No Significant Change Ends Ohio Governor Recount
Gov. John J. Gilligan halts the vote recount after returns show James A. Rhodes maintaining an 11,414 vote lead. Secretary of State Ted Brown reports Rhodes gains ahead statewide as precincts near 87 percent complete.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Gilligan
Robert Tenenbaum
Tenenbaum
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Rhodes
Industrial output decline widens as November drop hits 2.3%
The Federal Reserve says U S industrial production fell 2.3 percent in November, the largest monthly drop in over four years, with the 24 day coal strike worsening the slump. Output declines span durable and nondurable goods, leaving production 4.3 percent below a year ago.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Ford Giscard to Seek Energy Accord in Caribbean Summit
President Ford and French leader Valery Giscard d Estaing plan a three day Martinique summit to bridge gaps on the world energy crisis. Talks will cover economy and finance amid oil price tensions, with France proposing a joint producer consumer conference and the US urging a consumer strategy first.
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Washington
Ford
Valery Giscard
d’Estaing
Caribbean
Martinique
Giscard
NATO
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
Strips mining bill faces veto and Senate test
A national environmental standard bill for coal strip mining wins House support but may be vetoed by President Ford. Ford administration officials propose own legislation next year, while Zarb says the measure is vague and could cut coal output from 48 million to 141 million tons annually. Opponents say price increases would hit consumers. backers call it balanced and necessary. The bill would impose national controls, allow state programs, tax coal to fund land reclamation, and require mine land restoration.
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Senate
House
Zarb
U.S
Morris K. Udall
Dariz
Ford
92 year old Ben Jacobsen seeks 8th term as Maquoketa mayor
Maquoketa Iowa 92 year old Ben Jacobsen who has served seven terms plans to run again at 93 next year. He first entered politics in 1920 with a city council seat then mayor from 1954 to 1973 and now promises to restore the light plant to the people and end rising rates and parking meters. He cites citizen concerns from stray animals to water and power costs and recalls earlier horse parking prices. He is allied with Mayor Edward Myatt who says they will not oppose each other next year.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Ben Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Edward Myatt
Myatt
Ford appoints Saxbe ambassador to India for first cabinet shift
President Ford rewards Attorney General William Saxbe with the India ambassadorship, a move welcomed by critics seeking cabinet turnover. Saxbe expresses long held interest and relief, noting unfinished work at the Justice Department but not feeling forced out. Daniel Moynihan prepares to return from leave to preserve tenure.
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Washington
Ford
William B. Saxbe
India
White House
Nixon
Saxbe
Justice Department
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
Harvard
Richardson Rumored as Ambassador to Britain
Reports from four major papers in the United States and London say Elliott L. Richardson will be named ambassador to the Court of St James. The White House and State Department declined comment while Richardson, a Republican and former attorney general, has been linked to the vacancy left by Walter Annenberg.
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White House
United States
London
Elliot L. Richardson
Britain
State Department
Boston Globe
New York Times
Washington Post
Times of London
Richardson
Court of St. James
Archibald Cox
Middletown Weather Forecast Turns Cloudy With Rain
Cloudy skies and lows in the low 30s forecast for the Middletown area tonight with rain and highs in the mid-40s expected Sunday. The extended outlook calls for a chance of rain or snow Monday and cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Middletown
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Walter Annenberg
Annenberg
Woodrow Wilson’ International Center For Scholars
Smithsonian Institution
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