Republican tug of war over next RNC chair heats up
President Ford and Vice President Rockefeller back James Baker while Ronald Reagan opposes him. The White House summit also left unpledged support for Richard Richards and debates continue among Connally, Brock, and other GOP figures ahead of the January 14-15 RNC meeting.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
James Baker
Rockefeller
White House
Ronald Reagan
California
John Connally
Texas
Mary Louise Smith
Republican National Committee
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Baker
Reagan
Sunbelt
Utah
Richard Richards
Connally
Sen
William Brock
Tennessee
Cabinet confirmation faces little static
Washington reports that Senate hearings begin Friday for Carter’s appointed cabinet. Most picks are expected to win unanimous support quickly after the inauguration, with Griffin Bell seen as the toughest nominee due to desegregation rulings while a few groups voice criticisms.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Carter
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Griffin Bell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bell
U.S. Faces Crude Reality Over Oil Price Hikes
State Department official Julius L. Katz told the Senate Banking Committee the United States must confront ongoing oil price increases from OPEC. He said despite major diplomatic efforts some rise occurred and called for long term energy measures to reduce vulnerability.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Julius L. Katz
Senate Banking Committee
OPEC
Katz
Oil tanker Grand Zenith search abandoned off Boston
Eight aircraft swept low over the calm North Atlantic to find the Grand Zenith and its 38 crewmen after a weeklong search. The 642 foot tanker carried 8.2 million gallons of oil bound for a New England power plant as debris or liferafts remained unlocated.
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Boston
UPI
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Dallas
New England
Coast
Expelled West Point cadets reapply for readmission
West Point authorities announced that cadets expelled in the major cheating scandal may reapply. Hopeful readmission could occur as soon as this month or next, with all wishing to return by summer. A commission led by Frank Borman supported the plan despite some concerns.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
U.S. Military Academy
Army
Martin Hoffmann
Thomas Garigan
Jerry Forbus
Academy
Hoffmann
Frank Borman
Electoral College set to certify Carter votes in Congress
The Electoral College will perform its final function of the 1976 election in a joint session of Congress with Vice President Nelson Rockefeller presiding. The 538 electoral votes officially cast on December 13 will be certified in the House chamber.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nelson Rockefeller
States
District of Columbia
House
Rockefeller
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Walter Mondale
Reagan
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
House of Representatives
Snowman vandalism shocks Chanute resident in first snowfall
In Chanute a snowman built by 12 year old Susie Dreher was smashed, its head hurled through two plate glass windows and the body smashed on the porch. Damages were estimated at 63 dollars. Dick Dreher returned home from the High School where he helped search for a lost class ring. The incident occurred after an afternoon of light winter weather and playful snow activity. Susie had made the snowman at about 4 pm Tuesday and the vandalism happened before 8:30 pm that night.
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Chanute
Dick Dreher
N. Steuben
Dreher
Susie
Stark truck driver dies in Kansas crash
William J. McCauley 35 of Stark was killed when his 1971 Chevrolet pickup left the road and overturned at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday three miles west and five miles south of Galesburg. He lived in Stark after moving from St Paul and had served eight years in the Navy. He was married to Sharon Rae Obenhaus and survived by a daughter, parents, two sisters and three brothers. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church with burial in Putnam Cemetery under Pierce Funeral Home, Erie.
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William J. McCauley
Stark
Galesburg
Kansas
Highway Patrol
McCauley
Erie
Liberal
Navy
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion
Decatur
Ind
St. Paul
Sharon Rae Obenhaus
Leah Marie
First Assembly of God Church
Marshall I. J. Lackrone
Putnam Cemetery
Pierce Funeral Home
Intercepted Letter Warns on Rising Violence in America
An intercepted letter discusses increasing violence across the United States. It questions public trust and uses a snowman metaphor to illustrate misplaced security and sentiment.
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America
New Year Brings Change to Neosho County Attorney Office
Edwin H. Bideau III county attorney elect announces a staff addition and relocation of the Chanute office from 201 S Lincoln to 123 W Main Street. The move will be completed by January 10 with services available at the new location then.
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Neosho County
Edwin H. Bideau III
Chanute
Rideau
S. Lincoln
W. Main Street
Weather and county attorney changes reported in Chanute item
Area forecast notes mostly cloudy day with highs in the lower 20s. warmer Friday with mid 30s. County attorney Rideau announces Robert M. Socolofsky as new assistant county attorney effective Jan 11, with Socolofsky relocating from Lawrence to Chanute and a piano teacher wife, Marilyn.
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Erie
Rideau
Raymond Radford
Robert M. Socolofsky
Bideau
Socolofsky
Chanute
Lawrence
University of Kansas School of Law
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Air Force
Marilyn
W. Main
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Plummer Streets
John Sharkey DeMeritt Construction Co
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Tim Smith
Brumley Steel
Dan Brazil
Tulsa
Okla
Public Works and Utilities
East 14Th Street
Holmes R McCauley
Elizabeth Scott
Dennis
Patricia Mann
Thayer
Charles H. McCauley
Gregory Wayne McCauley
Killeen
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