Peace Efforts Move Ahead in Angola Civil War
A high ranking U S diplomat travels through Africa seeking a truce in Angola. William E Schaufele Jr assistant secretary of state for African affairs will visit five countries on his trip, dispatched by Secretary Kissinger on Christmas Day to push a negotiated settlement of the civil war following Angola's independence from Portugal.
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Washington
U.S
Africa
Angola
State Department
William E. Schaufele Jr
African Affairs
Department
Schaufele
Henry A. Kissinger
Portugal
Polish trawler Lepus seized for poaching off Long Island
The Lepus, a 288 foot Polish stern trawler with 98 crew, was seized 11 miles off Long Island with 364 tons of mackerel aboard. The Coast Guard noted unknown legal catch outside the 12 mile limit and outlined penalties up to vessel and cargo forfeiture, fines up to 100000 dollars, and possible prison for the master.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Long Island
Children Dead and Mother Arrested in Harlem Murder Case
Two young children ages 2 and 4 were found dead in a Harlem vacant lot after being left alone in a department store on Christmas Eve. Their mother Debra Mackall age 20 and her boyfriend Alfred Forte age 30 were arraigned on two counts of murder each. Mackall had pleaded for their return on a national program and Forte was detained without bail awaiting psychiatric evaluation.
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NEW York
Harlem
Debra Mackall
Alfred Forte
Greeks Offer Reward for Welch Killing Leads
The Greek government offered a 160000 dollar reward for information leading to arrests in the assassination of Richard Welch, CIA station chief in Athens. Welch was killed by three masked men returning from an embassy Christmas party, with police reporting no leads.
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Athens
Greece
Richard Welch
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Welch
Six Die In Resort Fire North Of Duluth Minnesota
A fire at Breezy Point Inn on Island Lake near Duluth killed six people including three children of the resort owners and three others. The Eckmans were away snowmobiling when the blaze began, and both were treated for shock after discovering the tragedy. Officials say the fire started in a bar area opposite the sleeping rooms.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
David Eckman
Eckmans
Breezy Point
Island Lake
No Survivors In Colorado Crash
Nine people aboard a twin engine propjet ferrying eight Californians to a ski holiday died when the plane crashed near Granby Colorado. Two men who parachuted from a helicopter reported no survivors after signaling the wreck site. Among the passengers were Stuart Nelson and his wife Myrna with their two children Tiffany and Sabrina and other relatives from Los Angeles.
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Granby
Colo
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Continental di
Vide
Stuart Nelson
Myrna
Tiffany
Sabrina
Nuclear test delayed at MERCURY site for wind conditions
Energy Research and Development Administration postponed the underground test code named Muenster for 24 hours due to unacceptable wind. The device, with a yield between 200 and 1000 kilotons, will explode 4760 feet underground at a shaft beneath Pahute Mesa about 110 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
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Mercury
Nev
Energy Research and Development Administration
Dave Jackson
Pahute Mesa
Las Vegas
Police Settle Dispute With Guns in Flint
Genesee County prosecutor and Flint police say charges may be filed in a shooting incident that began during shift change over shared patrol cars. Officer Madeline Fletcher, 20, was shot in the chest and hospitalized. Walter Kalberer, 34, an eight year veteran, was wounded in the left thigh and guarded after threats from an unknown caller. Investigators said race and sex did not appear to be factors.
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Flint, Mich
Genesee County
Flint
Madeline C. Fletcher
Hurley Medical Center
Walter Kalberer
Kalberer
After Christmas Toys Spark Generous Laughs and Surprises
Cathy Joseph notes a family gift exchange where recipients cry out you shouldnt have. Half priced toys after the holidays bring smiles as some households recover from the season. An Arkonite reports jealous real cats of a fake porcelain feline. The oversized porcelain cat prompts arched backs from two real pets.
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Cathy Joseph
Merchants report brighter Christmas season than 1974
Area businesses say 1975 holiday shopping was better, with shoppers spending more money though selective. Quotes from Roses, Belk, Griffin Tire, Gazebo, Colemans Shoes, Edward’s, Casual Hut and others describe a generally optimistic outlook, stronger December sales and anticipation of a robust 1976.
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Roses
Linwood Whichard
Whichard
W. W. Griffin
Griffin Tire Service
Brodie
Coleman's Shoes
John Reel
India Mine Flood Disaster Deepens Trapped Miners Feared Dead
In northeastern India a coal mine explosion and subsequent flooding leave 372 miners in the No. 3 shaft trapped with expectations of few survivors. US high capacity pumps were pledged and air India will fly them in as Prime Minister Gandhi appeals for international aid.
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New Delhi
India
U.S
Chandrajit Yadav
Yadav
United States
Air India
Indira Gandhi
Chaswala
Calcutta
Mine Workers’ Union
No. 3
Eight Bodies Found Tops South Carolina Poll of 1975 News
The unearthing of eight bodies in Florence County was named South Carolina’s top story of 1975 by AP editors. The DSS controversy, Gov. James B. Edwards’s swearing in, and subsequent reforms followed in ranking. The arrests of three men, including two victims’ husbands, sparked murder charges. Edwards planned ethics and tax reform plus DSS improvements.
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Associated Press
Florence County
South Carolina
State Department of Social Services
James B. Edwards
James K. Judy
Walter Leroy Neely
Donald H. Gaskins
Edwards
Social Services
R. Archie Ellis
California
DSS
USC Aiken student union building funded by budget board
The South Carolina Budget and Control Board will use 23.2 million in bond funds for state projects including a 1.9 million USC Aiken student union. The plan follows a court ruling over bond issuance limits and potential legislation to lift the five percent cap to release remaining bonds.
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Eric Higgs
S.C. Budget and Control Board
Usc-Aiken
General Assembly
Budget and Control Board
William C. Putnam
Putnam
House
Ways and Means Committee
Banks offer gasoline discounts to customers
Winston Salem banks give incentives to depositors including china appliances and trading stamps. The United Citizens Bank will sell regular gasoline to customers at 49 cents a gallon, about four or five cents cheaper than the usual price.
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Winston-Salem, NC
China
The
Young United Citizens Bank
Sunshine Fades as Rain Likely Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for lingering sun this afternoon before rain chances rise tonight and into Tuesday with a high in the upper 30s after a night low in the upper 30s. Showers could greet the new year, while Friday looks to stay clear.
Salvation Army raises 10185 for Christmas program
Captain Fred Carver announced the Salvation Army collected 10 185 75 dollars, exceeding the goal by over 2000. The drive distributed 324 Christmas dinners 2070 toys 155 fruit trays to inmates and the elderly and 156 gifts to other children and rest home patients, aiding 415 families.
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Fred Carver
Salvation Army
Carver
Aiken County
Woman Charged With Murder In Edgefield Slaying
Grace Jones, 33, of Trenton, S C, faces murder charges after Charles Rob Smith, 41, was stabbed through the heart with a five inch kitchen knife late Saturday. Edgefield County Sheriff Hubie Griffith said Jones was arrested shortly after the incident.
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Edgefield (Ap
Grace Jones
Trenton
S.C
Charles Rob Smith
Edgefield County
Hubie Griffith
Griffith
Smith
Jones
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Colorado
J.B. White
Ronald Fowler
Frank Corley
Aiken
USCA
S. Army
Dweces Randall
John Livingston
Mary Sprachey
Edgefield
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