New Mexico Traffic Toll Hits Four Hundred This Year
United Press International reports New Mexico's Christmas traffic deaths bring the annual toll to 400 with nine holiday fatalities to date. Bertha Vigil, 19, of Cundigo, died in a Chimayo crash at NM 76, while other fatal wrecks occurred near Grants, Cuba, Taos, and Albuquerque. Date details are given. multiple units and bases are noted in the toll through Wednesday.
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United Press International
New Mexico
Chimayo
NM 76
Bertha Vigil
Cundigo
Grants
NM 53
Miss Vigil
Espanola
Robert Badagher
Carrizozo
Albuquerque
Air Force
War of nerves as New York newspaper strike drags on
The 17 day New York City paper strike escalates into a war of nerves as negotiations resume in a more hopeful mood. The NY Times Herald Tribune News Mirror Journal American World Telegram Sun Post and Long Island papers remain unavailable due to the walkout by the Newspaper Mail and Deliverers Union.
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New York
UPI
New York City
New York Times
Herald Tribune
News, Mirror
Journal American
World-Telegram
Sun, Post
Long Island Star-Journal
Long Island Press
Newspaper Mail and Deliverers Union
Chairs Dont Go Around Four Congressmen Left Out
Four newly elected House members Brademas Halpern Kastenmeier and Edwards Roush drew last in the office assignment drawing. The scramble for desks begins in early January as moving crews and seniority determine who occupies the choicest suites vacated by outgoing Republicans.
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Washington
UPI
John Brademas
D-Ind
Seymour Halpern
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
J. Edwards-Roush
Attempt Recovery for 15 Airmen Lost in Alaska Crash
Anchorage Alaska AP The Air Force planned an effort to recover the bodies of 15 men killed when their C54 transport crashed into Mt Iliamna 130 miles south of Anchorage A storm blocked a helicopter from reaching the site Bush pilot Don Sheldon identified the wreckage and said there were no survivors Debris was spotted by Air Force planes on Wednesday the plane had been missing since Monday en route from Elmendorf AFB to Shemya in the Aleutians on a routine supply run.
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Anchorage, Alaska
APD
Air Force
Mt. Ilianna
Here
Don Sheldon
Talkeetan
Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Shemya
Aleutian Islands
Silent Atlas To Talk Again Soon
Washington UPI The Atlas satellite weighing about 4 1 2 tons went silent on Christmas Day as it passed over the Holy Land. A Defense Department spokesman said the talking space vehicle did not communicate with ground radio and teletype receivers at stations across the United States on Thursday but was expected to resume communications soon.
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Washington
UPI
America
Holy Land
Defense Department
United States
Students petition Roswell for $650000 school bond election
UPI reports about Roswell students circulating petitions to trigger a school bond election to raise 650000 for construction. About 100 participants from citizenship and government classes work toward the 800 signatures needed. upon delivery the school board may call a special election.
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Roswell
UPI
Citizenship
Drive By Liberals To Stop Seating Of Alford
A group of House liberals slows efforts to block Dr. Dale Alford seating after his write in victory in Little Rock. Some supporters shift toward a compromise allowing him to take his seat while election complaints are resolved. Democratic caucus will decide if he is denied recognition or challenged on Jan 7 opening day.
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Alford
House
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
South
Congress
Orval Faubus
Motorist Speeding To Record Hiway Deaths
United Press International reports holiday traffic deaths rising to record levels. A safety expert warns drivers to abandon celebration mindset and drive cautiously to avert an all time holiday toll. The count stood at ten this morning.
Holiday violence climbs as drunkenness sparks deaths
A wave of Christmas violence across multiple cities left at least 357 dead from all causes as drink fueled shootings stabbings and accidents. Notable cases include a Chicago father killing his infant son during firearm practice and a 14 month old dying in California after a pillow smothering incident. The National Safety Council warned the toll could rise beyond prior records with highway crashes leading the fatalities.
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Chicago
Wyatt Earp Bender
Jack
Wyatt Earp
Airliner strike widens as pilots study truce plan
About one third of the U S carrier fleet is grounded as pilots consider a federal truce proposal to end the American Airlines walkout. Eastern Air Lines faces a 33rd day of twin strikes with mechanics accepting a new contract while engineers remain deadlocked.
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American Air Lines
Air Line
American
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
George Brown
Miami
Fla
International Association of Machinists
Grand Jury Weighs Murder Indictments In Ventura Case
In Ventura California a grand jury is expected to indict Mrs Elizabeth Duncan 54 and two men she allegedly hired for the murder of her pregnant daughter in law Olga Duncan 39. Frank Duncan 29 husband of the slain woman will testify. Augustine Baldonado 25 and Luis Moya 22 confessed to killing Olga after Duncan promised 6000 dollars. They buried Olga in a shallow grave north of Santa Barbara following the November 17 abduction.
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Olga Duncan
Augustine Baldonado
Ventura
Calif
Elizabeth Duncan
Frank Duncan
Ventura, Calif
API
Santa Barbara
Attorny
Safecracker Ramensky Captured After Third Escape This Year
ABERDEEN Scotland Safecracker and ex commando Johnny Ramensky 53 was captured today after his third escape from prison this year Police arrested him near Aberdeen 40 miles from Peterhead Prison They had tracked a man resembling Ramensky who was seen walking along a road Police had searched extensively during Christmas week for the convict Ramensky had escaped from Peterhead on December 17 and this was his fifth breakout from the prison
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Aberdeen
Scotland
UPS
Johnny Ramensky
Ramensky
Italy
Germany
Hermann Goering
Peterhead
Gromyko Signals Possible Berlin Talks Compromise
Western observers interpreted Foreign Minister Gromyko's Christmas speech as a new Russian openness to discuss a Berlin settlement while insisting on four power limits for Berlin. He offered to sign a U.S.-Britain pact ending nuclear tests without restraints, and proposed limited peaceful tests tied to equal Soviet-U.S.-British totals.
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Moscow
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Gromyko
Berlin
Russia
United States
Britain
Uss.r
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