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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1977
Page
3
Liza Minnelli stars in The Act and was sidelined by flu and bronchial infection causing cancellations. A spokesman said she was to return Monday after missing six shows, with two Wednesday, one Thursday, and Friday plus two Saturday performances called off. A prior apartment fire briefly prevented a show, costing producers about 25,000 from returned tickets.
Federal health officials prepare vaccine for possible American Russian flu outbreak. The Center for Disease Control reported sporadic flu cases in 11 states and Puerto Rico, up from five states and Puerto Rico earlier. New cases appeared in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina and Oregon, while Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico had prior reports.
Investigators from the Hillside Strangler Task Force found two partially clad women dead in separate Los Angeles area locations. The Pasadena victim, a Black woman about 23, was near Rose Bowl. the Wilshire District victim was a Black woman in her late teens or 20s. Two men were being questioned. Police did not release further details.
President Carter met with farm leaders in the White House living room to discuss higher prices amid rising costs. He cited a 500 percent jump in some farm inputs, warned against violence, and noted benefits from the 1977 farm bill will arrive next year. Attendees included Tommy Kersey and Harold Israel. Kersey offered a wait-and-see verdict.
A reporter visits Peter Loughran whose eldest son is jailed for five years at Long Kesh. The Loughrans, eight children, plan a simple Christmas with turkey ham pudding and a toy car for 4 year old John, while the reporter reflects on the season and fate.
A visiting parent complains that a Christmas ad used taped Santa calls misleads children. She says the boy spoke to a tape and received no answer, while a toll call charged on the bill. Williams notes earlier complaints and that costs won’t be removed. The mother says her child now hates Santa after the incident.
Windy clouds bring 80 percent rain tonight with a low near 30. Tomorrow colder with highs in the 20s and an 80 percent chance of rain or flurries. Sunset 4 5, sunrise 7 35. Storm data for yesterday and today. snow to date 51.2 inches versus seasonal average 109.2 and record 157.2 in 1970 71.
The Associated Press reports snow stretching from Idaho into the northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley with rain in the Southeast. Travel advisories remain in Idaho Montana and Wyoming Colorado mountains. Drivers warned of freezing rain drizzle snow and high winds in the Dakotas while California ends three days of rain. Rain spreads to the central eastern Gulf states and up to the Carolinas Virginia. Snow may reach the upper Great Lakes Ohio Valley before turning to rain. elsewhere skies clear or partly cloudy with cold temps. Early temps ranged 66 in Corpus Christi Texas to minus 3 in Williston North Dakota and Glasgow Montana.
United Airlines flight attendants approved a new contract avoiding a Christmas Eve shutdown. The agreement includes improvements to the standby system and a 27.1 percent pay raise over 30 months. In Peru, former President Juan Velasco Alvarado died at 67 in a military hospital after 11 days of confinement.
U S District Judge Raymond Broderick declares admissions to state facilities for mentally disabled individuals violate the 14th Amendment and a 1973 federal law. He mandates the use of least restrictive alternatives and signals Pennhurst and similar institutions must close or reform, with residents entitled to protection and education like others.
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