Curtis Seen Choice To Head Dems
Former Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis signals he may be President elect Carter's pick to chair the Democratic National Committee. Carter says Curtis is qualified for any government post and expects an announcement next week.
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Idaho
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County Employes To Work Without Contract
Negotiations between the county and AFSCME bargaining units for the County Home and Courthouse employes resume Monday with a simultaneous session at 10 a.m. at the courthouse. Workers say they will operate without a contract while talks continue as the two-year county home contract ends December 31 and courthouse employees seek a new agreement.
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American County
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Paul L. O'Connor
Donegal
New Year Seen Pivotal In Equal Rights Fight
In 1977 ERA backers and opponents push state action toward ratification with 38 states needed by March 22, 1979. Indiana appears promising while Florida North Carolina and Nevada are targets. Oklahoma eyed as back up amid ongoing debate and legal questions.
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Oklahoma
Roadline painted off center triggers two firings
Two state employees were fired for painting a road line on Harmonsburg Road in Crawford County with the line offset as much as 22 inches over nine miles. The waste totaled 460 in paint and two PennDOT supervisors received reprimands.
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Disorder Erupts in Paoting Amid Mao Widow Supporters Uproar
News dispatches report Mao Tse-tung's purged widow supporters creating chaos in Paoting Hopei province and sabotaging rail and other targets. Armed raids and bombings were noted with the army restoring order after days of confusion.
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Year of the Snake marks 1977 across the globe
The Bicentennial year nears its end as Asia notes the Year of the Snake. Air France offers a Concorde crossing to toast 1977 in three time zones for 3235 dollars. Cherryville holds its annual hoot and shoot. Philadelphia hosts the Mummers Parade while Pasadena s Sugar Bowl faces a potential strike. Stouffers Inn offers a 76 77 weekend. Sammy Davis Jr and Liza Minnelli tied to New Year shows. A San Francisco Cow Palace concert costs 12 50. The National Safety Council estimates 350 to 450 highway deaths between Thursday 6 p m and Sunday midnight.
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Laurel Mountain Area Weather Today and Weekend Forecast
Cold with snow flurries through Saturday. Low Friday night zero to five above. High Friday fifteen to twenty. High Saturday ten to fifteen. Winds west to northwest ten to twenty mph through Friday. Chance of snow eighty percent through Friday night.
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