Plane crash kills Vietnamese general and 6 others
In central coast Vietnam a C7 Caribou carrying four crewmen and an 18 man U S Vietnamese refugee aid team crashed in bad weather, killing seven including Maj. Gen. Tran Thanh Phong and five Vietnamese. two Americans also died. The crash near Tuy Hoa Air Base appeared accidental with weather a factor.
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U.S
Central Highlands
Central Coast
Phong
Tuy Hoa Air Base
Dubliners reject IRA head plea to protest in his behalf
Dubliners refused Sean MacStiofain's appeal to protest his detention. Less than 500 joined a Sinn Fein rally while another protest drew 2 000 to 4 000 people. Opposition to the IRA bombing campaign grows in the republic as support wanes.
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Dublin
Nothen Leland
Bernadette Devlin
Child Reunites With Family After Months Apart
In Albany a two year old girl Monica Lozano arrives from Bolivia with a ham actor escort, reuniting with parents Aurora and Miguel and sister Anita after months of separation. The family, greeted by fresh snow, heads home in a Times Union supplied limousine.
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Albany
N.Y
Monica Lozano
Bolivia
New York
Monica
Aurora
Miguel
Anita
Albany Times Union
Shultz to Stay Treasury Secretary in Nixon Second Term
Florida White House announced George Shultz will remain Secretary of the Treasury in Nixon's second term and will share chief responsibility for coordinating all economic policy as a presidential assistant.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida White House
George Shultz
Nixon
West and East Germany to sign neighbor treaty
Bonn announced that West and East Germany will sign a good neighbor treaty on December 21, signaling steps toward normal relations. The German spokesman confirmed the talks and upcoming agreement details.
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Bonn
West East Germany
Ex-Ruler of Italy Antonio Segni Dies at 81
Former Italian president and two time premier Antonio Segni died at age 81 in Rome. A long time Christian Democratic figure, he led Italy as president starting in 1962 before a 1964 stroke left him partly paralyzed and prompted his resignation.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Christian Demo
Cratic
Segni
Vietnamese premier orders secret cease fire prep
Premier Tran Thien Khiem issued a secret directive to Cabinet ministers and department heads directing them to prepare for a cease fire. The directive circulated recently, with no clear link to Nixon-Thieu talks in Washington.
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Washington
Nixon
Nguyen Phu Duc
Nguyen van Thieu
Indonesia Faces Rice Shortage and Starvation Deaths
Jakarta reports drought slashes rice output by 425000 tons below the 12 million ton demand. About 60 people are said to have died from starvation as a result.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Israel reports third set of quadruplets in 16 days
TEL AVIV AP Israel records its third quadruplets birth in 16 days. Pina Bronstein, 26, delivered a girl and three boys after fertility hormone treatment. Mother and babies are in good condition, doctors said.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Pina Bronstein
Soviet Bloc Leader Urges Clear Pact Against Force
In Helsinki AP reported the Soviet bloc premier urged the proposed European security conference to adopt an explicit document that obliges all nations to renounce the use of force under any circumstances or pretext.
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Helsinki
Romania
Apollo 17 Astronauts Begin Final Physical Exams
Apollo 17 astronauts Cerna n Schmitt and Evans underwent final medical exams as Boeing workers threaten a strike that could delay the moon mission. NASA officials say the chance of a launch disruption remains low, with Dec 6 and 7 as favorable launch days cited.
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Fla
The
Space Agency
NASA
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Nepinion Technical
Boeing
South Vietnamese envoy seeks fourth Kissinger meeting
South Vietnam envoy Nguyen Duc seeks a fourth White House talk with Henry Kissinger on a Vietnam peace settlement. US officials say no final decision yet while Saigon delays initialing the draft. President Nixon and Kissinger aim to settle the war rapidly, with Kissinger and Nixon to join a Florida trip.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Duc
Henry A. Kissinger
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Nguyen Duc
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Paris
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Military Justice for Blacks Often Unfair Admits Panel
The Pentagon report finds black service members receive harsher punishments than whites for minor UCMJ violations. A 14 member task force urges remedies including standardized punishments, more black military lawyers, and hair style and policy reforms to reduce racial discrimination across the system.
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Washington
Pentagon
Melvin R. Laird
5-9 Inch Snow Blanket Hits New England and Beyond
A moisture laden autumn storm dumped 5 to 9 inches of snow across interior New England with 9 inches in West Berne New York and 6 inches in Concord New Hampshire. The system spread snow into Michigan Indiana and the Red River Valley while the Southeast stayed cool and Florida enjoyed 70s. Temperatures before dawn ranged from 6 in Duluth Minnesota to 75 in Key West Florida.
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Middle Atlantic States
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N.Y
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Concord
N.H
Portland
Plains
Great Lakes
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Red River Valley
Dakotas
Minnesota
Florida
California
Duluth
Minn
Key West
Fla
Death of Sir Compton Mackenzie Prominent Island Author
Sir Compton Mackenzie died at his Edinburgh home on November 30, as reported by his London publisher. The prolific British author of Whisky Galore and many other works would have turned ninety in January, and his best known tale centers on remote Scottish islanders who find a ship wrecked with whisky, later adapted as Tight Little Island.
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Sir Compton Mackenzie
Edinburgh
London
Mackenzie
UPI
Business Wizard McElroy Dies at 68 Former Defense Secretary
Cincinnati born Neil H. McElroy a business leader and former secretary of defense under Eisenhower who warned of a missile gap died of cancer at 68. He led Procter & Gamble before and after his Pentagon tenure, guiding educational commissions and serving as P&G chairman.
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Neil H. McElroy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pentagon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nixon
Berea
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Procter & Gamble
Harvard
Washington
Chaiman
Shelling of Bien Hoa Base Kills Child and Injures Many
Saigon reports say Communist shells hit Bien Hoa air base before dawn killing a child and wounding nine Vietnamese and four Americans. Rockets damaged hangars and aircraft, with further attacks at Cat Lai and along the DMZ as Saigon reports 53 enemy attacks in 24 hours.
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South Vietnam
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al Skyraider
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An Loc
Saigon Command
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Quang Tri City
SUNY Building Delays Blame Architects for Extra Costs
Albany AP legislative panel faults architects and, to a lesser extent, the State University Construction Fund for cost overruns and delays in SUNY projects. The audit cites loosened controls and late design changes, noting friction at Fredonia where thermostats, black-painted hardware, and other changes were approved without funding.
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Albany
N.Y
Seersa
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