Prime Minister Tell of Jordan Slain in Cairo Attack
Wasfi Tell, Jordan's prime minister and foe of Palestinian guerrillas, was shot at the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo. Abdullah Salah was wounded, and four Palestinians with Syrian passports were arrested. one suspect reportedly admitted the killing. The assassination drew mixed reactions across Jordan and the region amid renewed tensions with the Palestinian movement.
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Amman
Wasfi Tell
Tell
Sheraton
Cairo
Abdullah Salah
Egypt
Middle East
Monzie Khalifa
Hussein
Christmastime Crisis Urges United Fund Donations
An Oswego County editorial warns that the United Fund campaign is in serious trouble with only 63.4 percent of the goal raised by November 26. It calls on donors and volunteers to intensify efforts, noting reporting gaps and waning personal generosity as the season of giving approaches. The piece urges salvaging the drive for the 19 agencies involved and frames the effort as a lasting Christmas contribution.
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Oswego County
United Fund
Girl Returns to School After Deer-Hunter Mistake
SALMON Idaho AP more than a year after a hunter mistook 7 year old Karyn Prestwich for a deer she returns to school today with her left leg cast. She rode a snowmobile on Thanksgiving Day and now faces a 35 mile bus ride to Pioneer Elementary. Donations total about 17000 for medical bills plus gifts from donors nationwide. Roy Wells the shooter pleaded to reduced charges and sent 500 dollars plus a birthday doll.
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Karyn Prestwich
Karyn
North Fork
Washington State
Georgia
Roy Wells
Torrance
Calif
Wells
Jenny
Carrie
Pioneer
Heavy Snow Blankets Broad Areas of Nation
Two winter storm systems covered the nation with heavy snow over the Great Plains Midwest and the western mountains. Snow warnings extended from Iowa to western Pennsylvania. Waterloo Iowa saw seven inches, Columbia Missouri four inches in three hours, and Michigan could receive four inches or more.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Midwest
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvana
Waterloo
Columbia
Lower
U S Copter Vanishes in Storm Over South Viet Nam
In a thunderstorm off the northern coast of South Vietnam a CH47 Chinook helicopter with 33 aboard disappeared after the pilot radioed an emergency. Major Gardner said the Epperson led an extensive air and sea search as four more aircraft were reported lost in the war.
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South Vietnam
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Maj
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Epperson
Gardner
Vision
da Nang
Panhandle
Laos
Nixon to announce China trip date within 48 hours
President Nixon, expected to name a China trip date within 48 hours, aims to ease East West tensions without harming long standing alliances. White House aides say consultations with Britain France Germany Japan and Canada justify the timing as part of coordinated diplomacy before trips to Peking and Moscow.
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Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peking
Moscow
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Canada
Air Force One
California
Ziegler
White House
Prisoner Re-arrested After Hospital Escape
Buffalo AP reports William Taggert 21 of Tonawanda escaped from Erie County Penitentiary guards at Meyer Memorial Hospital when handcuffs were removed for a rain coat. He was recaptured after a Saturday automobile chase in which at least 10 shots were fired. no injuries. Taggert, serving 90 days for attempted third degree assault and possession of stolen property, now faces charges of second degree escape car theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
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Buffalo
Erie County Penitentiary
William Taggert
Tonawanda
Taggert
Meyer Memorial Hospital
Nixon Warns Veto on Tax Cut Bill Over Senate Amendments
President Nixon said he would veto the tax-cut bill if it arrives with what an aide calls budget busting Senate amendments or a plan to finance presidential campaigns.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Stewardess Relates Confession in Cuba Hijacking Case
A Trans World Airlines stewardess reports one of the three hijackers admitted killing a New Mexico state trooper. FBI names suspects as Michael Finney Ralph Goodwin and Charles Hill, tied to the Albuquerque shooting. Pilot says the hijackers planned murder, plane diverted to Havana where they were disarmed. A second hijacking case in the Pacific Northwest continues with a man missing after bailing out with $200,000.
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Associated Press
Trans World Airlines
Cuba
Michael
Mahdha
Ann Harrell
Miami
Havana
FBI
Robert Rosenbloom
Albuquerque
N.M
Michael R. Finney
San Francisco
Berkeley
Calif
Ralph L. Goodwin
Charles Hill
John McGhee
Atlanta
Tampa
Fila
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Airlines
Pakistan Charges Big Indian Drive Against East Pakistan
Pakistan reports heavy fighting on multiple fronts along East Pakistan borders with India. Pakistani spokesman says Indian forces include two divisions and armor units, while India claims only one crossing and self defense. Casualties cited on both sides. Balurghat market shelling reported with civilian deaths.
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Jessore
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Dinajpur
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Dennis Neeld
Neeld
Rockefeller Aims to Trim State Budget Amid Job Criticism
New York Democrats allege Gov Rockefeller approved over 3500 state positions and promotions costing about 30 million dollars yearly, effectively unfreezing the payroll since April 1. They urge cuts as tax shortfalls and a 1.5 billion year deficits loom, with a special session and a December political summit planned.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albany
Stanley Stingut
Senate
Joseph Zaretski
Samuel Greenberg
Brooklyn
Senate Finance Committee
Alexander Chanawan
Ane Democrat
Senate Debates Wage Price Controls Extension Today
The Senate opens debate on a bill to extend wage price controls through 1973 with Nixon given power to continue the program and retroactive pay raises for teachers and others denied during the freeze. Proxmire opposes unless revised. Shultz argues for passage to avoid further uncertainty. Senate action expected tomorrow.
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Senate
Nixon
William Proxmire
Dwis
House Economic Committee
Proxmire
George Shultz
Shultz
ABC Radio-Tv
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
John Sparkman
Dala
Banking Committee
Jordan names Ahmed Lozi as prime minister after Tell
King Hussein appoints Ahmed Lozi 46 to head the cabinet to succeed the slain Tell who led Jordan for a little over a year. Tell, killed in Cairo, was a foe of Palestinian guerrillas opposing the monarchy and pursued a tough line against them.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Ahmed Lozi
Wassi Tell
Lozi
Tell
Cairo
AFT Head Joins Pickets In New York Strike
AFL-CIO president David Selden joined lay teachers on strike against Roman Catholic schools in 10 downstate counties. The walkout entered its second week as Selden traveled from Washington to show support for the educators.
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Downstate
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teach
Ers
AFT
David Selden
Washington
Maine
Texas
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Four Terrorist Suspects Captured in Belfast Raids
British troops raided Roman Catholic homes in Belfast and seized an arms cache. Four terror suspects on the wanted list were captured and five others arrested in the Ballymacarrett district with virtually no opposition.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ballymacarrett
Prisoners surrender after raid at Raiford State Prison
A special emergency squad of about 20 guards captured six knife wielding prisoners and rescued four hostages after an escape attempt at Raiford State Prison in Florida. Louie Wainwright said the prisoners surrendered Sunday without a blow being struck and no injuries were reported.
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Fla
Ralford State
Louie Wainwright
State Division of Corrections
Second Trial to Start in Portage County Court
In Ravenna Ohio AP reports while one jury deliberates Jer ry Rupe 24 of Ravenna faces trial in Portage County Common Pleas Court. The second trial for Peter Blick 23 of Rochester AN.Y. was to start in a separate courtroom today.
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Ohio
Portage County
Jerry Rupe
Peter Blick
Rochester
An.y
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