TV IN REVIEW Ballet is failure by Joan Hanauer
New York TV writer reports NBC trails in ratings while ABC holds top spot. The Nutscracker' flop disappoints culture buffs as ballet struggles against night baseball. NBC's Bolshoi Ballet and CBS's Dec 18 airing rate 63 and 65 respectively in New York. Ed Asner's Grant improves with a 31 percent share, while Saturday Night Live hosts Miss Miskel Spillman boosts NBC ratings. Conversation with Eric Sevareid ends CBS run. Top 10 programs for week ending Dec 18 listed by Nielsen.
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Joan Hanauer
UPI
NEW York
UPL
NBC
ABC
CBS
America
Eaid We
New York City
Eric Sevareid
Lafayette hires street work on as needed basis
Lafayette California moves away from year round civil service crews to private contractors. City Manager Ernest Martinez says the program cuts hours and adds efficiency while maintaining service. Consultant Maynard Crowther says the plan lowers costs and avoids layoffs, with savings seen already and potential further.
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Rick LU
Lafayette
Calif
UPI
Call
San Francisco
Ernest Martinez
Marriner
Maynard Crowther
RJA Maintenance Contractors
San Jose
Crowther
Begin arrives in London to brief on Washington talks
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin lands at Heathrow after a six day US tour seeking Western backing for a Middle East peace plan. He is met by Foreign Secretary David Owen at Chequers and heads home after talks at the British residence during a five day official visit.
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London
UPI
Menahett
Begin
Janes Callaghan
Carter
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Benn
Middle East
Heathrow
United States
David Owen
Che
Three fishermen survive 12 days on life raft in Gulf
Three tarpon Springs fishermen Oscar Oliver James Brown and Hobby Clark survived 12 days on a ten foot inflatable raft adrift in the Gulf of Mexico after their shrimp boat Delores D sank near the Yucatan. Coast Guard airlifted them to Key West hospital. Oliver and Brown in good condition. Clark exposed and dehydrated with salt water sores.
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Kay West
Fla
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Oscar Oliver
James Brown
Hobby Clark
Tarpon Springs
Key West
Blue Chip
Oliver
Brown
Clark
Delores D
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Payment deficit hits 4.3 billion in third quarter
UPI reports the U.S. current account showed a 4.3 billion deficit in the third quarter, the second largest on record, with Americans’ assets abroad rising 3.4 billion and a 4.8 billion drop in claims on foreigners due to higher U.S. rates. Foreign assets in the U.S. rose 12.9 billion while private liabilities grew 3.7 billion, slowing the deficit formation.
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James Hildreth Ashington
UPI
U.S
Ateset
Department
Vietnam agrees to release trio from Saigon
Paris talks between Vietnam and the United States yielded an agreement to free three young Americans held in Saigon by New Year’s Day. Hanoi demanded $4 billion in war reparations, a point not resolved, as talks were described as constructive and to resume later. The captives were aboard the yacht Brillig seized off the Vietnamese coast on October 12.
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Arthur Higbee
Paris
UPI
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Hanoi
Hanal
U.S
Nixon
Brillig
Lipari family sues Sears over fatal Club 63 shooting
The Lipari family seeks 4 million in federal court damages from Sears Roebuck alleging Omnahan Cripba used a Sears firearm purchased near Omaha in the Club 63 shooting that killed Deputy Dennis Lipari and severely wounded his wife. The suit cites the 1968 Gun Control Act and claims Sears failed to verify a purchaser’s mental health. The filing asks relief for Lipari’s estate and his children. Greece votes to become a republic ending a 187 year monarchy on Dec 8, 1974.
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Manawers
Dennis Lipari
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Omnahan
Ulysses Cripba
Sears
Lipari
Cribbs
Ulysses ‘Cribbs
Liparia Estate
Greece
Gratitude Notes From Alvin Grybaugh and Others
A note of thanks from Alvin M. Grybaugh expresses appreciation for cards flowers and calls during a hospital stay. Mille and Jessie Glock thank relatives and friends for cards gifts and flowers marking their 50th anniversary. Dr and Mrs Walgran convey thanks to those who offered support.
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Colummbus Hospital
St. Bonaventure
Alvin M. Grybaugh
Mille & Jessie Glock
Walgran
Notices from Town Pump Bar and Lost Pets
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Town Pump Bar invite Santa to homes. Lost notices include a female cat near 27th Avenue and 19th Street with a notch in the ear, a large white male cab missing since Thanksgiving in Crestwood Area, and several missing persons in Crestwood with rewards offered. Contact numbers provided.
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26Th Avenue
Santa Claus
27Th Avenue
19Th Street
Crestwood
Hormel takes option on land near Mankato for plant
Hormel & Co announced a 90 day option on an 800 acre tract north of Mankato for a proposed hog plant. Frank Brown said study would consider a moderate size park slaughtering facility with required utilities and zoning, while options also exist on sites near Waverly Iowa. No final decision date set.
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Mankato, Minn
UPL
George A. Hormel & Co
Austin, Minn
Mankato
Frank Brown
Hormel
Mankato Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota Polution Control Agency
Holme
Waverly
Iowa
Austin
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery and Lincoln Heist
Robert M Rich of Lincoln was sentenced in U S District Court to 10 years in prison for August robbery of a San Jose bank after threatening to explode a dynamite device. He fled on foot, was captured a week later, and also pleaded guilty to a separate Lincoln bank robbery awaiting Lancaster County sentencing. The notice also lists a Platte County land auction and several auctions with dates in January.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Robert M. Rich
Lincoln
U.S. District Court
San Jose
Calif
Rich
Cornhusker Bank
Lancaster County
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