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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
1
An Air Vietnam DC6 skidded off a Nha Trang runway and into a school and nearby slum homes killing about 30. Most dead were on the ground. 12 schoolchildren among the victims. Twenty injured, including two American soldiers. Flight from Saigon to Da Nang via Nha Trang.
A three car collision on Highway 95 near Princeton killed Russell Jenson 20, his wife Maureen 19, and sister in law 21, with Arlan J Anderson 18 uninjured but others injured. A fourth fatality occurred when Cheryl Pappas 10 of Duluth was struck by a truck after a sled accident. Police sought the truck driver.
The Herald will attempt an early Christmas Eve delivery so news carriers can be home with families. No absolute guarantee due to possible technical failures, but the goal is an early press time.
ATHENS AP A Trans World Airlines clerk found a hand grenade in a passenger handbag during a routine check at Athens airport. Three Lebanese Arabs, Issam Doumi di 18 Sami Aboud 20 and Amoul Khalil 22, were arrested carrying pistols and explosives linked to a plan to hijack a Rome bound flight from Tel Aviv to New York. Police said the group aimed to force the plane to Damascus and blow the nose after landing. The Boeing 707 arrived three hours late at Kennedy. The trio face explosives charges with possible death penalties in Greece.
In Zurich a Swiss court jailed three Arab commandos for 12 years each for the El Al airliner attack that killed an Israeli pilot. An Israeli guard aboard the plane was acquitted for self defense, with prosecutors arguing the commando had fired first after lowering his weapon.
Billie Sol Estes, former Texas millionaire tied to the 1962 mail fraud scandal, has been interviewed in Sandstone Minnesota as a potential parolee next month. A U.S. Board of Parole member and prison officials prepared a report ahead of Estes's January 17 parole eligibility after serving one third of his 15 year sentence.
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to begin full scale strategic arms limitation talks in Vienna on April 16 and continue in Helsinki later. The compromise ends a deadlock over venue and moves toward curbing the nuclear arms race with a joint communique noting progress on the general range of questions for subsequent exchanges.
State Sen. Nicholas D. Coleman, Democratic candidate for governor, announces an education program favoring less consolidation and more state aid to local districts. He calls for 75 percent state support for school costs, shifted taxes from property to income, and cooperation among districts with mobile labs to replace costly consolidation. He estimates a $150 million annual cost to reach the 75 percent aid target.
Bernadette Devlin 22, a firebrand civil rights leader and MP, was sentenced to six months for inciting riotous behavior during August clashes in Londonderry Bogside. She was convicted on three counts of incitement and one of rioting and released on $600 bail pending appeal.
An elderly man identified as Charles D. Mason of Eclipse Virginia died in a blaze that heavily damaged the Kah ler Inn Towne Motel in Owatonna Minnesota. About 10 of 14 guests were rescued. several hospitalized with cuts burns and smoke inhalation. Mason was found in a smoky hall near a door knob, the room scorched but bed furnishings mostly spared. The fire started in the west end where the kitchen and party room were located. investigators from the state fire marshal’s office examined the ruins as loss approached one million dollars.
Fidel Castro appeared in a cane field and warned that anyone who jokes about the sugar harvest would not get a chance to tell the joke twice. He pledged a 10 million ton target, citing past 7.2 million record and claiming volunteers from around the world including 200 American youths were en route.
The Israeli Cabinet met in a special session in Jerusalem to discuss the U S peace proposal for Israel and Jordan and its strains on relations with Washington. Abba Eban and Yitzhak Rabin returned from talks with U S officials amid reports of tough exchanges over the plan. The proposal would require withdrawal from much of the West Bank, with Jerusalem’s status a hinge in Israeli Arab talks, fueling Israeli resistance to negotiating without a formal peace treaty.
Robert Morgenthau resigns as U S attorney for New York Southern District after refusing to resign when Nixon took office. White House to replace him with former New York Senator Whitney North Seymour Jr. Democrat Morgenthau had stayed on until forced to depart by presidential signals.
The Dow Jones transportation average will begin in 1970 with six airlines and three trucking firms replacing nine railroad stocks. The change gives a broader view of transport industry trends.
Washington AP Nixon will announce soon his decision on the nation's space goals for the coming decade. A space agency source said they are prepared to be pleased. The White House indicated the message is imminent but not yet delivered. Julian Scheer of NASA said the President’s statement likely within a week and may be read to newsmen rather than broadcast on television.
Increasing cloudiness today with snow starting late today or tonight and likely continuing into Tuesday. Wednesday will see near normal temperatures with a chance of light snow.
Chicago truck drivers union says 450000 drivers demand a $5 per hour wage rise and higher health and welfare fund contributions in contract negotiations. If met, total compensation would grow from about $4.75 to $9.75 an hour within three years, raising annual pay to about $14,872 by 1972.
Globs of oil from an undersea seepage slick washed onto about 10 miles of coast in the Santa Barbara Channel. First reports said about six birds killed and more than 200 oiled, with a bird cleaning station reactivated after last winter’s blowout. Geologists cited shut-downs of offshore pumps and pressure buildup as causes. size of the slick could not be estimated due to fog. Union Oil said pumping restart began Saturday and slowed seepage.
New AP chief in Minneapolis is Benjam in A. Brown 36 a Virginia native and former Helena Montana head who succeeds George Moses retiring after nearly 30 years and will join Macalester College as journalism professor Moses departs to teach at St Paul college with Ivan Burg retiring from Macalester post.
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