New Year's in Dallas and a film library project
Pod Rogers and the editor drive to Dallas to deliver 40 bound volumes of The Star for microfilm conversion. Eight years on film will extend to 18 years next year with annual additions. The 1957–1966 files will be unavailable until spring. Weather was cold and drizzly. Lions and Baylor Penn State game noted for upcoming report.
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Dallas
Pod Rogers
Hope
The
Star
Micro-film Center, Inc
Microfilm Center, Inc
Texas
Minor Southern California quake rattles Orange County
An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale struck the southern end of Orange County near Newport Beach and Laguna Beach at 10 01 p m Thursday. Authorities report minimal damage with lamps tilting but no injuries, and note the Hunter scale is used to measure ground motion.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Newport Beach
Laguna Beach
Los Angeles
Seismological Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
John Devereaux
Orange County Sheriff's Department
San Francisco
Ford calls meetings on CIA domestic activities at White House
President Ford summoned CIA Director William Colby along with Defense Secretary James Schlesinger and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for separate talks at the White House over charges of illegal domestic intelligence. A 50 page Colby report accompanies the disclosures about CIA files on about 10,000 U.S. citizens. Ford was returning from a Colorado ski trip as the meetings were arranged.
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Washington
Ford
CIA
William Colby
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Administration
Rocky Mountain
Oval Office
Colby
U.S
Schlesinger
Colorado
Ron Nessen
Nation's carmakers open 1975 with new production cutbacks
Detroit reports confirm 1974 auto output fell to its lowest in four years with major plants idling. GM, Ford, Chrysler, and AMC announce additional cutbacks and layoffs as 1975 begins, projecting more belt-tightening amid ongoing energy crisis effects.
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Detroit
General Motors
American Motors
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Ford
Gold prices close higher on London market
Gold prices finished the day modestly up in London after an early rise and subsequent fall. In Zurich gold traded lower as dealers set the afternoon fix around 174 dollars, rebounding from 171 and near Thursday’s 173.50 level.
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London
Zurich
Switzerland
Bomb wounds fatal to Indian minister in Bihar blast
New Delhi India AP Railway Minister L N Mishra died of wounds from a bomb explosion during a rail line inauguration in Samastipur Bihar He was 51 and the first cabinet member assassinated since independence Authorities said 23 others were injured including two Congress MPs The blast occurred as Mishra left the stand after inaugurating a 32 mile line Police questioned about 20 suspects Leaders linked the attack to political violence and Indira Gandhi urged a national rethink to curb hatred and disruption.
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New Delhi
India
L. N. Mishra
Bihar
Mishra
Indira Gandhi
Samastipur
Congress Party
Gandhi
20 to 25 per cent oil imports cut proposed
An independent study from Brookings for the Ford Foundation says the United States should cut oil imports to about 20 to 25 percent of total requirements to cope with potential Arab embargoes. The study notes 1973 and 1974 imports topped 35 percent and 36 percent respectively.
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Washington
United States
Energy
U.S
Joseph A. Yager
Eleanor B. Steinberg
Ford Foundation
Energy Policy Project
Brookings Institution
Six million unemployed as December jobless rate climbs
The December unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent with more than six million out of work, the highest since the Great Depression. Ford returned from vacation to face policy talks as economists warned of rising unemployment into midyear. Factory orders and construction also fell, while Chrysler and Ford announced large layoffs. AFL-CIO leader Meany convened union presidents to address stabilizing the economy. December auto sales improved only modestly amid profits pressures.
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Washington
Ford
Rockies
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
St. Louis
St. Louis-area
Chrysler
Missouri
Warren
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Star readers urged to report missed delivery
City subscribers told to call 777-3431 by 5 p.m. Saturday or six to six thirty p.m. to arrange a delivery. The 5300-member Sheet Metal Workers Union and U.S. railroads faced a possible strike as talks expired. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.80 on the first trading day of the year while gold prices fell on both U.S. and European markets for a second straight day. Brokers note a sharp rise in gold futures in anticipation of liberalized American buying, which has yet to materialize.
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Sheet Metal Workers Union
U.S
Strikers Return to Work in Memphis LG&W Talks
Striking 2200 Local 1288 IBEW members vote to return to work for 10 days while negotiations continue over a new three year contract. LG&W crews resume near normal operations as court orders limit picketing and mediation persists. Talks to resume January 13 remain ongoing.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Chancery Court
Will V. Doran
IBEW
Jean McCorkle
Lg&w
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
First Baby of 1975 Born at Branch Hospital
The first baby of 1975 arrived Thursday January 2 at 3 11 pm to Mr and Mrs George Adams of Fulton Rt 1. The newborn weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and is the Adams family’s fourth child. This marks the third year in a row that Branch Hospital birthed the year’s first infant.
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George Adams
Fulton, Rt. 1
Adams
Branch Hospital
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