Ford jokes on spill dost not hurt votes in snow
A compilation of U.S. brief items notes President Ford brushing off jokes about a snow spill as press aides defend his clumsiness. Other dispatches cover Church resisting curbs on intelligence probes, Schaufele seeking African truce talks, Gulf States Utilities contract ratified with 31 percent wage hikes, wool subsidies eyed, Coast Guard search ends for Botruck crewman, Kathryn Kuhlman’s open heart surgery, two Fort Worth youths found with marijuana in trunk, Ellis Unit prepares disciplinary action after guard-hostage clash, a Mequon child recounts a turbulent Honolulu to Chicago flight, and a Christmas holiday traffic toll of 53 fatalities in Texas.
India rushes pumps to drain flooded coal mine
The Chaswala colliery disaster near Calcutta traps hundreds of miners. Officials say draining 110 million gallons may take 10 days with five pumps and 500 rescuers. Prime Minister Gandhi appeals for international aid as authorities fear many deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron L. Belkind
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Chaswala
Calcutta
Chandrajit Yadav
Dhanbad
Army denies Indian massacre at Wounded Knee 1890
The Army reports that the Wounded Knee killings near 150 Lakota at Pine Ridge are unfairly labeled a massacre. It cites restraint by forces, notes the first shot by an Indian, and argues there was no indiscriminate firing. The study argues against $3,000 heirs’ claims and Arourezk’s bill before Senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Wounded Knee
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
S.D
Senate Judiciary Committee
James G. Abourezk
D-S.d
Abourezk
Pine Ridge
Angola funding cut ends U S risk in Angola
Senate action bars use of funds for covert U S military aid to anti Soviet factions in Angola. Sen. Clifford Case says cutting support pressures Russians and blocks a Vietnam style quagmire as South Africa expands involvement and Cuban troops back Soviet backed groups. The move follows debate over strategic interests and race relations in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Angola
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Africa
Case
Congress
U.S
South Africa
Portugal
Time honors 12 Women of Year
Time Magazine names twelve women as women of the year, led by Betty Ford Billie Jean King and Ella Grasso. Other honorees include Carla Hills Barbara Jordan Susie Sharp Jill Ker Conway Alison Cheek Carol Sutton Kathleen Byerly Susan Brownmiller and Addie Wyatt. The roster marks a historic shift from the usual Man of the Year salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Time Magazine
Betty Ford
Billie Jean King
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Carla Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Texas
Barbara Jordan
Susie Sharp
North Carolina Supreme Court
Jill Ker Conway
Smith College
Alison Cheek
St. Ste
Phen
Washington
Carol Sutton
Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal
Kathleen Byerly
San Diego
Susan Brownmiller
Addie Wyatt
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
Queen Elizabeth II
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Ford
Vail
Cole
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Richard Welch
Frank Church
D-Idaho
State Department
William E. Schaufele Jr
African Affairs
Department
Schaufele
Henry A. Kissinger
Beaumont
Tex
Gulf States
Louisiana
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Agriculture Department
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Ricky Phelps
Alan Neal
Montegut
Clarence Kidder
Baton Rouge
Henry Marchand
Cottonport
Miracle Healer
Tulsa
Kathryn Kuhlman
Miss Kuhlman
Fort Worth
Benbrook Lake
James Lee Rainey
Jay Conrad Reiber
Benbrook
Mustang Park
Huntsville
Ellis
Texas Penitentiary
Texas Department of Corrections
Chicago
Bobby Sullivan
Mequon
Wis
Honolulu
O’hare International
Oakland
Texas Department of Public Safety
Yadav
Butterfly McQueen
Spanky McFarland
Gale Sondergaard
Tion
Allahabad
Nepal
Tibet
Miles
Time
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