Bangkok Jet Crash Kills 70 at Airport North of Bangkok
A Boeing 707 bound for Bangkok crashed near the airport injuring and killing 70 people, including 55 aboard and 18 factory workers nearby. A Buddhist monk led a memorial at the wreckage as investigators examined twisted girders and rubble. Japanese relatives arrived to identify victims while officials ruled out air traffic fault.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Tokyo
Thai Civil Aviation Department
Surayuth Nivasabutr
Surayuth
HUD Flood Insurance Now Available In Borough Indiana
HUD announces Dec 30 acceptance of Indiana Borough into the National Flood Insurance Program enabling property owners to buy federally subsidized flood coverage. Insurance limits include 35 000 for single family homes and 100 000 for other buildings with rates 25 to 40 cents per 100. Contents max per unit 10000 up to 75 cents per 100. Policies effective immediately for 80 days.
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Borough
Indiana
Actitiz Federal
J. Robert Hunter
Small Business Administration
Hunter
Ford cites unity as key success in office
President Ford says reuniting a divided country was his greatest contribution while his biggest disappointments were failing to turn the economy around and missing a second strategic arms limitation agreement.
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Ford
Carter Begins Series of Cabinet Meetings
President-elect Carter opens a three day informal cabinet session on St Simon's Island Georgia to discuss tax cuts and the economy with Mondale and key appointees. The talks aim to build team cohesion while addressing looming economic and fiscal challenges amid post election transition.
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Plains
Carter
St. Simon's Island
Brunswick
Walter Mondale
Washington
Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Treasury
Thomas B. Lance
Atlanta
Office of Management and Budget
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
New York State
New York City
Hugh Carey
Lee Page
Weekend Snow Brightens Area in December Storm
Four inches fell over the weekend across the Indiana area with two-inch readings at the Two Lick Pumping Station. By 7 a.m. Sunday and again today two more inches were recorded as crews plowed main roads. The December total reached 19.6 inches with a season total of 19.6 inches, while last December had 4.2 inches by this date. Station Manager Hal Cunningham noted a low of 14 degrees and that weather crews had plowed and cindered roads.
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Indiana
Two Lick
Western Pennsylvania Water Company
Hal Cunningham
Enndot
Cunningham
Five Nations Wealthier Than U S In Per Capita Income
The World Bank reports 1975 per capita income higher than the United States in Kuwait United Arab Emirates Qatar Switzerland and Sweden with Denmark Canada Germany and Norway near or above U S levels. It notes stagnation in industrialized growth since 1973 and population rises in developing nations.
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Washington
World Bank
United States
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Canada
Germany
Norway
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Civil Rights Champion Hart Dies in Washington at 64
Philip A Hart known as the conscience of the Senate dies at 64 after a cancer battle. The Michigan Democrat influenced civil rights and consumer protection laws, often opposing party members. Funeral plans and a memorial Mass were announced, with burial on Mackinac Island.
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Washington
Philip A. Hart
U.S. Senate
Hart
Michigan
Senate
Carter
Plains
Ford
Vail
Colo
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
St. Matthews Cathedral
Mackinac Island
Mich
St. Anne's
Harts
Donald W. Riegle
Reigle
House
Democratc
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Eastland
United States
Snow Forecast and Ski Trip Incident
Chief Tommy Hawk plans a skiing trip during the holiday break, after a slip on the slope. The forecast calls for light snow tonight and Tuesday with lows in the teens and highs in the 20s. chances up to 60 percent tonight and 80 percent Tuesday.
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Tommy Hawk
Obituaries Featured on Page 31
Obituary notices list numerous deaths including B Ray Gaston 69 of Ros siter, Anna Julock 89 of Dixonville, Joseph Michna 62 of Elizabeth NJ, Earl E Miles 59 of Black Lick, Francis James Shields 59 of Penn Run, Arthur W Shively Jr. 25 of Indiana, Robert A Steele 90 of Blairsville, Anne H Stevenson 73 of Blairsville, Paul Ervin Walker Sr. 71 of Dayton RD 1, Ford Berringer 82 of Clymer, and Paul Hovis 78 of Indiana RD, with late death notices for others.
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Ford
Clymer Hovis
Oat Paul
Indana
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San Francisco Zoo
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