Plane Crash Kills 155 Vacationers in Tenerife
A Convair 990A operated by Spantax crashed minutes after takeoff from Tenerife killing 155 aboard. Most victims were West Germans returning from Bavarian bus tour. three Austrians, two Italians, seven Spanish crew. Investigators, including German officials, probe possible causes amid worst Spanish aviation disaster.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spantax
Atlantic
North Africa
Bavaria
Moscow
Santa Cruz
Warning on De-Icers for Downtown Sidewalks
Downtown merchants warned against common de-icing salts due to corrosive effects on new and old concrete. Pete Whitenight of the Downtown Lawrence Assn notes ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate salts are especially dangerous and should not be used. He urges snow shovels and sanding as best preventive measures.
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Pete Whitenight
Lawrence Assn
Guardsmen Begin Community Service Projects in Lawrence
About 10 members of the Lawrence National Guard began a series of community service projects Saturday by repairing the roof of an elderly resident’s home. They seek referrals for needs and note they provide labor but lack funds for materials. Members drill monthly at the Armory.
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Lawrence
National Guard
Tony Gauthier
Wayne Guthrie
Crash Kills Man Near Hartford
Richard Clawson a 17 year old of Hart ford was killed in a one car accident on Kansas 130 about a mile north of his home. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was found by his family who were searching for him. The car apparently left the road overturned and slid down an embankment. Clawson was thrown from the vehicle.
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Hartford
Kan
Richard Clawson
Kansas
Lyon County Sheriff's Office
Clawson
Nixon Eyes New Kissinger Aides In Government Reorg
President Nixon expands plans to reorganize the federal government by creating a Council on Economic Policy headed by Treasury Secretary George Shultz. Kissinger remains in favor with key aides signaling continued influence as Nixon plans to appoint cabinet aides to run working groups and direct policy.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Henry A. Kissingers
Council On Economic Policy
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Camp David
White House
Shultz
Treasury
Kissinger
Harvard University
Ronald L. Ziegler
H. R. Haldeman
John E. Ehrlichman
Congress
Six Persons Die On State Roads
The Associated Press reports at least six people died on Kansas streets and highways over the weekend all deaths occurring Saturday. Victims include Kirk S. Mills twenty Overland Park in a two car crash Harold E Murphy fifty three Mol ine Kan in a two vehicle crash on Kansas 99 twelve miles north of Sedan Ronald D Walford twenty three Hamilton and Orville H Rowley fifty eight and his wife Beulah of Virgin Kan in a crash of two pickup trucks north of Hamilton on Kansas 99 Bruce Prevett twenty one Fort Riley Kan in a head on collision west of Abilene on Interstate 70.
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Kansas
Harold E. Murphy
Moline
Kan
Sedan
Ronald D. Walford
Hamilton
Orville H. Rowley
Beulah
Virgil
Kansas 99
Bruce Prevett
Fort Riley
Abilene
Fire Kills Man in Topeka Blaze
A Kansas City man, Gene Franks, 37, died in an early morning house fire on Topeka's east side. Investigators blamed careless smoking and the blaze caused about $5,600 in damage.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas City
Gene Franks
Topeka
East Side
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P&q
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THE
Associated Press
Kirk S. Mills
Overland Park
Little Rascals
Benzfranklin
Massachusetts
Wards
Montgomery
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