Bicentennial spurs domestic travel growth in 1976
The Bicentennial is boosting U S travel with early signs of a strong year in Washington and New England. Airlines expect a 6 percent rise in domestic travel and many travelers will opt for car trips to historic sites. Industry sources report rising bookings for trips to Williamsburg Washington Philadelphia and New York with substantial growth in student and adult tours.
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Associated Press
New England
United States
Hawaii
Florida
Alan Fredericks
Travel Weekly
John Stachnik
Fourlow Tours
Chicago
Stachnik
Williamsburg
Washington
Lynn Hilton
Debby and
Hilton Travel Services
Salt Lake City
Hilton
Philadelphia
New York
Jim Phillips
Commercial National Travel Service
Little Ruck
Ark
Carolyn Smithee
Osborne Travel Agency
Atlanta
End of 1975 sees grocery price rises across the nation
Americans closed 1975 facing another round of grocery price hikes led by dairy items and coffee, while sugar prices fell and pork chops dropped after earlier gains. The AP market basket survey tracked 15 items across 13 cities, showing an overall December rise of just over 1 percent, with sugar influence complicating totals. Government data noted 1974 and 1975 price trends, soybean harvests and grain costs shaping meat, dairy, and bread prices.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
USDA
Eght
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Department
Albuquerque
N.M
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
K.1
Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle
Wash
Avalanche deaths rise with winter recreation
A Forest Service report shows more Americans seek mountain solitude for a winter day of leisure while avalanche fatalities rise. Over the past five years an average of 12 deaths per year occurred, double the twenty five year average for the period. Last winter 22 people died, eight in Colorado, as renewed winter activity continues.
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Fort Collins
Colo
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado
Juneau
Alaska
Washington
Mt. Rainier National Park
Knox Williams
Forest Service
Williams
United States
European Alps
Austria
Switzerland
Singer Co withdraws from business machines field
New York AP reports Singer Co moves to exit unprofitable operations amid recession. The firm will seek buyers for the operation, absorbs a $100 million hit in 1975 earnings, and joins Xerox and RCA in retreat from the computer business.
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New York
Singer Co
Xerox Corp
RCA Corp
Singer
Travel rush as Bicentennial trips boom in key cities
National reports say booking for popular Bicentennial areas is tight with Williamsburg leading demand. Travel agents anticipate March or April as a growth period while United Airlines launches aFreedom Fare from Feb 1 offering up to 30 percent discounts for two week advance reservations.
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Williamsburg
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
United Airlines
Medical facilities strained as LA doctors strike enters third day
LA public hospitals report surge of emergency cases from private facilities amid a slowdown by physicians protesting malpractice insurance rate hikes. Talks in Sacramento aim to form a doctor funded pool offering reduced premiums. high risk specialties face steep costs while emergency rooms adapt with triage and referrals.
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Los Angeles
Daniel A. Lang
Daniel Brouman
Leon Bender
Medi-Cal
Robert Gnaizda
Robert Gnaizda, Deputy Secretary of Health and Welfcare
Sherry Kleven
Northridge Hospital
San Fernando Valley
Joel Elienzweig
Frank Clark
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Southern California Physicians Insurance Exchange
Travelers Insurance
Clark
Petition in tiny town to block Adams extradition
In Monkhoe Oregon a petition circulates to keep Ronald Dale Adams from being extradited to Alameda County California for probation violation. Residents claim Adams has rebuilt his life, married in Portland, supports a family, and works for Larry Stephens Roofing Co. His past includes a 1970s LSD possession conviction and one year in prison. The petition has 60 to 70 signers and copies have been sent to governors Straub and Brown.
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Monkhoe
Ore
Ronald Dale Adams
California
Alameda
Oregon
Larry Stephens Roofing Co
Bob Straub
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Adams
San Francisco Bay Area
Portland
Cottage Grove
River plunge spares mother and newborn in rescue
In Charleston West Virginia a station wagon slid into the Elk River after hitting a slick spot. George Keaton and his pregnant wife Janet plus friend Olen Myers escaped the water as bystanders aided them. Janet gave birth to a healthy six pound two ounce boy at the hospital.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Keaton
Grendenin
Janet
Elk River
Dennis Tawney
Keaton
Tawney
Olen Myers
Elkview
McGovern begins three week Asia tour
Senator George McGovern starts a three week trip to Asia visiting Pakistan India Bangladesh and North Vietnam. As chairman of a Senate subcommittee he will meet government officials to discuss international relations and foreign aid while in Hanoi he will review relations with the Vietnamese government and the regional political situation. He departed by commercial jet Thursday with staff members aboard.
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Washington
George McGovern
Asia
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
North Vietnam
McGovern
Senate
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Congress Clean-Up Question to Lawmakers
A reader asks Senators Mathias and Beall and Representative Byron when both houses of Congress will be cleaned up, addressing the issue directly to lawmakers. The message is from David R. Mullinix.
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Sen
C.M. Mathias
J.G. Beall
Rep
G.E. Byron
Congress
David R. Mullinix
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