Bing Crosby diagnosis and surgery update from Africa safari
Bing Crosby, 69, underwent surgery for removal of part of his left lung after doctors found an abscess caused by a nocardia fungus picked up during a dust storm on an African safari. Hospital officials said he is recovering and may watch television, with doctors optimistic about his vocal return.
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Murder, Not Mercy Trial Opens for Dr Montemarano
The Nassau County case centers on Dr. Montemarano accused of murdering Eugene Bauer a terminal cancer patient. Defense argues no mercy killing urging the jury to see it as murder pure and simple while the prosecution must prove the willful murder beyond reasonable doubt. The trial recalls prior mercy killing cases and notes euthanasia is illegal in the county.
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King and King to honor MLK on his birthday at tomb
King Mrs. Coretta Scott King will lay a wreath at his tomb to commemorate his 45th birthday The Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded by him will observe the anniversary across 350 chapters and 1 200 affiliates nationwide In San Juan PLR Robert Byrne of the United States and former world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union drew after 44 moves in the opening game of the World Chess Championship quarterfinals
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Mother of alleged Houston teen killer testifies
The mother of a teen accused in the Houston mass murders testified as the pretrial hearing opened. Defense lawyers challenge police handling, saying officers denied Elmer Wayne Henley access to counsel. Henley, 17, faces charges in six of 27 slayings tied to a purported orgy of homosexual torture and murder. The defense plans to present 17 witnesses to support these claims.
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Seals envoy Seali to return to New York after surgery
Ambassador John Seali, who had open heart surgery eight weeks ago at Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix, plans to return to New York on Wednesday. Dewey Schade of St. Joseph's Hospital notes his good attitude and steady exercise as he readies for work.
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Delta Blames Controllers for 1974 Concord Crash
Delta Airlines charges that negligence by air traffic controllers at Boston Logan caused a July 31 crash killing nine. The suit seeks federal liability for damages and names a $2 million claim by a victim’s family. The report also notes Skylab 3 astronauts set a space endurance record of 49 days, 11 hours, and 9 minutes.
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Britain faces new rail strike after failed wage talks
Prime Minister Edward Heath failed to secure a wage deal with the large union on coal miner pay, raising prospects of a parliamentary election. Soon after, 29,000 railway engineers walked out in a 24 hour nationwide strike. Trains halted as the strike began at midnight and was expected to be near total in effect.
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Australia floods kill 15 across eastern states
Australia faced severe floods as new waters inundated thousands of square miles in New South Wales Queensland and Victoria on Monday. At least 15 people died as floodwaters deepened eroding land near overflowing rivers across the eastern states.
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Viet Cong claims heavy raids despite Saigon denial
Viet Cong said South Vietnamese warplanes attacked behind Communist lines in the heaviest raids since Nixon halted Hanoi bombing over a year ago. A Saigon command spokesman denied the raids, which the communists placed at Thien Neon, a key Viet Cong supply point 72 miles northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border.
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Jakarta protest disrupts Tanaka Jakarta visit
Anti-Japanese demonstrators breached airport security and surged toward the plane carrying Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in Jakarta. The Jakarta stop marked the climax of his Southeast Asia goodwill tour and was the largest and most disruptive protest yet, following earlier demonstrations at other stops.
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Minister fired after merger in Tunisian politics
President Habib Bourguiba dismissed foreign minister Mohammed Masmoudi long seen as architect of the Tunisia Libya union plan. Habib Chatti, cabinet director, was named as replacement. Algeria and Morocco expressed coolness to joining the merger and Western diplomats questioned Bourguiba’s stance.
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American reporter arrested in Berlin on spy suspicion
Calvin Williams, 57, identified as a New York City newspaper reporter, was arrested in Berlin on November 23 on suspicion of spying for East Germany. Berlin authorities kept the arrest secret until a dispute over Williams’s employment arose after Bild Zeitung coverage. Williams belonged to the Berlin Foreign Press Association and was listed as an Amsterdam News employee, though the paper denied he was its correspondent or had sent any stories.
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