First American Christmas for Bronson in California
James Bronson, 25, born in Korea and abandoned by his American WAC mother, celebrated his first American Christmas in Spring Valley California. Sponsors Robert and Dove Fannin helped him after Red Cross efforts over 15 months. Bronson had been a social outcast in Korea and was rescued from starvation at 16.
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James Bronson
Center
Korea
Spring Valley
Calif
Robert and
Dove Fannin
Fannin
Red Cross
Bronson
U.S
Six Die From Gas Leak At Indiana Steel Plant
Six steelworkers died and twelve more were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. near East Chicago Indiana. A union official cited the plant as having one of the worst safety records in the steel center of northwestern Indiana as crews cleared the blast furnace area after the shift ended.
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Chicago
Ind
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Italy raids net 54 Mafia suspects in major crackdown
Police across Italy arrested 54 Mafia suspects in what authorities called the largest organized crime strike in years. The crackdown followed the Sicily arrest of Leoluca Bagarella on murder charges amid an underworld war between factions.
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Bovalino
Italy
UPI
Sicily
Corleone
Leoluca Bagarella
Trojan restart approved for Oregon nuclear plant
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board approved restarting Trojan nuclear plant in Portland after last fall shutdown for quake resistance. Final NRC and state approval needed. PGE spokesman expects NRC decision in a few days with state likely to concur.
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Portland, Ore
U.S. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Trojan
Oregon
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Portland General Electric Co
NRC
Ex Congressmen Hebert dies after heart attack in New Orleans
Former Rep F Ed Hebert who chaired the House Armed Services Committee and served 36 years in Congress died of a heart attack at age 78. He retired January 3 1977 and ranked among the longest serving Louisiana congressmen. A second report details a package incident and other AP briefs.
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New Orleans
F. Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Hebert
House
Louisiana
Divers search wrecked freighter Lee Wang Zin for crew
In Ketchikan Alaska a Coast Guard briefing reports a tug boat diver entered the overturned freighter Lee Wang Zin and found no air, no survivors, and no bodies among the 28 Taiwanese crew. The crew is presumed dead. Diver Dale Hansen entered alone to explore the engine room.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Seaman Rescued From Mississippi River Near New Orleans
Coast Guard rescued Kiria kos Panagiotiois, 34, after he fell from the Homer, a Greek freighter, about 15 miles south of New Orleans in darkness. He was found by a helicopter co-pilot, taken to a hospital in stable condition, as the ship continued on its southbound voyage.
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New Orleans
U.S. Coast Guard
Otto
Coast Guard
Homer
Mississippi River
Panagiotiois
Beatles rumor debunked as McCartney performs for refugees
Rumors of a Beatles reunion proved false at London rumors spread by the Daily Mirror. Paul McCartney and Wings played a United Nations benefit concert for Cambodian refugees at Hammersmith Odeon, raising thousands while the other three Beatles were not present.
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London
Beatles
Paul McCartney
Wings
The
Daily Mirror
McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Hammersmith Odeon Theater
Chicago Schools Face Jan 7 Shutdown Amid Budget Crisis
The Chicago Board of Education warns of an indefinite school closure starting Jan 7 if a $41.5 million payroll cannot be funded. Officials outline a drastic plan to close as many as 40 schools, with phased cuts and layoffs, while unions seek salary protections and the city, state, and banks weigh a bailout.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Board of Education
Chicago Teachers Union
Midway Airport
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Jerome W. van Gorkom
Jane M. Byrne
William A. Lee
Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council
Board of Education
van Gorkom
Angeline Caruso
Energy Dept OKs Mexican gas imports and Algerian LNG price rise
The Department of Energy approved importing 300 million cu ft per day from Mexico under a Pemex deal and set a new Algerian LNG price of 1.94 per MMBtu, with total delivered cost about 3.43 per MMBtu. Prices are to be adjusted quarterly tied to crude oil trends.
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Washington
Department of Energy
Mexico
Algeria
Department
Economic Regulatory Commission
U.S
Pemex
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Regulatory Commission
Canada
Energy Department
Girl 16 commits suicide while jailed for traffic fines
Anne Marie Venne died after hanging herself in Albany County jail during a 55 day sentence for unpaid $170 in traffic fines. Her mother Theresa Venne said she sent her to state custody to separate her from her boyfriend, Steven Lawrence, amid years of mounting behavior problems.
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Plattsburgh, N.Y
UPI
Anne Marie Venne
Plattsburgh
Anne
Albany County
Venne
Steven Lawrence
Lyon Mountain
N.Y
Lawrence
Clinton County
Lee Bowman Dies at 64 After Heart Attack in Los Angeles
Actor Lee Bowman age 64 who appeared in more than 40 films in the 1930s and 1940s including A Tale of Two Cities and Smashup died Tuesday of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Lee Bowman
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