Ford Assumes 40th Vice Presidency in Historic Ceremony
Gerald Ford formally assumed office as the nation’s 40th vice president, signing papers and taking the gavel in the Senate after a high profile swearing in. He pledged loyalty to Nixon, received rules and an ivory gavel, and presided briefly as Dick Clark stood in. The ceremony followed Spiro Agnew’s resignation and included prayers by Dr. C Ralston Smith.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
George McGovern
D-S.d
Ford
Dick Clark
Iowa
C. Ralston Smith
Bethesda
Gerald Ford
Smith
Billy Graham
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Congress
House
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Clarke County Man Dies in Berryville Area Fire
A Clarke County man, Lafayette Lichliter, died at the scene of a house fire west of Berryville. Medical Examiner Dr. B N Chambers reported the body found on a bed in the bedroom of a small frame building. Fire officials said the blaze was under control within ten minutes after 10 18 a.m. call. cause undetermined today.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Lafayette
Board Rejects Any Shortening Of School Year
The State Board of Education rejected shortening the 180 day school year and urged divisions to cut extracurricular activities to meet the energy crisis. It said education is an essential public service and reductions should target support activities rather than core instructional time.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Virginia
Ford Could Become Key Nixon Assistant Amid Cabinet Shakeup
Gerald R. Ford's ascent as Nixon's potential senior lieutenant is discussed as staff resignations loom. Ford's Capitol Hill ties and House leadership background position him to influence Congress more than Agnew, with tensions rising at the White House and Watergate fallout ongoing. First National City Bank raised its prime rate to 10 percent as economists note continued expansion despite the energy crisis.
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Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Melvin R. Laird
House
Congress
Bryce N. Harlow
Capitol Hill
White House
Ziegler
J. Fred Buzhardt
John A. Love
Laird
Harlow
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Senate
GOP
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
Capitol
U.S
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hugh Scott
New York
First National City Bank
Unemployment Rate Rises as Oil Embargo Impacts Jobs
The 4.7 per cent November unemployment rate marks a jump from 4.5 per cent in October as 200,000 more people join the jobless rolls. The rise mostly affects adults 16 to 24 and both blue collar and service workers, with earnings steady at about $147.60 weekly.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Bureau
Victim Identified in One Car Middle Road Crash
Police identify Ricky Fernandez 20 of 105 Whitlock Ave as passenger killed in a one car wreck on Middle Road six miles south of Winchester. Driver Peter Donald Neale 22 died at the scene after the 11:30 p.m. crash. Fernandez died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 5 a.m. yesterday.
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Middle Road
Ricky Fernandez
Whitlock Ave
Fernandez
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Peter Donald Neale
Rt. 6
L.P. Coverstone
Winchester
Conditional Use Request Tabled By Frederick County Planning Commission
The Frederick County Planning Commission tabled a request for a conditional use permit to allow a family campground near Merrimans Estates for 30 days to let the developer Ralph Poe provide more information. The commission also recommended zoning amendments including setback changes and a new house numbering system to include Stephens City and Middletown.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County Planning Commission
Merrimans Estates
Ralph Poe
Commission
Poe
Rt. 50
Rt. 522
Business Limited
Business General
Shirley Carter
Town and Country Store
Sulphur Springs Road
Ronald Berg
Clinton Ritter, Jr
The
Planning Commission
Berg
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Stephens City
Middletown
No Gasoline Rationing Before March
Washington AP reports the administration will delay gasoline rationing until March while Congress debates easing auto emission standards. The House Commerce Committee approves a compromise that would curb air cleanup for a year, aligning with emergency energy legislation. Secretary Kissinger urges Arab nations to ease embargo as oil fears grow.
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Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Programs
Senate
Simon
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Trucker blockade moratorium in effect amid talks
Interstate highways were clear at press time but clusters of trucks remained possible in several areas. Truckers who halted east West routes in Pennsylvania and Ohio were reported honoring a 24 hour moratorium to allow talks with government officials in Washington to seek results.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Washington
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