TWA Jet Crashes on Landing at Milan in Dense Fog
A Boeing 707 on Flight 842 from San Francisco and New York crashed while landing at Malpensa airport in heavy fog. Officials report no deaths, but two passengers are seriously injured. 106 to 113 passengers and 9 crew were aboard. The plane ran off the runway, damaged its undercarriage, and left the main path, ending on a helicopter strip.
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Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
San Francisco
New York
Malpensa
TWA
OPEC siege ends as terrorists fly to Algiers with hostages
Six terrorists led by a South American freed 36 hostages at Vienna's OPEC complex and later transported to Algiers aboard an Austrian Airlines DC9. They released five oil ministers and 31 others while holding five ministers as bargaining chips amid ongoing negotiations.
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Algiers
Algeria
OPEC
Vienna
Abdelaiz Bouteflika
Saudi Arabia
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iran
Organization of Petroleum King
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Phie Ee
Abdesselam
Gabon
Ecuador
Luis Roman
Carlos
Europe
Mana
Oteba
United Arab Emirates
Carlos Andres Perez
Venezuela
Bruno Kreisky
Christian towns hit by rocket and mortar fire near Beirut
Zahlah a Christian town 35 miles east of Beirut faced heavy rocket and mortar attacks. Fighting reached Mansourieh 15 miles northeast while Beirut remained quiet except for a nocturnal clash. Police reported 13 killed and 31 wounded with Zahlah described as besieged by militiamen.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Zahlah
Mansourieh
Rashid Karami
Kids need Santa Claus says psychologist
A University of Maine at Gorham professor says Santa Claus benefits children by his warmth humor and generosity, even on billboards. She notes Santa is a positive annual influence and may protect the Christmas Baby from Madison Avenue while parents seek a brief return to childhood fantasies.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Marilyn Whiteside
University of Maine At Gorham
U.S. Catholic
Prof. Whiteside
Santa
Whiteside
Madison Avenue
Cold night forecasts raise chill for first day of winter
The forecast shows a low near 20 with clouds and a 10 percent chance of snow tonight and Tuesday. Christmas may bring rain or snow with low 40s expected. A high pressure system dominates the Ohio River valley as a cold front moves southeast from Lake Superior. Intervals of sunshine today will push highs to the upper 20s to low 30s with tonight’s lows in the teens to low 20s.
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Associated Press
Ohio River Valley
Lake Superior
Ohio
Ford vows quick signature on six month tax compromise
President Ford says he will sign the compromise tax bill to extend 1975 income tax cuts through mid 1976 avoiding a sharp tax rise for workers. He called it a good six month bill and warned further cuts would require spending reductions, while Congress warned the plan falls short of his demand for a 395 billion spending ceiling.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
House
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
United Airlines ends two week strike resumes flights
United Airlines restarts service after IAM approved a three year contract ending a two week machinists strike. First flight, a 747 from Los Angeles to Chicago, carries the return to full operation by Christmas Eve as airports in New York resume limited schedules and passengers are advised to rebook or confirm travel.
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New York
United Airlines
United
Los Angeles
Chicago
National Airlines
IAM
Richard J. Ferris
Hawaii
Kennedy
la Guardia
Denver
Glenn Putman
Burlingame
Calif
Machinists Union
Roses for patients brighten Marion General Hospital
A weekly Thursday delivery brings 20 to 30 dozen roses mums and daisies to about 180 Marion General Hospital patients. The gifts with a note To people, from people, who care about people began in November and are funded by an unidentified philanthropist. The bouquets, worth over 300 dollars weekly, lift patient morale and will continue indefinitely.
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Marion, Ohio
Marion General Hospital
Marion General
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