Christmas rush drives shoppers and travelers nationwide
Shoppers packed stores and tens of thousands hit roads before Christmas amid snow in the Rocky Mountains and Midwest. The National Safety Council warned 200 to 260 deaths and 11,000 to 14,000 injuries expected in the 30 hour period. A Moline couple with limited income received help from a shopper who said the country bears the fault for rising meat prices.
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John Lesar
United Press International
Rockies
Utah
Arizona
Wyoming
Montana
Upper
Michigan
Midwest
National Safety Council
Clemence Blais Sr
Moline
Ill
Blaises
Community Outreach Spreads Holiday Cheer Across Town
Firefighter Jack Swank receives pay through holiday season after surgery as fellow crews cover shifts. Sebastopol tree seller Charlie Ingraham discounts a 12 foot tree to a family of six for 5 dollars. Blacksmiths rebuild hope after weekend fire. Trucker volunteers raise 500 dollars and donate 30 boxes of food and toys. Galesburg opens a 105 year old bronze bell at St Patrick's Church after 25 years silence, ringing to signal midnight Mass.
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Jack Swank
Moline
Charlie Ingraham
Sebastopol
Calif
Ingraham
Jack Blacksmith
Mike Schaffer
Galesburg
Ill
St. Patrick’s Church
Daniel McCaul
Bart Starr named Packers head coach and GM
Green Bay announces Bart Starr as head coach and general manager in charge of football operations. Dominic Olejniczak, team president, spoke at a brief news conference eight days after Dan Devine resigned to take Notre Dame job. Cincinnati ABA team proposed for Riverfront Coliseum with lease talks ongoing.
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Green Bay, Wis
UPI
Bart Starr
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Dominic Olejniczak
Dan Devine
Notre Dame
Cincinnati
American Basketball Association
Riverfront Coliseum
Riverfront Stadium
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brian Heekin
Riverfront Coliseum Corp
ABA
Ted Munchak
Heekin
Israel attacks and regional alert raise Middle East tension
United Press International reports high flying Israeli warplanes created sonic booms over Beirut as Egypt Syria and Lebanon go on maximum alert during Moslem and Christmas holidays. Lebanese Premier Rashid Solh says forces stand on alert after sources warn of possible large scale aggression. Egyptian Syrian and Palestinian guerrilla forces also on alert.
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United Press International
Beirut
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Rashid Solh
Public opposition grows to Ford food stamp plan
Washington authorities report heavy public and official response to the March 1 proposed food stamp cuts. Royal Shipp of the Agriculture Department says several hundred letters have been received in response to an official invitation for public comment.
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Washington
UPI
The
Agriculture Department
Ford
Royal Shipp
Viet Cong Refuses to Search for MIA Soldiers
The Viet Cong issued a Christmas Eve note to the United States stating it would refuse to search for missing American servicemen in the foreseeable future. The Provisional Revolutionary Government linked the missing men search to a halt in U.S. military aid in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Cong
United States
Provisional Revolutionary Government
U.S
Ohio unemployment rises to 291000 in November
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services says about 291000 people, or 6.1 percent of the workforce, were jobless last month. Factory employment in Ohio fell almost four percent from November 1973 to November 1974, while the national rate stood at 6.2 percent.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Ohio
Bureau
Santa Claus Clears Town in Unusual Cleanup
Santa in a plastic suit helped with town cleanup today. William Metarko, 24, of Willard dressed as Santa and joined the garbage crew to collect trash, proving the job can be done even if the ride isn’t as fast as eight tiny reindeer.
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Santa Claus
William
John) Metarko
Willard
Metarko
December 24 1974 Weather And Death Notices
Cloudy with rain and possible late snow tonight into Wednesday. Highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s. 40 percent precip, variable winds. Also birth notices for two boys to Colvin and Campbell families. Deaths list Russell J. McPherson, 81, Norwalk.
Bob Barnes Named Head of Norwalk Park Department
Robert Barnes former Park Commission member is named director of parks and recreation for Norwalk effective January 1. Andy Luxon shifts to park foreman with a higher salary. Elizabeth Vartorella remains secretary. James Stewart succeeds Barnes on the park commission.
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Norwalk
Robert Barnes
Park Commission
John Borgia
Andy Luxon
Elizabeth Vartorella
Charles Case
Barnes
Borgia
Luxon
Shadle
Park Department
Gould, Inc
Milan
James Stewart
Fryen St
Wayne Goodsite
Stewart
Annabelle
Little Jerold Champney Beats Odds For Christmas
Jerold Champney a two year old with a mysterious illness spent months in hospital but now shows progress. He weighs 29 pounds and has benefited from an experimental drug and vaccination that stimulated his stomach cells. The family faces uncertain weeks ahead yet cherishes Christmas with gifts and bank donations aiding medical bills.
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Ronald Champney
Champneys
Jerold
Barbara Champney
Santa Claus
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Medical Bills For Sextuplets Loom Over Early Home Start
Jolene Lange, the lone survivor of sextuplets, faces at least 60000 dollars in medical bills when she goes home. Doctors at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center say she remains in the neonatal care unit with only about two more months before potential discharge, depending on weight gain and health thresholds.
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San Jose
Calif
James Harrod
Alvin Lange
Harrod
Polio vaccine leads to landmark warning ruling
An 8 month old girl contracted polio two weeks after vaccination prompting a legal battle over public warnings in mass immunization. The Supreme Court declined review, leaving a 5th Circuit ruling requiring drug makers to warn the public, affecting Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas and the Canal Zone. Wyeth Laboratories was ordered to pay $200000 for failure to warn.
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Charlotte Moulton
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Circuit
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Canal Zone
Supreme Court
5Th Circuit
Hidalgo County
Tex
Wyeth Laboratories
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America
Packer
Santa
LI Dece
James Colvin
Sandusky Memorial
Alfred Campbell
Greenwich
Russell J. McPherson
Bob Barnes
New Park Dept
Jerold Champney
Chris Yates
Christie Lane School
West Main
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