Surviving Andes Crash Members of Old Christian Rugby Team
16 Uruguayan survivors describe 70 days in the Andes after a 1972 plane crash. Led by student Roberto Canessa, they built a crude home in the wreck, conserved water, foraged mushrooms, and endured mountain silence and depression with group prayers and therapy sessions. Two flown home. others plan to travel by train and car after Christmas.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Andes
Stella Maris
Chile
Roberto Canessa
Fernando Parrado
Canessa
Jose Luis Iniciarte
Mendoza
Argentina
Santiago
Iniciarte
Canessar
Daniel Fernandez
Roberto Francois
Warrant Issued For Sixth Man in Atlanta Robbery Case
A warrant has been issued for Clyde Kelley amid a Chattanooga supermarket robbery that left three hostages protected as five Atlanta suspects face charges of kidnapping and interstate transport. Police say a seventh warrant may follow once a second suspect is confirmed. The group reportedly stole between 20 000 and 30 000 dollars and fled to Georgia before surrendering portions of the hostages. The case centers on Willie's Supermarket in a crowded holiday shopping period.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Georgia
Clyde Kelley
Felix Bernard Lundy
Oliver Peterson
Paul Wesley Berry
Willie Lewis Combs
Homer Lee Barnes
Peterson
Lundy
Survivors describe Managua quake's Christmas devastation
Survivors arriving in Miami from Managua recount scenes of destruction as Managua's Castillo building collapsed and the airport control tower was damaged. They describe refugees, shattered decorations, and urgent aid needs for water food medicine and blood across Central America and Latin America.
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Miami
UPI
Managua
Nicaragua
Linda Stidder
Pan Am
London
Lawson
Castillo
Central America
Latin America
Lanson
Youth Drowns While Parents Buy His Gifts
In Monterey Park California a 15 month old boy named Felix Sanchez drowned in the backyard pool while his parents were away Christmas shopping. Mrs Isabel Storm found the body floating face down after the sliding glass door was found ajar. Neighbors helped with artificial respiration but the child did not survive and was taken to a hospital where he died. The family had just bought toys which remained in the car.
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Monterey Park
Calif
UPI
Felix Sanchez
Missing Text Fragment in Atlanta Jail Towing Report
A fragment notes a item remained in a car until it was towed to an Atlanta jail in Fulton County. The brief entry records unclear context and entities due to incomplete text.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Stocking Stuffers For Dad And Brother Under Chimney
Practical gifts include pocket comb nail clippers razor blades and small bottles of witch hazel toothpaste and brush as Christmas stockers.
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Dad
Brother
St. Nicholas
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