Christmas Night Hostage Incident at Mass Prison
In Framingham Massachusetts an inquiry was ordered after Christmas night disturbance at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute Pioneer Cottage where twenty six inmates armed with broom handles and furniture took three female guards hostage. The guards were released unharmed. Officials cited an earlier lockup and alleged theft as likely triggers.
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Framingham
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts Correctional Institute
Woman’s Reformatory
Pioneer Cottage
Walter Griffin
Griffin
Commission urges Senate pay rise and ban on speaking fees
The Hughes Commission proposes boosting senators salaries from 45 000 to 65 000 and barring speaking fees now allowed at 25 000 a year. Harold Hughes notes fees aid special interest contributions while senators travel for income. Culver and Clark Iowa lawmakers cited figures of 10 450 and 13 450 respectively.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Senate
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
John Culver
Dick Clark
Hughes Commission
Senate
Mao memorial hall in Beijing ahead of schedule
The New China News Agency said the Mao Tse tung memorial hall in the southern part of Tiananmen Square is progressing ahead of schedule. In the first month after starting, tasks finished early and many records were set as construction proceeds toward a 20 000 square yard area completion.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
New China News Agency
Tienanmen Square
Sun Spins Faster Says Mt Wilson Team
At Mt Wilson Observatory in Pasadena astronomers report the sun is gradually accelerating its rotation. Dr Robert Howard said the speedup totals about 5 percent, roughly 4 500 miles per hour at the equator over nine years, with slightly different rates near the poles and affecting the photosphere.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Robert Howard
Meter Tampering Slashes Illinois Power Revenue
Commonwealth Edison says it may have been defrauded of up to 5 million dollars by a meter tampering ring. Executive vice president James J. O'Connor announced an immediate crackdown as investigators report thousands of meters checked since last June, with about 2,518 tampered and 905 at commercial sites in the Chicago area and northern Illinois.
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Chicago
UPI
Commonwealth Edison
Illinois
James J. O'Connor
Edison
Commonwealth
O'Connor
Carter Named Time Magazine Man of the Year 1976
Time Magazine chose Jimmy Carter as Man of the Year 1976 calling his rise to the presidency one of the most astonishing in U.S. history. The selection cited his impressive ascent, the new phase he signals in American life, and the high expectations surrounding him.
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New York
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Time Magazine
The
Republic
Carter
China may surge in food imports says trade expert
Washington based Agriculture Department trade expert Donald J. Novotny says it is a matter of when China will boost grain purchases. He notes despite doubts about China’s imports growth, past shifts by the USSR and India show large future purchases are possible as China seeks more food while expanding its economy. Assistant Secretary Richard Bell adds China aims to increase food production to feed a quarter of the world with limited arable land.
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Washington
UPI
China
Agriculture Department
Donald J. Novotny
Novotny
Foreign Agricultural Service
Union
India
U.S
People’s Republic of China
Europe
Russia
Australia
Canada
United States
Richard E. Bell
Bell
Carter calls aides for tax cut parley
President-elect Jimmy Carter convened his Cabinet and top appointees for a three day St Simons Island summit amid reports a 15 billion dollar tax cut is under consideration to stimulate the economy. Budget chief designate Thomas Lance arrived with Carter and said a tax cut figure around 15 billion is most cited.
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Plains
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
St. Simons Island
Georgia
Musgrove Plantation
Reynolds Tobacco Co
Thomas Lance
St. Simons
Lance
Atlanta
Ford
White House
Congress
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Walter Mondale
Local man charged in Ainsworth thefts
David A. Knerr, 18, faces breaking and entering charges for thefts from two Ainsworth businesses and a private vehicle last Friday. He is held on 1450 bond after magistrate arraignment. A juvenile suspect was turned over to county probation. Other Christmas weekend thefts include about $1000 in goods from Joseph Beachy’s home and a missing TV from Dennis Becker’s residence, with glass domes from runway lights at Washington City Airport also reported. No arrests announced.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
Ainsworth
David A. Knerr
Washington County
Joseph Beachy
Highway One
Kalona
Beachy
Dennis Becker
S. Seventh
Washington City
Possible resumption eyed for swine flu program
Washington reports top medical official Dr. Theodore Cooper says the nation may resume the swine flu immunization program after a Wednesday panel meeting in Atlanta to weigh relative risks as flu-like illnesses rise. Four swine flu cases are documented, with one in Illinois over the weekend.
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Washington
UPI
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Atlanta
Cooper
Illinois
NBCTV
Hong Kong
Death of Sen Philip Hart Quietly mourned by leaders
Washington mourns the death of Sen Philip A Hart at 64 after a cancer battle. Carter called him a man of unquestioned integrity, Ford voiced deep regret, and Milliken hailed him as the conscience of the Senate. Funeral services are planned in Washington with burial expected on Mackinac Island. HartLeaves four sons and four daughters. He served since 1959 and championed civil rights, consumer protections, and school lunches.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
Capitol Hill
Senate
Hart
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Michigan
Carter
St. Matthew's
Mackinac Island
William Milliken
Autopsy Under Way in LeAnn Erickson Kidnapping Case
An extensive autopsy is being conducted on 13 year old LeAnn Erickson whose frozen body was found near Fertile Iowa. Authorities aim to determine time and place of death to support murder charges. Two Mason City pathologists work for Worth County with results expected late today. Two suspects are jailed in Minneapolis linked to the abduction.
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Mason City, Iowa
UPI
LeAnn Erickson
Minneapolis
Fertile
Mason City
Worth County
Erickson
Iowa
Chuck Bailey
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
LeAnn
Minnesota
Antihunger groups plan push to save nutrition panel
Antihunger groups plan to flood the new Senate with letters telegrams and personal visits to urge keeping the nutrition committee alive. The Food Research and Action Center will coordinate the effort as a proposed Senate reorganization would dismantle the committee led by Sen George S McGovern. A vote was expected by mid January.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nutrition Committee
Food Research and Action Center
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
Senate Committee
Year end report flags rising US bombings in 1976
UPI reports the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms notes more than 1,000 explosive or incendiary bombings in 1976, up 26 percent from 1975. Total explosives cases reach 2,272, with California recording 263 incidents, Ohio 203, and Kentucky 138. Nebraska and North Dakota report two apiece.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Rex Davis
California
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
North Dakota
Hunger strike by American prisoners in Mexico eyes parole law
Captive Americans in Mexico City enter the fourth week of a hunger strike hoping a new parole law for drug offenders will pass in the Mexican Congress this week. Prisoners say the law was promised in September and report an exchange deal with Mexico pending U.S. approval. About 45 of 60 Americans in Santa Marta prison remain on strike, consuming only juice and water.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexican Congress
Mexico
Philip Mallard
Alameda
Calif
Santa Marta
Senate
U.S
Iowa Executive Council OKs Ames land sale controversy
The Iowa Executive Council approved a 25 acre sale south of Iowa State University to its Research Foundation, amid protests from Ames residents who demanded competitive bidding and feared housing development near homes. Gov. Ray noted lack of bids but found no illegal action. The land was part of a seven parcel deal and plans include single and multi family dwellings.
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Ray
C.Y. Stephens
Ames
Country Club Heights
ISU
Pager
Weather in Iowa zones 9 and 13 turns colder tonight
Mostly cloudy conditions extend across zones 9 and 13 with a fall in temperatures. Tonight will bring lows in the teens and Tuesday highs near the mid 20s with a chance of light snow or flurries.
Community campaign funds emergency heart equipment for county
A public appeal by the Washington Kiwanis AMers Club reached the $4,400 goal to buy a portable heart defibrillator and monitoring unit for the Washington County Ambulance Service. Donations from Charles Friese and the Washington Rotary Club plus a $1,200 grant from the Health Improvement Association pushed total to $4,440. The device is ordered and due for delivery within a week. any excess funds will support additional EMS gear.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington County Ambulance Service
Charles Thompson
Washington Kiwanis Amers Club
Thompson
Charles Friese
Third Ave
Washington Rotary Club
Amers
Washington County Health Improvement Association
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
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