Mass layoff wave hits 50000 workers across U.S. industries
United Press International reports sweeping layoffs in aircraft, aluminum, forest products, and manufacturing affecting more than 50,000 workers. U.S. Steel rolled back a price hike to 4 percent after White House pressure while other steel firms announced modest increases. Gold hit a record high in Europe and stock averages fell. Coal miners returned to work after a six week stoppage. McDonnell-Douglas idled 21,000 in California. Weyerhaeuser cut 3400. Singer closed plants affecting 20000.
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En Ohio
Burnside
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Nationwide Christmas rush and scattered acts of kindness
Shoppers flocked to stores and motorists planned busy holiday travel as the nation embraced the Christmas mood. Fresh snow blanketed parts of the Rockies and upper Midwest while safety groups warned of up to 260 deaths and thousands of injuries during the 30 hour period. In Illinois a retired couple received charity meat, a firefighter will be paid through holidays, a California tree seller gave a family a deep discount, and a typhoon of community aid and a 105 year old bell at St Patrick's sparked Christmas cheer.
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Midwest
National Safety Council
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Heavy response mounts to Ford food stamp cut plan
Washington reports a strong public and official backlash to President Ford’s proposed food stamp cuts. Royal Shipp noted hundreds of comment letters though many oppose the plan which would require most recipients to pay 30 percent of income for stamps. exemptions exist only for those under $20 to $30 monthly cash income. Critics include 72 House members and 42 senators warning Congress may block the plan in January. administration estimates show a $649 million yearly federal reduction, while advocates say the cut could exceed $900 million as some families forgo stamps.
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Christmas Storm Impacts Rockies Plains With Snow and Cold
A new storm spread snow across Denver Cheyenne and the southern Rockies while Arctic air sent readings below zero in Havre and Rawlins. Advisories covered Colorado Wyoming New Mexico the Texas Panhandle and into Missouri and Iowa as rain thunder and gusty winds affected the Gulf Coast Great Lakes and lower New England. Early temps ranged from 13 below in Havre to 75 in Key West.
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Stonehouse Arrest Ends Melbourne Immigration Mystery
Former British cabinet minister John Stonehouse 49, long presumed missing and linked to espionage rumors, is arrested in Melbourne for entering Australia with a false passport. Police traced his movements to a St Kilda house after his December 10 arrival following a Miami Beach disappearance.
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Miami
Fla
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Miami Beach
Leslie N. Patterson
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Reagan appoints Kirkpatrick to San Luis Obispo Superior Court
Gov Ronald Reagan promoted Richard C Kirkpatrick a 44 year old Santa Maria attorney to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court bench. He succeeds the late Judge James Madden and will earn 40322 dollars annually.
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UPI
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Richard C. Kirkpatrick
Ronald Reagan
San Luis Obispo County
Kirkpatrick
James Madden
Sirica says pardon makes no difference in Watergate case
Judge John Sirica said Nixon's pardon should not affect the guilt or innocence of the Watergate cover-up defendants. He urged jurors to judge the five defendants independently, noting they knew what they did and were adults, while recalling the orchestra metaphor used in final arguments.
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UPI
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John Sirica
Sirica
William Frates
John Ehrlichman
James Neal
Robert Marcian
Kenneth Parkinson
Frates
Neal
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon
Energy costs rise and PG&E raises rates
The article notes fuel oil and natural gas costs climbing, forcing rate increases. It explains winter raises usage and bills and offers energy-saving tips to reduce heating costs.
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Pg&e
Back pay ruling delayed by appeals court
The U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals lifted a prior order blocking 85,000 California state workers from back pay raises but delayed the ruling for one month to allow an appeal. The court upholding California's $60 million back raises gives the state time until Jan. 23 to seek Supreme Court review.
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Washington, D.C
California
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