Presidential Polls Spark Candidates Into Action
Washington AP reports that early 1976 polls push candidates to organize. Ford sits with aides amid GOP confidence vs rank and file doubt while Reagan gains among party leaders. Gallup shows noncandidate Humphrey leading Democrats, with Wallace and Jackson also polling, reshaping early race dynamics.
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Washington
Ford
GOP
Hubert H. “Yeyee
Howard H
Callaway
US. News & World Report
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Texas
John Connally
Gallup
Humphrey
D-Minn
Southie High Enters First Full Week Under Receivership
Boston AP reports South Boston High School begins a full week under federal receivership as public schools reopen after court orders and conflict. U.S. District Court Judge W Arthur Garrity Jr appointed a receiver last week and ordered the school's administration replaced. He is set to hold another court session this afternoon as protests resume following the order.
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Boston
South Boston High School
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Garrity
Bush Disclaims Plans for Higher Office in CIA Hearing
President Ford appointee George Bush, nominated to head the CIA, is described as willing to disavow ambitions for higher office, including the presidency or vice presidency, while remaining opposed to political activity during his CIA tenure. Senate testimony on his confirmation begins before the Armed Services Committee with Frank Church opposing the nomination. Bush has previously held roles as U S representative to NATO and the United Nations and served in Congress from Texas.
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Washington
George Bush
Ford
William E. Colby
CIA
John Tower
Rex. Tower
Senate Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
Bush
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tower
Armed Services Panel
GOP
U.S
China
Lee
Church
Colby
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
James R. Schlesinger
Britain
Elliot Richardson
Commerce
Rogers C. B. Morton
Rumsfeld
Richardson
Senate
Republican National Committee
Nixon
NATO
United Nations
Congress
Texas
Sen
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Show Me Attitude Describes Pessimistic Consumers
A New York AP dispatch reports consumers are skeptical about rapid economic recovery, defying forecasters. First National City Bank finds 70.3 percent expect three or more years to see improvement, while Michigan data show only 11 percent foresee good times in five years.
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New York
First National City Bank
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
Fabian Linden
the Conference Board
Gas Explosion Claims 4 Lives at Hooker Plant
An explosion in a Niagara Falls Hooker Chemical Co. rail car at a chemical plant released chlorine gas, killing four Hooker employees and injuring about 38 others. Authorities initially feared a second blast. winds dispersed fumes with no evacuation required.
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Emel Chester
Hooker Chemical
Niagara Falls
N.Y
UPI
Hooker Chemical Co
Niagara River
Hooker Company
Niagara
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
Clyde J. McBride
Raymond E. Zaso
James D. Colquhoun
Lester Docks
Hooker
Oscar H. Bell
New Hampshire Faces Fastest Growth in New England
New Hampshire is projected to outpace neighbors in population and retail sales over the next five years, with a 10.7 percent population rise from 815,900 in 1974 to 902,900 in 1980 and an 83 percent jump in retail sales to 4.5 billion. Effective buying income per household is also set to surge, reaching 20,559 in 1980, the highest in New England aside from Connecticut.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
New England
Sachusetts
Vermont
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
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George McGovern
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Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
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Southie
Kemier
Insurance Companies
Fortier
Wilfrid Fortier
Ber
Sindlinger & Co
Superior Court Clerk’s Office
Joan Little
Durham County
N.C
Raleigh
Miss Little
Durham
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Weeklie Burger
Merry Christmas
Gil
Jack & Larry’s Jewelry
Main St
Biddeford, Maine
Usmale
Audis
Loicer
Roffler
P.N
Birch ST
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