Bitter Arctic Cold Grips Nation's Midland Regions
A severe cold wave paralyzed midland areas across the nation, halting industry and causing power and heat outages. The National Weather Service warned the freeze would persist into midweek as Arctic weather strains natural gas supplies and prompts emergency gas deliveries. Ohio utilities halted gas for large industries amid depleted supplies.
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Approval of Lance expected for Senate panel
Bert Lance, President-elect Jimmy Carter's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, faces likely Senate Government Operations Committee approval with little opposition. Lance, former president of the National Bank of Georgia, says the Carter loans will not spark controversy and stresses growth in a sluggish economy and unemployment reduction without new inflation. He served as Carter's Georgia transportation secretary.
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Longet and Sabich romance ends in legal jeopardy
Aspen scene recalls Claudine Longet and Vladimir Sabich as she faces sentencing for negligent homicide in his 1976 death. The couple's high profile life contrasts with the fall from grace, amid a winter of deep freezes and harsh city conditions across Chicago and San Francisco.
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Marines transfer fails to end Klan presence says corporal
Cpl. Daniel Bailey, a ground safety NCO at Cherry Point North Carolina, says the quick 16 Marines transfer from Camp Pendleton did not end Klan activity. He reports a KKK den at Cherry Point and estimates Pendleton had about 20 open members and over 200 secret members.
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Lawmakers Switch To Bigger Luxury Autos In California
California legislators move from compact official cars to larger luxury models for the new two-year session. The $9,000 Oldsmobile Regency 98 leads as the most popular choice among 14 lawmakers, including Speaker Leo T. McCarthy and Republican Paul Priolo. Assemblyman Willie L. Brown Jr. shifts from a Skyhawk to a Cadillac Seville. Walter Ingalls orders a Chevrolet Corvette. The Hertz lease covers 90 percent of costs up to 225 a month, members pay 10 percent plus excess. Senate and Assembly budgets exceed 300,000 annually for leases plus maintenance and fuel. Some members choose specialty vehicles like Eugene Chappie with a four-wheel-drive Wagoneer and Stan Statham with a Dodge van.
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San Francisco
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D-San Francisco
Senate
Eugene Chappie
R-Roseville
Stan Statham
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Carter Inaugural Week Opens With Free, Massive Washington Fest
Carter becomes 39th president in a ceremony charged with pomp while a four day, $3 million inaugural plan funded by ticket sales and souvenirs promises free public events. Visitors can enjoy nearly 200 free performances, displays, and parades from Jan 18 to Jan 22, with limited access to the swearing-in platform.
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Ford's budget at a glance details for fiscal 1978
President Ford proposes a 440 billion dollar fiscal 1978 budget with 28.8 billion more than current spending directed to defense energy health and welfare A 7 percent rise in overall spending aims to curb a decade of federal growth while Carter prepares a Democratic budget. The plan includes major tax cuts over five of six years and preserves a large defense and HEW outlay while expanding Social Security Medicare Medicaid and space and energy programs.
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