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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1979
Page
3
The column offers daily and holiday guidance across all signs. It notes new friendships impacting career and goals for all, with emphasis on self improvement, finances settling, and unexpected romantic surprises. Each sign receives tailored advice on decisions, clashes, and family time during Christmas and holidays.
An Ottoman Turkish Airlines F 28 jet struck Cubuk Hill near Ankara while descending through dense fog. All 39 passengers and four crew were Turkish. 15 bodies have been identified. A stewardess survived, describing a chaotic breakup and fall into a grassy field. The crash prompted grounding of remaining F 28 aircraft pending investigation.
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler chair, named Underdog of the Year by Underdogs International. The Clio, Michigan based group credits his federal loan guarantee effort for Chrysler and his comeback as emblematic of an industry underdog.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance revoked the passport of former CIA official Philip Agee, citing actions likely to harm U.S. national security. Agee, based in Hamburg, suggested exchanging CIA Iran files for the 50 American hostages in Tehran to secure their release, a plan labeled preposterous by the State Department.
Three duck hunters in a canoe fired simultaneously causing the craft to capsize on Lake Aldwell eight miles west of Port Angeles. One survivor, Richard Leighton 22, swam ashore and alerted a rescue team. Two hunters, Coast Guard Petty Officer Michael D. Bultena 31 and Lynn B. Rhodes 22, died from hypothermia after about an hour in the water.
Linda Ronstadt led a fund raising concert at the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas to aid Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.'s presidential bid. Brown joined on stage for a hug and kiss after Ronstadt quipped about their two month separation caused by his cross country campaigning.
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