Debris Spotted On Lake Superior Ship Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks
Debris and an oil slick were found after the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior with 29 crewmen aboard. Coast Guard officials and ships searched the area for survivors as winds reached 75 mph and waves up to 25 feet. The vessel, 729 feet long, carried about 26 126 tons of taconite pellets from Superior to Detroit.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Edmund Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Superior
Wis
Detroit
Quinlans May Appeal After Judge Denies Right To Die
In Morristown New Jersey Joseph Quinlan considers appealing a state court ruling that Karen Anne Quinlan 21 in a persistent vegetative state must remain on a respirator The judge said there is no constitutional right to die for an incompetent adult child and left medical decisions to physicians The Quinlans vow to pursue higher courts while weighing family considerations and moral obligation cited by their daughter’s mother Julia Quinlan
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Morristown
N.J
Joseph Quinlan
Karen Anne
Karen
Superior Court
Robert Muir Jr
Muir
Karen Anne Quinlan
Quinlan
Julia Quinlan
Quinlans
Christmas Show at Merchandise Mart in Charlotte
The Christmas Show runs today through Nov 16 at the Merchandise Mart. Hours are 10 to 10 on weekdays and Saturday, and noon to 6 on Sunday. Also notes a local street hole repair and guidance on medical help for swallowing issues and ulcers.
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Charlotte
Anon. A
Merchandise Mart
Hearst Ordered To Stand Trial For Bank Robbery
Patricia Hearst was ordered to trial on December 15 in San Francisco for bank robbery and firearm use. Attorneys seek more time to address alleged mental trauma from SLA captivity and plan to call psychiatrists to challenge competence. Hearst sat mute at a hearing as the judge entered a not guilty plea and scheduled the trial.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
Albert Johnson
Hearst
Johnson
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Hibernia Bank
SLA
Independence Eve in Luanda as Neto Inaugurated
Militiamen with machetes join a midnight Independence Day celebration in Luanda where Agostinho Neto was inaugurated president. Portugal began withdrawal from Angola after nearly 500 years of rule.
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Angola
Luanda
Agostinho Neto
Portugal
Australia in turmoil as Whitlam government dismissed
In Canberra protests erupt after Governor-General Kerr fires Prime Minister Whitlam and dissolves the Labor government. Seamen strike, dock workers quit, and crowds demand Whitlam's return. Fraser appointed caretaker prime minister as a constitutional crisis deepens. Stock market rises on the news.
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Canberra
Australia
Sir John Kerr
Gough Whitlam
Labor
Parliament House
Gough
Malcolm Fraser
Kerr
Sydney Stock Exchange
Australian Commonwealth
Senate
Whitlam
Governor-General
Fraser
Ford and Senate condemn U N Zionism racism vote
President Ford and the Senate condemned the U N General Assembly resolution equating Zionism with racism. A non binding Senate resolution urged hearings to reassess U S participation in the U N and was backed by leaders including Hugh Scott, James Allen, and Hubert Humphrey. Nine Israeli Knesset members attended as Ford denounced the move after meetings with the delegation.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
United Nations General Assembly
U.S
Assembly
U.N
Congress
General Assembly
Hugh Scott
Foreign Relations Committee
House International Relations Committee
United States
Knesset
James B. Allen
D-Ala
United Nations
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
William Greener
Greener
SALT Talks Stall Over Missile and Bomber Systems
Washington AP. Kissinger says stalled U S Soviet nuclear talks hinge on an untested American cruise missile and a Soviet Backfire bomber. The Vladivostok cap on 2400 strategic launchers remains in dispute amid 10 percent completed progress.
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Washington
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Siberian
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Oglebay Norton Co
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Ohio
E. R. McSorley
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George Hall
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R.V. A
Steve
Chapel Hill
Anow
Dept. of Social Services
Eric Wright
Channel 8
Wright
Patty
Patty Hearst
da Financial
Gov't
Bob Hawke
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Liberal and
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Queen Elizabeth II
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