Douglas Resigns From Supreme Court Over Burden and Pain
Justice William O. Douglas retires immediately after a stroke left him partially paralyzed. The 77 year old said he cannot shoulder his full burden, potentially shifting the court’s ideological balance and opening the way for a possible first woman justice. Ford comments praised his service.
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Today Inside It Television Theaters Vital Statistics
Inside today features TV listings and theater notices, with vital statistics and women’s news items. Read as a compact page teaser highlighting entertainment, schedules, and public notices.
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Government loan funds better phone service in Santa Claus Indiana
The Agriculture Department via the Rural Telephone Bank loans 1 million dollars to the Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Co operative of Tell City Indiana to replace an older multi party system and expand service to Santa Claus and Christmas Lake Village. No borrowers are planned for Christmas Florida or Christmas Cove Maine at this time.
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Cease fire collapses as gunmen clash at Beirut airport
Arm y commandos battled Arab gunmen at Beirut international airport amid panicked crowds fleeing renewed Christian Muslim fighting. Two gunmen were killed, four surrendered, and captors targeted a Pan Am hangar before fleeing. Police reported growing violence and dozens kidnapped with several deaths in the past day.
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Middletown Weather Forecast Snow Flurries Tonight
The Middletown area may see snow flurries tonight with lows in the mid 20s. Partly cloudy skies bring highs in the 30s Friday, after yesterday’s 58 high and 35 overnight. The extended outlook shows highs in the 40s Saturday and back to the 50s by Monday.
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Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior storm
Investigators say the Edmund Fitzgerald was in good repair before sinking in a violent November gale on Lake Superior. All 29 aboard lost. Coast Guard and other experts note possible 70 mph winds and a theory the vessel broke in two. Oil slicks and public inquiry set for Cleveland.
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Last radio contact before Edmund Fitzgerald vanished
The Edmund Fitzgerald vanished in about 500 feet of water on Lake Superior after its skipper radioed a dramatic “Big sea” line. Capt. Cedric Woodard, Duluth Great Lakes pilot, said he talked to Capt. E M McSorley shortly before the disappearance as the Arthur M Anderson trailed toward Whitefish Bay.
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Machete wielding man frees hostage in 15 hour standoff
Jasper Mines, 32, stormed a Lake Wales real estate office and held Janie Nelson, 32, captive for about 15 hours. She was beaten and injured before Mines surrendered to police. He faces charges related to a death and an attack on others, while investigators also found Marie Hartnoll, 20, stabbed to death in Mines' van.
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Satellite Beach
Two Firms Burned as Blaze Ravages Downtown Complex
Fire gutted two businesses in a downtown shopping complex in Uhrichsville Ohio and menaced four others. Discovered around 3 a.m., the blaze began at Jean's Grill and spread to Hodkinson's Barber Shop in a one story brick complex from 1950.
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