Nixon signs 2.2 billion emergency aid for Israel
President Nixon signed legislation authorizing 2.2 billion dollars in emergency aid to Israel with flexibility to disburse as credit or grant. The measure also covers U.S. share of costs for the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, and allocates about 174 million for the first year. The White House cited security needs after months of Middle East fighting and noted a meeting with Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.
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Miners Hospital to join Benton affiliate in 1976 plan
Christopher Miners Hospital will affiliate with Franklin Hospital Benton to remain open. Major surgery and obstetrics will go to Benton. x ray and lab will not expand. staff will join Franklin. The 35 bed hospital and 47 bed skilled nursing unit will be financed by Midwest Mortgage Co tax exempt bonds. The hospital plans ambulance service and broader membership beyond miners and families. Christopher serves about 3,000 residents and nearby towns, with 500 to 800 patients monthly.
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Skylab Astronauts Photograph Comet Kohoutek During Record Space Walk
Skylab 3 crew members Gerald Carr and William Pogue spent seven hours outside the station to photograph Kohoutek. Inside, Edward Gibson handled craft maneuvers amid control issues. The mission aims to capture chemical elements of the comet to illuminate the solar system’s history, with another space walk planned to repeat the imaging.
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Canton Seeks Repeal After 61-Year Plant Whistle Ends
Canton residents push back after the Sinois Environmental Protection Agency orders the International Harvester Co. plant whistle silenced ending a 61 year tradition. Canton Township Highway Commissioner Lee Allaman says he collected 7 000 signatures on petitions to reverse the ruling and plans to take them to EPA offices in Springfield.
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Holiday traffic toll tops 507 deaths
A holiday period ending at midnight Tuesday saw 507 traffic deaths, the National Safety Council noted, down from an earlier estimate of 530 to 650 due to fewer motorists and slower driving amid a gas shortage. Officials cautioned it would take weeks to pinpoint specific causes of the fatalities.
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Ferry Sinking in Guayas River Leaves 150 Dead
Ecuadorian officials say the ferry Jambeli carried twice its licensed passengers when it sank in the Guayas River estuary. More than 150 drowned, with at least 142 rescued or reaching shore. number of missing undetermined. Weather forecasts follow with rain chances.
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Arabs ease oil embargo and production cuts
Arabs lift parts of oil embargo after two day Kuwait meeting. Production cuts will shrink from 25 percent to about 15 percent, while the embargo on shipments to the United States and the Netherlands remains. Britain, Japan, and France welcome the move though U.S. and Dutch embargoes stay. Nixon and Kissinger discussed the development without public comment. Japan's oil officials praise the shift as friendly, while Japan plans a 20 percent consumption cut, later postponed. European and Japanese leaders link the move to Israel's withdrawal and energy shortages.
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Nixon hints no rationing plan but avoids action
President Nixon suggested there would be no gasoline rationing, indicating the administration hopes to avoid such steps. White House aides relayed the remark after a brief remark, noting he did not intend to announce any policy change and stressing his aversion to rationing.
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Visiting grandparents Gifts lost in fire
The Hewlett family from Marion lost most Christmas gifts and clothing when a fire damaged their home at 1 a.m. on Christmas Day. Mark nine and James eight were present with their father Richard. they were staying with Richard's parents in Royalton after Hewlett was laid off from Olin Corp. Firemen reported the blaze started near the front window by the Christmas tree.
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