Fireworks open inaugural week in Carter celebration
Fireworks, folk dancing and a symphony mark the start of a five day 3 million celebration in Washington for President Carter. Four tons of fireworks light up the Mall at 9 15 p m. Gershwin and Beethoven cap a Kennedy Center program by the National and Atlanta symphony orchestras. The American Folk Dance and Concert runs at the railroad station. An inter faith service at the Lincoln Memorial opens Thursday morning. Carter arrives late Wednesday and will skip Mondale receptions but attends the New Spirit Inaugural Concert. CBS televises the event for 2000 VIPs.
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Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mall
Washington Monument
Capitol
Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
Kennedy Center
National Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
National Visitor's Center
Lincoln Memorial
Carter's Baptist
Economy grows at slowest pace since 1974 slump in Q4 76
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose 3 percent in October to December 1976, slower than 3.9 percent in Q3 and the weakest since 1975. Unemployment edged up to 8.0 percent late 1976 after a November dip, while inflation reached 6.2 percent in the quarter.
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G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Flu shots spur broad, costly wave of federal claims
The Justice Department expects a multi‑year surge of claims over the swine flu program suspension after 242 paralysis cases and 35 filed claims totaling over $1 million. Nearly 1,000 vaccinated seek filing guidance as totals rise toward thousands. Relationships to Guillain Barré remain unconfirmed.
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Washington
Justice Department
Public Health Service
Oklahoma
Neil Peterson
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Peterson
Health Service
Philadelphia
Flushing
N.Y
Girl Scouts Announce Annual Cookie Sale and Delivery
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale begins Friday with orders from scouts aged 6 to 17 starting at 4 p.m. through January 30. Five flavors are offered Thin Mints Samoas Peanut Butter Sandwich Shortbread and Peanut Butter Patties. Family size boxes cost 1.25 and delivery runs February 25 through March 5. Proceeds support campers and Girl Scout programs.
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Kella Taylor
Randy Taylor
Pecos
Gene Douglas
Bitter winds push arctic air into Texas borderlands
A harsh cold front swept through Texas and neighboring areas with 60 mph gusts in Dallas. Light snow touched East Texas near Henderson and Longview, while temperatures fell to freezing or below from Dallas to Brownsville. Overnight lows dipped into the teens in parts of West Texas as skies cleared behind the front.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
Childress
Marfa
San Antonio
Austin
Presidio
Big Bend
West Texas
Harsh Winter Halts Schools and Industry Across Regions
The bitter winter grips the eastern half of the nation with heavy snow and record cold. Power shortages force shifts of gas and electricity to homes, closing schools for over a million students while auto plants resume in Ohio Michigan and New York. Water outages persist in two Ohio River towns as ice and freezing temperatures disrupt transport and heat.
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Eileen Alt Powell
Associated Press
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Michigan
Ohio
New York
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Federal Winter Navigation Board
Great Lakes
Lakes
Florida
Amtrak
Chicago
Ohio River
Covington
Chesapeake
Proctorville
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Indianapolis
Pecos High seniors challenge drug survey report
Pecos High School seniors and parents rebut a front page article claiming drug use as a lifestyle among seniors. The letter questions survey scope sample size and representation noting 300 of 1100 students were polled and calling the statistics inaccurate.
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Pecos High School
van Robert Dodd
Enterprise
Dodd
Odessa
San Angelo
Four Carter nominees cleared for Senate confirmation
Four Carter nominees faced swift committee endorsements for Senate confirmation alongside the new administration's top economic adviser and chief tax official. W. Michael Blumenthal and Joseph Califano won Treasury and HEW posts, Laurence Woodworth eyed as assistant secretary of the Treasury, Patricia Roberts Harris advanced for HUD, and Charles Schultze named CEA chair. Ray Marshall won Labor, Griffin Bell awaits Judiciary vote.
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Chris Connell
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Senate
Theodore C. Sorensen
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Finance Committee
W. Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
the Treasury
Joseph Califano
Laurence N. Woodworth
Senate Banking Committee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Housing and Urban Development
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Harris
Proxmire
Banking Committee
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Ray Marshall
University of Texas
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
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Free Press
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R&s Electronics
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Cresent Jewelers
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Farnum Jewelry
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