Desert crash kills 82 air travelers in Lebanon
MEA Boeing 720 crashed in desert west of Kuwait, killing 82 aboard. The craft split on impact, 27 bodies trapped in the hull. Rescue teams from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recovered 55 bodies. investigation to determine cause. Passengers included Britons, Greeks, Cypriot and Lebanese, with Lebanese pilots and crew.
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Lebanon
UPI
Middle East Airlines
Kuwait
Zane
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Dubai
Muscat
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Averé
Bulut
State faces debt as Pennsylvania unemployment fund falters
Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Fund, started with 420 million in 1976, may owe the federal government 500 million by year end. Labor Secretary Paul Smith warns the 13 month outlook includes solvency steps from Congress or the Legislature. The fund strained by high unemployment, rising to seven to eight percent, and 1.9 billion paid out in 1975, largely from state employers or borrowed federal funds after the fund broke in late September.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Labor and Industry
Paul Smith
Congress
Worrow
Snd
Stith
Smith
House
Senate
General Assembly
Benjamin James
Wilkinson College
State Chamber of Commerce
First baby of 1976 born in Ellwood City area
Jennifer Lynn Cross arrived at 2 50 AM yesterday as the area's first baby of 1976. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Cross of RDL Ellwood City born at St Francis Hospital. Jennifer weighed 3 pounds 18 ounces. Her mother is the former Barbara Ann Sullivan. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas Sullivan of Eipon Valley and Marold Cross of State Road.
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Jennifer Lynn Cross
Thomas. Cross
Rdl Ellwood City
Jennifer
St. Francis Hospital
Thomas Sullivan
Eipon Valley
Marold Cross
State Road
Jeffrey D. Jaworsky
Light and Ave
Jameson Mercerial Hospital
Library parking garage bid deadline set for downtown block
The city fixed a December 9 bid deadline to study a library parking garage planned for the 200 block of North Street. Bids go to the city clerk, with opening at a city council meeting. The Redevelopment Authority outlines a 330‑car, 40,000 square foot library and 10,000 square foot community facility, demolition of the block, and ineligibility of federal funds due to downtown location.
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North Street
Fyward R Stiff
North Mill
East Streets
Weekend weather forecast across the nation and regional updates
Friday night rain soaks the northern Pacific coast while snow falls near the Great Lakes. Most Atlantic states see rain or showers, with cold north Atlantic regions snow. Elsewhere fair weather prevails. Temperature highlights include Atlanta 39/56, Boston 25/34, Chicago 22, Dallas 28/46, Denver 1/22, Duluth 9/6, Houston 45/55, New York 32/46, Los Angeles 39/37, Miami 64/30, Seattle 41/46, and Washington 35/41. West Pennsylvanian outlook shows wind and rain tonight, with highs in the upper 30s and minimal precipitation. Continuous measurements note a Shenango River stage around 7.66 feet and a 0.03 inch snow/precipitation, 24-hour data through 7 a.m. Today.
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North Atlantic
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Duluth
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Obituary notices list eight local residents ages and addresses
On January 2 1976 James I Alford 88 of 211 W Moody Ave F Donald Kingery 48 of New Wilmington Mrs Mary Byler 37 of New Swimington RD2 Mrs Naomi Coulter 83 of Greenville Charles L Breaneman 83 of Slippery Rock Alexander Stanley Wrobel 69 of Strathers Ohio Mrs Alice Margaret McCracken of Volant RD1 Stanley B Whieldon 89 of Anaheim Calif Mrs Ollie Beatrice Thompson 7 of 220 Smithfield St listed with ages and residences.
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James I. Alford
W. Moody Ave
Donald Kingery
New Wilmington
Mary Byler
New Swimington
Naomi ¥. Coulter
Greenville
Charles L. Breaneman
Slippery Rock
Alexander Stanley Wrobel
Strathers
Ohio
Alice Margaret McCracken
Volant
Stanley B. Whieldon
Anaheim
Calif
Ollie Beatrice Thompson
Smithfield St
CIA undercover army in Angola recruit report denied
The Christian Science Monitor reported Americans and South Vietnamese are being recruited by the CIA into an undercover force for Angola. White House and State Department denied the story as untrue and baseless.
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Boston
UPI
CIA
Angola
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
White House
State Department
David Anable
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Africa
Zaire
Ang Fala
Ft. Benning
Two kidney victims fight battle in Allegheny life
Grace Reed recalls her son Robert and daughter in law Denise facing mounting medical bills after a house fire. Denise, diabetic since childhood, travels to Minneapolis for a kidney transplant with a 70 percent survival chance, while Robert awaits dialysis and a transplant as debts mount and hope wanes.
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Aliquippa
UPI
Grace Reed
Mrs. Reed
Allie
Robert
Denise Reed
Denise
Minneapolis
Minn
Min Read
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