Carter appointment disappoints NAACP in race concerns
NAACP official Hooks says Carter did not name a Black attorney general nominee. He notes possible Black subcabinet picks and warns the Senate hearings could spur opposition if the record of Griffin Bell is found lacking. He cites racial barriers in clubs and broader civil rights issues.
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Washington
Benjamis J. Hooks
NAACP
Carter
Gene
Mack
Hoots
ABC
Grittin Bell
Senate
FCC
Aeid Bell
Passengers Refuse to Leave Sinking Egyptian Ship
Egyptian ship Patra sank after catching fire near Hed Sea. Passengers, mostly pilgrims from Mecca and Medina, resisted evacuation as lifeboats leaked and firefighting gear proved inadequate. Five still missing per Al Ahram.
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Egypt
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Carry
Middle East
Patra
Mecca
Medina
Saunti Arabia
Amtrak Broadway Limited Derails Near Dowingtown Injuring Dozens
Amtrak's Broadway Limited derailed near Dowingtown Pennsylvania sending 36 to area hospitals with minor injuries. Four patients were admitted to Chester County and Coatesville General hospitals while others received treatment and were released. About 106 passengers were cared for at Dowingtown High School gym. some continued to Chicago, others stayed in a motel or returned home.
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Amtrak
Philadelphia
Chicago
Chester County
Coatsville General
Foc Cuta
Brylsea
Troon
Coatesville General
Paoli Memorial
Lois Morasco
Violent clashes in South Africa leave dead and wounded
In Nyanga and Guguletu townships near Cape Town militants clashed after a migrant workers hostel attack. At least 19 killed and 97 hurt as fires burned homes and residents fled while police patrolled to restore order following the weekend unrest sparked by mournful observances.
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Cafe Town
South Africa
Cape Town
Nyanga
Gert Prinsloo
Guguletu
Prinsloo
Witheay
Earher
Fire claimed many at St Johns nursing home
In Newfoundland, a blaze at Sumlay Chase's Rest Home killed at least 20, including a 106 year old woman and a young boy. Police planned further searches for victims as fire crews battled the rural blaze amid icy rain and no nearby hydrants.
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ST. Josn's
Newfoundland
Royal Canadien Mounted Police
Sumlay
Chase’s Rest
Jee Oma
Sickiles
St. John's
Newlandland
Hart, Michigan Senator and civil rights champion, dies at 64
Senator Philip A. Hart, a key civil rights advocate and consumer protection ally, died at 64 in Washington after a cancer diagnosis. He earned the nickname conscience of the Senate, pushed liberal causes, and opposed big business influence. Funeral plans include a memorial Mass at St Matthew's Cathedral.
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Washington
Philip A. Hart
Senate
Hart
Michigan
Jans
Ron
Christ
Carter
Plying
Watt
St. Matthews Cathedral
Mackinac Island
Auch
St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
Harts
Ricaald W. Riegle
Mart
Reigle
House
Democratc
James
O. Eastland
Mississippi
Pauls Eastland
United States
Vacationers strip to self service amid Miami Beach hotel strike
Thousands of travelers at seven Collins Avenue hotels in Miami Beach faced disrupted service as maids, waiters, bellhops and others walked out. Guests, including at the Doral, were seen making beds and refilling towels while negotiations drag on. Union leaders claimed talks showed signs of progress but wages, benefits and tips remained central sticking points.
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Miami Beach
Fis
Armando Vazquez
Vasquez
Fontainebleas
Coral Country Club
Carillon
Deauville
Eden Roc
Sheltowise
Doral Beach
Miami Baddh
Collins Avenue
Doral
Miami
Edwin Deap
Southern Florida Hotel and Motel Associalice
Ast
Harvey Eisen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jinen
Freshmen Senators May Gain Seniority Edge in Expiring Term
Six freshmen lawmakers stand to gain seniority if appointed to fill expiring seats due to resignations or deaths. Governors name successors who can join payroll soon after signing, possibly boosting early seniority and future committee leadership. Potential appointees include Danforth, Zorinsky, Hayakawa, Riegis, and Gov. Anderson, with tentative seating dates in late December and early January.
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Washington
Congress
John C. Danforth
R-Mo
Edward Zorinsky
D-Net
Chalet
Rari
Hayakawa
R-Dalif
Donald Riegis
D Mich
Wendell Anderson
D-Minn
Senate
Danforth
Zorinsky
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Romah Hruska
R-Neb
John O. Pastore
Anderson
Walter
Chinese farm trouble reported by agency
Tokyo AP dispatch cites China official news alleging farms hampered by capitalist impulse to commercialize and by communes consuming all income. The report notes 1.6 million party officials sent to countryside to study theory and critique tendencies, while counterrevolutionaries and landlords are targeted.
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Tokyo
China
Iny
Hainhua
Nainhua
Penzeilsi
Bourpeale
Young: Vietnam could buffer US against China and aid trade
Atlanta AP Andrew Young, named by President-elect Carter as US UN ambassador, says repairing ties with Vietnam would create a buffer against China and open trade. He argues Vietnam could become a dependent nation like Yugoslavia, offering oil in the Gulf of Tonkin and sugar avenues for US commerce. He cautions US policy should keep ties with Communist states while guiding them toward normalization.
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Atlanta
Andrew Young
Carter
U.S
United Nations
Vietnam
China
Young
Associated Press
Georgia
United States
Ching
Yugoslavia
Chiesa
Gulf of Tonkin
Cubs
Martin Luther King Jr
Henry Kissinger
Mile East
Middle East
The Dart War Divides Town Amid Turmoil
Disjointed OCR reads as a chaotic public notice from a small town newspaper. It mentions publication days, locations in Hagersawn and Ragerttows, and scattered references to a new sect or entity called The Ansectte Prey. The text is fragmented and unclear but indicates a scribbled notice on distribution and dates.
Battle for Daley seat pits black Frost against white Bilandic
Chicago faces a mayoral succession with black Alderman Wilson Frost backed by Black leaders and white Alderman Michael Bilandic supported by white leaders after the death of Mayor Daley. The City Council will choose an interim mayor to serve until a special election, amid backroom deals and a shifting political landscape in the nation’s second largest city.
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Chicaggap
Richard J. ‘Datey
Ces
Wilson Frost
South Side
Michael Bilandic
Daley
Frost
Chicago
Jesse L. Jackson
PUSH
People United To Save Humanity
Edward R. Vrdolyak
Edward Burke
Brandie
Tetura
Jackson
Richard
Ogilvie
William S. Singer
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hewes
Whem
Oil spill halts after oil carpet nears Nantucket Island
The vast oil slick from the Argo Merchant, estimated at 7.8 million gallons, halted within 19 miles of Nantucket as a southerly wind shifted. Captain Papadopoulos resumes testimony in New York on the grounding, while Cape Cod fishermen sue for damages totaling about 20 million dollars. Coast Guard crews and special booms prepare to guard beaches and marshlands.
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Boliun
Argo Merchant
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
New York
George Papadopoulos
Argo
Toomas P. Griexa
Boston
Cearly
New ‘York
Cape Cod
Northeast Petroleum Corp
Chelhen
Mass
Thebes Rhlyping Co
Thebes
Cutter
Seay
Islands
Nantucket
Chatham
Saudi Arabia to boost oil output under OPEC price dispute
The Middle East Economic Survey reports Saudi Arabia will raise production to about 10 million barrels a day from 3 million beginning January 1 1977. The move follows OPEC members’ pricing rift and comes as the cartel contemplates potential waivers of planned price rises. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani warned of market moves if needed.
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Leanon
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Fetroleum
United Arab Emirates
Uae
OPAC
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamaai
Doha
Qatar
Middle East
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