24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
President-elect Carter rests at home in Plains Georgia for a quiet Christmas with his family after completing a 50 day cabinet selection process and pledging no further announcements until after the holiday.
President Ford, limping from a skiing mishap, will attend midnight services in Vail Colorado and continue a family gift exchange on Christmas morning. He remained off the slopes on Thursday.
Alderman Michael A. Bilandic emerges as the leading candidate to replace Mayor Daley. Democrats report 27 of 48 aldermen pledged votes to Bilandic by Thursday noon as the race for Chicago's mayoralty heats up.
Detroit dealers reported the second fastest December auto sales rate as mid December figures show strong demand for 1977 model year cars. The Dec 11 20 period suggests deliveries in the new year may reach the record levels forecast by industry executives.
Clashes between rival Palestinian groups in Beirut's southern refugee camps paused after a dawn cease fire. Syrian armored patrols joined a new Palestinian security force to stop the latest fighting that erupted Thursday night between radical and moderate factions.
Police in Sparks Nev report uncertainty over whether the former mental patient killed while attempting to blow up the municipal building carried additional bombs. Harley T Moore, 62, a ranch hand, was blown apart when two of three bombs detonated in front of the Sparks fire department and Municipal Court building.
Manila reports President Ferdinand E. Marcos has ordered an immediate cease fire in the campaign against Moslem guerrillas in the southern Philippines. Weather outlook: fair today and tonight with a sunny cool Saturday. highs in the lower 60s and lows near the 30s.
President elect Carter said he and two Cabinet picks will resign from private clubs in Georgia and elsewhere that exclude women or blacks. Griffin Bell and Bert Lance will leave Atlanta and Savannah clubs. Brown, Vance and Duncan face unclear memberships with some clubs open to women or nonmembers.
James Roe, a Tennessee native who works a day shift as Santa at Thomas Mall and a night janitor at the shopping center, hopes for a howin gun and a happy Christmas for all. He says he wants a real family and better jobs for himself and others, speaking with the air of a true Santa during the holiday season.
SRP seeks a 26.7 percent 1977 electric rate increase to fund new generating plants while warning of 300 to 400 million watts of excess capacity between 1978 and 1986. Pfister says selling bonds is key to continuing plant construction and could reduce future rate increases.
Arizona Public Service considers purchasing part of Salt River Project's excess generating capacity at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Plant near Buckeye. SRP says 300 to 400 million watts may be available over the next decade at Palo Verde and Coronado. APS confirms evaluation of SRP's excess capacity.
A miswritten letter to Santa signed Craig spurs food, toy, and cash donations from across the country. Shirley Martin organized a Seattle drive after the note reached a restaurant by accident, with over 1500 dollars and gifts flowing in. A Houston woman wrote a song for him and Seattle schools joined in the search, hoping to locate Craig, a boy described as spelling his name Craag and living in a family without a father or much money.
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