Survive Milan Air Crash In Thick Fog Flight 842
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 flying from San Francisco and New York crashed while landing at Milan Malpensa in dense fog. More than 100 people aboard. TWA says no fatalities, serious injuries limited to two passengers, with 113 passengers and nine crew reported by TWA in New York and 106 passengers nine crew by Milan officials.
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Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
San Francisco
New York
Malpensa
TWA
Blue Law Enforcement Sparks Bitter Reaction at Gibs Discount
Keith West, manager of Gibs Discount Center at Westgate Shopping Center, laments unfair enforcement after police halted Sunday opening. He vows not to pursue the issue, predicting it will die until next Christmas.
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Keith West
Gibson’s Discount Center
Westgate Shopping Center
West
Steve Condo
R. L. Smith
Billy Smith
Paul Foreman
Ford denounces Cuban policy over Angola action
US President Ford condemns Cuba for sending combat troops to Angola as ties remain strained. Ford also plans to sign a compromise tax bill to extend 1975 cuts into 1976, averting a New Year tax increase. The Pentagon freezes civilian hiring and promotions affecting over 2,000 workers as defense budget cuts loom. Gallup poll shows Ford and Reagan leading Humphrey in direct presidential matchups.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Angola
Ford
Pentagon
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Princeton
N.J
Harris
Gallup
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Reagan
Louis Harris
Gorilla in mask causes scare at Southland Plaza
A man wearing a gorilla mask waved flags and arms in the Southland Plaza parking lot near Brown's Fabrics at noon. Police advised him to remove the disguise and leave the area after witnesses identified him. Teresa Collins said the man arrived in a brown Capri and acted aggressively near shoppers.
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Southland Plaza
Brown’s Fabrics
Teresa Collins
Most OPEC Hostages Set Free
A gang of terrorists ended a siege at the Vienna OPEC headquarters and freed most of 41 hostages after a three hour bargaining. Some ministers remained in captivity as the plane headed toward Algiers with stops likely in Tripoli or Benghazi.
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Algiers
Algeria
Vienna
OPEC
Tehran
Tripoli
Benghazi
Libya
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Israel
Bruno Kreisky
Carlos
Kreisky
Morgan County weighs plan to limit truck weights
Morgan County Commission Chairman Dick Fleming urged the board to study a weight limit plan based on Shelby County rules of 18 000 pounds per axle. He cited road damage from overweight trucks and noted some vehicles exceed state road limits. The panel also accepted a bid for the West Morgan East Lawrence Water System phase II B, delaying service for about 20 customers with water expected early next year.
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Fleming
Morgan County
Commission
West Morgan-East Lawrence
Morgan County Commission
Lee County
Bleak Christmas Aid Effort for Local Densons
The Denson family near Burningtree Road faces a frigid Christmas with an absent stove and worn furniture. Loretta Denson, her 13 year old son John Steven and 6 year old Rebecca Diane rely on $100 monthly welfare, while Salvation Army and DPS seek to help over 600 local families this season.
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Tommy Stevenson
Burningtree Country Club
Decatur
Burningtree Rd
Burningtree Mountain
Loretta Denson
John Steven
Rebecca Diane
Montgomery
Densons
Salvation Army
Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security
DPS
Marsha Tate
Edna Tate
Decatur National
Decatur Man Killed by Bus in Mississippi
A Decatur man named Joe Warren, 65, was struck by a Greyhound bus on U S 90 near Pascagoula Mississippi while walking along the roadside. State troopers noted no charges against the bus driver and Warren died en route to a Pascagoula hospital.
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Decatur
Mississippi
Decatur 3
Joe Warren
U. S. 90
Pascagoula
Miss
Alabama-Mississippi Line
Jackson County
Benny Bryant
Warren
Greyhound
Pascagula
Dreyfus Trial Highlights Anti Semitism in 1894 Court
In 1894 French officer Alfred Dreyfus was found guilty of treason in a court martial. The case sparked global outrage over anti Semitism, and he was later vindicated. The note also mentions local weather and page references.
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Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
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Robinson’s Furniture
Second Avenue
Nally
DIAL
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Decatur Daily Want AD Department
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Gene Cline
Steve Kennum
Mooresville
Kennum
Cline
Donald J. Boatwright
Huntsville
Gay Barber
Andalusia
Alabama
Willie Oliver
Nell
Robert Boyd
Hoover
Birmingham
Charles Ray Ivey
Sylacauga
Lee Decatur
Jacquelene
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Tennessee Valley
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