Beached Argo Merchant Splits in Half Off Nantucket
The Liberian tanker Argo Merchant split amid heavy seas 27 miles southeast of Nantucket, spilling 1.5 million gallons of heavy oil and threatening the Gulf of Maine fishing grounds. Coast Guard crews estimate 50 to 75 percent of cargo spilled. rescue efforts and disaster relief are underway as Massachusetts seeks federal aid.
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Barry Chambers
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Evelyn Murphy
Associated Press
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New England
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Russell Train
Carter names Harris HUD secretary and Brown defense chief
President elect Carter announced three more cabinet picks placing Patricia Roberts Harris as Housing and Urban Development head the second woman and first black in the Carter cabinet. Harold Brown chosen as defense secretary Ray Marshall named labor secretary amid labor union disputes over Dunlop. Andrew Young already named ambassador to the United Nations.
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Court Arguments Near Bond Battle Mounts Here
The City of Lawton faces a district court dispute over municipal court bond forfeitures and seeks payment on 40 forfeitures since October. Judge J Winston Raburn will hear January 13 arguments to set aside 23 forfeitures granted with Northwestern National Insurance and Sentinel Bonding Company as movants. The city asserts it cannot collect forfeitures on bonds written by surety bondsmen directly from the state insurance commissioner due to lack of a court of record.
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J. Winston Raburn
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Sentinel Bonding Company
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State Insurance Commissioner
Janice Mitchell
Harley
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Bid Opening Held On Lee Widening
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will open bids at 2 p m today for a two mile Lee Boulevard widening project from Sheridan Road to 52nd Street with a new Wolf Creek bridge. Estimated at 3 million dollars, the city contrib utes 1 million from a 1971 bond issue. Contracts set for Jan 4. work includes 1.964 miles of asphaltic concrete and drainage.
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Consumer Prices Rise Slightly In November Not Upward
Prices edged up three tenths of a percent in November while real spendable earnings rose eight tenths, marking the largest monthly gain in buying power in over a year. Food costs fell led by vegetables and pork, offset by higher clothing medical care and energy expenses.
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Labor Department
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White Christmas Forecast for Southwest Oklahoma
An agricultural weather forecast from Weatherscan Inc for Oklahoma Farm Bureau predicts a high near 30 on Friday and Saturday with light snow possible. The National Weather Bureau expects an arctic front to enter Wednesday bringing potential snow, while winter begins at 11 36 p m and today is the shortest day of the year. Winds stay south at 8 to 15 mph with mid 20s overnight lows, and Wednesday's high near 50 following a 38 14 Monday.
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau
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Prices, Earnings Amid Steady November Consumer Change
The agency reported tax adjustments offset a 1.8 percent rise in real weekly earnings. Prices of nonfood commodities rose 0.4 percent in November, matching the prior two months, while services also advanced 0.4 percent, versus 0.5 percent in October. Seasonal adjustments applied, and the unadjusted consumer price index rose 0.3 percent. Some wholesale price increases are expected to filter into higher costs later.
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Labor Department
Soviet police arrest Jewish culture symposium organizers
In Moscow police detained leaders of a Jewish culture symposium as they left their homes for the meeting. Andrei Sakharov, Anatoly Sharansky and six organizers were named as arrested, with reports suggesting other organizers and invited speakers may also have been detained.
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Andrei Sakharov
Soviet Union
Anatoly Sharansky
Arkady Mai
Benjamin Fain
Pavel Abramovich
Leonid Volvosky
Vladimir Prestin
Grigory Rosenshtein
Successor To Daley Sought After Chicago Leader Dies
Chicago reacts to Mayor Richard J. Daley's death at 74 from a heart attack in his office. Body to lie in state. Aldermen discuss future leadership and possible acting mayor with names like Wilson Frost Michael Bilandic Edward Vrdolyak and Richard Daley Jr. remains a state senator.
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