Holiday Tragedy Hits Fairfield Reynolds Family
A Fairfield Maine household fire killed three Reynolds children and injured Dorothy Reynolds and seven others. Fire Chief Leighton credited 12 year old Mellody for guiding fleeing siblings from the burning two story home. Five children remained hospitalized with burns and injuries after ambulances transported survivors to Mid Maine Medical Center.
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Fairfield
Maine
Dorothy Reynold
Reynolds
William
Dwayne
Benjamin Leighton
Mid-Maine Medical Center
Waterville
Saudis plan higher oil flow amid OPEC split
The Saudi government expects average production of about 1.5 million barrels daily added from Jan 1 1977 as part of a move to raise output from 8.3 to 10 million bpd. UAE may follow, with Aramco capacity at 11.8 million bpd, and Saudi price differentials widening between Arabian Light and heavier grades. OPEC secretary general M O Feyide warned the cartel’s price split may lead to uncertainty and potential changes in the second phase of a two part price rise.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Vienna
United Arab Emirates
Uae
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Doha
Qatar
Middle East
Arabian-American Oil Co
Aramco
Global economic shifts shrink incomes in 1975 profile
The report outlines varied income changes across groups in 1975. Higher and lower income oil producers, developing nations, and industrialized economies show mixed results. Overall Gross National Product fell 1.4 percent in industrialized countries while rising in other regions, with specific gains and losses noted for each income category.
19 Killed as Cape Town Township Violence Spreads
In South Africa hundreds fled Nyanga and Guguletu townships after clashes left 19 dead and 97 injured. Police attempted to restore order as more homes burned and residents carried belongings away. Rioters stormed a migrant workers hostel prompting retaliatory arson by hostel residents.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Nyanga
Gert. Prinsloo
Guguletu
Prinsloo
Weather Summary for Local Area
Forecaster notes with sunrise and sunset times and yesterday high and low. Records show a 62 degree record high in 1936 and an 8 degree record low in 1950. Today's temperature average and last year's value listed, plus normal for the date. Humidity readings at 8 p.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today, snowfall to date at 45.5 inches, and variable wind 10 to 15 mph tonight and tomorrow.
Earthquake Shakes Northwest Greece No Injuries Reported
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck areas near Preveza on the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece. Police reported no injuries or significant damage, and the epicenter was located about 170 miles northwest of Athens.
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Athens
Greece
Preveza
Ionian Sea
Storm moves over Atlantic
Heavy snow warnings were discontinued for the Northeast as the strongest part of a winter storm moved out over the Atlantic. Up to 6 inches more could fall along the New York shore of Lake Ontario while a winter storm watch persisted in north and northeast Illinois. Travelers advisories remained in western Pennsylvania Kentucky Virginia Minnesota Wisconsin and parts of New Jersey New England and the upper Midwest. Snow showers lingered across the Ohio Valley Great Lakes and upper Missouri valley with rain in the Intermountains and Pacific Northwest coast.
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New York
Lake Ontario
National Weather Service
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
New Jersey
New England
Mississippi Valley
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Missouri Valley
Intermountains
Pacific Northwest Coast
Rockies
Intermountain
Daley Aide Bilandic Named Acting Mayor In Chicago Deal
A compromise in Chicago names Alderman Michael Bilandic acting mayor at the next City Council meeting and bars him from running in the ensuing six month special election. Alderman Wilson Frost, the black council leader, will succeed Bilandic as Finance Committee chairman in the accord.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Michael Bilandic
Wilson Frost
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