Carter calls for tougher energy policies and efficient cars
President-elect Jimmy Carter argues for stricter auto efficiency standards and greater reliance on coal solar energy and conservation as oil grows scarcer He plans a fireside chat urging conservation and notes nuclear plants are necessary but must be standardized and safer He weighs wage price controls and cabinet moves with Bert Lance leading the OMB or Treasury and Averell Harriman possibly serving in a senior role.
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Court's Decision Could Affect Death Row Prisoners in 20 States
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether imposing death for the murder of a police officer is constitutional. The ruling could impact death row inmates in about 20 states and potentially widen or limit mandatory death penalty rules. The court also moved to hear Nixon's bid for White House records and considered an Alabama height and weight requirement for guards.
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Villagers Refuse Evacuation in Eastern Turkey Earthquake
Officials report about 40,000 people homeless after last Wednesday’s quake with four tent cities and school shelters. Farmers resist leaving due to livestock while aid flows from U S Air Force planes and Red Crescent warehouses fill with blankets food and tents. Death toll feared near 5 000 though official counts stood at 3 626 with bodies often unrecorded.
Carter Presses Steel Firms Over Price Hikes
President-elect Carter says he has urged steel producers to reverse recent price increases to curb global inflation and curb oil price pressures from OPEC. He notes firms were noncommittal and a transition report is being prepared while industry-wide hikes take effect Wednesday.
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Frigid 12 Degree Low Sets Winter Record At Winchester Lab
The Winchester area saw a 12 degree official low at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory last night, with some gauges dipping to nine degrees. Today the mid day high reached 25 degrees, nine below yesterday and 39 below last year’s 64 degree November 30 high, while last year’s low on November 30 was 38. The weatherman predicts very cold but fair weather tonight and mid to upper 30s tomorrow. Residents wonder about Indian summer and talk wintering in Florida.
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Talks Resume Between Teamsters and UPS in 71 Day Strike
Negotiators from the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service resumed talks in Washington after a week plus absence. The company reportedly submitted revised contract proposals on Monday as the union's response remained unclear. Both sides continue a self imposed news blackout.
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Sniper surrenders after two hour attack in Portland
A shooter at the Holiday Inn in Northeast Portland fired more than 70 rounds over two hours. Patrolman Barry Cook was wounded. the suspect Daniel Harmon Jones from Independence California surrendered without a struggle after police surrounded the hotel. Authorities recovered .30 and .22 caliber rifles and set bail at 100000.
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Star- The Sarah Zane Fire Company Seeks City Funding Support
A public plea to back the Sarah Zane Fire Company in its funding feud with the city is reported on page 11. A separate fire destroyed a house at Boyce, leaving another family homeless.
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