Canary Islands Jetliner Crash Kills 155 Germans
A Convair 990A operated by Spantax crashed after takeoff from Santa Cruz de Tenerife killing 155 aboard. Most victims were Germans on a Bavaria tour group. 143 West Germans, three Austrians, two Italians, seven Spanish crew. The disaster was Spain’s worst and Europe’s fourth deadliest jet crash. German officials arrived to assist with identification and investigation.
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SNATA
Bavaria
Moscow
Santa Cruz
Canary Islands
Munich
Stranded biologists survive five days on penguin meat
James Lowry and three New Zealand marine biologists drifted on crumbling ice floes after engine failure. They ate penguin meat to survive five days, faced a rammed iceberg and frostbite, and were rescued by a U S Navy helicopter near McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
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Lowry
New Zealand
Westwood Strauss dispute shakes Democratic leaders
Democratic governors press Jean Westwood to resign and back Robert Strauss for party chair. Westwood refuses to step aside. Strauss declines compromise. News notes McGovern soutien and looming Democratic National Committee vote amid calls for unity. Farm accident claim reported in Wisconsin as Dale Meir dies on Hilberg Passow farm. autopsy ordered.
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Alma Center
Wis
Dale Meir
Chippewa Falls
Hilberg Passow
Here
Passow
Meir
Charles Aprahamian
Eau Claire
George McGovern
Westwood
Strauss
Democratic National Committee
McGovern
Nixon
National
National Party
Democratic Governors Caucus
Robert Strauss
Jean Westwood
Weather outlook for upcoming days with light snow chances
Variable cloudiness with a warm-up and possible snow Monday night into Tuesday. Lows near five degrees, highs around 17 Tuesday, northeast winds 5 to 12 mph, 30 percent Monday night snow, 40 percent Tuesday. Mostly cloudy and cold Wednesday with ending snow and a morning low near five.
Unpaid consumer deputy checks stores for banned toys
Mrs. Andrea Mangold of Seattle observes shops in a pilot program to see if any carry more than 800 toys banned as unsafe. Tribune critic Kenneth Brekke blasts the Army Corps of Engineers for turning the Mississippi River into a controllable water faucet.
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Andrea Mangold
Seattle
Tribune
Kenneth Brekke
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Beef production rises worldwide as demand grows
A foreign agricultural service reports that world beef production climbs to meet rising global population and income levels, signaling stronger output amid growing demand.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Santas Return to Rochester Sidewalk Posts After Gaps
Rochester captioned volunteers of America report Christmas sidewalk Santas are back on Main Street after three years of misfortune. Captain Charles Lee says two men fit the Santa suits, dependable and eager, after 1969 1970 1971 hiring woes.
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Rochester
N.Y
Charles Lee
Rochester Volunteers of America
Lee
Apollo 17 Flight Press on Schedule Despite Strike Threat
Preparations for the final Apollo moon mission continued at Cape Kennedy as a potential 60-worker strike was averted. Astronauts Cernan, Evans, and Schmitt rehearsed abort procedures while Boeing contractor talks proceeded without delaying the countdown. Evans remained aboard America while Cernan and Schmitt were to land Challenger on the moon next Monday.
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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 pressed Tho Thuy in intensified Paris talks
In Paris Kissinger and Maj. Gen. Haig met with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as peace negotiations continued. Morning talks at Choisy le Roi lasted 2 1/2 hours with an afternoon session in Sainte Gemme, and a Tuesday resumption was announced. The talks focus on a cease-fire and North Vietnam concessions amid Saigon pressure.
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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
Nixon
Washington
Tho
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Duc
U.S
Duc
Miners Hope Gold Reawakens Old Montana Mines
Delbert Hap Bullock and his brother John own 17 patented claims near Basin Montana as prices rise to 60 to 63 dollars per troy ounce. Prospector miners from across the West reopen long abandoned shafts and invest, seeking a big strike while other metals support operations.
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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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