Coast Guard Criticized In Wake Of Oil Spill
Massachusetts Lt Governor Thomas P. O Neil blasted Coast Guard readiness at a spill hearing after the Argo Merchant broke up and dumped millions of gallons of oil. Officials report a 100 mile slick and potential damages to Georges Bank fisheries, with damages estimated at 180 million to fishing and 75 million to tourism. President Ford awaited a damage report on Nantucket area.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Argo
Thomas P. O'Neil
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Seattle
Philadelphia
Ford
Vail
Colo
Nantucket
Courier-Post
Camden
N.J
Amerships Agency, Inc
New York
Goodwin
National Weather Service
Martha's Vineyard
Cape Cod
Georges Bank
Venezuela
Salem
Mass
Georg Papadopoulos
Michael S. Dukakis
Volume 80 Number 306 Brief newspaper issue
The item shows a historic newspaper issue with price and page count. It’s a catalog-style line indicating the edition, date, price, and section count, but lacks readable event or person details for a fuller summary.
A Very Special Christmas A Tale of a Leukemia Stricken Child
Five year old Frank Reed of Pomona battles acute lymphoblastic leukemia and faces a dire winter. His parents plan a Christmas Eve with relatives and gifts including a race car set and stuffed elephant while asking neighbors to support the cancer society. The family endures a series of hardships from a recent fire to a vehicle crash, yet they strive to keep life normal for Frank as his health declines and his grandmother cares for him.
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Don Lambert
Frank Reed
Joe Reed
Pomona
Frank
Reeds
Cancer Society
Reed
Kansas City Star
Carter names Califano to head HEW and Sorensen to CIA
President elect Carter announced his cabinet picks naming Joseph Califano Jr. to lead the Health, Education and Welfare Department and Theodore Sorensen to become CIA director. James R. Schlesinger was named White House energy coordinator. Carter emphasized energy conservation and a national energy policy. Califano pledged compassionate, efficient HEW service and stressed education, health and welfare for all Americans. Schlesinger stressed reducing petroleum imports and confronting the energy challenge, while Carter highlighted energy coordination and policy drafting.
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John F. Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Carter
Califano
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Schlesinger
Sorensen
Department
Department of Interior
White House
HEW
Atomic Energy Commission
Farmers May Have Lost Wheat Gamble
Kansas City news notes a shift in wheat prices from July levels of 3.80 to 3.85 per bushel and a July futures close at 3.93 percent, to December bids around 2.50 per bushel for hard winter wheat. The piece contrasts farmers regret over harvesting decisions with buyers overpaying previously.
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Kansas City
Grain Market Review
Kansas City Board of Trade
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Pete Smith
City Hall
Seennyy
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R. E. Roseberry
RFD
Roseberry
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Kan
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Chanute
Beloit
Coffeyville
RMH
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Commission
Jack Davis
People’s Department
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