Dunne Takes Over Chicago Machine
George W. Dunne, 63, wins Cook County Democratic chairmanship to become the era’s power broker in Chicago politics. With Mayor Daley dead, interim mayor Bilandic and a slate of hopefuls including Pucinski Singer Burke and Frost vie for the city’s near‑term fate as blacks and Polish militants seek influence. Brown outs and party shifts loom as Dunne hints at mayoral ambitions while governing the county board.
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Mike Robinson
Chicago
George W. Dunne
Cook County
Richard J. Daley
Dunne
Daley
Michael A. Bilandic
Bilandic
Cook County Board
Roman C. Pucinski
U.S
Singer
William S. Singer
Edward Burke
Wilson Frost
Money men demand facts on NYC plan before funding
NYC bankers and municipal union leaders say they require specifics beyond President-elect Carter's pledges before adding more money to help cover about 1 billion dollars in city debts. A District Council 37 spokesman echoed the need for concrete details, while Barry Feinstein of Teamsters Local 237 said unions oppose contributing until 1977-78 fiscal cuts and next year's state budget impact city workers.
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New York
UPI
Jimmy Carter
New York City
American Federation of State
Barry Feinstein
Teamsters Local 237
McGovern faults Carter Cabinet as business as usual
Senator George McGovern criticizes Jimmy Carter's newly announced Cabinet as largely a continuation of the Nixon era, saying the lineup lacks a real break with the past and signals a return to business as usual in the new administration.
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Washington
UPI
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Moon's teaching defended by church leader
Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church is praised for respect toward all faiths as Church President Neil A. Salonen refutes accusations from Protestant Jewish and Catholic leaders. Salonen says the church is interreligious and interracial, founded on Moon's revelation, and aims to harmonize diverse backgrounds.
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New York
UPI
Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon
Neil A. Salonen
Salonen
Marc: Tannebaum
Protestant National Council of Churches
The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Tannenbaum
American Jewish Committee
Gospel of Moon
God
Strike spreads to two Miami Beach hotels amid mediators’ halt
A six day strike by hotel employees expanded to the Sheraton Four Ambassadors and Dupont Plaza in downtown Miami as federal mediators interrupted talks. Maids waiters laundry workers and bellhops at six other hotels including the Deauville Eden Roc Coral Beach Coral Country Club Carillon and Shelborne remained on strike, leaving thousands of vacationers to fend for themselves with help from management.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sheraton Four Ambassadors
Dupont Plaza
Miami
Deauville
Eden Roc
Coral Beach
Coral Country Club
Carillon
Shelborne
California teen completes Strait of Magellan swim
Lynne Cox, 19, a UC Santa Barbara student and veteran distance swimmer, becomes the first person to cross the Strait of Magellan. She swam 2.6 miles from Tierra del Fuego to the South American mainland in 1 hour 1 minute 29 seconds in 44 degree water and emerged healthy and smiling.
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Punta Arenas
Chile
UPI
California
Lynne Cox
Strait of Magellan
South America
Miss Cox
University of California At Santa Barbara
Tierra del Fuego
Japan sees 66 million visit shrines for New Year
Police estimate more than half the population will visit shrines or temples during the three day New Year holidays. About 66 million people are expected to pray for a good year, up from 64.84 million last year, with Kawasaki Taishi Shrine in Kanagawa Province leading at 3.7 million visitors.
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Tokyo
UPI
Kawasaki Taishi Shrine
Kanagawa
Rates Page Snapshot Shows Prepaid NY Subscriptions
The fragment lists subscription rates for New York payable in advance with figures such as 39.00 19.50 39.75 3.25 15 7.80 3.90 1.30 4.60 27.30 1305 55, indicating varied pricing tiers and terms for different plan options and durations.
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New York
New York State
Separate funds cloud New York State finances says Levitt
Albany NYU P I There are so many separate state funds that even fiscal experts have a tough time getting a clear picture of New York State finances state Comptroller Arthur Levitt said today in his 1976 annual report He urged a review of local aid payment timing to curb spring borrowing and consolidation of funds He warned that large parts of medicine and university budgets are funded through separate funds and that such funds erode the General Fund concept He also called for a constitutional amendment to bar moral authority bonds noting the risk and the need for clearer bond disclosures when selling securities to out of state buyers
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Albany
UPI
New York State
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Comptroller
New York
Mahoney resigns from Appellate Division in 1970s
Justice Walter J. Mahoney 68 resigns from the State Supreme Court Appellate Division effective February 1. Former state Senate majority leader defeated for re election in 1964 and elected to the State Supreme Court in 1968. Appointed to the Appellate Division by Gov. Malcolm Wilson in late 1973. He cites desire to spend more time with his family.
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Buffalo
Walter J. Mahoney
State Supreme Court
State Senate
Malcolm Wilson
Mahoney
Fourth Department
Erie County Tax Hike Set At 32 Percent
Erie County residents face a 32 percent average property tax increase after a unanimous Appellate Division ruling. The decision upheld some executive powers while disallowing about $1 million in legislative revenues, affecting the 1977 tax bill which rises by $14.49 per $1,000 of assessed value. The Erie County Legislature and County Executive Edward Regan vow appeals on portions of the ruling.
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Rochester
Erie County
State Supreme Court
Edward Regan
Regan
James V. Arcadi
Buffalo
Arcadi
Appellate Division
Fourth Department
Heavy snow hits Maine and cold grips wide region
A broad New England storm dumped heavy snow in coastal and northern Maine with up to 10 inches expected. Snow warnings shifted elsewhere as conditions cleared in the Northeast while the Great Lakes and upper Midwest faced extreme cold and travel advisories due to blowing snow and drifts.
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New Hampshire
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New York
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Des Moines
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Los Angeles
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Former Deer Park chief avoids jail in chainsaw case
William Hopper, ex Deer Park police chief, escapes jail time after Spokane County Superior Court suspends sentence. He had been sentenced to 30 days as part of a year on probation for stealing a chainsaw while on duty. The judge granted the suspended sentence after learning Hopper secured lumber industry work that would be lost if jailed. He was scheduled to begin the sentence next week.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Deer Park
Washington
William Hopper
Spokane County Superior Court
Hopper
Wil
Lard Roe
Bitterly cold with snow flurries and squalls likely
Weather summary notes bitterly cold conditions with snow flurries and locally heavy squalls through tomorrow. Tonight near zero, tomorrow's high in the mid teens, zero percent chance of snow through tomorrow, sunset 4 38 p m, sunrise 7 36 a m, yesterday high 24 low 9. Record highs and lows listed. Mean temp last year 32, normals 25. Humidity 70 at 8 p m yesterday and 72 at 8 a m today. Winds southwest 15 to 20 mph. Snowfall to date 48.8 inches. Air pollution index given for sulfur dioxide carbon monoxide and sailing values.
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