Skylab debris falls over Western Australia alarm hunts begin
Australians race to locate space station debris after Skylab re enters over southwest Australia. Up to 25 tons of metal survived and fell near Balladonia about 2 a.m. local time. No casualties or property damage reported as residents monitor the night skies.
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Egyptians Israelis Secret Understandings Reported at Meetings
At a Cairo news conference an Israeli spokesman signaled progress toward secret understandings with Egyptian President Sadat after two days of talks with Prime Minister Begin. Sadat called progress sufficient though no public resolutions were reached on West Bank and Gaza settlements or Palestinian autonomy. The leaders planned to meet in Haifa next month as discussions continue.
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Weapons removed American charter plan seized by Tunisians
An American charter plane was impounded by Tunisia and diverted to a Tunisian military base where 50 tons of weapons were removed for the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Boeing 707, owned by Global International Airways of Kansas City, then flew to the Netherlands with the crew held at Schiphol awaiting further action.
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Stan Adler
U.S
Lebanon
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Indonesian crash kills all aboard on Sibayak Peak
An Indonesian airliner crashed on Mount Sibayak near Berastagi, killing all 61 people aboard. Garuda spokesman stated the Fokker F28 disappeared Wednesday night and was found Thursday, near Medan in north Sumatra.
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Luxury hotel fire kills 41 in Zaragoza Spain
Fire swept through a six story Corona de Aragon Hotel in Zaragoza early today killing at least 41. The 79 year old widow of Francisco Franco Carmen Polo de Franco was hospitalized with minor injuries. Police said many victims leaped from windows as others were rescued from the roof by helicopters and ladders. Officials attributed the blaze to a ground floor coffee shop machine. Basque separatists were not believed involved.
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Seven Die As Tractor Truck Slams Into Car On Turnpike
Seven members of a Waurika family were killed when a tractor trailer struck their parked car on the H E Bailey Turnpike near the Oklahoma Texas line. Victims include Earl and Vera Grubbs and six relatives. two others were injured. The truck driver, J T Tuley, 55, faces seven counts of negligent homicide.
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Lawton
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Wichita Falls
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Hennipen
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Cotton County
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