Near miss over Lake Michigan as TWA 727 narrowly avoids United jet
A TWA jet passed within 50 feet of United Flight 291 above Lake Michigan near O'Hare. No injuries were reported as both planes landed safely. A passenger noted a ill woman and a man praying aloud aboard the United aircraft. FAA said 14 near misses this year.
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United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
United
Lake Michigan
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Philadelphia
Los Angeles
American Airlines
Detroit
FAA
Neal Callahan
Michigan
Lake
O'Hare International Airport
United Flight 291
Providence
R.I
O’hare
Hartford
Werka
Cena
Callahan
Associated Press
Wilmette, Ill
TWA 727
United grounds flights as ground workers strike amid holiday travel
United Airlines canceled all flights through midnight after failed mediation to stop a walkout by ground service workers. Negotiations extended four hours after a Friday deadline with no progress reported. United planned a later decision on Sunday cancellations. Reservations staff stayed to assist passengers seeking alternatives during the busy Christmas period.
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Washington
United Airlines
United
Denver
Hoffa Body Believed Buried in Jersey City Dump
FBI sources and grand jury witnesses say ex Teamsters boss James R. Hoffa may be in a New Jersey landfill after being hauled there in a barrel. Three Jersey City Teamsters, linked to reputed Mafia figures, were to be lined up by police as the investigation continued.
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FBI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
New Jersey
Jersey City
Hoffa
Union City
N.J
Anthony
Tony
Provenzano
Gateway Transportation Co
Hoffa Grand Jury
Ford visits Philippines ends Pacific swing in Manila
President Ford arrives in Manila for a courtesy stop during his Asia tour and meets with President Marcos amid discussions on American bases and strong ally ties. Crowds of about 3,000 schoolchildren greet the leaders as they emphasize deepened U.S.-Philippines relations.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Ford
China
Ferdinand E. Marcos
United States
Marcos
Runaway Fire Truck Slams Into Holiday Shoppers In San Francisco
A fire truck on the way to a florist fire crashed into a crowd at Market and Sixth streets killing William Moore 65 Angelina Moreno 77 and a third unidentified victim. Three others were injured Marty Sanderson 34 Ronald Lambert 45 Jimmy Fitzpatrick 23. Investigators ruled out driver error and mechanical failure pending inquiry.
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San Francisco
Ray Lynch
Market
Sixth Streets
Lynch
William Moore
Angelina Moreno
Marty Sanderson
Oakland
Calif
Ronald Lambert
Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Gas explosion levels Seminole elementary school in Oklahoma
In Seminole Oklahoma an elementary school was leveled by a natural gas blast minutes after 175 children were evacuated after a gas odor was reported. Principal Ernest Carter and custodians Carl Donaldson and David Hayworth located a ruptured line while a teacher sounded the alarm. No injuries were reported as the building was ordered razed and fire officials investigated.
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Seminole
Okla
Ernest Carter
Roosevelt Central Elementary
Carl Donaldson
David Hayworth
Donald E. Smith
Howard Roberts
Donaldson
Hayworth
Carter
Tornadoes Hit Eastern Oklahoma injure dozens in Tulsa
A series of freak tornadoes tore through eastern Oklahoma injuring about 40 people and damaging homes and businesses in Tulsa. No fatalities. 34 hospitalized with seven in serious condition as Red Cross opened aid stations and Gov. Boren mobilized National Guard for relief efforts.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Robert J. LaFortune
The
Red Cross
David Boren
Larry Russell
American Red Cross
Partly cloudy and cooler weekend forecast
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Sunday with lows in the mid 20s and highs in the mid to upper 30s. Precipitation chances reduce to about 10 percent tonight and Sunday, then fair Monday with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and little or no precipitation.
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