Investigators Probe United DC-8 Cargo Jet Crash Near Salt Lake City
Officials say a United Airlines DC-8 cargo jetliner with three crew members left a holding pattern near Salt Lake International Airport and crashed into snow covered mountains. Rescue teams found no survivors as search efforts resumed. cockpit voice recorder recovery is a priority.
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United Airlines
Salt Lake International Airport
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Davis County
Dub Lawrence
United
John Fender
Phillip Modesitt
Steve Simpson
Chicago
William Lovett
Air Route Traffic Control Centre
United States
Evansville
Ind
University of Evansville
Jack Gamble
National Transportation Safety Board
Brad Dunbar
Leader's son freed after Cyprus kidnapping forgives captors
President Spyros Kyprianou announced he forgives the abductors of his 19 year old son Achilleas who was released after more than three days in captivity. He said the captors would not be prosecuted and urged unity to cool passions amid roles of EOKA B in the plot and Turkish tensions on the island.
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Greece
Makarios
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Troodos Mountains
Mihalis Dountas
U S and Vietnam Resume Talks in Paris
In Paris, U S and Vietnamese negotiators met for three hours to resume efforts to normalize relations. The talks, led by Richard Holbrooke and Phan Hien, discussed mutual interests and planned to reconvene Tuesday. The session opened amid debates on aid and full diplomatic ties.
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Comunique
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United States
Vietnam
United Nations
Richard Holbrooke
Far East
Phan Hien
Begin Sadat Christmas Day meeting set for peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Begin said he will meet Egyptian President Sadat on Christmas Day to discuss peace conditions. The talks would follow a lunch at Sadat's Ismailia residence with progress reported at the Cairo conference, while regional foes denounced the plan as maintaining occupation and blocking a Palestinian state.
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PLO
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Mideast
Dan Pattir
Morses Saad el-Din
The
Palestine
Halifax mail carriers walk off the job
Halifax letter carriers walked out during the Christmas rush, protesting a post office decision to deny three hours of overtime sorting on Sunday. The six dozen workers affected include 109 carriers and 30 couriers between the airport and city, with eight carriers remaining on duty. The union accuses the post office of prioritizing savings over service.
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Halifax
Post Office
Charles Noseworthy
Ken Merlin
Canadian Union of Letter Carriers
Survivors Pulled After Swiss Jetliner Crashes Near Madeira
A chartered Swiss Caravelle carrying 57 people from Zurich and Geneva crashed near Porto Novo on Madeira. At least 19 killed and 17 missing, 21 rescued with survivors in satisfactory condition. Swiss investigators fly in to probe. cause undetermined. Flight lost altitude during approach. air traffic control attempted contact.
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Madeira
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Porto Novo
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Maria Luciana Oliveira’ Pult
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Funchel
London
Mario Luciano Olviveira Pult
Lawyer claims government list of communists violated law
Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby said in a Sunday statement that the federal Department of Employment and Immigration violated Canadian law by listing more than 60 organizations as Communist controlled in the early 1970s. Department policy documents indicate actions and names.
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Clayton Ruby
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Immigration Department
Canada
Christmas schedule notices and deadlines for the NEWS
The NEWS will skip publication on Saturday December 24 and Monday December 26. Display and classified deadlines shift to December 22 for December 27 and 28. the business office closes December 24 and reopens December 27. A Toronto lawyer discusses immigration policy and Communist-linked groups in Canada with RCMP guidance and secrecy limits. Rae Pappone of the immigration department declines to reveal listing criteria.
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