23 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1977
Page
1
U S Steel, the nation’s top steel maker, boosted prices about 3.5 percent on most mill products for autos and appliances. The White House wage and price panel called the hikes expected and understandable given recent cost increases.
Two elderly sisters, Mildred Sproles 75 and Lela Vaughn 76, died of malnutrition in a modest Mobile home. Police say the scene showed cans of soup, more than $500 in cash, and $2,000 in uncashed Social Security checks. Detective White called it one of the most pathetic cases in his career.
A Palestinian guerrilla leader claimed Syria allowed commando attacks on Israel from the Golan Heights. Observers rejected the claim noting Damascus bans such operations and would violate the 1974 disengagement accord with Israel.
Ahmed Jibril of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command quoted President Assad offering to permit commandos to operate from the Golan Heights against Israel. He also said efforts aim to open a front from Jordan. No further details provided.
California citrus and avocado growers warn losses from this week’s high winds could reach into the millions. Ventura Orange and San Diego counties may suffer 20 million pounds of avocados ripped from trees, with about 60 percent salvageable. Florida faces frost risk down to the Everglades as Texas records record lows with Houston 22 degrees.
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