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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1975
Page
2
A West German transport plane with 42 aboard disappeared in a fierce storm near Souda Crete as it neared Khania. Search efforts failed to locate wreckage or survivors, and the operation was halted due to darkness and bad weather. The flight carried 40 West German military personnel and two crew members.
U S officials say families of American diplomats should prepare to leave Phnom Penh as the city lacks food fuel and ammunition. Insurgent mines in the Mekong river channel hinder supply convoys. about 15 vessels have been sunk in a week. In South Vietnam the Saigon government reports heavy losses northwest of Saigon and a setback near Da Nang, with both sides responding to preemptive actions around the lunar new year starting Tuesday.
Nahum Goldmann, aged 79, won re election to a four year term as president of the Jewish Congress but indicated he would likely resign before term end. He faced strong opposition from nationalist factions. The convention marked the first time the body met in Israel since its 1936 founding.
Two bombs exploded in the empty Geneva consulate Sunday wrecking the ground floor and shattering windows. A third bomb was dismantled safely. The blasts damaged several ground floor rooms and shattered hotel plate glass across the street. The consulate offices neighbor West Germany’s U.N. mission in Petit-Saconnex.
Premier Jaber Al Ahmad unveils a 15 member cabinet, creating separate oil and finance ministries and a deputy premiership. Abdel Rahman Salem Al Atiqi moves from oil to head the finance ministry, following last week’s parliamentary elections.
A two story home in Athol Massachusetts burned killing Charlene Garneau 32 and six children David Garneau 6 Eddie Garneau Jr 10 Stephen Abram 11 Jacqueline Abram 15 Susan Peterson 15 and Robert Peterson 17. A man and two other children were injured as investigators probe the blaze.
Time magazine reports physicians fear Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas may never walk again after a stroke on New Year’s Eve. The 76-year-old’s left leg shows little response and his left arm remains limited though his vision and intellect are intact.
Elijah Muhammad founder of the Nation of Islam and Black Muslims was listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Chicago suffering congestive heart failure. A spokeswoman said the 77 year old was stricken late Saturday after entering the hospital January 30 for tests due to age and asthma.
George Hodson a longtime farmer and telephone operator at a trucking company died in Vandalia Illinois after his 100th birthday celebration began. He kept six days a week work until last Friday when lung congestion sent him to county hospital. About 55 relatives from several states attended the birthday reunion including eight children.
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