Initial jobless claims ease but stay above normal
Unemployment claims for the week ending Jan 25 fell to 731,600 from the prior week, a drop of 118,900 though still well above normal. The Labor Department notes 2.5 million Americans filed in the first three weeks of January while 4,733,000 collected benefits the week ending Jan 18, with 34 states reporting rising recipient counts and the broader jobless rate likely ~8 percent for January.
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Washington
Labor Department
Tax Breaks For Hard Hit Firms Axed
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected a proposed $1 billion tax break for financially troubled firms like Chrysler Lockheed and Pan Am by a 17 to 16 vote. The plan would have allowed carrybacks to apply losses as far back as 1942, with Chrysler Lockheed and Pan Am named as principal beneficiaries.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pan American World Airways
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Dore
Sai
Ford
Congress
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Chrysler
Lockheed
Pan Am
Wintry Storm Hits Plains to New England Slams Nation
A wintry storm swept from the Plains to New England bringing light snow squalls and arctic cold. New England endured its first major snow event of the winter with up to 12 inches in places, Rhode Island recording 7 inches. The system triggered school cancellations, travel delays, and power outages across the region and beyond as crews worked to restore service and addresses disruptions from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Interstate 95 closures and a bus accident in Massachusetts highlighted widespread impact.
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Associated Press
New England
Rhode Island
Great Lakes
East Coast
Attleboro
Mass
Northboro
Blue Mountain Academy
Hamburg
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chariyotte
Georgia
West Virginia
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Winter Storm Clamps Southwest Oklahoma Roads
A winter storm lingered across the nation bringing bitter cold and up to two inches of snow to Southwest Oklahoma. Roads were treacherous with 19 degrees at noon and an overnight low near zero. Lawton district roads opened by noon but slick conditions persisted. Fort Sill traffic was jammed and Gate 6 and Apache Gate closures affected access. By 9:30 a.m. 14 accidents were reported including a four car pile-up at Fort Sill Boulevard and Lincoln.
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Oklahoma
Lawton District
Highway Patrol
Fort Sill
Cache Road
Fort Sill Boulevard
Apache Gate
Gate 6
Jon Long
Gore Boulevard
Lincoln
Kissinger to Confer With Gromyko in Geneva Session
Secretary of State Kissinger will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Geneva February 16 17 and separately confer with German British and French officials as he winds down his Middle East trip. The talks aim to advance resumption of the Geneva peace conference following a second stage Israeli Egyptian disengagement.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Forcis
Andrei Gromyko
Middle East
State Department
Department
Geneva
Soviet Union
Maidie
Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Bonn
Gromyko
London
Paris
Raed Vrant Adts and Contact Numbers
Fragmentary notice lists names Raed Vrant Adts and numbers 393 4620 353 0626 353 0620 with unclear context. Possible personal contact or classified reference. No clear event or organization identified.
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Vrant Adts
Haig defended as European commander amid Belgium tensions
In Brussels Foreign Minister van Elslande defended Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. as supreme allied commander in Europe amid Belgian criticism over his work at the Nixon White House. The report links Haig to Watergate fallout and diplomatic friction in Europe.
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Brussels
Belgium
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Europe
Renaat van Elslande
Court Martial Action Pushed In Post Death Case At Fort Sill
A recommendation for a general court martial has been sent to Fort Sill against three of four men charged with the December 1974 death of Pvt. Anthony Ray Jaurigui. Spec. 5 Raymond J. Proctor, Pvt. Frederick O. Rainey, and Pvt. Muriel L. Cole face fel ony murder and sodomy charges while Pvt. Robert M. Langston is cleared. The Staff Judge Advocate office is reviewing the Article 32 investigation.
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Fort Sill
David E. Ott
Anthony Ray Jaurigui
San Jose
Calif
Thay
Edward A. Kelley Jr
Robert M. Langston
Crewe
Spec
Raymond J. Proctor
Chicago
Frederick O. Rainey
Miami
Fla
Muriel L. Cole
Louisville
Post
Judge Advocate Office
Oklahoma House Passes Bootleg Tape Bill with Amendments
The Oklahoma House approved a measure prohibiting reproduction and sale of sound recordings without owner consent. Amendments trimmed penalties, delayed effectiveness to Sept 1, exempting recordings over 40 years old, and kept county documentary stamp revenue split with five percent to counties. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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Ferrell
Tom Bamberger
Oklahoma City
Ken Nance
House
Wiley Sparkman
Grove
Governor orders immediate probe into Corrections Department
Oklahoma Governor David Boren called on the State Bureau of Investigation to open an immediate inquiry into allegations by Raymond Johnson who resigned as business director of the Department of Corrections. Boren spoke at a hastily called news conference and said he had met with Corrections Director Russell Lash about swift improvements in morale and administration.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Raymond Johnson
State Department of Corrections
Boren
Corrections
Russell Lash
Former Fort Sill chief gives up space for carpool profit
Gen Charles Brown, commander of the Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, relinquished his reserved parking space to encourage energy saving. He invited a four-person carpool. no takers at the meeting, then received a note from secretary Mrs Theodore Lent naming her four-car pool members.
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Charles Brown
Fort Sill
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Brown
Army Test and Evaluation Command
Aberdeen
Federal Times
Theodore Lent
Harry
Emmett
John
Agnes
Fort Sill Rabbit Outsmarted Old Hunter in legend
A tale from Fort Sill recalls a cunning jackrabbit that outpaced famed 19th century guide Horace P. Jones and his swift greyhounds during hunts in the 1870s and 1880s. The story, linked to Capt. R. G. Carter and the Fort Sill post, ends with the rabbit slipping away near the Agency knoll.
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Fort Sill
Old Jones
Horace P. Jones
R. G. Carter
Mackenzie
Carter
Jack
Jones
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