Califano to Head HEW and Sorensen to CIA
President elect selects Washington lawyer Joseph Califano to head the Department of Health Education and Welfare along with Theodore Sorensen to lead the Central Intelligence Agency and James Schlesinger to shape national energy policy. The 11 member cabinet also includes selections announced at a press conference.
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HEW
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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FCC to Waive License Fees Start Jan 1 Saving CB Buyers Four Dollars
The Federal Communications Commission will stop charging license fees January 1 in response to legal challenges. This change will save CB radio buyers about four dollars, a notable impact for Christmas gear purchases.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Suspected deliberate grounding eyed in Argo Merchant case
A man claiming to be an Argo Merchant crewman told the Coast Guard the tanker may have been deliberately beached with the owners' knowledge. The ship carried 7.5 million gallons of heavy oil, now wrecked by strong seas near Georges Bank, threatening a rich fishing area.
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Weather and births brief for Norwalk area
Snow flurries likely and colder tonight with lows near 10. Mostly sunny Friday with highs near 25. 60 percent tonight 10 percent Friday. Winds west to southwest 15 to 25 mph, shifting NW this afternoon tonight. Births announce two Norwalk girls to Moon Ott and one Willard Area girl to Bevier.
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Mistletoe Works for Some in Opinion Line Poll
Readers weigh in on whether mistletoe works with many praising romance while others report hives ugliness or indifference. Voters are urged to call for yes or no by midnight in a county officeholder salary debate linked on this page.
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Fonz
Deputy Hero in Hijacking Endgame at Airport
San Mateo County Sheriff Sgt. Bill Sweeney kept would be hijacker Palm J. Hinnant from harming two hostages during a 14 hour standoff aboard a United Airlines DC8. Using a radio to negotiate, Sweeney persuaded Hinnant to release the hostages surrender his pistols and knife and walk off the plane.
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UPI
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Palm J. Hinnant
United Airlines
San Mateo County
John McDonald
Hinnant
United
San Francisco International
Sweeney
Sheriff's Department
McDonald
Palm
Richard Funk
Jerome Dusenberry
Funk
County Offices Issue Extra December Pay to 30 Employees
Thirty employees across three county offices received up to $600 each in extra December pay for overtime and holiday work. The payments totaled about $9,000 above regular salaries, with claims of documentation and legality debated by county officials and the state auditor.
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Huron County
Richard Hauser
John Borgia
Jay Thomas
Hauser
Borgia
Thomas Ferguson
Sally Steak
Reese Ineman
Dean Strimple
Leslie
Duke
Harper
Thomas
Kenneth Reed
Willis
London
Strimple
Maurice Smith
Robert Smith
Thomas Heydinger
Ohio
Rapist terrorizes women at Grady Hospital Rape Crisis Center
Police confirm a rapist is terrorizing Grady Hospital's Rape Crisis Center in Atlanta. A staff member was assaulted twice, and the suspect sent a list of future victims. The center moved to a more secure location after the attacks.
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Atlanta
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Delmar Yoder
Grady
Yoder
B.J. Stecher
Grady's
Stecher
Battelle develops method to grade Ohio highway patrolmen
Battelle Columbus Laboratories under a 19 797 contract with the Ohio Department of Highway Safety is creating a system to evaluate day to day performance of Ohio s 900 highway patrol troopers. The grading method will compare troopers to a patrol wide norm and will aid management in identifying candidates for supervisory roles. The 90 percent federally funded project was approved by the state Controlling Board after Battelle was selected from four bidders. Lt Walter F. Liddle said the procedure will show troopers how they are performing on the road.
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Columbus
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Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Ohio
Walter F. Liddle
Headquarters Command
Papers That Carter Reads
President elect Jimmy Carter says he reads The Columbus Enquirer The Atlanta Constitution The Macon Telegraph The Washington Star The Washington Post and The New York Times daily His brother Billy gets The Wall Street Journal and Carter reads his copy Also City residents are asked to put out garbage tonight instead of Friday morning as collection starts at 6 am due to the holiday.
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