Carter names Califano Schlesinger Sorensen to Carter Cabinet
President elect Carter completed his 11 member cabinet by naming Washington lawyer Joseph Califano Jr to lead HEW and appointing James R Schlesinger to coordinate energy policy with an eye toward a possible new Department of Energy. Theodore Sorensen will direct the CIA.
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Schlesinger
Sorensen
Carter
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
Schiesinger
White House
Califano
HEW
People’s Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Jimmy Carter
Plains
James Schlesinger
Energy
Theodore Sorensen
CIA
Joseph Califano
No Snow In Sight For Texas Christmas
The National Weather Service predicts a dry Christmas for Texas with partly cloudy skies and cool temps. Forecasters note a drizzle and fog in Southeast Texas, but most of the state should be fair, with lows from the teens in West Texas to the 40s in South Texas and highs Friday in the 50s and 60s.
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Weather Service
Texas
South Plains
West
Deaths of Children Cast Shadow Over Christmas
In Houston AP report, four children Deborah 14 Mark 11 Thirl 7 Leveal 6 are dead after a tragedy that marred a family Christmas. The family planned a turkey dinner and gifts, with memories evident around the living room television as the Christmas spirit is eclipsed by loss.
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Houston
Cleveland
Thelma
Deborah
Mark
Thirl
Leveal
Weather outlook and a fatal car-train collision
Weather notes cloudy with a chance of rain this afternoon then fair Friday. Christmas weekend outlook partly cloudy, cooler Sunday. Boating advisory with 10 to 15 knot winds and 3 to 5 foot seas. A tragic car train crash last summer left a Whitaker family grieving with Tremain paralyzed and Tanya scarred.
Former CIA Employee Arrested In Espionage Sting
Edwin G. Moore, a 56 year old retired CIA employee, was arrested near his Bethesda Maryland home after arranging to pick up a money payoff. The FBI said the package contained copies of classified papers and a note offering to sell secrets to Soviet agents with a $200,000 payment plan. The incident followed Soviet diplomats reporting a suspicious envelope on the grounds of a Northwest Washington facility.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Edwin G. Moore
Bethesda
Soviet Union
CIA
Moore
Clarence Kelley
U.S
FCC suspends CB license fee nationwide
Washington AP report says the FCC voted 7 to suspend all fee collections for citizens band radio licenses. The move follows a federal appeals court ruling that fees may be unlawful unless tied to licensing costs. No refunds decision yet, and licensed operators may sue to recover paid fees.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
U.S. Court of Appeals
Thomas P. Campbell
Grant Hearing Set for George Street Widening Project
Port Lavaca City Council schedules a public hearing Monday evening on widening and reconstructing George Street from Virginia to Border under the HUD Community Development block grant. City officials estimate the project cost at 210000 and invite resident input on other grant eligible city improvements.
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George Street
Virginia
Border
Housing and Urban Development Department
Port Lavaca
Mike Gibson
City Hall
McCrea
City Water and Sewer Department
Marshall Sees Production and Unemployment Key Issues
In Austin AP Ray Marshall, nominated as Labor secretary, opposed right to work while urging focus on unemployment and productivity. He supports a Taft Hartley dues shop compromise, cautions on cost of bargaining representation, and favors greater vocational training. He says unemployment can fall 1 percent first year if policies work, and notes universities undervalue manual labor.
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Austin
Tex
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Lees
Marijuana Found in Wrecked Airplane Near Vega Texas
AMARILLO AP. A B25 bomber with a girl image on its side and nearly two tons of marijuana in the bomb bay was found at a Vega area airport. Authorities seek the pilot and owner as investigators check registration and routes from Mexico toward Clovis New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Tex
Oldham County
Sheriff's Office
Vega
Texas Panhandle
Bill Olsen
Jack Walker
Department of Public Safety
Federal Aviation Administration
Walker
Mexico
Clovis
N.M
Bill Smeed
Narcotics Unit
Washington Bicentennial Last Hurrah Crossing the Delaware
Washington's 1776 victory bid is reenacted on Christmas Day as about 15,000 spectators witness two crossings in Durham boats across the ice choked Delaware River at Washington Crossing Pennsylvania. George Washington portrayed by St John Terrell. event highlights include 18 oar teams and cold conditions.
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Washington Crossing
America
George Washington
Delaware
St. John Terrell
Lambertsville
N.J
Bowman's Hill
Delaware River
Long Island
Fort Washington
England
Europe
New Jersey
Washington
Trenton
Easton
Bristol
Marblehead
Mass
Johann Ball
Pennsylvania
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Archie Stiles
Meyersville
N. J
Whitaker
Tremain
Mrs. Whitaker
Tanya
Whitakers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Fort Lee
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