GNP growth slows to 3 percent in fourth quarter 1976
Commerce Department data show GNP rising 3.0 percent in Q4 1976, the slowest quarterly pace since the 1975 recession end. The 1976 annual GNP growth averaged 6.2 percent, with inflation rising to 6.2 percent in Q4, and inventories at a yearlow as auto strikes and demand shifts weighed on production. Dr. John Kendrick cautioned the economy needs higher output and hiring to meet demand.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
John Kendrick
Kendrick
Auto Workers
Ford
White House
Senate committees clear way for Carter cabinet
As Inauguration nears, Senate committees prepare informal approvals for four more Carter cabinet nominees including Werner Blumenthal Joseph Califano Ray Marshall and Patricia Harris Roberts. Earlier approvals cover Vance Brown Bergland with others to face swift full Senate action. Andrus and Lance hearings continue with Bell’s attorney general vote potentially delayed.
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Carter
Treasury
Werner Blumenthal
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Labor
Ray Marshall
Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Harris Roberts
Senate
Cyrus Vance
Harold Brown
Defense
Robert Bergland
Agriculture Department
Atlanta
Griffin Bell
Clarence Mitchell
The
NAACP
Robert Byrd
Theodore Sorenson
CIA
Rep
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Panel to rule on ousting Justice McComb role
Seven state Appeals Court judges will determine if suspended state Supreme Court Justice Marshall McComb should be ousted. The panel, chosen by lottery from 39 appeal judges, includes Caldecott San Francisco and Reynoso Sacramento amid objections to self declared disqualifications and potential challenges to selections. McComb faces a Special Tribunal under Proposition 7 with no date set for first meeting.
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UPI
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Marshall McComb
High Court
Thomas W. Caldecott
F. Douglas McDaniel
San Bernardino
George E. Paras
Sacramento
Cruz Reynoso
Stephen K. Tamura
Wakefield Taylor
Robert Thompson
Los Angeles
Gregory Stout
McComb
Clear Skies Dominate California Weather Report
High pressure over Nevada brings clear skies to most of California while the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys face fog and low clouds with visibility under a mile. Temperatures range from the 40s in valleys to 70s in the south with little change expected. a Wednesday cloud increase may bring rain or snow to far northern regions.
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United Press International
Nevada
California
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Sierra
Montague
San Diego
Mount Shasta City
van Nuys
Ontario
Oregon
California Legislature to Hear Death Penalty Impacts
Sacramento UPI reports the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee will hold a nonbill hearing on restoring the death penalty. Five legal experts will discuss constitutional implications after the California Supreme Court struck down the 1973 statute on December 7 for failing to meet U S Supreme Court guidelines. Governor Brown warned he would veto any restoring bills.
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UPI
California
State Supreme Court
Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Kenneth Maddy
Fresno
U.S. Supreme Court
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Spy suspect denied bail in high profile espionage case
Christopher J. Boyce, 23, Palos Verdes student and TRW employee, held without bail on charges of selling secret information to a Soviet agent. Accomplice Andrew D. Lee is wanted in Mexico City for extradition. Boyce is segregated for safety. arraignment set for Jan. 31 with a preliminary hearing January 27.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Russia
Christopher J. Boyce
Space Electronics
U.S
John Kronenberg
Palos Verdes
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Plant
Huntington Beach
Manuel Real
Andrew D. Lee
Mexico City
Mexico
Record Cold Sets Off Wide Fuel and Power Crises
A severe eastern cold wave triggers fuel shortages and energy cutbacks across multiple states. Pennsylvania declares an extreme emergency as gas and power shortages force rolling outages and factory layoffs. Ohio Michigan and New York auto plants idle 56000 workers while utilities in Illinois and Chicago area cut service to large industrial users.
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United Press International
Debbie
Tammy Harding
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Cumberland
Washington
Virginia
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Cincinnati
Consumer Power Co
Detroit Edison
Governor Brown Pushes Tax Relief With No-Questions Plan
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. urges the California Legislature to approve a four step tax relief package using about 400 million in state surpluses for instant home owner rebates. The largest rebate could reach 700 dollars based on income and property tax share.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Los Angeles
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