World New Year Celebrations From Moscow To Rio
New Year customs span the globe from Moscow where vodka flows to Rome where kitchen bells ring the old year out. Sweden bars drunken street wandering for hospital care while Romans cleanse with tossed items and Scots welcome luck with the first footing to doorsteps.
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Moscow
Rome
Stockholm
Rio
Zsully
Sweden
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Rio de Janeiro
Semanja
Copacabana
Ipanema
GI Bill Ends Sparks Late Rush by Recruiters
Thousands of recruits flocked to enlist before the GI Bill expired at midnight on December 31 1976 seeking free education benefits. The 18 month service rule shifted to a plan requiring up to 50 dollars a month from recruits with the Defense Department doubling the match, prompting surges in cities from Charlotte to Los Angeles and Boston.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Defense
Leon Walker
Army District Recruiting Command
Jackson
Miss
Charlotte
N.C
Houston
Don Hayward
Los Angeles
Chicago
Air Force
Coast Guard sinks Argo Merchant bow after grounding
Secretary Coleman blamed human error by Captain George Papadopoulos for the Argo Merchant wreck near Nantucket Shoals. The Coast Guard bombarded the bow to prevent navigation hazards and expected the partially buoyant bow to sink within about 12 hours. A special task force led by Donald Bliss will review marine safety regulations amid multiple recent spills and groundings.
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Coast Guard
Coleman
Nantucket Shoals
Atlantic
Otis Air Force Base
Donald Bliss
Nantucket Island
Puerto Rico
Delaware River
Los Angeles
George Papadopoulos
Lawyers blame Argo Merchant disaster on ship unseaworthiness
New York insurers claim the tanker Argo Merchant was unseaworthy leading to grounding off Nantucket Shoals after a Dec 15 voyage. Lawyers Douglas Jacobsen and Frank O'Reagan cite multiple breakdowns and faulty navigational gear as key factors in the 7.5 million gallon oil spill.
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New York
UPS
Argo Merchant
Nantucket Island
Douglas Jacobsen
Frank O’reagan
Nantucket Shoals
U.S. Atlantic
Las Vegas Weekend Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for a cloudy day with occasional rain showers on Saturday. Winds will be gentle with a high in the 50s and a low near 30. Humidity remains around 50 percent. Sunrise is 6 52 and sunset at 4 37.
The Nation Temperature and Precipitation Table
The 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific time reported by the National Weather Service in San Francisco shows temperature and precipitation measurements across U.S. locations, highlighting rainfall and temperature trends for the period.
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National Weather Service
San Francisco
Eleven Below Zero Marks Brutal Cold Across Nation
The national weather picture shows temperatures plunging to 11 below in Des Moines and 39 below in Brainerd, with widespread subzero readings across the Midwest and South. The severe cold triggers travel woes, weather-related injuries, and a string of record lows, while cities from Los Angeles to Chicago report snow, ice, and equipment freezes.
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Brian Lenneweh
Des Moines
Iowa
Bemidji
Minn
Marty Karger
California
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Mid
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Appalachians
New England
Southland
Cleveland
Lansing
Mich
Houghton Lake
Brainerd
St. Cloud
Oklahoma
Tennessee
San Antonio
Texas
Victoria
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