Red Cross appeals for Nicaragua earthquake relief funds
Oakland headquarters announces funds for earthquake relief in Managua Nicaragua may be mailed to P.O. Box 257 Oakland 94603. A four man disaster team from American National Red Cross is en route after an urgent request from Jorge Cardenas of the Nicaraguan Red Cross. Funds are needed for flashlights and plastic water containers as clothing is impractical to ship. aid expects medical supplies and shelter materials due to mass displacement and shortages amid military transport deliveries in surrounding areas.
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Oakland Red Cross
Manayea
Nicaragua
P.O. Box
Oaklarn
Red Cross
Central
South America
Jorge Carde Presistent
Nica
Gweas
Dublin man charged after high speed chase
Dublin resident Bryce Frazier 28 led sheriff deputies on a chase through residential areas and I 580 at speeds over 80 mph after allegedly making remarks about a woman’s daughter. He was charged with disturbing the peace and reckless driving. another driver, William Platt Jr., 20, was not hurt in the crash.
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Dublin
Sheriff's
Disuk
Bryce Frazier
Til Dorohte Drive
Santa Rita
Frazier
Frage
Oublin
Antarky Center
William Platt Jr
Tanager Drive
Pleasanton
California Highway Patrol
Platt
Eden Canyon Road
Brazier
Fragler
Fires strike five area homes in Fremont and Hayward
Five area homes faced fires yesterday with damage totals around 19 090 dollars. One blaze began in an attic at 68067 Acacia St in Fremont and another at Alfred Moneda 422 Deechard Ave Hayward. Residents cooperated with neighbors and fire crews, while investigators assess the causes and the extent of the losses.
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Alfred Momeda
Deechard Ave
Lenant
Richard Bay
May
White Front talks secret officials of the Bay Area stores
Union officials in San Jose report ongoing negotiations to sell 11 Bay Area White Front stores to Paul Maris Co of San Francisco by Interstate Corp of New York. Maris officials would only confirm preliminary talks as Interstate planned to close all Northern California White Front stores by January 2 due to losses. Union sources say Maris hopes to complete by mid January and keep White Front employees on their jobs.
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Bay Area
Eamployes
San Jose
Paul Maris Co
San Francisco
Intestate Corp
New York
Bomb threat disrupts Nevada Club Christmas Tight
A five-stick dynamite device with nitro glycerin and a clock was found on the wall of the Nevada Club Christmas Tight in Crystal Bay Nevada, ten minutes before detonation. Federal agents and sheriff’s deputies hunted for the bomber who demanded money and warned of two bombs. A telephone note sent investigators toward Tahoe City Squaw Valley and Truckee but yielded no location. The club was emptied and closed for the night.
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Nev
UPI
Nevada Club
Lake Tate Casin
Tou Benkany
Tian
Tahoe City
Squaw Valley
Truckee
Fanthern
Nevada
Missing Pacific cargo ship Ravrover vanishes in storm
Searchers recovered debris and oil slicks south of Kodiak after the 373-foot Ravrover, a converted tanker turned bulk carrier, disappeared in a north Pacific storm earlier in the week. The vessel left Vancouver December 17 with 24 000 tons of coal for Yokohama, operated by Pacific Coast Shipping and under charter to Yamashita Shinnihon. Coast Guard and merchant ships joined in the search as planes and ships combed the area where the distress call originated.
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Juneau
Maska
North Pacific
Kodiak
Vancouver
Yookhama
Ariditin
Pacific Coast Shipping Co
Wnder
Yamashita Shinnohon Co
Tokyo
1Th Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Pacrever
SST witnesses back out as SST revival probe opens
Washington UPI report says administration witnesses scheduled to testify on possible resumption of the SST project backed out at the last minute. Sen. William Proxmire questions the motives as a subcommittee begins hearings into Nixon administration plans. Secor D Brown cited a long standing family commitment for missing the session.
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UPI
William Proxmire
Davis
Lock. Proxmire
Nixon
Proxmire
Proxmira Sail Secor
D. Brown
Civil Aeronautics Board
Armored truck ambushed by bandits in France after $340000 heist
In Marseille in broad daylight Daniel Courbet steered an armored truck carrying $340,000 toward a safe route when a dump truck rammed the vehicle and a gang attacked with explosives and machine guns. The guards defended the van amid a two hour siege, and the bandits fled as police later found their vehicles.
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Marseille
France
Daniel Courbet
la Barake
Courhel
Pusrols
Uwe Yal
Volbet
Lema Selves
Nixon Council Forecasts Bright Economy For 1973
Washington officials project another strong year for the economy. They anticipate rising employment and lower inflation, with the Commerce Department indicators confirming growth and a goal of reducing unemployment near the 6 percent mark.
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UPL
Nixon
Council of Economic Advistys
Greas
Swithin Nixon
Samara orders guards to shoot looters in Nicaragua crisis
In Managua Gen Anastasiy Samara imposes a city patrol, pledges to stop pillaging, and orders guards to shoot if needed. He appeals for order and promises aid as National Guard searches vehicles and checks ownership proofs after widespread destruction. Authorities urge residents to stay indoors while relief efforts unfold.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasiy
Jetus Ley
National Guard
Somaxa
Yantyond
Emugency
Delvayed
Arson Suspected in National Guard Headquarters Fire
Sacramento AP arsonists may be to blame for a multi billion dollar fire that destroyed the California National Guard headquarters on Christmas night. Investigators say records and personnel files from the California Air and Army National Guards were lost, with some records potentially duplicable from state officials.
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National Guard
Sacramento
California National Guard
William Garrett
Department of Motor Vehicles
Sveyil
Messay
California Air and Army National Guards
Glenn C. Ames
State Militacy Department
Officials deny cannibalism in Andes plane crash saga
Survivors and rescuers tell of extreme ordeal after a Uruguayan plane crash high on an icy Andean slope near Vnguiririca volcano. Reports detail evidence of cannibalism, with remains found around the wreckage and a government reply labeled unfounded by relatives.
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Andes
Vnguiririca Volcana
Santiago
la Seguita
Arsenio Poupin
Qairis
Violence shatters Irish peace after Christmas drive
Gunmen unleashed a hail of bullets in Belfast wounding two outside a shop on Catholic Cermain Road as violence rekindled after a brief Christmas lull. British army spokesman said the level of violence remained far below pre war levels amid a three year toll of 476 dead in the province's sectarian strife.
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Falrasy
Misery Island
RAD
Belfast
Wourxlen
Skull ID in Berlin Tied to Hitler Aide and Doctor
West German authorities and the Stern magazine assert the skull found in West Berlin is that of Adolf Hitler's deputy Martin Bormann, with a second skull claimed to belong to Ludwig Stumpfegger. Prosecutor Wilhelm Mettern says preliminary findings point to the same outcome, linking the remains to the Nazi inner circle during May 1945.
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Berlin
UPL
Jucht
West Berlin
Adalf Hitler
Murfin Borman
Stern
Wilhelm Metener
Frankfurt
Wehrter
Ludwig Stumpfegger
Siller
Noth
Hitler
Truman Funeral Rites Held Plain and Simple
Funeral rites for former President Harry S. Truman were held in Independence with a plain service. Messages of sympathy poured in from dignitaries worldwide as Truman’s family and friends recalled his wartime decisions, including the Korean War action and the atomic bomb debate.
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Japan
Truman
Berlin
Russia
Euge
Day Of Mourning Observed With Government Closures
State offices will close and emergency services remain on duty. Federal offices will close, banks may stay open, and mail deliveries will be reduced or suspended in some areas. President Reagan urged observance to honor former President Truman with broadcasts of his funeral tomorrow on television channels.
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Skuletum
Reagan
Ies
Ctixens
Truman
Mie
Amador
Jackson
Baylard
Frelay
Wind
Neighbor recollections paint Truman as friendly figure
Local residents recall Harry S Truman as a calm, courteous neighbor. Elmer Ahtmann, long familiar with the Truman family, recalls his poker bluffing and good humor. Mrs. Riley Wingert notes the Trumans were splendid neighbors, with Bess waving and engaging whenever possible.
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Sal Aimana
Delaware Street
Riley Wingert
Tumay
Trumans
Bess
Bess Truman bids last goodbye to famous spouse
Bess Truman attended her husband’s funeral with her daughter in Independence. Arthritis slowed her walk as mourners gathered outside the Truman home and traffic halted on Christmas Street. A fire truck and onlookers paid respects while Truman’s long romance with Bess Wallace was recalled, spanning decades from their Missouri river meeting to his World War I years.
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Missouri
Truman
Truman House
Lyi B. Johnson
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White House
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Deatt
Jolugon
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Tesiy
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Tong
Nesearch Hospital
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Vhey
Mrz
Daniel
Clifton Daniel
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Harry
Bess Wallace
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