Mine Disaster Kills 33 In Kentucky Coal Mine
Rescue workers in gas masks comb debris at a Kentucky coal mine where a massive explosion and carbon monoxide fumes have killed 33 men. Officials report the blast originated near the mine entrance and the death toll is likely to rise as bodies are recovered from tunnels inside the 3,000 foot long workings. The disaster, Kentucky’s worst mine accident, prompts state officials to investigate dust conditions and blast causes while families await news.
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Sixpenny Vigil in Edinburgh Sees Unemployed Man Plot Theft
An unemployed Scotsman Paxil McMillan, 21, plans to steal furniture worth a heavy sum from a Furysburgh store for sixpence as New Year looms. He camped outside the store with a plan driven by hunger and hard winter, saying he has no work and would take any chance to pass time.
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Bombers hit Laos convoy in Ho Chi Minh trail raid
US bombers attacked a North Vietnamese ammunition convoy moving through Laos on the Ho Chi Minh trail this week. The strike caused well over 2,000 secondary explosions, the most in five years of allied bombing in Laos, as ceasefire tensions rose and amid reports of Vietcong attacks nearby.
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Amnesty official barred from entering Singapore
Miss Estella Carreras, an Amnesty International official, was denied entry to Singapore by immigration officials on her return from Brunei. She had spent a week in Singapore and had investigated prison conditions in Brunei and political detentions. Observers cited potential embarrassment over disclosures ahead of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference opening January 14 in Singapore.
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Ethiopia denies Christmas raid in Eritrea
Addis Ababa says Ethiopian Air Force did not carry out an operation in Eritrea on Christmas Day and claims no killings occurred. Eritrean Front claims over 1,000 civilians including women and children were killed in the intensified operations for Eritrea’s independence, with fighting ongoing after emergency measures began December 16 amid regional interference.
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Franco calls for peace and progress in New Year message
Madrid reports General Franco in a televised New Year address promising to curb violence and push economic growth while stressing order and unity. He noted reprieves in death sentences for three prisoners, and discussed potential cabinet changes as Spain remains tense after leftist strikes and Basque unrest.
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Prince Philip Reveals Nazi Era Dilemma At Salemachat School
Prince Philip states in a book that while at Salemachat in southern Germany during the Nazi era he opposed the takeover and faced pressure from senior pupils joining Hitler Youth. The text covers his attempts to shield juniors and his later schooling at a Gurdon school linked to Professor Hahn.
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France Gripped by Deep Snow Across Regions
Paris reports 29,000 motorists stranded as heavy snowfalls trap vehicles in the south east and central France. At least 15 deaths are linked to the blizzard with towns cut off, electricity and phone lines down, and rescue efforts ongoing as weather crews forecast milder temperatures later.
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Iran 18 Plotters Sentenced by Military Tribunal
A Tehran military tribunal sentenced 18 individuals to prison terms from three years to life for anti state activities tied to a planned sabotage plot linked to former security chief General Bakhtiar and Iraqi Baathists. Some defendants were described as pro Communist. one leader Ahmad Sabouri received a 3 year term for cooperation.
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Coast Guard suspends search for 27 ship crewmen
The US Coast Guard called off active search for 27 crewmen missing after two tankers broke up in heavy Atlantic seas near New York on Sunday. The Associated Press reports the effort was halted pending further developments.
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Five Women In Furor Block Main Road Near Como
Traffic halted on a Como highway as five women from Dalyan Aburians and a German fought over offering favors to passing motorists. Police said the quarrel, over competence and territory, drew about 50 onlookers before officers separated them. All five were charged with affray and interrupting traffic and released pending Asia.
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Chile to nationalise private banks in nationwide move
President Allende announced plans to nationalise all private Chilean banks. He said a bill would be sent to Congress next week to transfer banking operations to the State. The government aims to buy private bank stock between January 11 and January 31.
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Japan approves budget boosting defence by 178 percent
Cabinet approves a national budget totaling 9,414.0 billion yen with defence spending rising to 6.7 billion yen. The defence agency plans a third five year build, while Finance Minister Fukuda defends the arms emphasis as necessary for steady growth amid Socialist party criticism.
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Two Men Charged in Red Riding Hood Murder Case
Two men have been charged with the murder of Janet Stevens a 15 year old girl found strangled while walking through bleak countryside with gifts in a red plastic bag bound for her grandmother. Police said the assault occurred Thursday in Surrey and the report is from the Associated Press.
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