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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
1
A 100 ton 130 foot long 36 wheeled truck with a 2,700 mile route from Seattle to Hollywood Alabama halted in West Memphis Arkansas on a Monday night. The back and front drivers accompany the oversized load which requires daylight movement due to its size.
The Carter transition ignites a controversy over Griffin Bell's civil rights record and desegregation rulings. Bell defends his record as Carter prepares to address questions at a Thursday news conference.
Readers submit questions on privacy salaries and celebrity addresses while officials explain tax secrecy laws. The page also invites readers to holiday events in High Point and Burlington, including a birthday party at 403 Union St and a Christmas dance at Oakview Recreation Center with Niles and Holland.
President elect Carter postpones announcing the last cabinet vacancy to Thursday to travel to Chicago for Mayor Richard J. Daley's funeral. He also names Harold Brown as defense secretary, with Charles Duncan Jr. as deputy, and confirms Ray Marshall as labor secretary and Patricia Harris as HUD secretary.
A northeastern Iran town wedding linked Ali Ashraf Husseini, reputedly 168, to Akram Gholani. The Tehran Ettelaat report notes it is his 13th marriage, but age claims are unverified and records for extreme ages are often unreliable.
The Liberian tanker Argo Merchant split and broke up 27 miles southeast of Nantucket. Fifteen foot seas dumped 75 percent of 7.6 million gallons of heavy crude into Georges Bank waters as officials weigh oil-spill response and federal aid. No injuries were reported and Coast Guard plans include pumping and sinking leftover cargo. Russell Train called it the biggest spill on the American coast.
Gov elect Jim Hunt assigns Sara Hodgkins to cultural resources and Tom Bradshaw to transportation. Hodgkins, 46, from Southern Pines, earns 28219. Bradshaw, 38, Raleigh developer, earns 333,298. Hunt aims to slim DOT and define policy lines and says many resignations of 169 offices are requested with some retained or aided in new jobs.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley died at 74 from a heart attack. Presidents and senators attended his funeral in Chicago, where services were held at Nativity of Our Lord Church. He was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth.
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