Oil price surge echoes worldwide as Venezuela hike loom
Arab leaders forecast further oil price increases and Western economies brace for impact. Venezuelan tax reference pricing is set to lift from $7.74 per barrel, potentially affecting U.S. refinery supplies. European and Japanese officials urge coordinated policy responses. Tokyo plans price freezes on kerosene and LPG while expanding exports to cover a projected 15 billion annual oil bill rise in 1974.
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Caracas
United States
Tehran
Europe
Japan
Adrian Taunton
London
Financial Times
Nakasone
Teleprinters Bring Phone Lines To Deaf Residents
Teleprinters linked to telephones extend communication for deaf residents like Mrs Elsie Sokall and Mrs Lynn Gerlis. The devices flash lights and print messages, enabling real time calls and remote family contact, with donations aiding New York and New Jersey branches.
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Elsie Sokall
North Woodmere
N.Y
Lynn Gerlis
Nantel
New York-New Jersey
Traffic Toll Rises As Holiday Travel Continues
A National Safety Council count reported 330 traffic deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday 2 p.m. amid the Christmas travel period. States listed include Texas 13, California 4, Georgia 4, Florida 18, Louisiana 17, Ohio 16, New York 14, with fires claiming several lives including a Richardson, Texas family.
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Georgia
Florida
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Ohio
New York
National Safety Council
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Moon Expert Kuiper Dies in Mexico City
Gerald Kuiper, a leading Moon expert and longtime head of the University of Arizona Planetary Laboratory, died Sunday in Mexico City while helping Mesienn scientists locate a site for a new optical telescope. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1966 and naturalized in 1937.
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Ariz
CAD l
Gerald Upper
Ta Uon
Naht
Mexico City
University of Arizona
Kuiper
Othe
Lamar and Planetary Laboratory
Mesienn
Iss
Netherlands
United States
Israel Faces Close Vote As Begin Allies Challenge Labor
Tel Aviv reports a tight race ahead of Knesset elections with Menachem Begin’s Likud coalition posing the strongest challenge to Labor after the October war’s impact. The underground leader’s successors aim to widen support while concerns about security and peace talks in Geneva influence voter mood.
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UPD
Israel
Menahem Begin
Besin
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Gary Animes
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Jordan River
Beuin
Irgan Zyvarleur
Astronauts note Christmas gifts hidden aboard Apollo ship
Astronauts around the sun during the eclipse were photographed with telescopic cameras as the moon crossed the sun. The event was most visible in South America and northern Africa and visible at sunrise in the southeastern United States. Mission Center informed spacemen Monday that presents were hidden aboard the Apollo command ship before launch.
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Fatal Moroccan jet crash kills 99 passengers and 7 crew
Belgian Capt. Serge Potel piloted a Sobelair Caravelle carrying 106 aboard into Mount Mallayine near Tangier during a storm. All 99 passengers, mostly Moroccan workers and students, and seven crew members died. Rescue teams recovered bodies after a six hour ascent to the wreckage in frigid conditions.
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Morocco
UPI
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Patel
France
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Rif Range
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Carols Bring Tiny Joys to POW Yule Celebration
Maj. Jerry Singleton and his wife Bonnie welcomed a son John Allen on December 6, his first Christmas after seven years in a Vietnam prison. Singleton recalled the moment as frosting on the cake. Fellow POWs, Maj. Robert Jeffrey and Maj. Wendell Jr., recalled Christmas scenes in captivity and the enduring hope they kept alive.
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Vietnam
Bonnie
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North Vietnam
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Air Force
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Bumet
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Funds impounded by Nixon face continued legal challenge
Funds blocked by the Nixon administration are under ongoing court action. A spokesperson for the Association of American Medical Colleges says the suit is still pursued. HEW reports spending delays include 224.8 million for needy school instruction and 146.2 million for NIH grants, with several allocations pushed to 1975 and later.
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Sid
Association of American Medical Colleges
HEW
National Institutes of Health
Prairie Soil Erosion Storm Of 1934 Shocks Nation
The National Geographic Society reports a single 1934 storm blew about 2 million tons of topsoil from overplowed U.S. prairies. The event highlighted widespread soil loss amid farm practices and drought.
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United States
National Geographic Society
Newlyweds Die In Mobile Home Blaze
In Flint Michigan a newlywed couple five children and a babysitter died in a mobile home fire likely caused by a defective furnace. Paul Hartman 32 Phyllis Ann Hartman 29 and babysitter Helen Harrer 20 perished. Detective Gary Parlor said the blaze was the area’s worst in years and a state fire marshal tentatively identified the furnace as the cause.
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West Boflint
Gary ‘Parlor
Genesee County Sheriff's Department
Taylor
East Lansing
Paul Hartman
Phyllis Ann
Helen Harrera
Hartmans
Wintry Storm Belts Area Across U S
A major winter storm blankets the central and eastern United States with heavy snow, ice and freezing rain. Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan and Illinois report heavy accumulations while Colorado and Des Moines offices close and power outages occur. Forecasts call for snow over the north central U S and rain mixed precipitation from Missouri to Maine with storms along the Pacific coast.
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Goodfellows Aid Christmas Drives and Local Volunteers
Community volunteers work with Boys Club helpers to unload carloads of gifts for the Goodfellows Christmas fund. Business leaders and donors are praised for sustaining the effort as holiday aid extends beyond Christmas Day.
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