Armstrong Named U S Ambassador To Britain In London
Anne Armstrong former GOP leader and presidential counselor is poised for appointment as U S ambassador to Britain succeeding Luther Richardson. Private British officials expect no objection while U S State Department and Senate sources foresee smooth confirmation. Armstrong 48 would be first American woman ambassador to a major embassy since Claire Booth Luce and the first woman envoy to London under a major country.
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Washington
Anne Armstrong
Republican National Committee
Great Britain
State Department
Senate
Court of St. James's
London
Richardson
Armstrong
Claire Booth Luce
U.S
Rome
Richard M. Nixbn
Gerald Ford
White House
Car Sales Continue Upswing In Mid-December
Domestic auto sales rose 30 percent over a year earlier in mid-December, the eighth straight period with higher year-ago figures. Ford, American Motors, Chrysler, and General Motors posted double-digit gains as industry optimism for 1976 grew, despite sales still lagging 1973 levels.
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Detroit
William P. Benton
Ford Motor Co
American Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Two Families Flee Fire in Spring Creek Inferno
In frigid night a two story blaze in Spring Creek destroyed a building owned by Mr and Mrs Robert Higby and left them with three children. Also displaced are Mr and Mrs Dear and their two youngsters. Fire Chief Leon Sickler said alarm came soon after midnight and crew battled the blaze with water froze in hoses. Origin under investigation as Warren Salvation Army coordinates aid for both families in Warren County.
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Spring Creek
Leon Sickler
Robert Higby
Dear A
Shiga
Sickler
Creek
Warren County
Warren Salvation Army
Warren
City Council Sets Form 76 Amid Tough Year
The council and allied boards reorganized after yesterday's meeting to begin a new year. Mayor Kibler announced G Kenneth Nichols as police chief for another year and appointed Frank Gentile to a three year zoning board term, Philip Sample to five years on planning and zoning, John Lutz to five years on the municipal commission, plus several department appointments including Mary Ann Kibler as mayor and William Halfast as safety director.
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City Council
Council
Mary Ann Kibler
Willian Halfast
Benjamin Calderone
Fred Schwab
Barbara Mack
Kibler
G. Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
Frank Gentile
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Philip Sample
City Planning and Zoning Commission
John Lutz
Calderone
Marie McCray
Jane Swanson
Marine Bank
National Bank of Corry
Corry Savings and Loan Association
James Miller
Carl Hixson
Halfast
James Maloney
Charles Weston
James O'Brien
Leo Neckers
Jerome Davis
William E. Miller
Fire in West Philadelphia displaces elderly residents
A three alarm blaze swept through an upper floor apartment in West Philadelphia, forcing evacuation of about 385 elderly residents. Two residents were treated for inhalation injuries. Firefighters contained the fire after an hour, with officials noting the incident disrupted a long block of housing residents.
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Philadelphia
Castro
West
West Philadelphia
Ten Protestant textile workers slain in South Armagh ambush
The South Armagh Republican Action Force claimed responsibility for the Monday night massacre of ten Protestant textile workers returning from a Glenanne mill bound for Bessbrook. Police tied the attack to sectarian reprisal linked to earlier killings, amid escalating violence in Northern Ireland's Protestant Catholic conflict.
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South Armagh
Republican Action Force
Irish Republican Army
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O'Dowd
Ballydugan
Reavey
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IRA
Castledawson
Ireland
Glenanne
Bessbrook
Rea
Kingsmill
Whitecrom
Area Man 29 Implies Personal Crisis and Suicide
A 29 year old Grand Valley man Gary F Near of Spring Creek died by self inflicted gunshot in the Corry Plaza parking lot on Route 6 shortly after 5 pm. Police report he used a 32 caliber rifle and left a note asking his parents to care for his family. He was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Si Bratken Jr. Investigating officers were John Kelsey and William Stroup.
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Corry Plaza
Route
Polige
Gary F. Near
R.D
Spring Creek
John Kelsey
William Stroup
Corry Memorial Hospital
Si Bratken Jr
Near
DJ Sworn In at Erie Courthouse takes office in Auer seat
District Justice Patsy Nichols was sworn in yesterday at the Erie County Courthouse alongside other DJs and officials elected in November. She succeeds former DJ Porter Auer and will serve temporarily from 7 South Center Street, while weighing two other possible sites.
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Patsy Nichols
Erie County
Nichols
Porter Auer
South Center Street
School To Explain Tests To Be Given
The Corry Area School District will hold informational meetings at six elementary schools on Thursday at 10 a.m. and a high school session Friday at 10 a.m. A district representative will answer questions about the tests, their purpose, and sample questions.
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Corry Area
Corry Area High School
Michelangelo sketchbook walls at San Lorenzo
A restorer studies drawings on cellar walls of the Medici Chapels in Florence attributed to Michelangelo. Professor Bal Paggeto believes the walls served as a giant sketchbook, saying he is eighty percent sure of the attribution. A separate release notes the Corry Area School District will hold seminars in schools to explain the student evaluation program and parental permission request.
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Church of San Lorenzo
Florence
Italy
Michelangelo
Paolo Bal Paggeto
Non Secant Igrebe
BP Wesaien
Terest
Coopiere- Hon
Commuunity
Corry ‘Area
Welch Buried at Arlington After Athens Killing
Washington AP reports Richard Welch, CIA official slain in Athens, laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with a military ceremony. President and top officials attended as Greeks offer a 160000 dollar reward. Athens police pursue 500 interrogations with no clues to three masked gunmen. Ex-CIA agent Mike Ackerman recalls Welch as meticulous and nonviolent, praising his intelligence career.
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Washington
Richard 8. Welch
CIA
Arlington National Cemetery
Jgent
Henry A. Kissinger
William E. Colby
Welch
Duncan C. Stewart
Athens
CLA
U.S
Washington Quarterly
Counterspy
Peru
Greece
Mike Ackerman
Guyana
Ackerman
South America
Two Hijackers Fail To Flee Japanese Jetliner
Manila authorities interrogate two Filipino hijackers who surrendered after a nearly 12 hour siege at the airport. Japanese diplomat identifies brothers aged 18 and 24. older brother held an airport ID. Hijackers sought study in Japan and sought anonymity as a price for surrender. JAL DCS flight to Osaka or Tokyo resumed, 21 aboard. six from Monday remained.
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The
Philippines
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Osaka
Tokyo
Arrest Pending In Area Car Theft
Corry state police reported an arrest is pending in the theft of an automobile from the home of Margaret Sterling, a Centerville woman. Sterling said the suspect, described as a former friend, was at her house, an argument ensued, and the car was driven away after he reportedly took her keys. The loss was estimated at about $1,000.
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