Congressman's Death Feared in Midway Crash Victims
CHICAGO AP A United Air Lines jet with 61 aboard crashed near Midway Airport on approach, many killed as it struck homes on the Southwest Side. The Cook County morgue received 46 bodies. Rep. George W. Dill Collins among the victims. Holy Cross Hospital admitted 16 hurt. Survivors recalled the plane’s sudden loss of control and the pilot’s final remarks. NTSB sent investigators. FAA reported no midflight communications issues. the plane had departed Washington and was bound for Omaha.
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Midway Airport
Cook County
George W. Collins
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Washington
Holy Cross Hospital
Marvin Anderson
South Holland
Anderson
Curtis Volkamer
Volkamer
United
Midway
Connie Ruffalo
Federal Aviation Administration
Aurora
Omaha
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Apollo 17 Crew Clears Lunar Lander For Moon Landing
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans checked the lunar module Challenger for more than two hours and said it was ready to land on the moon. Schmitt noted it looked clean and fine. The trio, guided by the command ship America, remained on target as a brief engine burn helped set their course.
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Schmitt
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Moon
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Cape Kennedy
Cold Front Delays Weekend Warmup For Odessa Region
A slow moving cold front trimmed weekend temperatures for Odessa with a morning low near 30 and highs near 40 on Saturday, easing by Sunday to the 40s as warmer air from Mexico edges in. Snow remained only 20 percent chance while panhandle clouds and drizzle spread east, and Gulf Coast areas hit the 60s.
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Chicago
Denver
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Fort Worth
Galveston
Marta Glee
New York
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Gas Shortages Force Early Gas Curtailments Across Texas
Severe cold snaps hit Texas driving earlier and sharper natural gas curtailments. Major providers Lone Star Gas and Coastal States announce reductions mainly to large industrial users and electric plants, while cities switch to fuel oil to keep homes powered. Corpus Christi notes no residential cutbacks yet.
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Associated Press
Texas
Bill Jaynes
Lone Star Gas Co
Dallas
Lone Star
Jaynes
Oscar Wyatt
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Corpus Christi
Wyall
Corpus Christ
Central Power and Light Co
Cp&l
Joslin
Point Comfort
CPC International
Wilbur Adcock
CPC
Adcock
Robert Schneider
Public Utilities
Austin
San Antonio
Quipster affair lines spark playful marital tiff
A quipster accuses a woman of being out with another man. She retorts that it was only her husband, insisting there is no one but the quipster. The exchange turns into a witty, tongue in cheek moment underscoring domestic banter.
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Darling
Unemployment Rate Drops Near 5 Percent Target
Washington reports the unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in November, the lowest in over two years, with 4.2 million people unemployed. The Labor Department notes a 200,000 decline from October, seasonally adjusted drop of 300,000. Herbert Stein cites continued job improvement over 18 months.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
White House
Herbert Stein
Truman Shows Signs Of Improving In Hospital
Kansas City AP report states former president Harry S. Truman shows improvement in cardiac condition late Friday after a bulletin from Research Hospital and Medical Center. Doctors cautioned the situation remains critical with a temperature near 99 and pulse at 124. Margaret Truman Daniel said progress is modest and that future developments remain unpredictable.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
Daniel
Pioneer Of Once A Week Photo Journalism To End
The Life magazine American Life series will cease publication at year end. The feature highlighted pioneers of weekly photo journalism and announced the magazine’s final issue, marking an era in visual reporting.
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LIFE
Life Magazine
Short revenue sharing checks go out as Treasury braces for complaints
The Treasury mailed 36 000 revenue sharing checks totaling 2.6 billion for the first half of 1972 and warned hundreds of complaints will follow as many jurisdictions receive less than earlier estimates. Adjustments based on 1971 tax data shift distributions to cities like New York and Dallas, while others see declines. An appeals process is being set up and future checks will fix errors, with initial use aimed at bank deposits and securities rather than federal grants.
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Nixon
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Nebraska
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Dallas
Tex
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Fla
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Ala
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