Tragedy darkens early 1976 across world and U S
The year began with celebrations and football as the United States hosted parades and the Tournament of Roses while disasters struck worldwide. Fires, a deadly cafe blaze in Belgium, a jetliner crash, a tombstone mishap, and violent incidents in Portugal and Northern Ireland marked the opening days.
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San Baso
Five Die In Two Connecticut New Year Fires
On New Year’s day five people perished in two Connecticut fires. In Waterbury eight month old Daniel Smith died in a second floor bedroom where a babysitter found the blaze at about 9:45 p.m. His two-year old brother Brian was rescued. In Norwalk the Paulovic family Tanya Tammy Sharon and William Paulovic died in a two story home on June Avenue after a fire began near a television set around 12:50 a.m. and the house filled with smoke. Autopsies were pending and investigators considered a candle or TV wiring as possible causes.
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William Paulovic
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Tammy
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Robert Spielman
Pavlovic
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Spielman
Otherirl
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Streetcars Gain Favor In American Cities
The old streetcar now called a light rail vehicle may have a modest comeback. Philadelphia Boston San Francisco and New Orleans keep streetcars running. Boston and San Francisco ordered 275 trolley cars at 330000 dollars each.
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Boston
San Francisco
New Orleans
Marketbasket prices rise in December across 13 cities AP survey
An Associated Press marketbasket survey shows December price increases for milk butter eggs and coffee across 13 cities. The average market basket rose about 1 percent with sugar excluding rising 13 percent full-year 1975 results.
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Ford Inks PBC Funding and Vetoes NSC Legislation
President Ford signed a bill providing over 634 million dollars over five years for the Public Broadcasting Corp. He also vetoed a bill to require economic considerations in National Security Council deliberations and rejected Treasury Secretary membership on the NSC. The actions came on New Year’s Eve with 15 pending bills announced from the White House.
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National Security Council
White House
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Congress
New Energy Research and Development Administration
Alaska pipeline crime concerns push federal funding shift
Justice Department crime specialist warns Alaska pipeline attracts organized crime activity and urges at least 300000 for investigating influence in oil development. State Attorney General Avrum Gross backs federal funds amid planning and program quality worries. Ford signs measures lifting Canadian meat import limits and boosting Medicare premiums.
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Alaska
Justice Department
William W. Herrmann
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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Strongsville Mayor Performs City Service During Strike
Mayor John Pearce of Strongsville Ohio helps at the city dump and visits the service center as two dozen city workers walk off the job over union recognition. The strike continues for more than a week as Teamsters local bargaining rights remain disputed.
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Ohio
Pearce
Teamsters
UPI
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