Oil Spill From Argo Merchant Threatens Nantucket Coast
In raging seas and 50 mph winds the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant broke apart off Nantucket Massachusetts. A vast oil slick 75 miles long covered Georges Bank fishing grounds as officials plan to sink the fore and aft sections. Coast Guard crews pump cargo and seek to minimize environmental damage. Captain George Papadopoulos faces deposition over the grounding.
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Nantucket
Mass
Coast Guard
Georges Bank
Argo
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Lynn Hein
James P. Stewart
Venezuela
Salem
Stewart
George Papadopoulos
Fire evicts 10 families at Murphysboro apartments
Ten households at 315 South 20th Street Murphysboro were driven from their homes after a Tuesday fire damaged two second floor units and spread smoke and water to the rest of the building. No injuries were reported as residents salvaged belongings with help from neighbors.
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Karen Rothe
Mlineisan
Ray Engelhorn
Ralli
Karren Tuttle
Tuttles
Murphysboro
Chester Steele
Setbacks Slow Coal to Gas Demonstration Project
Federal officials pause the New Athens coal to liquid fuels and synthetic gas plant as costs rise and reactor caking problems emerge. ERDA will re evaluate plans, test a medium scale unit, and seek clearer economics before proceeding. The Perry County plant remains a separate, active option with industry backing in Illinois.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
New Athens
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Perry County
Athens
Robert C. Porter
Porter
Coaleon
Union Carbide Corp
Union Carbide
New York
West Virginia
G. Dennis Holt
Coulcon
Chemical Construction Co
Illinois
Sidney M. Marder
Division of Energy
Illinois Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Marder
Foster
Princeton
N.J
Leatherhead
England
COGAS
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
ICGG
Southwestern
Army runs simulated germ attacks on U.S. cities 1950–56
Newsday says Army scientists conducted mock biological warfare tests in at least eight sites including New York City subway, Key West, Panama City, San Francisco and facilities at Port Hueneme, Fort McClellan and Mechanicsburg between 1950 and 1956. One hospital patient died in San Francisco from Serratia bacterium exposure.
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U.S
Newsday
New York
Army
San Francisco
Funeral Mass for Daley Draws Thousands in Chicago
Bells toll across Chicago as 100000 mourners pass Daley’s casket in St. Nativity church. Daley, 74, Chicago mayor since 1955 and longtime Cook County Democratic boss, died Monday of a heart attack. Carter, Rockefeller and Kennedy attended the service.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Cook County
Democratic Party
Carter
Nelson Rockefeller
Edward Kennedy
Sen
George McGovern
Daniel
Carter names top aides for health and defense roles
President elect Jimmy Carter selected Washington lawyer Joseph Califano for secretary of health education and welfare and ex aide Ted Sorensen as director of central intelligence. He named James Schlesinger energy czar after Ford fired him in 1975. Announcement expected at a Thursday press conference with possible Sorensen disclosure after Christmas.
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Jimmy Carter
Washington
Joseph Califano
Ted Sorensen
Central Intelligence
Carter
James Schlesinger
Ford
Defense
Califano
Schlesinger
Sorenson
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Cold This Week
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 17. Thursday remains cool with highs in the lower 30s. The weekend brings continued cold conditions with highs in the 30s and nightly lows near 20.
Marion Teachers Appear Before Board Over Makeshift Classrooms
The Area Marion teachers appeared before the board of education as parents criticized the makeshift classrooms used by displaced Logan School students. Many public offices will be closed on Friday this week and next, affecting employee schedules.
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Marion
Board of Education
Logan School
SIUC faculty Senate to hear plan for external affairs director
The SIUC Faculty Senate will hear George R. Mace defend plans to hire a director of external affairs. The report appears on page 9.
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SIUC
George R. Mace
Family Living Highlights Plum Pudding and Yorkshire Pudding
Recipes for plum pudding Yorkshire pudding and trifle are featured on Page 6. The page showcases traditional holiday desserts for a Christmas dinner.
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Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Argo Merchant
Holt
Reynolds Metal
Celanese Corp
Atlantic Richfield
Consolidated Gas Supply
Electric Power Research Institute
du Pont
Northern Natural Gas and Pacific Gas and Electric Co
City Hall
Edward Vrdolyak
George Dunne
Cook County Board
Edward Burke
Park District
Edmund Kelly
Michael Bilandic
Vth
Bilandic
Kenneth Sain
Corp
William Quinlan
Thomas Donovan
Wilson Frost
South Side
34Th Ward
Washington Star and
Associated Press
Bell Choice
Page
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Harold Brown
The
Page Ae
Carbondale
Benton
West Frankfort
Herrin
Memphis State
John Gunn
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