President Ford ties CIA name leak to agent’s death in Athens
President Ford said the publication of a CIA agent Richard Welch's name helped keep him in Athens and warned of dangers to other operatives whose cover may be blown. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said Ford may overhaul intelligence and that Welch will be buried in Arlington next Friday.
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India Miners Trapped After Mine Explosion and Flooding
An explosion in a southeastern Indian coal mine near Dhanbad caused flooding that trapped hundreds of miners. Estimates ranged from 250 to 700 workers inside the shafts as water from a nearby reservoir surged in. After more than 10 hours, only four bodies were recovered with no survivors, and officials warned of possible days to pump out water. Authorities launched a large rescue operation amid fears of heavy casualties.
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Drug Related Mortality and Overdose Statistics Highlight 1960s Trends
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co bulletin notes 1968 U.S. drug deaths at 1,692, with morphine and opiates rising since 1965. Tranquilizers and analgesics caused 646 deaths. barbiturates 321. aspirin 120. NYC Chief Medical Examiner cites narcotic deaths in the 60s at 4,271, with 1971 NYC total 1,259. Young males predominate. most deaths under age 30.
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Wind Chill Formula From Weather Service
The wind chill measures heat loss from the body due to wind and cold. It depends on wind speed and air temperature, not nourishment or clothing. Example values: at 10 mph with 20°F, chill is 2°F. at 20 mph it is 9°F. at 35 mph it is 20°F, indicating very cold to extreme cold conditions.
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Lebanon Factions Battle Amid Winter Storm Violence
Sectarian clashes continued in Beirut and other cities as a winter storm raged. Mortar and rocket fire hit Christian and Muslim areas while private militias fought in Tripoli and Zahlah. Police reported 43 killed and about 50 wounded in the prior 24 hours, with a nun wounded at a convent school near the front. The civil war has killed thousands and crippled Lebanon’s economy.
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China to free airmen held 21 months after border entry
China will release three Soviet airmen and their MI4 helicopter after investigation found the border crossing accidental. The helicopter entered Sinkiang in March 1974 during a mercy mission, drawing Soviet demands and a press campaign. Tass called the detention illegal. it was unclear if release had occurred.
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Elderly Philadelphia couple scarred by robbery dies after gifts
Amanda James, 104, nearly blind and deaf, died after pneumonia and leg gangrene set in while her husband John, also 104, clung to their dilapidated South Philadelphia home. Robbery stripped them of promised rent money and sparked nationwide donations that ultimately funded a fund for John as he remains in place.
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Graduate Hospital
Solzhenitsyn warns democracy may endure only as a fragile island
In an interview with Le Point Solzhenitsyn warned the West that democracy could be at stake in coming years. He argued the crisis is political not economic and that democracies are fragile in history’s river. He said resolve by readers behind freedom would influence Soviet dissidents and stressed interior resolve over policy.
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CAC Seeks Funds for Inside Reading Peak Load Pricing
The article notes CAC seeking financing for Peak Load Pricing initiatives at Inside Reading and references related projects named NEVER-Never Land, outlining funding needs and potential impacts on energy planning.
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Beatings Cause Deaths Of Two Harlem Children
In Harlem police found two naked children, Robert Mackall and Candy Cunningham, dumped and burned in a demolished lot. The mother Debra Mackall and her boyfriend Alfred Forte face murder charges after autopsy confirmed fatal beatings and a brain injury to the boy and suffocation from regurgitation in the girl. They await arraignment with a court date set for Jan. 8.
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