Carter Inauguration Hoopla Grips Washington
President elect Carter arrives for his 39th presidency amid cold and crowds. Ford hosts a surprise party and plans departure to California for Pebble Beach golf. Inauguration week features multiple official and private events with stiff ticketing and a massive turnout anticipated for Thursday's ceremony.
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Inauguration Weather Records and presidential survivals
The forecast for Carter's inauguration calls for cold, with snow possible and high 20s to low 30s. Historic records note Grant's 1873 chill at four degrees, Harrison's fatal rain in 1841, Kennedy's 1961 snow, Taft's 1909 Capitol oath indoors, and other severe inaugurations.
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Record Lows Hit Florida As Freeze Spreads Across State
Subzero temperatures and gas shortages forced many to stay home as Florida reports snow in Boca Raton and record lows from Jacksonville to Key West. Pensacola school officials shut 50,000 students home. citrus crops face damage while power brownouts and fuel limits disrupt daily life.
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Weekend Snow Chances With Mild Start Ahead
Tonight low around 10 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Thursday remains cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow and a high near 25. Snow chances 20 percent tonight and 50 percent Thursday. Yesterday’s high was 8 with overnight low 0. Extended outlook shows cloudy Friday and snow chances Saturday through Sunday with highs in the 20s and lows 5 to 15.
Inflation hits 1976 with smallest rise in four years
Government figures show 1976 annual inflation at 4.8 percent, the lowest in four years, despite December up 0.4 percent. Grocery prices fell for the first December-to-December drop since 1961 while real earnings inched up slightly.
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Egypt Protests Prompt Sadat to Revoke Price Increases
In Cairo riots over price hikes leave eight dead as police fire on crowds near a police station and Al Azhar University. A 14 hour curfew is ordered for Cairo Alexandria and Suez while shops transport and factories shut down. The government suspends new price regulations.
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Salem Center Party to Review Events After Riots In Cairo
Salem's ruling Center party with 305 seats in the 360 member parliament will meet in the afternoon to review events. The interior ministry accuses Communists of stirring unrest at Helwan iron and steel works and Ain Shams University. Riots spread to Alexandria and Suez with dozens injured as crowds chant Nasser amid school closures.
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