Plane Bomb Fatal for 11
In Rome Fiumicino airport four Palestinian guerrillas attacked a customs station set fire to an American plane and hijacked a German jetliner with 11 hostages. The hijackers forced the plane to Athens where the aircraft landed at the main airport as authorities negotiate for two Palestinians held by the Greek government. Police fear up to 15 dead and many wounded, with 11 passengers in the Pan American jet killed when incendiary bombs were used.
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Athens
Rome
Fiumicino
Pan American World Airways
Lufthansa
Wisconsin Gov Lucey orders energy crisis actions
Wisconsin faces nearly 1000 layoffs as energy shortages bite industries including automotive and plastics. Gov. Lucey appeals for a 55 mph speed limit and temporary overweight truck permits, plus powers to force supplier information, as a special session on the energy crisis opens. The governor remains hopeful about the state economy and vows further action if needed.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Lacey
State Highway Commission
Stanley York
Petitions For County Executive Referendum Surpasses Signature Goal
Manitowoc County activists say they exceeded 4 045 signatures to force a countywide vote on creating a full time elected county executive. PACE chair Sister Mary Grace Micke said certifications will go to County Clerk James J Kernely, with possible board action in January or April. Officials oppose the office, but backers urge a clarified balance with the County Board and prompt public discussion.
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Manitowoc County
Mary Grace Micke
PACE
James J. Kernely
Micke
Sister Micke
Silver Lake College
Pace Group
Wisconsin Snow Mobile Recreational Council names and reappoints three
Gov Lucey announces three new appointees and three reappointments to the Wisconsin Snow Mobile Recreational Council including Robert Steffes Two Rivers Joseph Kapusta Antigo and York says his wife would be a czarina if he is a czar The slate also lists Norman Kroll Argonne Kay McKree Oshkosh and Ernie Meress Marshfield as continuing members Meanwhile in Rome Getty III’s mother considers moving to the United States with three children amid kidnapping fears and Tony Boyle is indicted for 1969 murders in Washington Pa
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Snow Mobile Recreational Council
Patrick J. Lucey
Robert Steffes
Two Rivers
Joseph Kapusta
Antigo
Robert Matteson
Cable
Norman Kroll
Argonne
Kay McKree
Oshkosh
Ernie Meress
Marshfield
Rome
J. Paul Getty III
United States
Tony Boyle
Indi
Washington, Pa
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Daugh
Kent State Enquiry Opens After Decades
Cleveland Ohio AP reports the U S Justice Department will open a grand jury into the Kent State shootings that killed four students and injured nine during a May 1970 campus clash with Ohio National Guard. Jury selection to begin Tuesday under U S Dist. Atty. Fred Coleman as Pottinger announces potential witnesses and possible indictments remain undecided. The state probe had previously resulted in indictments against 25 others.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Kent State University
Thomas Lambros
Ohio National Guard
Asst. Atty
J. Stanley Pottinger
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Elliot Richardson
Pottinger
James A. Rhodes
University
Kent
Here
U.S. Dist
Fred C. Coleman
Wisconsin Snowstorm Briefs Shoreline Event and County Plows
An unusual pre winter storm hits eastern Wisconsin with 10 inches or more along Lake Michigan shores while Manitowoc and Two Rivers report 2 inches. A Milwaukee NWS meteorologist notes cold air and lake moisture create shore snow. high temps range 25 to 13. Manitowoc plows, salt crews work. more snow possible Monday and statewide snow likely Tuesday with cold, fair later in the week.
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Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
National Weather Service
Milwaukee
Canada
United States
Richland Center
Hilbert
Crisis in Energy Long Due Simon Crisis in Energy
The energy chief says the public must be persuaded the crisis is real and will persist beyond Arab oil shipments. He warns energy needs will double by 1990, urges belt tightening, and credits citizen cooperation while blaming policy gaps for shortages. Henry Jackson supports ongoing imports limits and criticizes prior warnings ignored by the admin. Kissinger ends seven nation tour, backs Geneva talks with Israel Egypt UN role debated.
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Washington
William E. Siron
Federal
United States
CBS
Simon
Henry M. Jackson
Senate Interior Committee
Jackson
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Israel
ABC
Oil
Nixon
Saxbe Action and Foreign Aid Bill in Senate Week
Congress plans a cleanup week to finish work before Jan 21. The Senate will confirm Ohio Republican William Saxbe as attorney general and consider a $5.8 billion foreign aid bill including $2.2 billion for Israel. Debates on defense funds energy measures and DC home rule continue as adjournment nears. Snowy, cold conditions expected across much of the region with teens to mid 20s highs. Temperatures in Manitowoc and Two Rivers show single digits to low 20s over the period.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Ohio
William B. Saxbe
Nixon
Saxbe
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
House
Israel
Egypt
Syria
District of Columbia
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Senate House
Death Follows Holiday Fete in Calumet County
Daniel John Geiger, 23, of Appleton died from neck fracture after a car struck a tree on Lake Park Road outside Appleton. His brother Dennis Geiger, 25, was critically injured in the same crash. Investigators said excessive speed and loss of control preceded the collision. The weekend toll, including Arthur Sallman and others, raised Wisconsin’s 1973 highway fatalities to 1,105.
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Chilton
Calumet County
Daniel John Geiger
St. Fountain St
Appleton
Lake Park Road
Geiger
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleon
Dennis Geiger
David A. Daniel
Rt. 1
Shawano
Daniel
Rodney Ott
Rt. 2
Hilbert
Hollandtown
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arthur W. Sallman
Superior
Kenosha
Robert Riemer
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Pan Am World Airways
Fiumicino International
Lucey Reports
York
Regal
Office of Emergency Energy Assistance
Steffes
State Council
Getty
Young Getty
Boyle
Washington, D.C
Kent State
Kissinger
Capitol
Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Geneva
Lisbon
Marcello Caetano
Lod International Airpor
Suez
Golda Mew
United Nations
U.N
Meir
Red Cross
Jordan
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Suez Canal
Lod International
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Hitler
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Vickie Ann Verwort
Mary Ann Heindel
Kaukauna
William Joachim
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Division
Siaec
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