Storms Trigger Power Outages Across Northern New Jersey
Utility crews worked to restore power after freezing rain and snow iced lines. More than 5 000 Jersey Central Power and Light customers in Morris and Somerset counties and about 1 400 Public Service Electric and Gas customers in Union and Bergen counties lost electricity Sunday evening. Snow and rain spanned the mid Atlantic to New England with up to 4 inches in the Hudson Valley and fresh reports from New York and Nebraska signaling widespread winter weather.
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New Jersey
Middle Atlantic
New England
Maryland
Delaware
Jersey Central Power and Light Co
Morris
Somerset
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
Union
Bergen
Hudson Valley
Syracuse
Rochester
Binghampton
N.Y
Plains
North Platte
Neb
Grand Island
Colorado
Wyoming
Foley Seeks Diversion Plan To Block Columbia River Water
Rep. Tom Foley introduced a bill to extend a decade ban on studies about pumping Columbia River water to California. Los Angeles County officials urged federal review of North West water transfers to drought areas in the Southwest. Foley warned Californians they would face a fight.
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Washington
Tom Foley
D-Wash
Columbia River
California
Los Angeles
Northwest
Southwest
Calfornia
Foley
House Agriculture Committee
General Education Courses At Colleges Criticized
LOS ANGELES reports a 22 year study by the Carnegie Foundation labels general education as a disaster area. The findings blame students, faculty, administrators, and society for neglect of English, math, languages, and core humanities in favor of electives and specialized work.
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United Press International
New Oceans
New York
North Platte
Oakland
National
Oklahoma City
Weather Service
San Fran
Asco
Hi Lo Pep
Palm Springs
Alba H
Paso Robles
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Bakersfield
Oenkx
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Des Moines
Seattle
Detroit
Spokane
Duluth
Thérmal
Eureka
Louisville
Provo
Memphis
Roosevelt
Miami
St. George Milwaukee
Twin Falls - Minneapolis
Wendover
Los Angeles
UPC
U.S
The
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Council On Policy Studies In Higher Education
University of California
Kerrad
Kerr
Waifs of Vietnam Urchins Find Homes
An Hanoi based Vietnam News Agency report says after the 1975 war welfare authorities moved 2000 or more delinquent youths into rehabilitation schools in the Binh Chanh district near Saigon. One student, 11 year old Tien Ba Hiep, details his past life of theft and his current education under Mother Hieu and Tran Van Loc. The program aims to address each child’s family situation and delinquency, offering structured daily routines and activities.
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Ruth Youngblood
Hong Kong
UPD
Saigon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Binh Chanh
Tien Ba Hiep
Mekong
An Giang
Saigm
Hiep
Mun A
Vo Thi Teu
Tran van Loc
VNA
Mother Hieu
Hieu
Lec
Carter Christmas Card List Grows to 60000 Cards
Hallmark prints the White House card for six presidents starting with Eisenhower. The 1977 Carter card features a pen and ink drawing of the White House south portico by Harvey Moriarity. The Carters pay privately. Nixon and Ford numbers are noted as 50000 to 60000 and 45000 respectively.
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Kansas City
White House
Harvey Moriarity
Atlanta
Carter
Lee
Carters
Nixons
Fords
Soviets End Debate Move At Belgrade Human Rights Talk
Western and Soviet bloc delegates reached a compromise at Belgrade to allow the conference to continue while preserving the right to raise human rights issues. U.S. ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg stated the West will not yield its ability to cite dissidents and related abuses. The dispute centered on a proposed guillotine clause that would end human rights debate if not renewed, a move Western delegates feared.
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Doyle McManus
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Soviet Union
Moscow
Anatoly Shcharansky
Shcharansky
Treaso
Soviet Bloc
Carter Appeals to Business Leaders for Support
President Carter seeks help from top business figures to improve living standards and create jobs. He frames government and business as partners with shared goals, stressing that inflation can be tackled through investment in productive equipment. John deButts of AT T expresses cautious satisfaction but offers no clear judgment on policy outcomes.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Business Council
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John deButts
American Telephone and Telegraph
Mini Planet Chiron Named After Mythic Orbit
Pasadena California UPI reports the newly found object nicknamed a mini planet will be named Chiron by discoverer Charles Kowal of Caltech. Kowal announced the choice Thursday noting the unusual orbit between Saturn and Uranus and his provisional designation of mini planet.
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Chiron
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Saturn
Uranus
Charles Kowal
Caltech
Kowal
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