Oil Tanker Explodes Off Sardinia Coast
An American flagged 69,402 ton tanker Universe Patriot, owned by Universe Tank Ship Co of New York and sailing under Liberian registry, exploded and burned off Sardinia on Thursday night. Rescue boats battled stormy seas as the fate of the crew remained unclear. the roughly 50 crew members were Japanese with a West German captain.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Universe Patriot
Universe Tank Ship Co
New York
War toll and talks dominate news from Vietnam Paris and beyond
The prior week saw 37 American war dead in Indochina with 211 wounded, lifting U.S. losses in ten years to 44,508. In Paris, peace talks stalled with no progress as the Nixon administration faces criticism. Additional reports cover a Cambodian journalist prisoner swap offer, a fatal plane crash in France, and other global incidents.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
Paris
South Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Citrus Less Great in Florida Freeze
Florida faces renewed freeze damage as warm spells thaw the cold, threatening millions in losses to citrus and vegetable growers. Temperatures dipped to near single digits in Tallahassee before a rapid thaw and rising afternoon readings raise fears of a repeat of the 1957 58 season that wiped out 18 million Valencia orange boxes.
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Lakelany
Fla
Florida
Citcus
Tallahassee
Valencia
Truman Hospitalized Not Alarming Illness News
Former President Truman was rushed to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri with stomach pains. Doctors said his condition is not alarming and he will undergo tests with results due in a few days. President Nixon extended wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Truman
Independence
Research Hospital
Kansas City
Bess
Wallace Graham
Graham
White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Nixon
Wed 81 Years Couple Hailed Worldwide on Anniversary
Ward McDaniel aged 102 and Anne aged 101 marked their first wedding anniversary in a quiet Macon Missouri cottage. Global notices arrived including congratulations from President Nixon the Queen of the Netherlands Canada’s Prime Minister royalty and famous entertainers Frank Sinatra Cary Grant and Bing Crosby.
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Anne
Macon
Nixon
McDaniels
Netherlands
Canada
Grand Duke and Duchess of
Luxembourg
Sweden
Frank Sinatra
Cary Grant
Bing Crosby
Lord Snowdon Tours Barbados in Tourist Section Flight
Prince Philip's son in law Lord Snowdon and his sister traveled to Barbados for a vacation. They used tourist class seating to economize on the flight.
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Lord Snowdon
Britain
Princess Margaret
Barbados
Thursday
Oath Alone sparks clash at swearing in
Republican Hiram Fong charged Democrat Daniel Inouye with segregation during the election campaign and refused Inouye a presence at the swearing in, breaking a Senate tradition of two from the same state. Albert Rosen, a Milwaukee Jew, donated services on Christmas Eve for a Christian observer and received Nixon’s commendation.
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Hiram Fong
Daniel Inouye
Inouye
Senate
Milwaukee
Nixon
Albert Rosen
White House
Daddy on TV Captured Air Force Captain Reunites on Program
Scott Browning a four year old from Grandio Florida watched a CBS TV report showing his father Air Force Captain Tom Browning a prisoner in North Vietnam. The clip lasting seconds marked his first glimpse since being shot down four and a half years ago.
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Scott Browning
Griando
Fla
Browning
Tom
Juour Daddy
North Vietnam
CBS
U.S
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