Bilandle Favorite to Succeed Daley as Chicago Mayor
In Chicago, Alderman Michael Bilandic emerges as the front runner to succeed Mayor Daley. Seven of 44 aldermen pledged votes. Bilandic vows caretaker role with no permanent bid. Mourners sign registry at city hall as factions clash over succession and control of the council.
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Michael A. Bilundle
Richard Daley
Chicago Sun-Times
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Frank Sullivan
William Ri. Quinlan
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Connecticut Gets Gift Of New Jobs
Connecticut officials say a $1 billion Army helicopter contract awarded to Sikorsky will create about 4,000 jobs in the state. The Sikorsky plant in Stratford will build a new twin engine utility helicopter to replace the Vietnam era UH-1. Army officials note potential foreign sales to Austria West Germany Switzerland the Netherlands Belgium Canada and Australia.
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Slovsky Aircraft Division
United Technologies Corp
Connecticut
Edward Stockton
Sikorsky
Boeing Vertol
Philadelphia
S. Nuey
Army
Asst
Edward Miller
Boving Vertol
Austria
West Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Canada
Australia
Free Peoples Share Less Than One Fifth of World
At the Bicentennial’s end Americans enjoy freedoms shared by fewer than 20 percent of the globe’s four billion people, Freedom House reports. The privately funded group notes only Portugal rose to free, while Thailand
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Freedom House
Portugal
Thailand
el Salvador
Argentina
Kuwait
Malagasy
Paraguay
Uruguay
Soviet Union
Wendell Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pre Christmas car sales hit record pace in 1977 outlook
Detroit reports mid December sales for Dec 1 20 show the auto industry at a near record pace with four U.S. makers selling 223 536 cars in eight days and a daily rate of 27 945. This exceeds last year and hints at record levels for 1977 despite a Ford strike impact.
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Detroit
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Ulasewicz Convicted in Tax Fraud Linked to Watergate Case
A juror says an eight member panel found Anthony Ulasewicz guilty of failing to report on time the 410,000 he earned delivering over 10,000 in Watergate burglars payments. He faced up to six years in prison and a 10,000 fine. The jury believed Ulasewicz had no adequate explanation for not filing. they felt the disclosure during Watergate hearings would have changed the outcome.
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Anthony Ulasewicz
New York
Watergate
Bagman
Ulasewicz
New York City
Frank C. Phlaum
Phlaum
Whisewics
Mann
John Sutter
Uveronenl
Missing Beechs dog in Middletown Md prompts call for info
A two hour-year-old beige 35 pound friendly dog named Beechs is missing from her Middletown Maryland home. The owner Sally Baker believes someone may have adopted her after Belhe she was stray. Anyone with information should contact Sally Baker at South Mountain Pottery by telephone at (301) 74 5822.
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Middletown
Sally Baker
South Mountain Pottery
Tetaphoning
City reels as sniper attacks leave two dead two injured
Police scramble for suspects after a string of shootings in a Durham area city. Two men killed and two wounded as residents are urged to keep drapes drawn and remain vigilant during the holiday season. FBI and SBI have joined the case. a reward stands at $1,080 for information leading to an arrest.
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kiTosea
Mrs, JR. Marshall
Bradshaw
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State Bureau of Investigation
Kindice
Durham Morning Herald Yntl
Fukuda Named Japan Prime Minister After Party Victory
Takeo Fukuda, a conservative economist and longtime LDP member, was elected prime minister by parliament after being named party president by acclamation. He succeeds Takeo Miki amid a weak showing by the Iberia-Democratic party in lower house elections and moves to form a new cabinet dominated by party elders.
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Tokyo
Takeo Fukuda
Liberal- Democratic Party
Japan
Fukuda
Takeo Miki
Iberia-Democratic Party
LIP
Lee
Fukada
LDP
Moki
Fukuya
Cease-fire Ordered in the Philippines Amid Talks
President Ferdinand Marcos ordered an immediate ceasefire in the southern Philippines against Muslim guerrillas. The stop in military operations takes effect Friday December 24 and followed Libya mediated talks in Tripoli aimed at a final peace deal. A supervising commission will include military, MNLF representatives, local governments, and the International Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference.
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Philippines
CAP
Ferdinand B. Marcos
Marcos
Tripoli
Libya
Isis
Marco
Muammar Khadaty
Maco National Liberation Front
MNLF
Mindanao
International Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference
Matood
Spanish youths rally over arrest of communist leader Carrillo
Thousands of youths clash with police in Madrid's central square for a second night protesting the arrest of Communist leader Santiago Carrillo. Police dispersed the crowd with smoke bombs. no injuries or arrests reported. Carrillo, 62, faced possible charges after a secret meeting. he had returned to Spain on February 7 after residing abroad.
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Spain
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Ted Haws
Sheia
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Carrillo
Communist Party
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Carrilo
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Madron Line
Woman beats 512 000 to one odds with third set of twins
Omaha AP report details Margaret Murphy delivering a third set of fraternal twins, Pat and Mike, after previous twins in 1973 and 1974. Husband Jim, a Commonwealth Electric lineman, celebrates as doctors and experts note odds of three fraternal twin sets around one in 512,000.
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Ned
Margaret Murphy
Jim
Seventh Heaven
Commonwealth Electric Co
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Ann
Pat
Mike
Jen- Miter
Theresa
Daniel
David
James Eisen
Generica
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Wisconsin woman leads card drive for two Americans in Turkish jail
Bernice Wermes of Fond du Lac launches another Christmas card campaign after previously helping free a Czech political prisoner. This time she seeks amnesty for Kathryn Zenz and Jo Ann Marie McDaniel, two Americans jailed in Adana on hashish smuggling charges. They and accomplice Robert Hubbard deny knowledge of the drugs.
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Mrs. Weemes
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Lancaster
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Coos Bay
Ore
Turkey-Syria
Robert Hubbard
San Diego
Adana
Kathy
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D.C
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Wisconsin
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State Department
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Wermes
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Misa McDaniel
Kindly old gentleman leaves trail of bad checks across states
Farl Shailer, dubbed the kindly old gentleman, fled from Archbold after forging checks to aid needy children. His spree stretched through Beatrice Nebraska Ottumwa Iowa Dyersburg Tennessee and more, totaling hundreds of dollars. Arrested in Fulton County he faces auto theft and felony check charges as authorities trace his actions to gifts for others.
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Futton County
Shailer
Archbold
Fulton County
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Trigg
Beatrice
Neb
Shaler
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Towa
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Tenn
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First United Methodist Church
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