Middletown School District Considers Major Bus Cuts
Middletown school board President Howard Schueller warned that preparations to cut bus service by 75 percent after Christmas could delay the January curtailment. The plan targets high school and many younger students, while handicapped and some freshmen over two miles away remain covered. The board cites rising costs, including a 7.9 cent pay increase offer to staff, as the reason for the cuts and notes potential year end debt avoidance limits.
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Howard Schueller
Middletown
Schueller
Man hauls 1912 railroad car to Ottawa driveway
Hart Fisher, 46, a printer and railroad enthusiast, bought a 1912 passenger rail car for $1 and moved it 120 miles from Decatur to Ottawa Illinois. Neighbors object to a train in the driveway citing zoning, so he relocated the car to land outside the city. He plans up to $10,000 in renovation over years, preserving stained glass and former smokers’ section.
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Ottawa
Ill
Hart Fisher
Decatur
Ford calls energy problem complex as the devil
Washington AP reports President Ford and advisers pressed to craft a new National Energy Policy. Officials say winter gasoline prices will rise rather than supplies fall, with emphasis on voluntary consumer action and long term strategies. Greenspan notes price, not supply, is the key issue.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Allen Greenspan
Democrats approve charter ending quotas in party overhaul
Massive compromise ends a bitter feud within the party as delegates approve a written charter replacing quota language with a plan to assure participation by women minorities Indians and youth. The move averts a black walkout and emphasizes unity under Strauss Sanford and Daley allies.
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Kansas City
U.S
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Robert S. Strauss
Charter Commission
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Cecil Partee
Illinois
Richard Daley
Chicago
Daley
Jesse Jackson
Kissinger urges approval of SALT treaty with Moscow
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned that Congress rejection of the Vladivostok SALT accord would signal a ruined detente to the Soviet Union. He defended ceilings on missiles bombers and MIRVs saying the deal ends the arms race and urged bipartisan support despite Sen. Henry Jackson calls to reduce numbers.
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Soviet Union
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Henry A. Kissinger
Vladivostok
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Senate
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Sen
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Snow Turns Wet as Precipitation Likely Today
A forecast calls for rain briefly then snow with a high in the upper 30s. Tonight's temperature near the upper 20s rising to the lower 30s by Monday. Winds are expected to be strong, bringing wind driven snow in some areas.
Correction to Consumer Price Index Could Affect Millions
A Bureau of Labor Statistics error in the CPI for seven months may impact nearly 50 million Americans whose incomes, contracts, or benefits are pegged to the index. The misread blue book on used car prices caused the October index to overstate actual levels by about 0.3 percent, with widespread implications for wages, Social Security, and alimony.
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Washington
Julius Shiskin
Department of Labor
The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Afl-Cio
Shiskin
Arthritic joint replacements gain progress in surgery era
A Baltimore program offered a $50 bounty for each gun turned in, collecting over 13 000 firearms at a near $700 000 cost, aiming to cut crime but failing to meet targets. Armco begins a 20 million waste treatment plant as part of recycling push.
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Ted Pollard
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