Word: norfolk
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Died. Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, 66; in his sleep; on his estate in Sussex, England. As Earl Marshal of England, the duke choreographed royal weddings and funerals with such clockwork precision that he complained that Winston Churchill's state funeral was "two minutes late." Asked once by a newsman how he felt about work, the duke replied, "It has never appealed...
There's no place like home for the holidays, unfortunately. Sandringham House, the 365-room Victorian manor in Norfolk where Queen Elizabeth usually throws a lavish New Year's house party, is closed this year for a $550,000 modernization. The Queen, 48, her husband Prince Philip, 53, their sons Princes Charles, 26, Andrew, 14, and Edward, 10, and a handful of servants squeezed themselves into a nearby six-bedroom farmhouse known as Wood Farm; all other royals, including the Queen Mother, 74, and guests, were left to fend for themselves in nearby fiefs or hotels. Only...
...year. Layoffs related to the coal strike last week totaled nearly 20,000. At U.S. Steel, 18,000 employees were out of work or put on short weeks because of the mine stoppage. Bethlehem Steel will lay off 2,800 workers this week. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and Norfolk & Western Railway Co. have laid off a total of 770 employees...
...Stocks. The big settlement comes at a time when the Ford Administration is struggling with raging inflation, rising unemployment and a steadily declining economy. Even a three-week strike will hurt. Coal-hauling railroads-including the Penn Central, Norfolk & Western and Chesapeake & Ohio-have laid off more than 2,500 workers. Thousands more have been let go by U.S. Steel and Republic Steel, which need coal to produce. Most electric utilities, which burn about two-thirds of the nation's coal, have adequate stockpiles for a relatively short strike. But the Government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority...
...representative in a two-member district in Burlington, Vt. Republican William C. Mullins '75 of Eiot House won his bid for state representative to the 48th Middlesex district in Massachusetts. Republican David C. Boch '74 of Eliot House lost his bid for the state representative sear in the 17th Norfolk district in Massachusetts...