President Ford's half brother dies in car crash
Leslie Henry King, 53, Ford's half brother and local auto parts business owner in Cookeville, died when his car collided head on with a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 near Lebanon. Witnesses said King drove the wrong way for miles. the truck driver was uninjured.
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Lebanon, Tenn
Leslie Henry King
Ford
Tennessee
White House
King
Ron Hill
Cookeville, Tenn
Hill
Billy
Hudson
Citizens Band
McFarland Hospital
Lebanon
Leslie L. King
Republican Executive Committee
Ford nearing push to end sex discrimination in federal funds
President Ford may seek Congress to outlaw sex discrimination in all federally funded programs affecting nearly every community. White House and Justice officials draft legislation to bar unequal employment and operations, extending rights similar to those under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Jeanne Holm says final draft could reach Ford before his Jan. 20 departure.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Justice Department
Jeanne Holm
J. Stanley Pottinger
Department
Democrats challenge steel price hikes amid inflation concerns
White House aides say Ford will not jawbone steel firms to roll back 6 percent price increases on flat rolled steel. Mondale criticizes the move as ominous for the economy, urging restraint while Carter presses for rollback. Seidman notes jawboning is unlikely to work. the wage price council delays briefing.
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Washington
White House
Ford
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Carter
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
L. William Seidman
Council of Wage and Price Stability
Seidman
Wage and Price Council
William Lilley III
Lilley
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Council
CB sales surge as 1976 forecasts top ten million units
The Electronics Industries Association predicts 1976 CB radio sales will reach nearly 10 million sets, more than double the year before, with about 70 models approved for 40 channel expansion and FCC licenses totaling 7.5 million. Industry notes strong home and car use and a sales rebound after a late summer slump.
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Washington
John Sodolski
Electronics Industries Association
Sodolski
Cbs
FCC
Derailment Likely Caused by 1955 Rail Break
In Charleston West Virginia an Amtrak train derailed likely due to a rail broken in 1955. Authorities cite the failed rail as the probable cause and report no serious injuries. Investigations continue as crews inspect the wreckage and secure the track ahead of service restoration.
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Charleston, W.va
Amtrak
Fayette County
Robert C. Byrd
Federal and
Chessie System
Sewell
New River
Byrd
West Virginia
Chessie
Obituary for Bessie D Jenkins of Grafton Route 5
Mrs. Bessie D. Jenkins of Route 5 Wilson Ridge Grafton died December 1 1964 at Grafton City Hospital Born July 4 1905 in Grady daughter of Charles W Colebank Tippie Pritt Colebank Widow of A J Jenkins Survived by three sons James Hubert Micky Jenkins and two daughters Bertha Stealy and Hazel Martin all of Grafton plus a son Walter deceased 1933 Also survived by three brothers Russell Rom ney Hadden Emmett Colebank and a sister Arlie Mabel Sigley 16 grandchildren six great grandchildren Methodist by faith.
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Grafton
Bessie D. Jenkins
Wilson Ridge
Grafton City Hospital
Grady
Charles W. Colebank
Tippie Pritt Colebank
A. J
Jack) Jenkins
Hubert Jenkins
James Jenkins
Micky Jenkins
Bertha Stealy
Hazel Martin
Walter
Russell Colebank
Romney Hadden
Flemington
Emmett Colebank
Pontiac
Michigan
Everett
Ernest
Willis
Arlie Mabel Sigley
Howesville
West Virginia
Mary Colebank
Jenkins
Emergency runs reported by Taylor County squad
Officials say two emergency runs were made on Wednesday December 1. Minnie Delauder was transported from McGee to Springfield Rest Home on Walnut Street at 7:58 a.m. Sara Carlyle was moved from Grafton City Hospital to a home on old Route 2 at 1:34 p.m.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Minnie Delauder
McGee
Springfield
Walnut Street
Sara Carlyle
Grafton City Hospital
Old Rt. 2
Grafton Hospital Admissions and Deaths Reported
Hospital register for Grafton City shows admissions on December 1, 1976 including Cecil Taylor Gregory Wood Barbara America Patty Poling Cecil Mason Jeff Shrock Myrtle Hill Beth Marchese and others. Discharges list Alberta Fuller Lula Lewis Dorsey Robison William Abram Madge King Mary Warder Kevin Collins Jeff Shrock and Sarah Jenkins among several names. Funeral notices include Mrs Bessie D Jenkins of Route 5 Wilson Ridge Grafton with service details Bartlett Funeral Home December 3. A R Wilson 71 of Weston died November 30 with services at Floyd Funeral Home. Additional hospital listings across Preston Memorial Hospital Broaddus and related towns include numerous discharges and admissions with many names and locations.
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Grafton City
Grafton
Cecil Taylor
Walnut St
Gregory Wood
Barbara America
Grand St
Patty Poling
Gay St
Cecil Mason
W. Boyd St
Jeff Shrock
Myrtle Hill
Beth Marchese
Dewey Ave
Alberta Fuller
Barrett St
Lula Lewis
E. Washington SL
Dorsey Robison
Jenkins
Bessie D. Jenkins
Wilson Ridge
Bartlett Funeral
Heart Jones, Jr
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Bartlett
Wilson
A.R. Wilson
Route 1
Weston
Floyd
John Lares
Butchersville Cemetery
Mexico inaugurates Jose Lopez Portillo amid austerity call
Mexico's new president Jose Lopez Portillo began a six year term urging hard work and reduced government spending to tackle inflation, recession, unemployment, and financial instability. He praised business support while noting credibility is essential. Echeverria's end note included land expropriation actions and agricultural reforms, with PRI leadership underlined.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Unem
Jose Represas
Nestle Company
Lopez Portillo
National
Luis Echeverria
Echeverria
Associated Press
Agrarian Reform Secretariat
Expe
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
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Bill Byrd
Hospital Register
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Jane Miller
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Timothy Shaeffer
Terra Alta
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Pearl Albright
Wilbur Valentine
Broaddus Hospital
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James Scott
Nancy Winans
Monongah
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Moatsville
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Volga
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Ruthann Dean
Galloway
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Buckhannon
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Rosemont
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Walley Head
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Arlene Stump
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Matthew Crites
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Wilsonburg
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Elkins
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France Frederick
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Lottie Jones
Constance Madia
Katherine Robinson
Ruth Lorentz
Gloria Wilkes
Lucille Wolverton
Charles Westfall
Jettie Yates
Marie McIntyre
Etta Carnes
Roxie Jones
Beverly Hess
John Lane
W. Jennings Dennison
Jane Myers
Andres Rodriguez
Oreda Asbury
June Dobbins
Thomas Summers
Geraldine Childers
Clista Bell
Gary Wyckoff
Sharon Nay
Clifford Goff
Doris Lawson
Elsie Gribble
Thomas Graham
Sonny & Muffy
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Manos Theater
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