24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
The piece argues that true goodwill must extend beyond family and friends to all humankind. It traces moral growth from clans to nations and warns that nuclear realities make universal peace essential. Individual action is needed to embody peace on earth and goodwill to all.
Washington report outlines Carter transition plans to hurdle Senate approval with a two way veto on under secretary picks and to cut the Executive Office by at least 25 percent. Proposals include televised hearings, cabinet committees, and regular public opinion briefings as Carter faces a looming large deficit.
The fall session analysis shows education received 82 cents of every restored general revenue dollar and 58 cents of each restored capital dollar. Legislators overridden about 69 million in appropriations, with 39 million in general revenue. Gov. Walker trimmed 500 million earlier, and education gained 29.4 million in restorations including 11 million for higher salaries and increments to University staff.
The Illinois legislature restored about 98 million in education and welfare programs from general revenue, adding 30.2 million in capital items and 15.4 million for college projects. Governor Thompson urged restraint. officials warn of a possible 50 million welfare shortfall and ongoing cash flow issues.
The piece recounts how Silent Night was written on Christmas Eve 1818 by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber, their first performance with a guitar at midnight mass, and notes a Chicago Art Institute display loan from Harlein Austria. It also touches on local history footnotes about tile drainage and a band from Gridley Illinois.
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