Veterans seek USS Ticonderoga alumni for May reunion
James H. Morgan Jr of South Berwick Maine, former Big T Veterans Association president, asks readers who served on the USS Ticonderoga to contact him for a May reunion in Ticonderoga New York. He notes past efforts to locate veterans and recalls a mass at Atlantic City.
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South Berwick
Maine
Big T Veterans’ Association
Ticonderoa
N.Y
Morgan
Big “T" Veterans’ Assn
Waterside Lane
Berwick
Atlantic City
O’brien
Greece Quake Kills Child as Western Greece Hit Hard
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter struck western Greece at 11:46 a.m., destroying villages south of Lake Trikhonis and Messolonghi. One child died and hundreds injured as thousands were left homeless. Patras suffered collapsed houses and damaged cars. Police warned casualties could have been higher earlier in the day.
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Athens
Greece
Lake Trikhonis
Messolonghi
Ano
Kato Makrinou
Patras
Alabama bans bald tires as 40th state on highways
The Tire Industry Safety Council notes Alabama became the 40th state to ban bald tires on public roads, while 10 states lack specific tread rules. Texas requires one sixteenth of an inch tread depth and California only one thirty second. WACIL McNAIR.
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The
Tire Industry Safety Council
Alabama
Texas
California
Wacil McNair
Today In History December 31 1879 Edison light demo
On this date in 1879 at Menlo Park New Jersey Thomas Edison first demonstrated the electric incandescent light. Other noted events include Henry Laurens’s release from the Tower of London in 1781, West Virginia statehood in 1862, Ellis Island opening in 1890, George Marshall’s birth in 1890, Truman’s 1946 World War II proclamation, the 1951 Marshall Plan expiration, and later items from 1961 1966 1971 and 1974.
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Associated Press
Menlo Park
N.J
Thomas Edison
Henry Laurens
American Continental Congress
Tower of London
Charles Cornwallis
Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
George Marshall
Uniontown
Harry Truman
Paris
U.S
United Nations
Arthur Goldberg
de Gaulle
United States
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Israel
Richard Nixon Foundation
Weather update for Snyder and Texas regions
Weather bulletin notes high Tuesday of 95 with a 21 night low and 31 reading at 7 am. Cloudiness increases tonight across Northwest and Southwest Texas with partly cloudy windy Thursday. Panhandle to southeast highs 40s to 60s. north central to northeast 60s. south central to southeast 63 to 73. Coastal winds 10 to 15 knots shifting to 15 to 20 with gusts Thursday. Seas under 3 feet.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Red White and Blue Festivities Mark 1976 New Year
Festivities to celebrate 200th birthday of the United States ring in 1976 with New Year events across the nation. Highlights include Guy Lombardo at the Waldorf Astoria, moving the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a Times Square ball drop, and fireworks atop Pike's Peak. Weather forecasts warn of mixed precipitation, with some cities expecting snow and freezing rain. Fort Lauderdale polices plan for potential unrest as revelers gather along a beach road. Boston Symphony Orchestra opens the party at Symphony Hall with Arthur Fiedler conducting.
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Associated Press
Guy Lombardo
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Philadelphia
National Park Service
Independence Hall
Pennsylvania
Park Service
Douglas Warnock
The
U.S. Mint
Times Square
Rockies
Adaman Club of
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Plains
New England
South Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Mississippi Valley
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Boston
Symphony Hall
Arthur Fiedler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Water Rates Rise Looming for Colorado River District
Directors of the Colorado River Municipal Water District will meet at 10 a.m. January 8 in Big Spring to fix water rates for 1976 for member cities Odessa, Big Spring and Snyder. Indications point to a rate rise aligned with energy-cost increases. Rates for other municipal and industrial customers are tied to the member-city prices.
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Colorado River
Recall of Ambassador Sparks British Storm
A British political storm erupts over Labour's recall of Ambassador Reginald Seconde to Chile after Dr Sheila Cassidy alleged torture by the Chilean military junta. Conservatives demand evidence, while Labour left faction push for sanctions and harsher action. The Foreign Office plans UN HR Commission submission. Seconde departed Santiago after talks. Chilean govt says no statement yet. embassy denies torture claim.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Chile
Reginald Seconde
Sheila Cassidy
Foreign Office
United Nations Human Rights Commission
Cassidy
Robert Adley
Nicholas Fairbairn
Seconde
Santiago
Foreign Ministry
Gvernment
Rabin to Visit US for Talks With Ford
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will visit the United States from January 27 to February 4 for in depth talks with President Ford on the Middle East. He will meet other U.S. officials and travel to several cities, signaling the close Israel United States relationship. The timing follows Israel delaying a final decision on attending a U.N. Security Council debate while Foreign Minister Yigal Allon concludes talks in Washington.
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Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
United States
Ford
Middle East
John Carlson
Rabin
Carlson
U.S
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Yigal Allen
Schnabel Denied Comment on Indictments in Texas Case
Texas Senate secretary Charles Schnabel faces three indictments for payroll fraud and misusing Senate print shop services. Charges allege he used checks issued to non existent workers to pay private debts, with a $6,000 bond set after a brief court appearance. Indictments cover 1971 payroll schemes involving Joe Lundell and Phil Landrum, plus alleged misapplied services by Frank Smith III at Schnabel’s ranch.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Senate
Charles Schnabel
Travis County
Schnabel
Tom Blackwell
Senate
University of Texas
Joe Lundell
Landell
Smith
Elgin
Dist
Bob Smith
Landrum
Lundell
Mamie Eisenhower Seriously Ill at Walter Reed
Mamie Eisenhower, 79, widow of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, became seriously ill at her Gettysburg farm today and was rushed to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. Her son John said he preferred that the doctor handle any official announcement as details remained unavailable.
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Gettysburg
Mamie Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
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