Descendants of Mayflower Pilgrims Gather for Plymouth Thanksgiving
In Plymouth Massachusetts the Brewster family and relatives from the Alden line share a traditional Thanksgiving meal amid town history fading into industrial memory. Ellis Brewster, ninth generation, says lineage is incidental while honoring Pilgrim heritage through monuments and community ties.
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Plymouth
Mass
William Brewster
John Alden
New World
Ellis Brewster
Boston
Pilgrim’s Progress
Pilgrim Foundation
Plymouth Rock
Brewsters
Brewster
Conene 4
Unitarian First
Nixon considers Sunday sales ban amid fuel shortages
Interior Secretary Morton warned of shortages in power plant fuel by December and home heating oil by January with potential brownouts or rolling blackouts. Officials outlined 10 to 20 percent electricity cuts and a 13 to 29 percent residual oil shortfall, while Ash ruled out a Sunday driving ban and the administration prepared 15 percent heating oil allocations.
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Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Eric Zausner
Energy
Zausner
Nixon
Roy L. Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Ash
Republican National Committee
Eli Reich
Tape gap on Watergate 18 minutes raised in court
In court on Wednesday the White House said an 18 minute section of a Watergate tape is drowned by an unexplained noise. The noise obscures Nixon and Haldeman on June 20, 1972. Judge Sirica scheduled a Monday hearing to seize subpoenaed material and guard it.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
J. Fred Buzhardt
Richard Ben-Veniste
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Haldeman
Rose Mary Woods
Watergate
Archibald Cox
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Gov Meskill orders five percent daily voltage cutback
New England electric companies will reduce voltage by five percent from 4 pm to 8 pm daily to save fuel. The move, starting Monday, should minimally affect consumers, mainly possibly lowering television reception quality.
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New Haven
Conn
New England
Thomas J. Meskill
New England Power Exchange
New Governors Conference
Meskill
Cold weather and work: a tempered health rumor
Some medical authorities argue cooler homes may lower cold incidence. The piece playfully questions the practical effect by asking how avoiding the cold could help obtain an extra day off from work.
Saturday Yale Parade Will Be City's Largest
The Bluefield Christmas parade, sponsored by the Bluefield High School Junior Civitan Club, will run Saturday at 10 30 a m from North Street to Princeton Avenue forming in four divisions A through D with bands, floats, dignitaries and Santa Claus. Local figures include Rep Ken Hechler and various civic groups as part of a large downtown procession.
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Bluefield
North Street
Bluefield High School Junior Civitan Club
Bland Street
Federal Street
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield Supply Company
John Manarewth
Scoop
Snoop
Mercer County
Memorial Baptist Church
Miss Princeton
Princeton High School
Junior Civitan
Becky Mathews
Nitro
Pam Gaither
VFW
General Telephone Co
Fairview
Civitan
Fred Mills
WKOY
Bluefield High
Black Pear
Bluefield High School
Santa Claus
Northfork
Ceredo-Kenova
Kissinger Vows US Policy Not to be Shaped by Arab Oil Pressures
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the Arab oil squeeze will not drive American policy in the Middle East. He warned of possible unspecified countermeasures but remained conciliatory, hoping Arab leaders relent as peace talks advance. He criticized Atlantic allies for breaking with the United States and urged confidence in U.S. officials.
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Zausner
Middle Atlantic
Osner
Stormont Castle
Northern Ireland
Whitelaw
Brian Faulkner
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Gerry Fitt
Alliance
Oliver Napier
Paisley
Wi Craig
Britain
IRA
London
Ireland
Jonesboro
E. M. Nelson
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
United States
Atlantic
U.S
Moscow
Airlines approve 5 percent fare hike effective December first
Civil Aeronautics Board allows major airlines to raise fares by 5 percent starting Dec 1. One way coast to coast first class could rise by up to $10, while coach fares may increase $7 to $8. The measure covers eight local carriers and the large national lines amid ongoing debates on fuel shortages and profits. The board previously rejected 5 to 8 percent increases and will hold hearings to decide final amounts.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Mrs. Brewster
Dunlop
Frederick V. Malck
Belfast
William Whitelaw
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
Irish Republic
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Abby
Giles County
Cees
Mercer Notebook
Monroe County
Society
Telegraph
Ette
Yale
New England Aquarium
Mainland China
Southeast Asia
China
Taiwan
Japan
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