Ford ends China trip with missing Americans report
Peking AP Ford announced seven Americans missing in action from the Vietnam era are all dead, with two remains recovered. Kissinger said next of kin would be notified within 48 hours. Ford pledged to normalize U S Chinese relations amid a banquet toast, leaving for Indonesia next.
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Railway Strikes Averted After Tentative Rail Pact
Negotiators reached a tentative settlement to avert a strike by 70 000 shopcraft union members that would have shut down most U S railroads. Talks focused on two work rule issues while unions and companies planned further bargaining.
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W. J. Usery
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Appalachian Highway Gaps in Athens Delayed by Environmental and Funding Hurdles
Ohio officials say Athens County Appalachian Highway gap closing moves lag due to environmental impact concerns and design changes. The work is among the first to proceed once the Environmental Impact Statement clears, while other districts face annual park relocations and six months of EIS planning before federal review.
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Sherman Elder
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Rebels Open 2nd Front in Holland Seizes Amsterdam Consulate
Indonesian South Moluccan rebels seized the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam and hijacked a northern train, fatally injuring a man on the tracks and wounding others. Police reported three consulate staff hurt, with several escapees hospitalized. Rail hijackers demanded a flight, supplies, and a bus to Schiphol, while citing 25 years of perceived injustice under Dutch rule.
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Loch Ness Monster Photos Shown By Rines Group
In Concord New Hampshire a researcher presented a slide of a rust colored object claimed as the Loch Ness monster. The image shows two front appendages a long neck and a head with a 12 foot wide body and 8 to 10 foot neck according to Robert Rines head of the Academy of Applied Science.
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U S Officials Warn on Russian Anti Satellite Research
U S intelligence officials fear Russia may be testing devices to blind U S satellites guarding against missile attacks. Infrared signals from Western Russia illuminated a U S early warning satellite five times since Oct 18, with two others showing signals on Nov 17 and 18.
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Robbers Shot as Bank Hostage Drama Near Eiffel Tower
Police killed a North African bank robber and captured his Spanish accomplice after a 14 hour siege at a Credit Lyonnais branch near the Eiffel Tower. They had held about 30 hostages, demanded a getaway car and 2 million dollars. The spree ended when the attackers fled toward the Seine and were engaged by police, with the North African killed and the Spaniard injured on the run.
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Ohio official defends school desegregation record
Ohio Superintendent Martin Essex rebutted NAACP claims of lax desegregation enforcement. He noted that Ohio banned segregating laws in 1887 and said the state has advanced beyond others. NAACP counsel Nathaniel Jones forecastity disputed the progress in Cleveland. In Barberton, Sen. David L. Headley proposed licensing bingo operators through the Lottery Commission with a 15 percent cap on gross receipts.
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Wholesale prices steady in November signaling easing inflation
Washington AP reports seasonally adjusted wholesale prices were unchanged in November with a 0.0 per cent index after seasonal adjustment. Prices fell 0.4 per cent in raw terms, following October's 1.8 per cent jump, indicating inflation pressures easing.
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Senate votes to limit debate on rail revitilization bill
The Senate approved a motion 61 to 27 to curtail debate and bring the rail reform bill to the floor for immediate consideration despite possible presidential veto. Meanwhile in Laos Prince Souphanouvong was named president and Kaysone Phomvihan premier in a new People's Democratic Republic. Ex King Savang Vathana to be supreme adviser. Souvanna Phouma named government adviser.
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Athens County Commissioner James Edwards Resigns
James Edwards a 14 year veteran Athens County Commissioner resigns effective January 1 for personal reasons ending his term a year early. Page 2.
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Supreme Court: Docket Crowd No Cause to Delay Trials
The Supreme Court held that a busy trial docket alone does not justify delaying criminal cases. The note appears on Page 6 with weather forecasts on Page 12.
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