Confrontation Over Spending Still Unresolved in Final Session
Washington AP reports a compromise eased the clash between Congress and President Ford over a government spending ceiling. The Budget Reform Act of 1974 set to fully take effect next year, with congressional leaders asserting control over federal spending despite Ford’s veto of a large labor social services appropriation. The dispute centered on a $28 billion tax cut paired with spending cuts and the political timing ahead of the 1976 election.
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Hoax Triggers Long Coast Guard Lake Search
A winter hoax prompted four Coast Guard men to launch a 44-foot search boat, push through four inch ice for 21 miles, and search by boat and helicopter for 30 hours on Christmas night for a distress call with no one in danger. Officials call it routine, but private frustration runs high as offenders may face prison and a 10000 dollar fine. The hoax triggered multiple vessels and air support across Lake Erie, including a 180-foot yacht tender in Detroit.
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Amanda James 104 Dies After Robbery Strands Couple
Amanda James aged 104 and her blind husband John 304 lived in a dilapidated south Philadelphia house with little heat. After a burglary cut owed rent and a flood of charity came, Amanda died of pneumonia and leg gangrene while John stayed in the home awaiting help.
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Lebanon seen tied to regional guarantees on economy and governance
The text notes that Lebanon would gain assurances from Syria and the Arab League in exchange for concessions. It emphasizes protections for Lebanon's free enterprise economy and its parliamentary government, while warning that Lebanese Christians seek guarantees against Islamist and Palestinian guerrilla forces.
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Mailing Letter Stall Dime
Washington AP reports first class letters remain 10 cents as Postal Service efforts to raise rates stall in court. Judge Sirica says temporary hikes were ordered without a valid request to the Rate Commission and a similar request is needed for January increases. Justice Department appeals to the DC Circuit for expedited review. no decision timeline is clear.
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Deaths of two children after Christmas Eve crash
Police found 2-year-old Rodell and 4-year-old Candy naked bodies dumped and burned in a Harlem lot near East 148th Street after their mother Mrs. Mackall and Forte led investigators to the site. The couple had stepped away to buy toys when the children vanished. Authorities say the children were found shortly after 7 p.m. following interviews with the mother and Forte.
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Aircraft Missing Nine on Board in Granby Search
Heavy snow and high winds hindered ground search for a missing twin engine propjet carrying nine aboard from Denver to Granby Colorado. A Civil Air Patrol plane detected a weak emergency signal near Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park as ground teams used snowmobiles to scour the rugged terrain. Pilot Lee Hollingsworth and passengers Stuart Nelson 42 Myrna 36 and children Tiffany 5 Sabrina 2 Rabbi Ross 60 Bob Petersen 10 Ritchie 9 and Gary Nuhivrian 28 were aboard.
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Soviet Helicopter Crew Released After China Investigation
The Chinese public security organs say the three Soviet crew members Capt. A S Kurhatov LC ALF Uskov and Jr Lt VG Buchetnikov were involved in an unintentional incursion over China. After review they released the crew following clarification of the incident.
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Miners Toll in Indian Colliery Accidents
The article notes mining accidents near Asansol in West Bengal with three killed on December 18 and a fourth on December 21. A New Delhi mining expert says Chaswala Colliery employs thousands and that 700 workers represent a shift. The government nationalized the mine about three years ago due to alleged mismanagement.
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Dragon timeline notes past world events in 1964
The excerpt recounts major events from the last Year of the Dragon. It mentions China testing its first atomic bomb in 1964, France establishing diplomatic relations with Peking and the Soviet presidium, Khrushchev’s ouster, Kosygin becoming premier, and Brezhnev as first secretary. It also recalls 1952 events: Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and Gamal Abdel Nasser’s overthrow of King Farouk. The tone is a concise historical outline.
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Unsettled Weather Continues Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports unsettled weather Sunday with rain snow and clouds from Oklahoma Texas into Kansas and western Tennessee and along the north Pacific Coast with some flooding. Temperatures drop in the north and plateau regions while the Gulf Coast and southern California reach the 60s and 70s.
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Ackerman Opposes Broad CIA Investigation Scope
Cor Ford Ackerman disputed the extensive public disclosures in Senate intelligence committee inquiries while noting 18 months of CIA work in South America with Welch. He called Welch his best friend in the agency and recalled Dick Welch as a recurring 11 year nightmare. Rep. Larry McDonald urged a federal probe into Fifth Estate and Counterspy, seeking Justice Department and congressional investigation of the group’s activities.
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