Heavy bombing campaigns press North Vietnamese lines in VN
American warplanes pressed assaults on enemy supply routes and troop concentrations in South and North Vietnam. U S pilots filed 315 air strikes, half in Quang Tri, while fighters and bombers logged over 90 missions against northern targets. Reports said a Tomcat jet crashed on a flight from Thailand to Da Nang with two missing crewmen. Meanwhile, monsoon weather slowed the advance near Kontum. Five civilians died when a bus hit a mine near Hau Bon. Rockets hit Bien Hoa again as U S reinforcement efforts continue.
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Canary Islands Jet Crash Kills 155 Europeans
A Convair 990A belonging to Spantax crashed minutes after takeoff from Santa Cruz de Tenerife killing 155 aboard. Most victims were West Germans on a Bavarian bus owners’ tour. three Austrians, two Italians, seven Spanish crew. Investigators weigh sabotage while noting Spanish aviation's worst disaster and a 1970s pattern of fatal crashes.
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Engineers Still Working on Plan for Lake Norfolk Bridge
Washington AP report says Sen. McClellan aide notes Army Corps of Engineers seeks a legal basis to spend $100,000 for bridge planning and $1 million for Cache River Basin wildlife mitigation land. Nixon veto blocked authorization. discussion continues on whether prior sessions or the signed appropriation could authorize spending.
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U S troop levels in Vietnam dip to 25500
Saigon AP reported U S troop strength in Vietnam fell to 25500 last week, below Nixon’s December ceiling of 27000. About 10080 Americans were abroad from bases in Thailand and Guam and on Navy ships off Vietnam. The Defense Department said withdrawals would continue on a limited basis without an advance announcement to aid cease fire talks in Paris.
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Rev James B Montgomery Obituary 93 Died in Local Hospital
The Rev. James B Montgomery, 93, a retired Methodist minister, died Saturday in a local hospital. Survived by brother M H Montgomery of Prescott, sister Mrs Frank Dillard of Andrews Texas, niece Mrs Frances Miller of Hope, nephew Hervey Holt of Hope, and other nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with Revs Norris Steele and Burks officiating. Burial followed at Memory Gardens under Herndon Funeral Home direction.
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Governors debate chairmanship and party unity
The article captures a governor’s refusal to concede a contested chairmanship, urging leadership not to divide the party. She notes a preference for unity and avoiding intraparty battles, while Strauss asserts confidence. Delegates press for caucus endorsement to bolster gubernatorial influence on national Democratic politics.
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IRA men flee to Northern Ireland amid new anti guerrilla law
Dozens of IRA members are believed to have fled the Republic to escape the legislation signed by President de Valera. Leaders reportedly went underground as violence continued in Northern Ireland with three civilians killed and a British soldier wounded in Belfast and Londonderry. The law allows police to convict based on a suspect being part of an illegal organization, increasing pressure on guerrilla networks. A Catholic man was found tortured in Belfast with IRA 4 branded on his back, while a Protestant woman was killed in her kitchen by a gunman.
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Allende to denounce corporate economic aggression at UN
President Salvador Allende of Chile addressed the United Nations General Assembly calling out U.S. corporations for funding the nationalization disputes in Chile. He named Kennecott and Cerro as key targets and outlined plans amid suits in Europe seeking copper delivery, as measures heighten tensions with his government. Allende arrived in New York after a weekend visit.
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Latin leaders urge unity in Latin American policy
In Guadalajara, President Luis Echeverria and an American official urged Latin American nations to set aside ideological differences and adopt unified policies to protect common interests in international bodies. The communique accused some international consortiums of seeking to violate nonintervention in the internal affairs of developing countries.
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Bloodmobile seeks rare blood types at Red River school
Regional Bloodmobile at Red River Vocational Technical School runs today until 6 p.m. and tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. Haskell Jones notes need for 20 pints B positive 9 pints B negative 15 pints C negative 9 pints AB positive 2 pints AB negative. Optimist Club and Hope Lions Club support drives and Christmas baskets. proceeds from tree sale aid Hope youth. Memorial Hospital Auxiliary meeting set for 7 p.m. Tuesday Dec 5 at the hospital.
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