Snow Sports Northeast Snowstorm Clamps New England Roads
The first day of winter dumped up to 16 inches of snow in New England with more in the forecast and fog in parts of Arizona and Southern California. An auto club spokesman described local roadways as hazardous as travelers faced dangerous conditions statewide. In Monterey California Susan Collard 18, daughter of a police diver who died in 1969, used a nightstick to foil a holdup and hold the robber until police arrived. The suspect Gordon Smith of Pacific Grove was booked on attempted robbery.
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United Press International
New England
Arizona
California
Auto Travel Club
Monterey
Calif
UPI
Susan Collard
Miss Collard
Gordon Smith
Pacific Grove
James Collard
Winter Arrives in Ohio with Snow and Cold Snap
Ohio endures a deep freeze with Mansfield reporting nine degrees as widespread low 20s greet the state. Snow totals reach up to a foot in Ashtabula Geauga counties causing traffic snarls while shoppers grumble over the holiday rush.
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United Press International
Ohio
Mansfield
Ashtabula
Geauga
Terrorists Hold Oilmen in Algiers After Vienna Raid
Six pro Palestinian terrorists flew from Vienna to Algiers with 35 hostages including 11 delegation chiefs after a violent raid on an international oil cartel meeting. They released most ministers before fleeing to an unknown destination.
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Algiers
UPI
Vienna
10 Percent Tax Cut Favored To Sustain 1976 Recovery
A congressional Joint Economic Committee staff study says a new 10 percent tax cut starting next October may be needed in 1976 to keep unemployment under 8 percent. It also warns Ford's proposed 395 billion dollar spending ceiling could slow growth about 2 percent in 1977 with unemployment near 9 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional
Joint Economic Committee
Ford
Weather and Public Notices Summary
Partly cloudy with cold, highs 25 to 30, low teens to 20s. 20 percent rain chance tonight and Tuesday. Marriage license applicants include Neil Lydy Rebecca Getz Tome Penrose Becky Baker. Births list three families with infants. Deaths include Ada Leydorf and Pearl Jenkins among others in Norwalk and surrounding areas.
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Neil T. Lydy
Willard
Rebecca S. Getz
New Haven
Tome E. Penrose
Norwalk
Becky L. Baker
North Fairfield
Opinion Line on bids favoring local firms prompts vote
Readers debate whether city and county contracts should favor local bidders over distant ones. Supporters cite keeping money local and fair competition, while opponents warn against deviating from lowest and best bidder rules. A turnout plea lists local call-in numbers for YES or NO votes.
Work ethic eroding as U.S. foresees cultural shift
A Trend Analysis Program report by the Institute of Life Insurance warns of a turbulent transition by 1990s with lower productivity and more goofing off. It notes increasing demand for government and employer protection, a no risk mindset, and potential for riots, while citing lighter sentences and regulatory backlash as new problems.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
Insurance Industry
The
Institute of Life Insurance For
America
TAP
Norwalk Wedding in Buckskins at Powder Keg Reflects 200th Anniversary
David Delmar Oney of New London wore buckskins and an Indian headdress for a 200th US anniversary wedding at Norwalk's Powder Keg Gun Shop. Bride Nancy Mae Rowe of New London wore a cotton gown as Susie E. Searls joined in colonial dress. The scene included rifles and hunting gear. officiant Rev. Bob Murr presided.
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Dave Oney
Nancy Rowe
Susie
Dave Searls
Bob Murr
New London
Whittlesey Road
Old West
Norwalk
David Delmar Oney
United States
Oney
Kentucky
Ohio
Nancy Mae Rowe
Cleveland Steel Products
Wellington
Ron Mollison
Susie E. Searls
First Baptist Church of
Ronald Miller
Judith Robinson
Liberty Bell Plans Move Provokes New Year Protests
In Philadelphia crowds prepare as the Liberty Bell is set to be moved from Independence Hall to a glass pavilion on New Year's Eve. Proponents cite history and spectacle while critics worry about weather, revelry, and the bell’s accessibility. The bell’s 223 year home ends briefly as fireworks and prayers accompany its public debut outside Independence Hall.
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Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
UPI
National Park Service
Independence Hall
Arthur Kaufman
Independence Hall Association
Ernest Harding
Christ Church
Harry Belinger
Guy Lombardo
Times Square
Six Children Die in Natchez House Fire
In Natchez Mississippi six children aged five to sixteen perished in a predawn house fire. Their mother Laurette Dunmore was hospitalized with burns. Officials said a faulty heater started the blaze and the frame house burned before firefighters arrived. The children were sleeping together in one room and likely suffocated.
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Columbus
UPI
Charles Drumm
Natchez
Miss
Laurette Dunmore
Live Nativity Scene At First Baptist Church Tonight
A Live Nativity Scene will be held at First Baptist Church on Main Street from 6 30 to 9 tonight. The church sits beside the Towne and Country Regional Art Center.
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First Baptist Church
Main Street
Towne and Country Regional Art Center
First Christmas by Paul L Maser
After Jesus birth the Holy Family makes three key journeys. On the eighth day Jesus was circumcised and named Joshua son of Yeshua. Forty days after birth Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for purification offerings, a six mile trip likely on a donkey.
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Moses
Jerusalem
Abraham
Joshua
God
Tabernacle
Temple
Jackass
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James Lesher
Bellevue
James Finn
Providence
Crilla B. Thomas
Collins
Ada Leydorf
Pearl Jenkins
Tampa
Fla
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John H. Eidson II
Maumee
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