27 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
South Mississippi Sun
Location
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
1
Ingalls Shipbuilding faces pivotal months as Navy bids for new contracts could determine its long term viability. Executives warn layoffs may rise without fresh work, and production staffing may drop from 24 000 to about 17 000 by 1977.
The day after Christmas sees a winter storm up to 10 inches across New England and the Appalachians, complicating travel as more than 300 people die in traffic accidents nationwide. President-elect Carter and President Ford spend holidays in Georgia and Colorado, while Pope Paul VI speaks on the family’s unity from Rome. In Beijing Mao Zedong’s birthday is noted with new memorial hall work underway.
The season brought rare calm in Northern Ireland with Belfast police noting no incidents and troops remaining at their posts as IRA factions reportedly ordered truces. Queen Elizabeth II hopes for reconciliation in 1977 Silver Jubilee year amid the peace mood. A Palestinian leader's assassination in Lebanon and damage to a Bethlehem nativity scene in Connecticut marked scattered incidents.
A hotel workers strike expanded to six Miami Beach inns as maids waiters and other staff joined protests. About 5 000 workers honored picket lines at Doral Carillon Deauville Eden Roc Shelbourne and Doral Beach forcing guests to perform many tasks themselves during a busy holiday week.
A two floor rest home in Goulds near St John s Newfoundland suffered a fatal blaze killing at least 20 residents including a 105 year old woman and a teenage boy. Firefighters faced subzero weather and ice blocked hydrants while authorities searched for more victims.
Senator Philip Hart known as the conscience of the Senate has died at age 64. The obituary notes his long service and leadership roles. The report cites his impact on civil rights and international human rights advocacy.
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