Hundreds Feared Dead In Indian Mine Blast Near Dhanbad
AP reports an explosion at a coal mine near Dhanbad Bihar trapped hundreds of workers as floodwaters rushed shafts. Authorities cite 250 to 300 feared dead with other accounts suggesting up to 700 or more inside the mine. Rescue operations were ongoing with uncertain chances of survival.
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New Delhi
India
Dhanbad
Calcutta
Bihar
Appalachian
United States
Patna
Press Trust of India
Jaganath Mishra
Ford links CIA name leak to Welch death in Athens
President Ford says published CIA agent Welch was partly responsible for his murder and worries about other agents whose cover may be blown. Welch will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery after Ford waived military rules for burial and arranged a military jet for his family.
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Athens
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Richard S. Welch
Arlington National Cemetery
Nessen
Welch
CIA
Athens Daily News
Counterspy
William Colby
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Washington
Arlington
Rhode Island
Time For Outdoors Holiday Break Used By Local Students
Page 9 article notes local students use holiday break for outdoor activities. It highlights parks, trails, and community programs encouraging year end recreation and nature exploration.
Soviets Freed After Accidentally Crossing Chinese Border
China releases three Soviet airmen after 21 months in custody for an unintentional border incursion by an Mi4 helicopter. Tass labeled detention illegal. the crew Capt. A S Kurbatov Lt A F Uskov and Junior Lt V G Buchelnikov to depart for Moscow after handover to the Soviet Embassy.
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Tokyo
Peking
Tanjug
Moscow
Tass
Hsinhua
V.S. Tolstikov
Yu Chan
Moni
Tored
Tolstikov
Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region
China
A.S. Kurbatov
A.F. Uskov
V.G. Buchelnikov
Snowmobile Breaks The Ice For Iowa Man
Paul Lutgen of Waterloo Iowa escaped unharmed after his snowmobile broke through ice on Greenmore Lake Crawford County Wisconsin near Prairie du Chien. Fishermen pulled him from the water as authorities warned that ice thickness varied from one to four inches across the lake.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Paul Lutgen
Crawford County
Greenmore Lake
Lutgen
Mississippi
Here
Crawford
Beirut Fighting Persists as Agreement Nears
Beirut and Tripoli endure heavy shelling and sniper fire amid talks toward a Lebanese cease-fire. A nun was wounded near a Beirut school. officials report over 7,000 killed since April. Arab League mediators and Riad in Cairo push for a power-sharing plan between Muslims and Christians.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Tripoli
Zahlah
Catherine Porro
Congregation of Notre Dame of Nazareth
Rome
Mahmoud Riad
Tele
Cairo
Riad
Syria
After Christmas Returns Sweep Downtown Shoppers
Downtown La Crosse bustled after the holiday as customers exchange or return gifts. Store managers cite size and fit issues plus color and style misjudgments. Clerks note clearance sales intensify the post holiday rush.
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la Crosse
Ronald Hitchler
Continental Clothiers
S. 4Th St
Main Sts
Sayner
Canine Corral
la Crosse St
Robert Broihier
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Kennedy Ski Vacation
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Joan
Patrick
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Kennedy
Sun Valley
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Utah
Onassis
Pat Lawford
Steven Smith
Lawford
Mrs. Smith
Howard Benedict
Vail
Colo
Steve Olsen
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sene Ae
Weneanenee
Ann Landers Teteenene
Wisconsin
Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
U.S. Circuit Court For the
District of Columbia
Ritchie Sayner
Doerflinger's Department Store
4Th
Hitchler
Steve Noffke
Chicago Loop
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