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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1976
Page
2
In Ashtabula Ohio on December 29 1876 a 150 foot railroad bridge over Ashtabula Creek failed sending a westbound Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway train into the wreck. Top view shows the completed bridge from 1865 and bottom view the devastation.
The Rev James K Allen of Dorchester says two fragile pages in his possession are from the Jefferson Declaration draft. National Archives experts caution over authenticity but express intrigue. The pages, found among 1850s papers, show ink and paper clues and a printer’s fold, supporting the claim though verification is needed.
The Commerce Department reported a November trade deficit of 906 million dollars, the largest monthly imbalance in U.S. history, driven by a sharp rise in oil imports. Through the first 11 months of 1976 the deficit totaled 13.1 billion dollars, with ten months posting deficits in the year.
President Ford says he does not plan to reconsider granting blanket amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters despite a widow of Senator Hart asking him to review the proposal. Hart’s widow, Jane Hart, pressed the issue during a condolence call after his death. Ford stated he would look into it but reaffirmed his opposition to any blanket pardon. Aides say a formal review may occur before January 20, but the administration will not change its stance.
The 1977 federal budget deficit is tracking at about 60 billion a year with October and November deficits totaling just over 20 billion, near 1976’s pace. The administration had forecast 32 to 56 billion, complicating Carter's incoming term and budget plans. The Fed meanwhile signaled money supply growth above prior targets.
Israeli troops dispersed a crowd of Arab women in the Gaza Strip city after they threw stones in sympathy with an 18 day hunger strike by relatives in Israeli jails. Police detained several of about 50 demonstrators as traffic was halted. General Avraham Orly met Gaza Mayor Rashid a-Shawa to discuss demands from 400 hunger strikers for POW status and better jail conditions.
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