Carter convenes cabinet on St Simons Island for economic plan
President elect Carter brings his cabinet to St Simons Island to exchange views on an economic stimulation program. He hints the plan may be less costly than first thought and could involve tax cuts alongside targeted government action.
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ST. Simons Island, Ga
Carter
Hugh Carey
New York
Abraham Beame
New York City
Plains
White House
Congress
Leonid Brezhnev
Jimmy Carter
Charles Schultze
St. Simons Island
Island
Tanker Captain Testifies About Argo Merchant Sinking
Capt. George Papadopoulos testified in Manhattan that the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant was 24.5 miles off course and steered by a faulty magnetic compass when she foundered on shoals and broke apart spilling 7.5 million gallons of heavy oil. Spills from two other Liberian tankers and a separate ship explosion were also reported along the Delaware and Thames rivers.
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New York
Argo
George Papadopoulos
US District Court
Manhattan
Papadopoulous
Marcus Hook
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Thames River
Connecticut
Coast Guard
Oswego
Thames
Amerada Hess Co
Groton
Miller to resign January seventeenth as governor bid advances
Richmond attorney general Andrew P. Miller said he will resign January 17 to devote full time to his gubernatorial bid. He noted Virginia has strengthened legal capabilities and praised the office, while urging a careful interim successor be chosen by the General Assembly. Miller confirmed no second thoughts about running and said his resignation timing leaves the legislature to select an interim AG.
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Richmond
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Henry Howell
Mills Godwin
General Assembly
Anthony Troy
Tony
Millerid
House
Senate
U. S
William L. Scott
Scott
EPA links Chinese nuclear tests to possible thyroid cancer rise
EPA tests of 293 milk samples after the Sept. 26 Chinese blast indicate three to four potential thyroid cancer cases in the United States from radioactive iodine concentrating in milk. No harm expected from the Nov. 17 explosion. Administrator Train cites atmospheric testing as the issue and notes risk over 45 years.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
EPA
Russell E. Train
Federal
Inauguration Invitation for Rockefeller IV Scheduled
About 22 000 mailboxes will receive invitations to the January 17 1977 inauguration of John Davison Rockefeller IV as West Virginia governor at the State Capitol in Charleston. The mailing targets include Rockefeller family members party leaders and key supporters. Schenck Foods Company will be closed for inventory December 31 January 1.
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Charleston
W.va
John Davison Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
State Capitol
Rockefeller
Democratic Party
Schenck Foods Company
Cape Town unrest escalates as police reinforce townships
Airlifted police units swarm Cape Town townships amid three days of clashes between militants and migrant workers. At least 24 killed in Nyanga and Guguletu, 106 injured, and 395 unofficial deaths in six months. Refugees flee Nyanga as fires scorch homes and hostels.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Langa
Guguletu
Nyanga
Baca
Transkei
Pretoria
Bantu Administration Board
Guerrillas Siege Christian Village in Southern Lebanon
More than 25,000 Palestinian guerrillas moved into southern Lebanon and besieged Kowkabeh, a Christian village near the Israeli border. Phalange leader Bashir Gemayel threatened to send forces south, raising fears of renewed fighting after a two month Arab League cease fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Phalange
Bashir Gemayel
Arab League
al Ahrar
Christian National Liberal Party
Kowkabeh
Arkoub
Israel
Star staffer and librarian in weekly feature mix
A two part feature tracks Star staffer Bill Bygrave as a school teacher and Susan Burke as a librarian. The page also previews sports interviews with Maryland coach Jerry Claiborne and a Handley athlete named Scott Haack named All American, with Handley ranked third nationally.
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Sai Yaernhtil
Bill Bygrave
Susan Burke
Jerry Claiborne
University of Maryland
Handley
Scott Haack
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Reynolds Tobacco
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Perry Engineering Co
Greenwood Fire Company
Frederick County
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