Air Quest drills more holes in Mannington No. 9 mine
Officials in Mannington West Virginia decided to bore two additional 9th and 10th holes to test for life sustaining air nine days after 78 men were trapped. A 16th major explosion shook the Llewellyn portal as rescuers continued listening at 700 feet depth.
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Llewellyn
Mahan
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Corcoran
United Mine Workers Union
Far Flung Storm Hits Northeast
A massive November storm moved from the Midwest into the Northeast spilling snow sleet and heavy rain. Floods swept Middle Tennessee while Illinois Missouri and Michigan faced rain snow and strong winds.
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Mexico
Texas
Ohio Valley
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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Cumberland Mountains
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Weather Bureau
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Mississippi
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Newark Curfew Imposed Amid Police Fire Department Strike
Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio declared a state of emergency and imposed a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew after a sick call strike by hundreds of officers. Liquor sales were suspended as 90 percent of day shift officers called in sick with various ailments. Nearly 300 firemen joined protests to demand higher salaries.
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Newark
Hugh Addonizio
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Hong Kong
Chuckle Money Promises Comfort but Not Happiness
A witty note contemplates money failing to buy happiness while promising misery in comfort. The quip underscores the paradox of wealth with a light, humorous tone.
First AFS Student At Linn-Mar Killed
Four from Ryan were injured, two seriously, and Marie Carta 22, Linn-Mar’s first AFS student from Santiago Chile, died in a two car crash on highway 218 six miles north of Donnelson Iowa. Stowell Kessler 34, his wife Gladys 30, daughter Barbara 12, and Linda Richmond 13 were hospitalized in Iowa City with varying injuries.
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Ryan
University City
Donnelson
Iowa
Lee County
Gladys
Barbara
Linda Richmond
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Kessler
Miss Richmond
Carta
Ft. Madison
Ouray Residents Question Cloud Seeding Snow Plan
Ouray Colorado residents doubt a federal cloud seeding plan will help. Mayor Al Fedel cites prior excess snow and possible snowslide risks. Clerk La Vaughn Merling fears spring floods and road hazards for miners. A Dec 7 public meeting will hear from Patrick Hurley of the U S Bureau of Reclamation.
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Ouray
Colo
Colorado Mountain
al Fedel
la Vaughn Merling
Switzerland of America
Fedel
Weather Bureau
Six Prison Annex Escapeers Recaptured. Three Remain At Large
Six prisoners overpowered two guards at the county prison annex in Lakeland New Jersey Friday. Three escapees Jay Carpenter Francis Mahon and Mearle Miller were quickly captured near noon. Guards Charles Mellon and Eugene Evans were handcuffed inside the cellblock for about 15 minutes. Miller and Carpenter faced charges while Long Parker Roberts Mahon and Carpenter faced additional counts as they awaited trial.
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Lakeland
Jay Carpenter
Francis Mahon
Mearle Miller
Charles Mellon
Eugene Evans
Charles Galasso
Mellon
Evans
Galasso
Née Call
Charles Long
Alvin Parker
Stanley Roberts
Miller
Carpenter
Roberts
Mahon
Long
Parker
Romania Urges Troop Withdrawals From Foreign Forces
At the United Nations in Geneva Nicolae Ecobescu spoke to the General Assembly's political committee calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops to their frontiers. He avoided naming Czechoslovakia but said foreign troops harm international affairs overall.
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UPI
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Nicolae Ecobescu
U. N
Geneva
General Assembly
Lisbon Students Hold Unauthorized Meeting Demanding Reforms
About three thousand Lisbon university students gathered for an unsanctioned meeting on Friday to push for education reforms. They assembled on campus and clashed with authorities as they voiced demands for changes in pedagogy funding and governance.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Police disperse 2000 demonstrators in Rawalpindi clash
Police fired tear gas and charged with batons to scatter nearly 2,000 protesters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Friday. Authorities used crowd control measures as the rally unfolded.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Nixon to Send Scranton on Middle East Fact Finding Mission
President elect Nixon announced former Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton will embark on a nine day fact finding mission to Israel and five other Middle East nations. Scranton will meet chiefs of state and top officials in Iran Lebanon UAR Saudi Arabia Jordan and Israel and report back to Nixon by December 11.
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New York
Nixon
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Israel
Middle East
Ron Ziegler
Scranton
Iran
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Saigon rejects Hanoi call for four way talks
South Vietnam ridiculed North Vietnam insistence there are no direct talks. Nguy en Van An said Hanoi delays prove Saigon presence is essential and pressed for a quick cease fire, while U S and Viet Cong positions complicate the Paris talks. Harriman heads to Washington briefly before returning to Paris. The expanded negotiations target a December restart with Saigon due in Paris next week.
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UPI
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Nguyen van An
U.S
Saigon J
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Commission On Human Rights
Arson Seen in Boat Yard Fire at Gloucester
In Gloucester Massachusetts a boat yard fire Thursday night destroyed a carpentry shop and two storage buildings and damaged 25 to 40 boats. Damage is estimated between 500000 and 1000000 dollars with some yachts valued at 75000 to 100000 each. Deputy Chief Carleton McKay said the fire was set and noted a second arson at the yard in 15 days.
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Gloucester
Mass
Carleton McKay
Proposes Permanent Surtax to Stabilize Growth
Washington report outlines a permanent income tax surcharge proposed by economist Herbert Stein for President elect Nixon. The plan envisions annual adjustments by Congress, potential zero or negative rates, and use as a routine anti inflation tool alongside discretionary budget decisions.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Stein
Brookings Institution
Gls Pursue Fleeing Reds By George Esper
U S air cavalrymen pursued enemy troops along the Cambodian border as U S forces claimed 25 enemy killed in a Thanksgiving day battle. B 52s dropped 680 tons of explosives on infiltration corridors near Saigon, while three American helicopters were shot down in separate clashes.
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Gls
George Esper
Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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