties. Charles Percy and other Republicans react, offering sympathy but urging the country’s best interests.
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Carter
Lance
Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
President Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Georgia
Budget Office
OMB
James McIintyre
Bowman Catter
Harrison Welford
McIntyre
Sert
Charles Percy
Illinois
Haiti grants amnesty to 104 prisoners amid security concerns
National section reports that Haiti has granted amnesty to 104 prisoners. The move aims to ease overcrowding and reduce tensions as authorities promise reforms. Details outline eligibility, oversight, and potential impacts on internal security and governance.
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Haiti
Lance Faces Multiple Federal Charges In Georgia Bank Scandal
Washington report lists major accusations against Bert Lance including overdrawn funds exceeding 200000 for his 1974 Georgia gubernatorial bid, personal use of NBG aircraft, and misuse of family accounts. It alleges he leveraged National Bank of Georgia position to secure interest free accounts and millions in loans, plus pressuring regional bank officials to hide overdrafts from FBI agents to aid nomination.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Clegally
Georgia
Calhoun Ga
First National Bank
National Bank of Georgia
Carter
Calhoun
FBI
Sleeman Pushes Return Of MAU Seventh Graders
Supervisor Sleeman backs returning 7th graders to home districts as part of a plan to ease Mt. Anthony Union High School overcrowding. The proposal, to start next fall, would move 336 seventh graders to district schools and shift 376 ninth graders to the junior high, raising junior high enrollment by 40 and lowering high school load by 376, with total high school enrollment projected at 1,200. He warns true relief requires a new vocational building, notes the 12 year old Booze Allen Hamilton study, and cites legal and budget considerations including district by district moving costs totaling about 283657 dollars excluding transportation.
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Lee Harrison
George A. Sleeman
Mt. Anthony
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Sleeman
Mt. Anthony High School
Booze Allen Hamilton
Mau
Bennington
John Williams II
State Education Department
Williams
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Moretown priest forms new parish over women priests
In Vermont, Rev. Fred Preuss of Moretown forms a new central Vermont parish after opposing women ordination. He aims to conduct services within two weeks, predicts his deposition by Episcopal authorities, and joins a broader national revolt seeking to preserve Catholic order. He cites Minneapolis ordination policy as trigger and plans further steps with a steering committee to form a new diocese.
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Preuss
Minneapolis
UPI
America
Apostolic Ministry
Robert Kerr
Vermont
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St. Louis
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Bennington County
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Panama
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Peete
Ali
Moretown
Louis C. Savelas
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