Weather summary and temperature records for December 21 1976
Mostly sunny but cold across the nation with snow in the upper Great Lakes and northern Illinois and Indiana. Tonight flurries with a low near five degrees and an 80 percent chance of snow. tomorrow partly cloudy with a high 20 to 25 and a 20 percent chance of snow.
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Indiana
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Tough town elects woman mayor in Tombstone
Colvin, 55, wins Tombstone Arizona mayoral race over town magistrate by 72 votes. She runs a bar and leads the tombstone campaign in the 98 year old town next to the OK Corral as residents debate gender norms in a historic Western setting.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Wyatt Earp
Doc” Holliday
Marge Calvin
Jack Hendrickson
Arizona
Colvin
OK Corral
Earp
Holliday
Billy Clanton
McLaury
Boot Hill
Man sentenced in double murder
George J. Fitzsimmons, 39, was given two concurrent life terms for stabbing his elderly aunt and uncle to death in 1973 in Westmoreland County. The case, moved from Potter County, drew defense by F Lee Bailey and an appeal is planned.
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Greensburg, Pa
George J. Fitzsimmons
Westmoreland
Earl
Keim
Potter County
Euphresia
DeAlton Nichols
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Fitzsimmons
Roulette
Nichols
Buffalo, N.Y
Amherst
N.Y
Egypt Syria sign joint declaration on unity against Israel
Cairo brief notes Presidents Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Hafez Assad of Syria signed a joint declaration during Assad’s visit. Diplomats say the document outlines steps to reunite their political and military efforts against Israel, capping a reconciliation after a 13 month rift.
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UPI
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Hafez Assad
Syria
Israel
Assad
Retired Gulf chairman J Frank Drake dies at 96
J Frank Drake longtime Gulf Oil Corp president and chairman of the board died yesterday in a Concord hospital at age 96. He led the company during key expansion years and remained a prominent industry figure in New Hampshire.
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Gulf
Pittsfield, N.H
J. Frank Drake
Gulf Oi Corp
Concord Hospital
Preparation H Relief for Hemorrhoid Symptoms
Preparation H offers prompt temporary relief from burning and itching and swelling of anal tissues. The ointment and suppositories protect inflamed surface areas without stinging.
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Alan
Extraordinary snow efforts fail to summon winter across nation
On first day of winter cold air brings snow and hazardous driving in parts of the nation. In Colorado an Indian dance fails to summon snow while Memphis merchants rely on four machines and the Liberty Bowl for a White Christmas. Alabama defeats UCLA 36 6 as Overton Square rents snow machines for 30000 dollars. Proceeds aid charities.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Memphis
Ben Woodson
Overton Square
Alabama
UCLA
Overton Square Retail Association
Massachusetts
Vail
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Picasso Estate Divided by Six Heirs in France
A French court accepted an agreement among Pablo Picasso’s six heirs for the artist’s estate valued around $1 billion. Jacqueline Picasso will receive 34.375 percent. Marina and Bernard each 18.75 percent. and Claude Paloma and Maya each 9.375 percent. The heirs will divide the art treasure into roughly equal lots and may sell gradually to avoid market impact.
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France
Pablo Picasso
Picasso
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Jacqueline
Bernard
Claude
Paloma
Maya
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