Germans Die In Fourth Worst Crash At Tenerife
A Convair 990A operated by Spantax crashed after takeoff from Tenerife on a European holiday flight killing 155 aboard. Most victims were West Germans on a Bavarian bus group's trip, with three Austrians, two Italians, and seven Spanish crew. Police and officials arranged identifications as Spain investigated possible causes.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spantax
Atlantic
North Africa
Bavaria
Moscow
Munich
Penguin meal and peril as four scientists survive ice drift
An American and three New Zealand marine biologists drifted on breaking ice for five days near Scott Base Antarctica after engine failure. They ate penguin meat to survive, endured frostbite and fatigue, and were rescued by a U.S. Navy helicopter after a British air force transport spotted them.
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Lowry
New Zealand
Democratic Governors Push Westwood Resignation in Strauss Bid
Democratic governors urge party chairman Jean Westwood to resign and back Texan Robert Strauss for successor. Westwood refuses to step down without Strauss, who rejects withdrawing. The dispute could be resolved by the Democratic National Committee next Saturday. Westwood and Strauss campaign as divides within the party persist.
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George McGovern
Westwood
Strauss
Democratic National Committee
McGovern
Nixon
National Party
Democratic Governors Caucus
Robert Strauss
Jean Westwood
Weather Outlook With Snow Flakes Possible
Variable cloudiness and slightly warmer next week. Snow chance 30 percent Monday night and 40 percent Tuesday with lows around five and highs near 17. Northeast winds 5 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy and cold Wednesday with snow ending and morning low near five.
Unpaid consumer deputy surveys toy safety bans
Look Inside Mrs Andrea Mangold of Seattle reports as an unpaid consumer deputy in a pilot program checking if stores carry more than 800 toys banned as unsafe. Tribune critic Kenneth Brekke denounces the Army Corps of Engineers for allegedly turning the Mississippi River into a controllable foul water faucet.
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Andrea Mangold
Seattle
Tribune
Kenneth Brekke
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Beef production rises worldwide to meet growing demand
A foreign agricultural service reports that world beef production climbs as population grows and incomes rise, highlighting ongoing efforts to expand output to satisfy increasing demand.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Santas Return to Rochester Sidewalk Christmas Duty
Rochester police and Volunteers of America report Santas are back on Main Street for the holidays after a three year gap. Capt. Charles Lee says two dependable men fit the Santa suits and are staffing the chimneys after past crews misfortune, drunkenness, and town departures.
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Rochester
N.Y
Charles Lee
Rochester Volunteers of America
Lee
Apollo 17 Training Presses On Despite Strike Threat
Apollo 17 preparations proceed on schedule at Cape Kennedy as a 60 worker strike threat ends without action. Astronauts Cernan Evans Schmitt rehearse emergency aborts and lunar lander maneuvers while Evans stays aboard the command module during three day mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Bernard Mamet
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison N. Schmitt
Cernan
Schmitt
Evans
America
Con
Boeing
Mamet
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes
IATSE
Boeing Co
Houston
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Kissinger Reconnects With Tho Thuy in Paris Peace Talks
In Paris Kissinger and Maj. Gen. Haig meet with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as negotiations continue. A morning 21 hour session at Choisy le Roi precedes an afternoon meeting near Sainte Gemme. talks resume Tuesday per the Florida White House.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Choisy le Roi
Sainte Gemme
Florida White House
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Tho
Miners Dig Deeper As Gold Price Soars
Delbert Hap Bullock and his brother John operate 17 patented claims near Basin Montana. As gold climbs to 60 to 63 dollars per ounce from 35, prospectors from New Mexico to Alaska renew interest and reopen old shafts. Miners hope long idle mines pay off, while others seek the big strike amid rising demand for precious metals.
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Bullock
West
New Mexico
Alaska
California
South Dakota
John
Continental Divide
U.S
Steve Carkeek
Helena
Sharon
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