43 Die As United Flight Crashes Near Chicago
Federal crash investigators sift through dawn rubble after United Airlines Flight 553 from Washington to Omaha crashed on approach to Midway, killing 43 and injuring 16 survivors. Victims include Rep. George W. Collins and CBS correspondent Machelle Clark as officials probe possible misinformation during final approach.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Midway Airport
Cook County
George W. Collins
Dill
Machelle Clark
CBS Television News
Southwest Side
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Brad Dunbar
NTSB
W. L. Whitehouse
Springfield
W. 70Th Place
United Airlines
Omaha
Neb
Midway
Federal Aviation Administration
Aurora
Midway Tower
Marvin Andreson
Holy Cross Hospital
Anderson
Boeing
Dunbar
Moon Orbit Tomorrow for Apollo 17 Moon Landing
Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt complete a final rehearsal aboard Space Shuttle Challenger and command module America as one day remains until the lunar touchdown. Evans stays aboard America while Cernan and Schmitt test systems load equipment and inspect Challenger.
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Apollo 17
Moon
Lunar
Cernan and Schmitt
America
Evans
Cernan
Schmitt
U.S
Challenger
Mission Control
Truman’s Health Improves Slightly Despite Critical Condition
Kansas City AP report notes Harry S. Truman in critical but slightly improved condition after a late night feeding. He tolerated 32 ounces of liquid via nasal tube as doctors reported a slower pulse, normal blood pressure, and adequate fluid output amid lung, heart, bronchial, and kidney issues.
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Kansas City
Harry
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Daniel
Graham
Laird Signals Base Closures Next Year
Outgoing Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird says he will recommend closing some bases next year to cut waste without hurting combat readiness. He is reviewing service proposals and will send recommendations to the White House. Egypt and nonaligned states win a major U.N. vote against Israeli occupation, but impact on the Arab-Israeli dispute remains uncertain.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
White House
United Nations, N.Y
Egypt
U.N
Israel
General Assembly
GM seeks three percent price rise for 1973 cars
General Motors asks the Price Commission for authority to raise prices by three percent on 1973 cars, trucks and options. GM cites cost increases since December 1971 from safety and product improvements, higher labor costs and material price hikes.
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Washington
General Motors
The
Price Commission
Ice fighters work to move ice clogged barges on Mississippi
A towboat maneuvers between ice clogged barges on the Mississippi River south of Lake Pepin Minnesota. The scene was photographed for the St Paul Pioneer Press by Neale Van Ness AP Wirephoto.
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Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
Kissinger and Tho Meet for Sixth Vietnam Talks Session
Henry A. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held their sixth secret session of the week in Gif-sur-Yvette near Paris as negotiations on a Vietnam cease fire continued. The pair have met for over four hours since their November 20 start and have operated almost daily with a nine day break when Kissinger returned to the United States.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vila
Gif-sur- Yvette
Vietnam
Kissinger
United States
Fitzsimmons switches Teamsters legal team over Watergate probe
Teamsters president Frank E Fitzsimmons moves the union s legal business to Edward Bennett Williams Morin Connelly Califano firm amid Watergate ties. White House counsel Charles W Colson named as involved in the matter and expected to join Morin s firm. Union denies pressure tied to Watergate and states the switch is not connected to the case.
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Washington (Ap
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Legal
White House
Edward Bennett Williams
Fitzsimmons
Charles W. Colson
Colson
Democratic National
Watergate
Charles H. Morin
Morin
Associated Press
Williams, Connolly
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Union
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Two St Paul residents die on state roads
Two St Paul residents died in separate traffic accidents in Minnesota. Mildred Cohen 26 died when her car collided with a tank truck on Sheppard Road at 1 25 a m. Duane Bemis 47 not hurt. Theodore Hofmeister 60 died when his stalled car on 35E at Larpenteur was hit by Ronald Heller 25. Heller treated and released.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minnesota
Mildred Cohen
Shepard Road
Duane Bemis
Foreston
Minn
Theodore H. Hofmeister
Highway Patrol
Hofmeister
Larpenteur Avenue
Ronald C. Heller
White Bear Lake
Heller
Schedule of Pages Editorial-4 Area News-6 Society-7
Editorial page covers national and local issues with analysis. Society column highlights events and people profiles. Farm Page reports on crops and weather impacts. Sports page previews games and standings with brief notes. Comics and classifieds fill remaining sections.
Hospital care cheaper here at St Olaf says annual report
The St Olaf Hospital Assn reports one day of care costs 91.26 versus 97.98 statewide and average patient bill 589.00 compared with 638.91 elsewhere in Minnesota for the 1972 fiscal year. ICU use rose to 1,290 patient days. operating revenue reached 3,067,283 with 206,624 net.
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St. Olaf
Minnesota
The
Austin Hospital
St. Olaf Hospital
Kaye R. Dokken
L. H. Williams
St. Olaf Hospital Board of Directors
Complaints Rise Over Low Federal Revenue Checks
Treasury officials anticipate complaints from state and local governments about smaller than expected first federal revenue-sharing checks. About 36,000 checks totaling 2.6 billion dollars were mailed Friday, covering the first half of 1972. One percent was withheld as a reserve against later errors.
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Washington
Treasury
Nixon
Congress
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