Saul Bellow Wins 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel laureate Saul Bellow, 61, American born near Montreal to Russian Jewish parents and raised in Chicago, receives the 1976 prize worth 160000 dollars. Critics hail his novels for human understanding and the struggle of modern identity while Viking Press notes the award may boost sales of To Jerusalem and Back and his earlier works.
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Dick Soderlund
Stockholm
Sweden
Saul Bellow
Bellow
Montreal
Chicago
John Steinbeck
Humboldt
Herzog
Mr. Sammier
Henderson
Sinclair Lewis
Eugene O'Neill
Pearl Buck
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Karl Ragnar Gierow
Swedish Academy
Gieron
Journey Bellow
New York
Viking Press
Jerusalem
Israel
Heaviest Beirut barrage ends as cease-fire takes hold
The 55th Lebanon civil war cease-fire began, ending the heaviest bombardment in 18 months. Leftist sources say about 4,000 shells hit western Beirut in 24 hours with more than 120 dead and 300 wounded. Truce was to start at 4 a.m. and reduced violence significantly.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
West
Route 690 To Increase Speed Limit To 55 MPH
State officials announce Route 690 will be opened to 55 mph within a week to 10 days weather permitting. Route 81 northbound restrictions will be removed as work on a $6 million safety rehabilitation proceeds, with most lanes opening by mid December while winter 45 mph limits remain.
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Midler
Teall Avenues
Raymond T. Schuler
Syracuse
Nedrow
Schuler
Liverpool
City
John Hull
Hull- Hazard, Inc
Hull
State Department of Transportation
Joseph Powers
John Downing
Herald- Journal
Winter Storm Watch Forecast Dampens Autumn Hope
A winter storm watch with snow and freezing temps is in the forecast as the state faces a 60 percent precipitation chance tonight, 50 percent tomorrow with cloudy skies and possible flurries. Autumn foliage has peaked across regions including the Finger Lakes, with temperatures dropping to around 32 tonight and reaching the mid 40s tomorrow.
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Finger Lakes
Wanted dairy employee of good character ad
A humorous farm magazine clipping notes a wanted dairy employee of good character. It lists disqualifications for those who drink, smoke, or eat margarine, reflecting quirky job ad norms of the era.
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Ina Farm Magazine
Sharp lab tech helps identify rare disease in Holland Patent
A state health official credited a sharp lab technician, Mrs. Adah Wakelee, with testing for yersinia in Holland Patent, where 32 children showed abdominal pain and fever. Twelve underwent appendectomies, believed misdirected due to similar symptoms. doctors and investigators consider the water system as a suspected source.
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Richard Jackson
Oneida County
Holland Patent
Jackson
State Department of Health
Communicable Disease Control Center
Atlanta
Utica
State Health Department
Albany
Adah Wakelee
Rome Hospital-Murphy Hospital
United States
World Series May Clash With Final Presidential Debate
The fourth game of the World Series was postponed by rain and may decide if a fifth game is needed. If Cincinnati wins tonight the series ends, avoiding a conflict with the Ford Carter debate at 9:30 p.m. EDT, but a New York victory would push the fifth game to tomorrow.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Cincinnati
New York
Bowie Kuhn
White House
Gas hike rollback applauded by Niagara Mohawk officials
Niagara Mohawk officials applauded the FPC vote to rescind 580 million of the 2 billion natural gas rate increase granted last July. The action will still raise bills about eight to nine percent locally for residential customers starting December, with higher prices varying by region and source.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Niagara Mohawk
Commission
Florida
Ohio
Living cost edges up 0.4 percent in September
The Labor Department reports the cost of living rose 0.4 percent in September, the smallest gain since April. A cooling of food prices contributed to the slower inflation, yielding an annual rate around 4.8 percent, with prior months showing larger increases.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
CPI
Grateful workers ride ferry after deadly Mississippi collision
Construction workers on the Oscar K Wilds rode the river ferry at 6 15 a m a day after the George Prince collision left 18 survivors and up to 60 missing as crews recovered 22 bodies. Survivors thanked fate for narrowly avoiding the doomed crossing.
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Luling
Mississippi River
George Prince
Oscar K. Wilds
Jerry Sherman
Norco
Sherman
Pet rock cemetery opens in Detroit neighborhood
In Detroit, Jackie Hopper runs a pet rock cemetery in a bar parking lot. The turf bounded plots display white concrete tombstones with whimsical epitaphs attracting children, auto workers, police, and firefighters. Burial is free and 23 plots are currently listed with new reservations likely.
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Detroit
Jackie Hopper
Pet Rock
George
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