Liberty Bell gets new $1 million glass pavilion home
In a New Year midnight ceremony Philadelphia moved the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall to a nearby $1 million steel and glass pavilion to accommodate Bicentennial crowds. Thousands braved rain as the Bell was towed by workmen and dignitaries amid a Continental Army procession.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Independence Hall
3Rd Infantry Regiment Fire and Drum Corps
London
Pennsylvania
John Marshall
George Washington
Allentown
Restrictions Forcing Tuna Fishermen Out
San Diego reports show top tuna industry talent leaving the city due to federal rules. UPI cites 120 day sailing notices and government observers, porpoise protection procedures, and required workshops as drivers of the shift. At least 15 skilled captains and engineers moved to foreign flag vessels in December. Capt. John Burich and the Neptune crew are among those noted.
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San Diego
UPI
U.S
August Felando
American Tunaboat Association
National Marine Fisheries Service
Felando
John Burich
San Pedro
Burich
Neptune
Weather Forecast Shows Mild Weekend Returns
Fair conditions continue through tomorrow with milder highs in the 50s and chilly nights in the 20s to 30s. Northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Sunday outlook is variable cloudiness. River levels note Bend Bridge 19.4 feet and Keswick release at 6000 cfs.
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Bend Bridge
Lake Red Bluff
Tehama Bridge
Woodson Bridge
Keswick
Waking Up To Russian Threat Plea For U.S. Aid To Angola
Pro Western forces in Angola urge the United States to restore covert military aid cut by the Senate fearing a Vietnam like war. Officials say Western allies are unreliable and warn Moscow gains in southern Africa.
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Jorge Sagumba
Union For the Total Independence of
Angola
United States
Pretoria
South Atlantic
CIA
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
White House
State Department
David Anable
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Africa
Zaire
U.S
Monitor
Ft. Benning
Soviet pact support and terror blaze headline brief
The Soviet Union backs a new long term arms control pact with the United States and denies violations of existing pacts. In Belgium a New Year party at the Six Nine Club burned, killing fifteen with eight trapped in a bathroom. Sacramento taxicab strikes threaten airport transit. An air crash in Lebanon killed 82. In Bangladesh a one month birth control drive distributes contraceptives to 12 000 homes.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Washington
Communist Party
Pravda
LA Louviere
Belgium
Dacca
Bangladesh
Abu Sayem
Federal Power Board Increases Natural Gas Prices
The Federal Power Commission raised the price of natural gas to ease shortages and stimulate the economy. The move could cost consumers at least 360 million dollars in 1976, with the average residential bill rising about 5.31 dollars annually from 179.40.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Power Commission
Commission
FPC
Judge halts Tongass clear cutting in Alaska forest
Federal Judge James van der Heydt blocks large scale clearcutting on Prince of Wales Island citing violation of the Organic Act of 1897. The ruling targets the Ketchikan Pulp Co and Forest Service plans, warning of economic hardship for loggers while upholding forest protection.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Port Baker
U.S. Forest Service
Ketchikan Pulp Co
Earl Butz
Forest Service
Ketchikan
van der Heydt
Ketchikan Pulp
Government Issues Checks To Presidential Contenders
Aides for seven presidential candidates including President Ford collected government checks at the Treasury, marking the first direct taxpayer subsidies for campaigns. The checks total about 1.88 million for 11 candidates, with Ford’s emissary receiving 374,422 as the second highest amount.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Treasury Department
Treasury
Jim Neeley
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Henry Jackson
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Morris Udall
Arizona
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Ronald Reagan
Neeley
Burglars Hit Tehama County Homes and Restaurant
Two New Year’s Day burglaries in Tehama County involve the Oliver Duval residence near Red Bluff and Petticoat Junction owned by Paul Severe. Losses include rifles, cash, a pistol, rings, and coins with entry through broken windows and a kicked door. A third theft at Jim Froome’s Jefferson Street residence involved rings and silver coins.
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Tehama County
Oliver Duval
Adobe and
Wilcox
Red Bluff
Duval
Sheriff
Paul Severe
Petticoat Junction
Severe
Jim Froome
Jefferson St
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Ande
Congress
Organization For African Unity
Ethiopia
Popular Movement For the
Popular Movement
Luanda
Portugal
News of World
Sacramento
APS
Greyhound
Teamsters Union Local 155
Beirut
Lebanon
Artichokes
Gerber Garden Center
Lyon & Garrett
Federal Power Board
RPET
City Hall
CLUB
New Orleans
Bigr Ranch & Home Supply
Antelope Blvd
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