Thanksgiving Day Across America Beyond the Parade
Americans celebrate with family meals football and parades as Ford and Carter mark Thanksgiving at Camp David and Plains Georgia. The Macy parade goes national while The Band performs in San Francisco. Travel rises, highway deaths are forecast, and turkey prices vary amid producer concerns and tribal rights debates.
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Marc Charney
Associated Press
Turkey
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Camp David
Carter
Plains
New York City
Population shifts push South and West ahead in growth
Census Bureau data show 1970 to 1975 growth concentrated in the South and West, with half the nation now in those regions. Urban Northeast and North Central areas stagnated or declined, while Florida and Arizona led in migration driven gains.
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Washington
America
Census Bureau
Delaware
Texas
Bureau
David Word
South
Ward
Florida
Arizona
Nebraska
Former pie watcher recalls moviemaking years and bee mischief
Theodore Driscoll, retired in Roswell, recounts 49 years in film from set decorator to pie watcher. He recalls 1500 pies used for long distance throws in a Laurel and Hardy scene, pie wagons, custard pies for close ups, bees on set, and stunts with Our Gang alumni.
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Marian McQuiddy
Theodore Driscoll
Driscoll
S. Pine Ave
California
Thomas H Ince
David Griffith
Mack Sennett
Roswell
Carter loans normal for banker amid nomination talk
A Carter spokesman calls 4.7 million in loans to Carters Warehouse by the National Bank of Georgia a normal business practice. The bank president Bert Lance is poised for a Cabinet level post, with possible roles including treasurer or OMB director.
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Carters Warehouse
Billy
Lillian
Bert Lance
Washington
Gov
Carter
Gramum
Lance
Treasury Post
OMB
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
William L Guy
Agriculture
Interior
Guy
Western Governors Regional Energy Policy
National Governors Conference
Billy Carter enters Plains mayor race
Billy Carter, brother of President-elect Jimmy Carter, announces plans to run for mayor of Plains Georgia a town of 683 residents. He has told family and friends he will seek the office though not yet official.
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Plains, GA
Carter
Billy Carter
Jimmy Carter
New Mexico Cities seek long range funding via four league proposals
Roswell Mayor Jerry N. Smith announcing the New Mexico Municipal League will push four funding proposals in the 1977 odd year session. The plan targets smaller towns with sub 10,000 populations to raise per capita income through compensating tax revenue and a potential one cent tax shift, plus three measures for larger cities including gross receipts tax options and state adjustments.
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Miami
National Safety Council
New York City
New Mexico
Roswell
Jerry N. Smith
Smith
New Mexico Municipal League Tax and Revenue Committee
League
Hagerman
Dexter
Lake Arthur
Revenue Stabilization Committee
State of
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Community College Thunderbirds
Coffeyville
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Carters Loans
Georgia
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