Women Step Forward in 1976 Bicentennial Year
In 1976 women broke barriers in military academies at West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy. The Coast Guard Academy admitted female cadets. Rosalynn Carter led campaign tours while Ellen McCormack ran for president. Women gained leadership roles in Congress and diplomacy, with notable firsts in state, local, and federal posts.
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New York
U.S
West Point
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Ford
Coast Guard Academy
Department of Transportation
Rosalynn Carter
United States
Ellen McCormack
Mer
Women achieve firsts in law, science, media and industry
A survey of 20th year milestones shows Toni Zimmerwoman and many women attaining historic firsts. Barbara Walters and Jane Pauley reach top network roles while Lynn Sherr and Rebecca Bell break ground in broadcasting. Women enter leadership in law, academia, and industry, with Libby Howie becoming Sotheby’s first woman auctioneer in London.
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Mamie Eisenhower
Washington
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Lady Bird Johnson
Israel
Pat Nixon
Barbara Walters
ABC
Harry Reasoner
Jane Pauley
Indiana
Tom Brokaw
Lynn Sherr
U.S.A
Marlene Sanders
ABC News
Network Television News
Rebecca Bell
NBC
Paris
Domestic oil output slides for sixth straight year
Houston AP reports mid December 1976 crude output would average about 8.15 million barrels per day, down from 9.637 million in 1970. The National Petroleum Council notes potential sharp declines without new reserves, while enhanced oil recovery methods could affect production from 1985 to 2000.
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Houston
National Petroleum Council
Alaska
Interior Department
The
Council
U. S
Bankruptcy Sale of Nowlin Ranch in Childress County Texas
Honorable Frank R. Murray will consider a $274,800 cash bid for the Nowlin ranch totaling about 3664 acres in Childress County at a creditors meeting on December 21, 1976 at 11:00 a.m. in the U S Court Bankruptcy Courtroom Lubbock Texas. Higher bids by qualified persons will be considered by the Court and attending creditors. For details contact Trustee Bill H Brister at Lubbock National Bank Building Lubbock TX 79401 or (806) 762-0275.
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Frank R. Murray
Nowlin Ranch
Childress
Texas
United States Courthouse
Lubbock
Bill H. Brister
Lubbock National Bank
Ohio Sheriff-Elect Bets Crumbley Puts Weightlifter Tag
Kathy Crumbley, a 6-foot 275-pound judo trained weightlifter elected sheriff of Belmont County Ohio, declares she can deck any man the present sheriff can and maybe a few more.
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Kathy Crumbley
Belmont County
Ohio
Navy first woman line officer promoted to rear admiral
Capt Fran McKee after 26 years in service becomes the first woman line officer in the Navy to reach rear admiral. She joins the two women already named as admirals who have served as chiefs of the Nurse Corps. Deb Doane of Essex Conn among the historic milestone is noted.
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Jeanne M. Holm
Air Force
Ford
Patricia Sullivan Lindh
Republican National
Boston
Sally Stanford
Sausalito
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Fran McKee
Sue Peterson
West Point
Deborah B. Doane
Essex
Conn
Oil recovery prospects and limits in U S reservoirs
A council report discusses uncertainty in oil recovery estimates, noting primary and secondary methods may yield only about one third of discovered oil. It highlights wide reservoir variation from 5 to 80 percent recovery and calls for enhanced oil recovery techniques to access remaining oil.
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American Petroleum Institute
United States
Alaska
Council
Yugoslav Customs Seize Record Drug Smuggling in 1976
Belgrade Yugoslav customs officials report a sharp rise in drug trafficking in the first eight months of 1976 with substantial seizures. The AP dispatch notes authorities stepped up controls across borders and inland points to curb illegal imports.
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Yugoslavia
Orient
Bulgaria
Europe
Interpol
United Nations
Vido Popadic
Federal Customs Office
Belgrade
Boris Borisov
Dimitroverod
Gradina
Atthcmits
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White House
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Polytechnic Institute of New York
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Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research
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Marshall
Phillips Sons and Neale
League of Women Voters
Boy Scouts’ Executive Board
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American Geographical Society
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Sarah Caldwell
New York Metropolitan Opera
Sylvia E. Mathis
University of North Carolina
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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National Institute of Arts and Letters
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Wisconsin Supreme
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Memphis, Texas
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