Mills faces certain ouster after sensational scandal
Washington report says Wilbur Mills 65 is certain to lose chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee as he lies in Bethesda Naval Hospital in satisfactory condition. Rep. Waggonner notes Mills is under heavy sedation and unavailable. Speaker Albert calls him a sick man amid questions about his affair with stripper Annabel Battistella.
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Mills
Annabel Battistella
Fanne Fox
Tidal Basin
Congress
Earl Long
D-La
Arkansas
Boston
Washington
Polly
Wilbur
Plane crash in Sri Lanka kills 191 aboard DC8
A Martin Air DC8 carrying pilgrims to Mecca crashed near Colombo Sri Lanka on approach to the fogbound airport. All 182 passengers and 9 crew perished, making it the second worst air disaster at the time. Eye witnesses described a giant fireball as the plane struck a 1000 foot rock wall.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
UPI
Mecca
Avaition
Ceylon
Tilaka de Zoysa
Martin Air
Hague
Holland
Martin Schoeder
Turkish Airlines
Paris
Schroeder
Miners approve wage deal ending crippling coal strike
UPI reports miners ratified a three year pact with wage gains of 10 4 and 3 percent plus a cost of living clause ending a 24 day strike. District 31 backed the agreement while District 29 approved narrowly as union leaders planned a signing ceremony in Washington. The strike began November 12 and pits may reopen next week.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
UMW
West Virginia
Washington
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Miller
Sirica Denies Delay in Watergate Trial Deposition
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica rejected a bid by Watergate defendants to depose Richard Nixon starting January 6 and ordered the trial to go forward. The judge signaled the trial could end by Christmas, though a medical panel said Nixon would not be ready for deposition until Jan. 6 and may not testify in person for months.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Howard Hughes
Robert A. Maheu
Maheu
Hughes
Las Vegas
Bahamas
U.S
Harry Pregerson
Summa Corp
Washington
John J. Sirica
Watergate
Richard M. Nixon
Sirica
Nixon
Planners protest ouster of building inspector
The Bennington Planning Commission voted to protest the laying off of Building Inspector Charles E. Dewey III and to protest transferring duties to Zoning Administrator Stuart A. Hurd. They urged part time or piece work for Dewey and asked selectmen to reduce Hurd’s burden without raising town costs.
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Bennington
Hurd
Dewey
Commission
Selectmen
Shaftsbury visitor describes it How Jim Crow was overcome in Montgomery
Shaftsbury resident Walter G Hooke hosts Edgar Daniel Nixon in an interview about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1955 1956 effort to end segregation. Nixon, a key organizer, discusses King and the legal battle led by Rosa Parks, the Supreme Court ruling, and the move toward desegregation. The feature notes Nixon’s long civil rights history and his visit to Shaftsbury.
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John Leaning
Montgomery
Ala
Confederacy
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King
Texas
Supreme Court
Topeka
Kan
Dr. King
Edgar Daniel Nixon
King
E. D. Nixon
South
Nixon
Porter
Walter G. Hooke
Shaftsbury
The
Banner
Hooke
United Parcel Service
UPS
Mid-term convention faces test in affirmative action rules
The 52 member Rules and Amendments Committee will consider a charter provision on affirmative action at the Democratic off year convention in Kansas City. Delegates, including 2,035 conference members, face a vote Saturday after reformers and regulars leaned toward a compromise backed by governors at Hilton Head. The plan mirrors rules adopted for the 1976 National Convention and has broad backing from establishment and black and women groups. Partial chairmen polls show 28 in favor and two opposed.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Donnybrooks
Hilton Head
S.C
Lung cancer linked to smoking with grim survival outlook
Dr. Bernard Roswit reported at the Radiological Society of North America meeting that 9 of 10 lung cancer patients die within five years. Of 8,000 patients treated in a large study, 98 percent were smokers, and 75 of 100 cancers were inoperable. The major path forward is prevention through stopping smoking.
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Chicago
UPI
New York
Bernard Roswit
Veterans Administration Hospital
Roswit
Radiological Society of North America
Manchester votes to use regional landfill
A front page item notes Manchester approves a regional landfill plan with local officials stating economic and environmental benefits. The decision shifts waste management strategy for the area and involves coordination with neighboring communities. Residents express mixed concerns about traffic and long term impacts.
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M.D
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Maine
Martin Luther King Jr
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Kit Foster
Mauhs Bulletin
New York City
Manchester
Arlington
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MAU
Eagles
West Rutland
New Gym
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