Christmas Memories Leftovers From Holiday Weekend
Christmas leftovers filled homes as shoppers hunted post holiday bargains with four days left until 1977. The season saw Pope Paul VI delivering a mass to a global audience while IRA holiday truces were discussed and a Palestinian leader was killed in Lebanon. President Ford enjoyed Christmas on the slopes. Amy Carter received a doll house and phone. traffic deaths neared 400 in a three day period and fires took a Chicago birthday home and a Fairfield Maine residence.
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Irish Republican Army
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Amy
Plains
Midwest
National Safety Council
Chicago
Jesus Garcia
Fairfield
Mayne
Tragedy Strikes Again in Fairfield Maine Fire Kills Three Sons
A Christmas fire at the Reynolds home in rural Fairfield killed Dorothy Reynolds's three youngest sons and injured her and seven other children. Firefighters reported flames pouring from the house as ambulances carried survivors to hospital. five children remained hospitalized with burns and injuries.
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Maine
Dorothy Reynold
Reynolds
William
Dwayne
Benjamin Leighton
Snow Storm Triggers Multiple Crashes Across Western PA
A Sunday snowstorm in western Pennsylvania caused a three vehicle crash in Erie County injuring a 2 year old girl and led to dozens of minor accidents across the region. State police investigated incidents in Corry and Union City while a Pittsburgh skid and bus delays marked widespread disruption.
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Wayne Dennison
West Washington Street
Cary Peterson
Meadville
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Peterson
Interstate 90
North East
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Clara Kim
Pittsburgh
Hahr Jee Kim
Allegheny County Port Authority
Corry Gets Eight Inches New Snow
Eight inches of new snowfall were recorded in Corry, raising ground totals to twelve inches. Temperatures dipped to ten degrees, with light traffic helping to keep accident numbers down across local and district highways. Weather observer Mrs Mountain noted crisp conditions overnight.
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Loo
Richard Mountain
Elderly Patient Dies After Morning Accident Near Youngsville Home
An elderly patient at Rouse Home for the Aged in Youngsville died on arrival at Warren General Hospital after a traffic crash at around 11 this morning near the home. Police have not yet confirmed the victim's identity pending family notification. Early reports say a truck ran over the man near the home.
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Youngsville
Warren General Hospital
Journal
Fire at Newfoundland nursing home kills at least 20
In St John s Newfoundland a nursing home fire killed at least 20 people including a 105 year old woman and a 16 year old boy. Twenty bodies were recovered as RCMP planned another search to ensure no victims remained. Firefighters faced subzero weather and ice for water. owner Lewis Dunphy and two relatives escaped unhurt.
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
ST. John's
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Chase's Rest Home
St. John’s
Erie teen charged with crimes amid Peek n Peak vandalism
An Erie man Stephen Mraz, 16, faces third degree criminal mischief in Chautauqua County after state police probed vandalism at Peek n Peak Ski Resort on November 26. Police say he damaged eight cars, slashed tires and damaged radio aerials, leading to his arrest and arraignment in Ellicott.
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Chautauqua County
Peek 'N Peak
Stephen Mraz
Falconer
Pennsylvania
Milton Courtwright
French Creek
Clare Tillotson
Ellicott
Mraz
Consumer Advocate Hart Dead At 64
Philip A Hart, longtime Michigan Democrat and noted consumer advocate, died at 64 in Washington after a battle with malignant melanoma. The late senator, often called the conscience of the Senate, shaped civil rights and consumer protection laws during three terms and announced in 1975 he would not seek a fourth term. President Carter and President Ford issued condolences praising his integrity and public service.
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Philip A Hart
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Hart
Michigan
Carter
Plains
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