Pilot's Eyesight Deteriorated By Brain Tumor Says FAA Surgeon
Federal flight surgeon says Captain Robert A. Loft’s vision worsened from 20 40 to 20 100 in six months, with a brain tumor potentially pressing eye nerves. The Eastern Air Lines jet crash over the Everglades reportedly involved the copilot at the controls, and autopsy found a bell shaped tumor in Loft’s brain. Witnesses noted no signs the tumor impaired flying.
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Everglades
St. Petersburg
Loft
Miami
Bombing Halt Ends In South as Warplanes Clash
Israeli and Syrian pilots fought in the south with Israel claiming a MIG21 was shot down. A Lebanese source said two Syrian jets were downed over the Lebanon mountains northeast of Beirut. An English schoolmaster witnessed one plane's downing.
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Beirut
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Israel
Poverty Levels Raised Incomes for Aid Programs
The Labor Department boosted poverty guidelines by about 193 dollars, raising thresholds for federal aid. A single person in the continental US is poor if net income is under 2100 dollars annually, with four person nonfarm families at 4200 dollars and farm figures lower for individuals and families.
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Labor Department
Department
Continental
United States
World Council of Churches Leader Blames Powers for Global Conflicts
Dr. Philip Potter, general secretary, accuses the United States and the Soviet Union of shaping global influence and fueling wars from Vietnam to the Middle East. He urges peaceful solutions and a new interfaith dialogue while conference delegates discuss salvation and church mission.
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World Council of Churches
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Soviet Union
Philip Potter
the Council
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Middle East
Sudan
Potter
Attacks Shifted To Laos In Vietnam War Update
U S warplanes resumed attacks below the 20th parallel in North Vietnam after a New Year pause while a halt above the 20th persisted. The command said strikes aimed to cut Ho Chi Minh Trail supply routes through Laos into South Vietnam as B52 raids continued in prior patterns.
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Haiphong
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Paris
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
South Vietnam
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South
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Plain of Jars
North Vietnamese
Three Killed in Irish New Year Violence
In Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland gunmen killed a 24 year old Brigid Porter and her 25 year old fiancé Oliver Boyce in a field near the frontier after an earlier attack on a Belfast police station and a car ambush near a Rolls Royce plant. A farmer heard 15 shots and a scream at about 2 a.m. Monday.
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Oliver Boyce
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IRA
Rolls Royce
Puerto Rico Mourns Clemente After Managua Plane Crash
The 38 year old Clemente famed for power hitting and speed died in a relief plane crash near Managua Nicaragua along with four others. Gov elect Hernandez Colon canceled the inaugural ball as official mourning began and search teams scoured waters a mile and a half north of the airport. Pirates board chairman John Gallbreath and Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn praised the late star noting his talent and character.
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Nicaragua
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Louis A. Ferre
Chuckle A business g ius quote on deals and trust
A quip notes a business genius distinguishes between being let in on a deal and being taken in on one, highlighting savvy vs gullibility in deal making.
Midstate Weather Forecast Tonight and Tomorrow
Clear skies and low temperatures forecast for tonight with rising highs tomorrow. Lows in the mid 20s tonight and highs in the 40s tomorrow. yesterday's high was 37 and overnight low 20 in Middletown. State and national weather pages are on page 17.
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Group Asks IRS To Check Pro-Tax Campaign Funds
A Willoughby group opposing Ohio's income tax asked the IRS and state auditor to probe the pro tax campaign from last fall. Citizens for Constitutional Taxes leader Robert Woodman alleged the Cleveland Development Foundation, a tax exempt charity, donated 2000 to supporters of the tax and sought removal of its tax exempt status for improper political activity.
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Ohio
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Robert Kosydar
Kosydar
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Jet crashes at Edmonton airport. six dead
A Boeing 707 cargo jet owned by Pacific Western Airlines crashed and burned in a blizzard while landing at Edmonton International Airport. Police reported all six aboard died. The jet had arrived from Toronto carrying five crew and one passenger.
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Alta
Edmonton International
Pacific Western Airlines
Toronto
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