Gas blast at Weirton plant kills 19 workers in West Virginia
A coke oven gas explosion at a Koppers Weirton Steel project killed 19 men and left many more injured or missing. Officials say a 14 inch coke gas line may have fed the ovens as federal and company investigators begin tracing the leak. The blast damaged the coke plant basement area and caved in walls, delaying the plant’s planned December opening.
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Weirton
W. Va
Eatry
Brown Island
Ohio River
Fletcher L. Byrom
Koppers Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Koppers
Weirton Steel
National Steel of Pittsburgh
Byrom
Frank Davis
iLee Hazlett
Hazlett
J. Roger Beidler
Orange moon soil eyed as Apollo 17 heads home
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans prepare for a 68 hour return from lunar orbit. They report orange soil patches and surface features near Taurus Littrow and Sulpicius Gallus Crater, while observing deposits that may reveal lunar history.
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Apollo 17
Cernan
Schmitt
Lunar
Earth
Sulpicius Galius
Sea of Serenity
Sulpicius Galtos
Taurus-Littrow
Serenity
Sulpicius Gallus
Evans
America
Challenger
Gunmen wound seven in Belfast shootings
In three Belfast street incidents gunmen wounded seven people today while violence in Northern Ireland escalates. Police did not detail injuries. Friday's deaths, including a policeman delivering Christmas gifts, raised the toll to 54 since 34 years of unrest.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
U S base attacked by Reds near Saigon Bien Hoa hit by rockets
Communist gunners fired over 20 rockets at Bien Hoa airbase 15 miles north of Saigon injuring two civilians and cutting power. American B52s conducted eight missions against North Vietnam and 13 against the South as DMZ targets and Ho Chi Minh trail buildup drew heavy air strikes. One South Vietnamese unit reported ten enemy casualties in a nearby engagement.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
North
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Marine
Saigon Command
North Vietnam
Dmz
Quang Tri Province
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.s.’Command
Missing 80 Pounds Of Heroin From 1962 French Connection Case
New York police report 80 pounds of pure heroin from the 1962 French Connection stock are missing from the department vault. The last batch valued at 16 million dollars could feed about 7,000 addicts for 100 days. Detective Nunziatta's signature on receipts is suspected forgery. Edward Egan links organized crime to the loss and vows a deep investigation.
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NEW York
Patrick
Av. Murphy
Murphy
Bronx
Brooklyn
Jor ‘Sep Nunziatta
Nunziatta
Edward R. Egan
Underworld
Egan
Miller claims UMW victory amid reform pledges
Miller, claiming victory in the United Mine Workers election, vows sweeping reforms and salaries cuts. He nominates Mike Trbovich as his running mate to replace Edward Carey and targets federal enforcement of new elections. The Labor Department orders tight security and government keys to union offices as new officers take over.
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National Bank of War
Harry L. Patrick
Boyle
Tony Boyles
Wilbert
Miller
United Mine Workers
Virginia
Junion
International
John L
Lewis
Daml
Iitucigi van Am
Labor Department
Miners For Democracy
Nixon moves toward Vietnam cease fire decision
United Press International reports President Nixon stepping up consultations with top advisers as indications grow he has reached the decision stage on a peace agreement to end the Vietnam War. Paris talks continue with Kissinger and Tho absent, while the Viet Cong radio warns it will keep fighting unless Washington signs a tentative October draft.
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United Press International
Nixon
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Cambodia
South
Vietnam
Washington
Kissinger
Hanoi
Thuy
Thui
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin Roland
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Fresient
Alexander M. Haig
iKissinger
Saigon
Thieu
Viet Cong
United States
South Vietnam
Ashington
CDC
Baltimore
U.S
London
Dogs' teeth in peanuts case shocks Birmingham
In Birmingham England magistrates fined a packing firm 58.75 dollars for supplying a customer with a packet of peanuts that allegedly contained dog teeth. The vague incident was reported by UPI as a curious food safety case highlighting concerns over product adulteration and consumer protection.
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Birmingham
England
UPI
London flu outbreak reported in Baltimore and Arizona
The CDC said Baltimore reported the first major civilian outbreak of an influenza like virus possibly called the London flu. Ft Huachuca Army Base in Arizona also reported an outbreak, prompting federal health officials to act.
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Atlanta
Upt
London
Baltimore
Federal Center For Disease Control
CDC
Ft. Huachuca Army Base
Arizona
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