21 Dec 1976
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Color Country Spectrum
Location
Saint George, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1976
Page
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Inflation cools in November with consumer prices up 0.3 percent, food costs easing and mortgage rates dropping 2.1 percent. Unemployment remains high at 8.1 percent, as Ford administration officials credit inflation-focused policy for the slower price climb and anticipate a roughly 5 percent annual inflation for 1976.
FBI veteran Robert P. Gemberling says no conspiracy linked to President Kennedy's murder. He questions the House Select Committee on Assassinations spending and warns they may waste time and money if no proof of a conspiracy emerges. He plans to retire soon to lecture that Oswald acted alone for recognition.
President elect Jimmy Carter faces a push to fill top posts before Christmas with three new cabinet choices. Ray Marshall eyed for labor, Harold Brown for defense, Patricia Roberts Harris for housing and urban development, and Joseph Califano speculated for health and education. A women’s group pressed Carter to delay a labor secretary appointment.
Chicago mourns as Mayor Richard J. Daley dies in his doctor's office, ending a 21 year era. City mourners fill Nativity Church while Democrats scramble to name an acting mayor and plan a special election amid a power vacuum.
Washington County Commission discussed Ned Carnahan's plea for 1000 toward a new Washington firehouse. City match was refused, citing funds limits. Officials weigh countywide benefits and possible budget adjustments as 1976 allocations shift.
Cedar City Council finalizes sale of about one acre of city land adjacent to Intermountain Farmers Association by public bid. A public hearing is set for Jan 13 at 7 pm to consider changing the zone on the west half block of 300 West from R-2 to R-3. The council also postpones Nichols Annexation action until the Planning Commission reviews it. It approved McDonald’s building permit, extended Playhouse hours to 1 am New Year’s Eve, and gave salary increases to Shana Ferguson and Patrolman Tom Cowan.
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