GOP Struggle on for New Leader
Washington AP reports the GOP faces a quick leadership shakeup as Mary Louise Smith resigns as national chairman after 26 months. Eight weeks remain to pick a successor or forge policy spokespeople amid White House and Reagan faction tensions ahead of 1978 elections.
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Washington
Mary Louise Smith
GOP
Apeak
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Smith
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reagan
Pete Hannaford
Hannaford
California
White House
Ron Nelsen
So You Think Your Mutt Is Smart
Baton Rouge AP report details a dog intelligence test created by Kathryn B. Coon a 33 year old school psychologist. The 10 puzzle test uses chairs cups shoeboxes and towels with 15 second time limits. About 44 percent pass the hardest shoebox puzzle while averages hover around 5.75 of 10 with 10 being brilliant. Male dogs have fared better, mixed breeds score about the same as pure breeds.
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Baton Rouge
Fido
Kathryn B. Coon
Brzezinski Poised for Top Role in Carter Administration
Washington AP report notes Zbigniew Brzezinski of Columbia University seen by Carter aides as a likely National Security Council chief candidate. Brzezinski downplays influence while Carter reportedly favors his appointment. The piece compares Brzezinski and Kissinger, cites similar trajectories, and outlines potential shifts in NSC power dynamics under a Carter administration. Also included are local birth notices for Robyn Leann Whey and Mark Edward Bigelow.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Columbia University
Carter Associates
National Security Council
Kissinger
U.S
State Department
Brzezinski
NSC
Israel
Vietnam
China
William P. Rogers
Air Foce
Brent Scowcroft
Scowcroft
McGeorge Bundy
Kennedy
Johnson
Half Of Bicentennial Class Had Tried Pot
Government surveys show 53 percent of the 1976 high school senior class had tried marijuana and 32 percent were current users. Among 18 to 25 year olds, 53 percent had tried marijuana with 2 percent current users. Among 12 to 17 year olds, 22 percent had experimented and 15 percent were regular users. The report notes stabilization in other drug use trends and places annual drug abuse costs at 8.4 to 12.2 billion dollars, with heroin driving most costs.
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Washington
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Robert L. DuPont
Institute
Cousteau Aims North Pole Dive in 1978 Expedition
Jacques Cousteau announced that his underwater team will descend 2,275 feet beneath the North Pole ice in 1978. The mission forms part of a broader study of the Lomonosov Ridge spanning from Greenland to Russia’s New Siberian Islands.
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Cousteau
North Pole
Paris
Jacques Cousteau
Lomonosov Ridge
Greenland
Russia
New Siberian Islands
Final Gilmore Hearing Next Week
Gary Gilmore, weakened after four days without food, will appear before a Utah Board of Pardons special meeting next week to seek a swift death by firing squad. The panel moved the hearing from Dec 6 to Nov 30 to meet a 60 day deadline after sentencing, amid concerns related to a potential release if not executed by then.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah Board of Pardons
Thomas Harrison
Threeeman
Gilmore
Provo Mote
US Eases Objections to Angola Membership at UN
In a Security Council move, the United States chose not to veto Angola's UN bid, abstaining instead after five months of opposition. The decision, cited as respect for African sentiment, aims to sway Rhodesian peace talks in Geneva, with the council approving a General Assembly vote recommendation by a 13 to 0 margin.
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United Nations, N.Y
Angola
United Nations
William W. Scranton
Security Council
United States
Council
U.S
Henry A. Kis
Singer
Geneva
Rhodesia
General Assembly
World Organization
Baby Jason Thomas Young Born in Vandalia
Mr and Mrs Howard B Young of Vandalia announce the birth of their son Jason Thomas Young a weighing six pounds eight ounces born Monday at 149 am at Audrain Medical Center The birth adds a new member to the family and highlights a local hospital delivery in Audrain County
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Donald V. Uhey
Vandalia
Robyn Leann Whey
Audral Medical Center
Mr. Whey
Oberhaus Construction Co
Charles Bigelow
Laddonia
Mark Edward Bigelow
Audrain Medical Center
Bigelow
Harbison-Walker Refractories
William Haley Jr
Near
Troy
Heather Nicole Haley
Siam Haley Sr
Mexico
Walter Gerhardt
Bunceton
Howard B. Young
Jason Thomas Young
Summersby Memoirs Claim Ike Had Affair During War
Kay Summersby, in posthumously published excerpts, alleges a love affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II while serving as his driver and aide. She recalls Eisenhower admitting deep feelings, a Washington reunion with Mamie, and later statements that caused tension, though she notes no details of Mrs. Eisenhower’s reaction.
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New York
Kay Summersby
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Eisenhower
Algiers
North Africa
Kay
Washington
Mamie
Miss Summersby
Urge Teasdale To Appoint GOP Auditor
Missouri Democratic governor elect Joseph Teasdale is urged by GOP chairman Lowell McCuskey to appoint a Republican to the state auditor post left vacant by Democrat George Lehr. Lehr resigns in January after two years in office. Teasdale has not named a successor.
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Jelewnoun Urry
Joseph Teasdale
George Lehr
Lowell McCunkey
The
Lehr
Christopher 5. Bond
Teasdale
McCuskey
Missouri
Jackson
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
Bond
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