Boston attic find may hold Jefferson's Declaration
Two fragile yellow pages believed to be the first half of the Declaration of Independence surfaced in a Dorchester ministers attic. National Archives experts caution that authentication will require fiber and ink analysis before confirming origin.
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Jefferson
Boston
Thomas Jefferson
National Archives
James K. Allen
Allen
First
Dorchester
George Berg
George
Robert MacClaren
MacClaren
Holland
Roger Sherman
John F. Livingston
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Carter mulls leaner economic package for 1977
President elect Carter confines cabinet session to St Simons Island to discuss a stimulus plan that may cost less than expected. He cites tax cuts and public works jobs, aims for a balanced attack on unemployment and inflation, and expects a final decision within 10 days.
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ST. SIMONS_ ISLAND, Ga
Carter
White House
Congress
Taft resigns Senate to aid Metzenbaum appointment
U S Senator Robert Taft Jr confirms resignation effective close of business Dec 28 with plan to urge Gov. Rhodes to appoint Democrat Howard Metzenbaum immediately. Metzenbaum would gain early committee prerogatives while Taft returns to Cincinnati law firm Taft Stettinius and Hollister.
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Cincinnati
U.S
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Howard Metzenbaum
Taft
Metzenbaum
Senate
James A. Rhodes
United States
Rhodes
Taft, Stettinius and Hollister
Robert A. Taft
Energetic idea short on fuel
In NEW KNOXVILLE Ohio Eldon Haberkamp and his brother Adrian drilled a home grown natural gas and oil well to heat their shop and earn income. The first Auglaize County well near Neil Armstrong County Airport produced about a barrel and a half daily but gas pressure and oil output are steadily declining. They may pump until spring then pull the casing and shut the well if costs and yields don’t improve.
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New
Knoxville
Ohio
Eldon Haberkamp
Haberkamp
Adrian
Pyropak
Auglaize
Neil Armstrong County
New Knoxville
Tool and Die Company
Cold windy weather with flurries from a southern low
A low pressure center moving into Ohio will bring windy cold conditions with a 30 percent chance of snow flurries tonight and 40 percent on Wednesday. Overnight lows near 31 and highs around 20 are expected with continued cold temperatures into the extended outlook through Saturday.
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Ohio
Saturay
Fort Lewis enforces mandatory running for all troops
General Volney Warner declares a two mile run program at Fort Lewis a success with 15 000 soldiers including Women's Air Corps and staff taking part. Clerks and office staff run two miles twice weekly while hardened combat units run up to five miles with gas masks. Warner says morale esprit de corps and readiness improve and no heart attacks have occurred. Female and male runners now train together and most participants approve of the program.
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Vl. Lewis
Wash
Volney Warner
Women’s Air Corps
Fort
Ft. Lewis
Warner
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INS Discovery National Archives
Hugh Carey
New York
Abraham Beame
New York City
Plains
Georgia
Eco
Leonid Brezhnev
CIA
Sen. Taft
Democratic Party
Democratic
Robert Taft
Grace
Stark
Kent State University
Ann Landers
Isk Tenes
Heloise Cemees
Middletown
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