Officials sift wreckage for clues to fatal crash
A DC-9 crash near Douglas Municipal Airport killed 69 of 82 aboard, with survivors describing foggy approach and a view of burning wreckage. National Transportation Safety Board investigators combed the smoldering debris for causes as authorities identified victims including Rear Adm. Charles M. Cummings and CBS editor John Merriman.
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Chicago
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CBS Evening News
New York
Wayne Seal
South Carolina
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Atlanta
Ford plays with golf greats at Pinehurst amid protest
President Ford joined top pros at Pinehurst Country Club to dedicate the World Golf Hall of Fame in a $2.5 million project. Silent Duke and UNC students protested his Nixon pardon and war resister stance, while Ford joked about golf and reconciliation and carded a 48 for nine holes with legends like Palmer Snead Nicklaus and Sarazen.
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Canada
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Gene Sarazen
Walter Mitty
Portuguese troops end Mozambique rioting in Lourenco Marques
Portuguese commandos cleared the last pockets of racial violence in Mozambique's capital marking the end of a five day crisis that left hundreds dead or wounded. Thousands of white settlers fled to South Africa as black gangs rampaged and roads were blocked.
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Johannesburg Star
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Lisbon
Komatisport
Chilean junta offers freedom to most prisoners on condition
On the first anniversary of Allende's overthrow, Gen. Augusto Pinochet proposed releasing most political prisoners if Cuba and the Soviet Union free a similar number of dissidents. He also lifted the state of internal war but kept a curfew and military tribunals. Police reported a record 750,000 in a Santiago demonstration.
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Augusto Pinochet
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Soviet Union
Allende
Pinochet
France's Crew Strike Delays Largest Ship Off Le Havre
The Viking 3 ferries rescue hundreds marooned on the France after striking crew forced the captain to anchor three miles offshore near Le Havre. Union leaders insist the liner remains grounded until a deal is signed to halt its phaseout. Passengers are being loaded onto Viking 3 and two special trains await to take them to Paris.
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France
UPI
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Paris
Bernard Passot
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Passot
New York
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