East Digs Out Of Big Snowfall
A 12 hour storm dumped up to two feet of snow across the Northeast from Virginia to Vermont, closing airports and hindering travel. By Friday evening the system moved out to sea, railroads reopened, and main arteries were cleared as temperatures rise. New Year events were postponed and many rural roads remained impassable.
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Maryland
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President Sees Games Signs Bills at Camp David
President Nixon signed 66 bills in a holiday session at Camp David after New Year’s Day games. The measures include a housing act with 2.9 billion dollars and a urban growth policy, auto exhaust rules, extended tax provisions, highway funding through 1976, foreign aid totaling 2.5 billion, and possible bank divestiture by the Federal Reserve Board. The signing followed Nixon’s New Year stay with family and aides, as Haldeman Ehrlichman and Johnson reviewed the budget and State of the Union plan.
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Nixon
Camp David
Tricia
Edward F. Cox
Harvard
House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Roger Johnson
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Mexico Ledger Publication Rates and Hours
The Mexico Ledger lists pricing for single copies and subscriptions by area and delivery method. It shows rates for Mexico and surrounding towns, Audrain and adjacent counties, Missouri counties, out-of-state, and U S armed forces, plus daily office hours from 8 am to 5 30 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 3 pm Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
LA Cracks Down on Pollution
LA officials enforce a new California jet exhaust law at major airports on New Year’s Day. Air Pollution Control District officers issued 104 citations to 10 airlines, each potentially carrying a $500 fine, after initial warnings about jetliner exhaust. Airline spokesmen expect federal rules approved days earlier to preempt the state law.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
California
Greencastle Approves Water Distribution Bond Issue
Greencastle voters approved a 120000 revenue bond for a water distribution system. The tally was 123 for and 21 against. The town will buy water from Green City four miles away, linking the towns with a new pipeline.
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Greencastle
Green City
New Year’s Baby Born in Reno Amid City News
In Reno Washoe Medical Center Danny Leon Jackson Jr. weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces making him the first New Year’s baby of the year while his father, born on New Year’s Day, jokes about the cake. In New York City 11,300 firemen quit routine inspections defying a court order causing limited impact on operations as nonemergency duties halted. seven inches of snow blocked hydrants and boxes. The walkout followed contract expiration at 12:01 a.m. Friday and threatened emergency response during a show-cause hearing. Police and sanitation workers shared similar expiry but did not strike. Governor Taylor Law penalties loom for union leaders.
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Danny Leon Jackson Jr
Danny Jr
Washoe Medical Center
Poteau
Oklo
New York
Robert O. Lowery
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Supreme Court
UFA
Michael J. Maye
New Plant Begun At Carthage Shoe Factory
Ground was broken in Carthage for a $1 million shoe factory to be run by Juvenile Shoe Co of Aurora. The plant, slated for completion in nine months, will employ about 250 people.
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Carthage, Mo
Carthage
Juvenile Shoe Co
Aurora
Ranel Vaccine Sales Stopped by Agriculture Dept
Washington AP report says Ranel Laboratories Kansas City and its subsidiaries halted from sale after the Agriculture Department found irregular and incomplete production and quality control records. Douglas, Inc. and Quality Biologicals, Inc., also of Kansas City, are tied to the action. Ranel products will be held from the market pending talks with the company.
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Ranel Laboratories, Inc
Kansas City
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Ranel
Douglas, Inc
Quality Biologicals, Inc
Final Philip Morris TV ads cost $1.25 million
New York AP reports Philip Morris ended TV cigarette advertising at midnight after spending about 1.25 million on 254 minutes across NBC CBS and ABC including Marlboro Virginia Slims Parliament and Benson & Hedges during Rose Parade and major bowls. R. J. Reynolds and Liggett & Myers also ran spots while other makers paused. NBC set Rose Bowl rates at 135k a minute, with Orange Bowl 75k and Sugar and Cotton bowl asks in the 70k to 53k range.
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Virginia Slims
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Parliament
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Congress
ABC Evening News
Johnny
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard
ABC
CBS
Town Has 4th Marryin' Mayor
Roselle Park New Jersey AP reports Mayor Eugene J. Carmody, 36, announced at a New Year’s Day borough council meeting that he will marry Rosemary McDevitt of Summit. This makes him the fourth in office to wed while serving and the third in eight years.
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Roselle Park
N.d
New Court For Small Tax Claims
Washington AP taxpayers can challenge IRS figures in the new U S Tax Court small claims division for claims under 1000 dollars per year. The court, effective Thursday, handles income gift and estate taxes with speedy trials and no appeal. A 10 dollar petition fee applies and filings must occur within 90 days of deficiency notice. Francis J Cantrel, assistant clerk, expects most cases heard within six months.
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Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Tax Court
Congress
IRS
Francis J. Cantrel
Tax Court
Computer Counts Snowflakes In Tennessee
In Kingsport, Tenn the Tennessee Eastern Corp computes how many snowflakes cover the state with ten inches of snow Using the average snowflake size and state area the model yields 27 9402009600000 flakes noting the input area 43 000 square miles versus 42 244.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Tennessee Eastern Corp
Stabber Kills UMKC Student In Apartment
A UMKC student, Larry George, 20, was stabbed to death in his midtown Kansas City apartment after a New Year’s Eve party. Police hold a knife-wounded suspect. intruder entered unlocked door and attempted robbery and rape. Neighbors describe fear as area reports rise.
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Kansas Uuity
Larry George
University of Missouri At Kansas City
George
Kansas City
Farmers Skeptical On ACP Changes
Washington groups doubt Nixon plans to reshape the Agricultural Conservation Program into Rural Environmental Assistance Program to emphasize environmental aims. White House details are unclear, with critics arguing the old ACP already addressed local conservation needs and that the program's future is uncertain.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Jerry Rees
National Association of Wheat Growers
Rees
Robert M. Koch
National Limestone Institute, Inc
ACP
Koch
Missing 6-foot robot wanders from bank branch
In Charlotte North Carolina a 6 foot 2 inch robot used as a promotional attraction at new First Union National Bank branch openings has been missing for a month. Robbie weighs 640 pounds and requires regular oiling and battery recharges. Police ask anyone who sees the robot to notify authorities.
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Charlotte
N.C
First Union National Bank
Robbie
Red Meat Production Up In November 1970
Washington reports that U.S. red meat production rose 10 percent in November from a year earlier, with beef up 3 percent and pork up 25 percent. Other meats declined. poultry output rose 14 percent. For the first 11 months of 1970 total red meat production was 2 percent higher than 1969.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crap Reporting Board
Iowa Fugitive Is Recaptured
Police said they have captured 39-year-old Louis Londrie of Keokuk Iowa a fugitive from the Iowa State penitentiary at Fort Madison He was picked up in a car reported stolen at Lamoni Iowa Friday night and is being held for extradition to Iowa Londrie was serving a 10 year term for robbery when he and another convict escaped early Friday morning The other fugitive Albert Ware 28 was still at large.
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Louis Londrie
Keokuk
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Londrie
Lamoni
Albert Ware
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