First Thanksgiving menu reveals eel and many dishes
Gainesville AP report says 1621 feast hosted by William Bradford featured eel, clams, leeks, ducks, venison, cranberries, geese and corn bread with red wine and beer. Dr. Eldon Turner notes Massasoit and 90 Indians attended, Pilgrims staged a military review and games.
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Fla
Eldon Turner
University of Florida
Turner
William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Bradford
Massasoit
Miles Standish
Ohio workers face rising layoffs as auto industry cuts hit
The Associated Press reports 31,885 Ohio workers were laid off or furloughed with Ford adding 3,700 national layoffs after Thanksgiving. In Ohio, 175 at Cleveland stamping, 50 at Sandusky, and several GM and Delco plants announced cuts. Lordstown Vega plant to idle 5,000 over Christmas. Chrysler at Twinsburg expands layoffs toward 2,900 with 750 returning Jan 6.
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Ohio
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Cleveland
Sandusky
Lordstown
Chrysler Corp
Twinsburg
John McKee
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
McKee
Watergate jurors dine with marshals to avoid case talk
Watergate cover up jurors sequestered forty two days share Thanksgiving with U.S. marshals and families at a Washington hotel. Each table hosts ten with a deputy marshal monitoring conversations as jurors face final deliberations.
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U.S
Washington
Vermont
Tree prices rise as season nears in Washington
Washington tree industry executives forecast 10 to 15 percent higher Christmas tree prices this year with wholesale hikes around 10 percent or less. A Seattle retailer notes prices may reach 1.75 to 2 dollars per foot for standard firs as buyers prepare for holiday lots.
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Seattle
Washington State
Paul Reid
Reid
Leroy Hawley
Olympia
Uncle Trevor
Ethiopia appoints new head of government amid turmoil
Ethiopia's military rulers chose Brig. Gen. Teferi Banti as head of government replacing Lt. Gen. Aman Michael Andom. Andom was killed by soldiers during an attempted arrest, with reports later noting he and 59 others were executed.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Teferi Banti
Banti
Aman Michael Andom
Emperor Haile Selassie Authorized Return of Funds
Swiss Foreign Office reports that Emperor Haile Selassie, deposed by Ethiopian soldiers, has authorized the return of his funds from Swiss banks. Estimates of his wealth vary widely as the details unfold.
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Bern
Haile Selassie
Durkin wins NH Senate recount by narrow margin
Democrat John A. Durkin gains a U S Senate seat after recount, edging Republican Louis C. Wyman by 10 votes, narrowing a historic 542 vote deficit and raising hopes of two Democrats in the Senate from New Hampshire for the first time in over a century. The note mentions large financial estimates and Ethiopian political upheaval with Selassie’s status unclear.
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Concord
N.H
John A. Durkin
U.S. Senate
Robert Stark
Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Middletown Weather Forecast Tonight and Weekend
Clear skies and temperatures in the low 20s are forecast for Middletown tonight. Clouds return tomorrow with highs in the upper 30s and a weekend chance of rain or snow. Clearing conditions are expected Monday.
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Middletown
Heart transplant patient Louis Russell dies at 49
Louis B. Russell Jr., the longest surviving heart transplant recipient, died at 49 in Richmond Va after six years with a donor heart. He had life renewed on August 24 1968 and had recently faced a sudden health decline. His wife Thelma was at his side. His death follows a prior pacemaker implant after a October 7 checkup. Anick, once the longest surviving recipient, mourns nearby.
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Richmond, Va
Louis B. Russell Jr
Russell
Indianapolis
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Thelma
Milwaukee
Betty Anick
Louie
World's first man with two hearts shows excellent appetite
Ivan Taylor, a 58 year old engineer from Langebaan near Cape Town, received a heart from a 10 year old girl in a five hour operation by Dr Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital. The latest medical bulletin says his cardiac condition is excellent though he remains weak on the left side. The law in South Africa previously limited naming heart recipients without consent.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Ivan Taylor
Groote Schuur Hospital
Taylor
Groote Schuur
Langebaan
Saldanha Bay
Jennifer Schrikker
Christiaan Barnard
Leaf ban in Ohio faces challenge in 1975 session
Rep. John A. Galbraith of Maumee plans to reintroduce a bill to lift Ohio’s two year old leaf open burning ban when the 1975 session begins in January. He criticized the measure as oppressive and irrational and said it forces communities to spend heavily on disposal alternatives.
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Columbus
Ohio
John A. Galbraith
Maumee
Galbraith
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