Oil spill spreads as tanker halves sink in heavy seas
Nantucket, Mass reports Coast Guard efforts to sink the front half of a Liberian oil tanker after it broke apart. Some of the 5.7 million gallons spilled have reached Georges Bank fishing grounds as officials monitor the slick’s advance. In Plains, Carter travels for Daley funeral while awaiting his final cabinet appointment. A Washington study links decriminalization to higher crime profits. Defense Secretary nominees signal concern over Soviet weapon buildup. Daley is mourned by Chicago as crowds gather in cold for the mayor who led the city for 22 years.
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Chicago
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Albany
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Daley
Fired Knight Alleges Pressure
Russ Roberts reports that former deputy district attorney Knight claims pressure led to his firing by Mike Moebes after Knight secretly recorded a reporter. Moebes denies the accusation, says Knight was fired for misconduct, and Knight vows to probe the alleged leverage and source of pressure.
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Moebes
Decatur Daily
Hijack Try Fails Man Surrenders
SAN FRANCISCO AP A disgruntled airline mechanic surrendered after taking two hostages and seizing a DC8 jetliner for almost 15 hours. Palm J Hinnant 37 forced captives aboard at gunpoint demanding fuel food clothing brandy and crew before giving himself up at about 6 30 a m The two hostages Richard Funk 38 and Jerry Dusenberry 42 were involved with the attack and Dusenberry was released unharmed.
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Richard Funk
Peninsula Hospital
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Hinnant
Jerry Dusenberry
Hljack
Lincoln Receives Savannah Gift From Sherman in 1854
In 1854 a message to President Lincoln from General Sherman stated I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah. Weather notes predict highs in the 40s through Thursday with overnight lows in the upper 20s.
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Sherman
Georgia
City of
Savannah
Cold night expected with temperatures in the 20s
Skies stay cold as temperatures dip into the 20s tonight and ice remains for several days. Photo credit Daly appears to be Gary Lloyd.
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Lawrence Schools Seek One Cent Education Tax
The Lawrence County School Board passed a resolution Tuesday asking the county commission to levy a one cent sales tax for education and appointed three trustees for East Lawrence School. The tax could raise about 400000 for upgrades, potentially adding teachers and reducing the pupil teacher ratio. If not approved, schools may shift costs to individual schools. Trustees Wayne Whitlock Paul Morgan and Ted Lanier from Midway and Chalybeate Springs were chosen from six nominees. The board also plans an appraisal of Wolf Springs School property for sale to a local group.
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Moulton
Lawrence County School Board
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Parker
Wayne Whitlock
Paul Morgan
Ted Lanier
East Lawrence
Whitlock
Morgan
Midway
Lanier
Chalybeate Springs
Wolf Springs
L’rence
Mock biological attacks staged in eight U S sites
Newsday reports Army scientists conducted simulated biological warfare tests in eight U S cities and military sites from 1950 to 1966. Serratia marcescens was released in the New York City subway and linked to a hospital death in San Francisco.
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Fla
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Port Hueneme
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Ala
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Mechanicsburg
Sanrancisco
In Body Cast She Takes Time To Think Of Others
Five year old Angie Nelms has been in a body cast for three months after her mother’s death in a September car wreck. Despite limited movement she asks for others with a smile and says she would do it herself if she could. Her siblings Jan and Keith and cousin talk about Santa, while Angie worries for her family as kidney problems appear for Keith and Angie remains in a cast with daily discomfort. Their mother, Shirley Wilburn, formerly of Decatur, was involved in the Huntsville crash.
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Angie
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Keith
Shirley Wilburn
Decatur
Huntsville
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