Tragedy at O’Hare as two airliners collide in fog
Nine people die when a North Central Airlines DC 9 on takeoff collides with a Delta Convair 880 at O’Hare. The North Central jet carried 45 aboard with nine dead, while 86 on the Delta plane were largely uninjured. Fog limited visibility to a quarter mile and the airport was briefly shut. Federal agencies opened investigations amid Chicago’s second fatal crash in two weeks.
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North Central Airlines
Delta Airlines
Cook County
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Delta
Madison
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Duluth
International Falls
Minn
Vincent Maloney
Raids claim three more B52 bombers in HanoiHaiphong strikes
US Command reports three B52s lost and 12 crew missing as heavy raids hit Hanoi Haiphong complex. Hanoi radio says Cuban Embassy hit with no casualties. A third Stratofortress went down as 27 fliers missing overall. North Vietnam tallies 12 B52s and 14 fighter bombers shot down, while a Christmas ceasefire is announced by Viet Cong.
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Thailand
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Paris Peace Talks Break as Communists Walk Out
Communist delegations in Paris stormed out of a weekly Vietnam talks session protesting the bombing of North Vietnam. Hanoi deputy Nguyen Minh Vy and Viet Cong leader Dinh Ba Thi denounced the attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong and exited before Saigon and Hanoi reps could respond. Meanwhile in Moscow Brezhnev warned future Soviet American ties hinge on Vietnam peace and urged an end to what he called the dirtiest war of the era.
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Nguyen Minh Vy
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Dinh Ba Thi
Haiphong
Saigon
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Language Lessons Make Silence A Skill Says Harpings
A quoted remark from Harpings emphasizes that learning multiple languages is less valuable than mastering restraint in speech. The line frames communication as discipline, noting restraint can be as important as fluency in diverse tongues.
Four die as light plane crashes near Minneapolis airport
A Bellevue family of five was involved in a fatal light plane crash near Flying Cloud Airport in suburban Minneapolis. Pilot John David Smith Jr. 37 and his wife Janet 37, son Bradley 12, and daughter Michelle 10 died. Scott 8 survived in critical condition. The single engine Cessna 210 crashed one half mile from the runway in misty, snowy conditions. Ice on the wings and limited visibility were noted as possible factors. Smith was a University of Minnesota dental graduate and former Air Force dental officer.
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Michelle
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Ben H. Taylor
Metropolitan Airports Commission
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Air Force
University of Washingtott
Es Smith
Northwest Society of Oral Surgeons
Canada
Survivors Describe Takeoff Jolt in Chicago DC9 Crash
Former Minnesota state senator Higgins was among at least four Duluth survivors of the North Central DC9 crash at O'Hare. He said the takeoff felt normal until a jolt as the landing gear hit the tail, the plane pancaked and burned. He helped a stewardess and evacuated via a main door then wing exits amid jet fuel, flames, and smoke. Other survivors include Duke student Craft Dryer, geology professor Richard Ojakangas and his son, and Army Pvt. Robert Seim with burns awaiting hospital recovery.
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Gregory
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Duluth
Minn
O’hare
Chicago
Minnesota Senate
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Dryer
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University of Minnesota Duluth
Greg
Puerto Rico
Army
Robert Seim
Rural Superior
Wis
Resurrection Hospital
Seim
Fort Bliss
Tex
Truman fights for life with new treatment aid
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in very serious condition at Research Hospital and Medical Center as doctors apply an innovative treatment to lower rising blood urea nitrogen. He suffers lung congestion bronchitis weakened heart and failing kidneys. increased kidney discharge could trigger a fatal coma according to Dr. Wallace Graham.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Cass Lake approves controversial dance permit at Teen Center
Cass Lake Village Council granted a one night dance permit for the Teen Center on Saturday, December 23, amid objections that the program favored Indian teens. Director John McCarthy said the center seeks yearly permission and aims to attract all youths, noting 95 percent of attendees are Indian but denying deliberate exclusion. Mayor Neises said the open meeting heard all sides and promised review for future yearly permissions.
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Hagenah
Richard Neises
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Pioneer
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McCarthy
Ceneger
Neises
Red Freedom
Bemidji
US Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Weather Outlook with Light Snow Freezing Rain Likely
Weather forecast indicates increasing clouds with light snow or freezing rain tonight and into Friday morning. Low temperatures near 16 to 15 degrees, with a chance of precipitation continuing Friday and rising to a possible higher daytime high.
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Chance
EDA grants help Clearbrook keep Arctic Cat jobs
Stan Pechaver of the EDA delivered a $98,000 payment for an $183,000 grant to Clearbrook mayor Jake Coomgaarden to fund a 250,000 gallon water spheroid. The project preserves 136 Arctic Cat jobs, with $26,400 from the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission and $52,400 village funding, targeting use by January 15, 1973.
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Jake Boomgaarden
EDA
Stan Pechaver
Acheck
Bemidji
Economic Development Administration
Jake Coomgaarden
Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission
Boothgaarden
Boomgaarden
Santa aids in drug raid in Hayward Calif
Santa Claus disguise used by Detective John Evaneski to enter Richard K. Hughes home for a narcotics raid. Officers recovered marijuana hashish LSD barbiturates and other drugs valued at half a pound. Hughes booked on investigation of posse artifices.
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