Ford Reassesses Bills Amid GOP Pressure and Image Concerns
President Ford shifted stance on three bills amid conservative GOP pressure over his image. He signed energy and tax cut extensions, signaled veto of a labor backed picketing bill, and faced fundraising and political strain from Reagan allies and party conservatives.
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Manitowoc Thief Has Sweet Tooth
A thief with a pie craving broke into the William Daley residence at 411 St Clair St in Manitowoc after 4 pm on Christmas Day. He took a letter and a pie left cooling near the rear door, then left a second pie and a case of beer as he departed.
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Tax Forms From IRS Arrive Amid Massive Postal Mailing
The IRS mails 84 million income tax forms nationwide in a historic volume. Most taxpayers cannot complete the forms until employers provide earnings and withholding statements next month. Forms are due by April 15, 1976 and include new credits for personal exemptions and earned income plus census demographic questions.
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Top News Story of 1975 Highlights Vietnam Cambodia Collapse
The Associated Press editors rank the fall of Vietnam and Cambodia as the top news story of 1975 with 3 628 votes. The Ford assassination attempts and Patricia Hearst capture follow in the top three, while the New York City fiscal crisis and economy also figure prominently in the AP poll.
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Indians Take Over Novitiate Center In Ongoing Controversy
The Indians seize control of a novitiate leading to a months long dispute and political attention. The event draws statewide coverage amid debates over ownership and local authority as the story develops in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
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Christmas Day Joy and Tragedy Across Regions
Christmas Day brought mixed events from joy to violence. In East Vincent Township Pennsylvania five killed in a home, including three children, while fires, shootings, and accidents marked holidays in Florida Wisconsin New Hampshire and Texas. The Ford family in Washington celebrated with a traditional breakfast and dinner, while a prison riot at Concord New Hampshire left cells damaged and hostages freed. Patricia Hearst joined inmates in a gift exchange at San Mateo jail.
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London
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Holiday Death Toll Mounting Amid Christmas Travel
The Associated Press reports rising holiday fatalities as travel peaks during a four day Christmas period. Deadly crashes and accidents push the toll higher across the nation, with sparse details on locations or exact figures.
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Federal Minimum Wage Rises to $2.30 Jan 1
The Labor Department announces the 1977 federal minimum wage will jump to $2.30 per hour on New Year’s Day, expanding coverage to farm workers domestics local government employees and retail clerks. About 4 million workers gain immediate raises while 53 million already earn above the new floor.
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Six Persons Killed On State Highways
Six people died on Wisconsin roads during the Christmas holiday weekend raising the 1975 highway fatality toll to 926. The victims include Steven WoNimmer 18 of Sturtevant killed near Racine in a two car crash and Robert Roessl 45 of Milwaukee who died when his car overturned on Wisconsin 145. Frederick Watson 37 of rural Marshfield lost his wife in a truck crash on a Marshfield street. Dennis W Burch 20 of Ksville fatally injured in Racine County after his car struck a tree. Eugene Farrow 16 of Sussex died when the car he rode in left a road near Sussex striking a tree. Jeanne M Noe 28 of Madison died when a vehicle left Rock County and hit a fence. Richard Delanex Sr 43 of Tara Warrens died from injuries after his car left a road near Necedah in Juneau County.
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Madison
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Tornadoes and storms injure several across Southeast
Tornadoes ripped through the Florida Panhandle injuring four and damaging homes while another twister hit Alabama and a violent storm lashed South Carolina. In Lebanon, fighting tore through Tripoli and Zahlah. An Arizona crash left a pilot in hospital after days stranded atop Mt Baldy.
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Gray Christmas Weather Across Wisconsin Ends In Overcast Quiet
Wisconsin awoke to gray skies and flurries after Christmas with chilly temperatures and rain turning to partial clearing in the north. Reports show Manitowoc and Two Rivers with overnight lows in the teens to mid twenties and highs in the twenties across the lakeshore. Snow chances linger Sunday through Tuesday as arctic air moves southeast with varying wind and temperatures.
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Two Sound Stages Destroyed at Samuel Goldwyn Studios
A Christmas day fire at the Samuel Goldwyn studios in Los Angeles destroyed two sound stages, including the one hosting the TV series Cannon, causing about 3 million pounds in damage. Over 140 firefighters fought the blaze. one fireman was slightly injured. Police probed the cause, with arson not ruled out.
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Fire Hits Home in Kewaunee
A fire on Rt 2 in Kewaunee leveled the Arnold Gothem home destroying a cheese factory converted to living quarters. The Gothem family of ten, including six daughters and two sons, lost their home and belongings. Red Cross and neighbors offer aid and temporary housing while insurance covers losses.
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