Ford says Carter will find campaign promises hard to keep
President Ford in a Barbara Walters interview warned that Carter would discover promises made during the campaign are difficult to fulfill once in office. Ford cited his own inability to revive the economy and secure SALT II as key disappointments and defended his Nixon pardon while stressing other tough decisions he faced such as the Mayaguez rescue. He also cautioned Carter against pursuing Britain’s economic path and warned about dangers in the Middle East and Southern Africa.
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Yule Holiday Reflections On A Quiet Christmas Weekend
Memories, leftovers, and drying trees marked the end of the holiday. Post holiday shoppers chased bargains with four shopping days left until 1977 while others waited in exchange lines. The weekend saw peace overall with Masses and a global broadcast from Pope Paul VI.
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Young: Vietnam could be buffer against China and boost U S trade
Andrew Young, named U S ambassador to the United Nations by President-elect Carter, says repairing ties with Vietnam could make it a buffer against China and open new U S trade avenues. He notes Vietnam's oil potential and Cuba's sugar revenues as examples of opportunities.
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Fontainebleau Hit by Hotel Strike Demands $1 Daily Tip
Miami Beach hotel strike spreads as maids bellhops and bartenders walk out at the Fontainebleau and six other resorts. Union members demand a built-in one dollar per day tip from winter vacationers, adding 2,000 guests to the 5,000 tourists already affected by the third day of disruptions.
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Carey ALBANY: Probation System Criticized by Union
In a State of Probation message to Gov. Hugh Carey the New York Probation and Parole Officers Association denounces a 15 month vacancy in the probation director post and calls for reforms. They urge appointing a probation director, a fixed local cost reimbursement formula, state assumption of NYC probation, and moving youth parole from the Division for Youth to Probation.
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Woman drowns twins then kills herself in Long Island home
Margarita Rogers, 36, was found in a locked bathroom by her husband, New York City corrections officer Joseph Rogers, after he returned from a Christmas shift. Police say she slashed her forearms and the twins, Joseph Jr 15 Anthony 14 Norman 10, were drowned in the tub. she died at Nassau County Medical Center.
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Hamilton man charged with six counts of murder in Wentworth Arms fire
Vaughan Andrew Copp, 26, with past addresses in Ottawa and Toronto, was arrested at a nearby YMCA and charged with six counts of first degree murder in the Christmas Day arson deaths at the Wentworth Arms Hotel. Six bodies were recovered and two more were feared trapped as salvage halted. Estimated damage of the 60 year old building stood at about $1 million.
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Workers probe jetliner crash
In Bangkok a Buddhist monk led a memorial at the EgyptAir wreck site as 40 workers continued body recovery from the Christmas Day crash. Officials say more than 70 people died, including all 35 aboard and about 18 factory workers believed killed in the collision.
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Derailment injures 36 aboard Broadway Limited train
The derailment of a Philadelphia to Chicago Broadway Limited derailed a five car train near Downingtown Pennsylvania injuring 36 and knocking out power for about two hours. Amtrak official Lois Morasco said about 200 aboard and around 95 were bused to Harrisburg to continue travel. Four people were hospitalized overnight but none suffered serious injuries.
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Pope Paul VI urges defense of Christian families in Rome
In Rome, Pope Paul VI urged renewing blessings to Christian families to shield them from threats to unity, stability, and educative functions amid debates on divorce abortion and contraception. He called the family an ideal and supreme institution during the Feast of the Holy Family.
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