Quake Jokes Have Stopped In Frisco
San Francisco residents' skepticism toward an earthquake prediction shifted after Managua’s tremor. Reuben Greenspan, a 67 year old recluse with prior forecasts, faces scientific rejection yet maintains his method of timing quakes, as seismologists warn no exact timing is possible.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Managua
Nicaragua
Reuben Grenspan
Greenspan
Bruce A. Bolt
University of California At Berkeley
Bolt
California
Two More Bombers Down As U S Steps Up Raids
U S air forces expanded saturation attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong with two more B52 bombers lost and a rescue helicopter down. At least 81 Americans are reported missing or captured in the anti North Vietnamese air campaign begun December 18, with several killed aboard a Navy destroyer.
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Haiphong
North Vietnam
Nakon Phanom
Thailand
No Eulogy For Truman No Eulogy For Truman
Independence, Mo AP Former President Harry S. Truman buried after simple services without a eulogy. Up to 30,000 people passed the bier in state at the Truman Library as Nixon proclaimed a national day of mourning. Mrs Truman will attend the 2 p.m. CST funeral with 250 guests in a modest, private observance.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Terrorist takeover at Israeli embassy ends in hostage release
Four Arab militants seized six hostages at the Israeli embassy in Bangkok. Nine hours later sources said the assailants agreed to release the captives in exchange for safe passage out of Thailand. The group included the Israeli ambassador to Cambodia Shimon Avimov. Thai police moved in as government negotiates with Pan American World Airways to evacuate the attackers to an undisclosed destination.
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Thailand
Shimon Avimov
Cambodia
Pan American World Airways
Vajiralongkorn
Ohio Man 23 Killed in I 65 Wreck Near Cullman
A 23 year old Ricky David Hennis of Lancaster Ohio died when his car collided with a tractor trailer 1.2 miles south of Cullman on I 65 at 2 a m Three others were injured Mary Putnam Brooks 43 Aubrey L Adams 37 and Shirley Forsythe 20 all of Athens The truck driver Troy Wallace Wall 41 Huntsville leased the rig to Decatur Petroleum Haulers Inc and was not injured Funeral services for Hennis will be announced by Moss Funeral Home He was stationed at Eglin AFB Florida The crash is under investigation by Trooper E D Grimmett.
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Ohio
Ricky David Hennis
Lancaster
Mary Putnam Brooks
Athens
Aubrey L. Adams
Shirley Forsythe
Hennis
I-65
Troy Wallace Wall
Huntsville
Wall
Decatur Petroleum Haulers Inc
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Moss Funeral Home
David Hennis
Sharon Hennis
Ralph Hennis
E. D. Grimmett
Classified Calendar Snapshot A-5
Brief listing of sections Calendar A-5 Classified B-4 Comics Editorials A-4 Entertainment B-5 Horoscope A-8 with page markers and guide to content sections.
North Vietnam declares unprecedented terror bombing
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam says it is undergoing bombing unprecedented in history that has killed and wounded thousands of civilians. Washington brief notes Dr. John S. Foster, Pentagon research chief for over seven years, expected to leave soon for a post in education or private research.
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North Vietnam
Washington
John S. Foster
Pentagon
Lawrence County Grand Jury Report Sealed for Personalities
Lawrence County Circuit Judge Billy C. Burney refused to accept a grand jury report until portions dealing with personalities are deleted. He said the document is outside the grand jury’s purview and must be edited before entry into the county record. The judge read a brief excerpt noting references to overprotection.
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Bill Cornwell
Moulton
Lawrence County
Billy C. Burney
Burney
Tom Pettus
Mutual Savings Nears Billion Dollar Life Insurance Milestone
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. will reach $1 billion in force next year, becoming only the second Alabama company to hit the mark. Chairman Louie Roussel III cited 1971 at $829 million, 1972 at $950 million, with assets rising to about $93 million and investment income at $5.3 million in 1973. An extra 10 cent dividend will be paid in January.
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Louie Roussel III
Alabama
Roussel
Mutual
Fortier Hartselle Officers Sentenced
Former Hartselle police sergeant Billy Bowen and patrolman Billy Wayne Sanders were sentenced to prison terms for burglary and related offenses. Bowen received six years in three concurrent terms. Sanders got one year per charge, to run concurrently. Circuit Judge Richard Hundley denied probation.
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Organ County Circuit Coy
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Hartselle
Billy Wayne Sander
N. Sparkman St
Richard Hundley
Bank Robbers Take 3000 In Anderson Alabama Hold Up
Two armed white men robbed Farmers Bank in Anderson about 12 20 pm taking an estimated 3000. They left through the rear after leaping the counter. Officials say 4 to 5 coin and currency bags were taken with 300 to 500 per bag. Roadblocks were set as authorities search Lauderdale County. This was the second area bank robbery in 10 days.
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Anderson
North Alabama
Farmers Bank
Gerald Grigsby
Grigsby
Rayford Rainey
Rainey
Citizen Bank and Savings
Russellville
Anderson Bank
Lauderdale County
Limestone County
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