1976 in capsule a year of triumphs and trials
Americans sent a three legged craft 500 million miles to Mars and a peanut farmer to the White House. The year brought Nobel prizes, oil fears, political resignations, high profile media figures, and landmark events from space to politics.
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United Press International
Mars
White House
Earl Butz
John Dean
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Daniel Schorr
Village Voice
Barbara Walters
Terry Sanford
Lloyd Bentsen
Birch Bayh
Milton Shapp
Sargent Shriver
Fred Harris
Henry Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Daley
Smokey the Bear
Martha Mitchell
Hilmar Baukhage
Baukhage
Howard Hughes
Space tracking aids oil spill cleanup efforts
Government scientists use space technology to follow the Argo Merchant spill and other Liberian flag tanker leaks. A six foot electronic buoy will beam signals to the Nimbus F satellite to map oil on a Nantucket area. Cleanup progresses vary by site as weather hampers efforts.
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United Press International
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Argo Merchant
Progress
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Oswego Peace
Thames River
Connecticut
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Nantucket Island
Carter Plans Quiet New Year At Home In Plains
President elect Jimmy Carter says his 1977 New Year resolution is to do a good job as president and get along with the press. He and his family will stay in Plains for New Year’s Eve and serve black eyed peas and hog jowl on New Year’s Day. He forecast a summit with Soviet leader Brezhnev in 1977 and said the way ahead will be challenging yet hopeful with a call for unity and national goals.
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Plains
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
America
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Hearst
Remains of Fifth Missing Crewman Found
A salvage crew recovered the bones of a fifth missing crew member from the San Sinena wreckage after an explosion at the Union Oil dock. Nine killed in the blast. four bodies had been found earlier. The remains were charred bones found in the radio officer's quarters. The ship, a 1000 ton superstructure, was hurled into the air and landed upside down on the dock. All eight other fatalities were Italian crewmen.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Thomas T. Noguchi
Union Oil Dock
Eight tons of marijuana seized at Ardmore Air Park
A raid at Ardmore Air Park recovered more than eight tons of marijuana tied to a suspected cross border smuggling operation. Authorities impounded two airplanes, four trucks, and two cars while ten people from eight states were jailed on drug distribution suspicions.
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Ardmore, Okla
UPI
Ardmore Air Park
Colombia
South America
Mexico
Oklahoma
State Department warns motorists in Mexico Sinaloa
The State Department and the American Automobile Association warn American drivers that travel through or in Sinaloa, Mexico carries substantial risk due to murders and other hazards. Officials expect Mexico’s government to eventually regain control, while AAA urges caution until safety improves.
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State Department
Mexico
Washington
UPI
American Automobile Association
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
Sinaloa
AAA
Clemency Granted to Eight Attica Inmates
Gov. Hugh Carey granted clemency to eight Attica inmates including John Hill who beat a guard to death during the 1971 uprising. Seven others with lesser charges were pardoned while no disciplinary action was taken against 20 guards and state police, as reviews called the prosecutions one sided.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Hugh Carey
Attica
Carey
Alfred Scotti
Bernard Meyer
Scotti
John Hill
William Quinn
National birth rate hits record low in 1975
The National Center for Health Statistics reports 1975 U S birth rate at 14.8 per 1 000, a new low as overall births fall. Illegitimate births rise to 14.2 percent. teen births 10-14 years show a slight increase with 12 642 cases and about 87 percent illegitimate.
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Washington
UPI
National Center For Health Statistics
Center
U.S
California Lifts State Milk Price Controls
The Brown administration ends 39-year-old state controls on minimum retail milk prices effective Jan 6. Current half gallon price around 68 cents, but impact is uncertain with local variations. Dairymen oppose, while attorney general and consumer groups push for decontrol. wholesale price controls also suspended in the Siskiyou Milk Marketing Area.
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Sacramento
UPI
Brown
California
State Food and Agriculture
L.T. Wallace
Don Kaufman
State Bureau of Milk Stabilization
Wallace
The
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
Fresno
Kaufman
Siskiyou
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Nimbus-F
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Lion
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Lompoc
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E. Ocean Ave
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Santa Barbara County
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M. M. Smith
Holder
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas
Robert Kitchens
Tor’s
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North H Street
Tore E. Gustafsson
University Drive
Nina Gustafsson
Howard C. Menzel County
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Miller
Don Freeman
Charlie
Dan Shafer
Euless
Shafer
Alyrea
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