Kuwait silent on fate of five Palestinian extremists
Five Palestinian guerrillas who hijacked a West German jet and caused mass casualties in Rome and Athens were taken to a Kuwaiti air base for questioning. Kuwait offered no clear plan for their fate as officials from Germany and Italy described negotiations and safe-passage terms. The captors claimed pride in their actions while denying criminal intent, with hostages including Italian workers and Lufthansa crew.
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Massacre of 14 Americans dampens holiday shock
The Rome terrorist attack killed 32 people and burned a Pan Am jet, with 11 Americans among the dead. Families mourn as relatives recall the victims, including 16 year old Robert Ghormley and 28 year old Mark Wamp, while others face Christmas apart from loved ones.
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Nixon Tax Question In California Case
The White House backed a tax board interpretation that Nixon may not have owed California income tax while living mostly in Washington. The Franchise Tax Board denied a formal ruling but the matter centered on whether his state tax payments were required during prior federal service.
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Eastern U S icy grip covers large region
The icy grip across the Eastern U S left about 45 000 Long Island residents without power after Monday's storm while new deaths were reported in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Colorado. Midwest snow added up to seven inches in Minnesota and four inches in Denver as New Jersey crews labored to restore street out cold outages. Continuous snow and record low temperatures spread from New York to the Plains with heavy warnings across eastern Kansas and northern Missouri.
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Laird resigns as Nixon adviser amid impeachment debate
Former Defense Secretary Laird leaves the White House after seven months as chief domestic counselor to become senior counsel for national and international affairs at Readers Digest Association. He said the move is his own break and he is not a quitter. Rodino confirms a chief counsel is to lead the impeachment inquiry, keeping the name secret until a Thursday news conference. Speculation centers on John M. Doar as a leading candidate to head the investigation.
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Senate subpeonas seek 200 tapes and 100 papers in Watergate
The Senate Watergate Committee voted to issue subpoenas for about 200 tape recordings and 100 documents. Samuel Dash said Nixon lawyers would accept on the President's behalf and timing would be kept low key. The new subpoena law took effect at midnight Monday without Nixon's signature.
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Jury begins Kent State inquiry
A federal grand jury opened an inquiry into the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1870. Ten women and thirteen men were sworn and heard the first witness as Judge Battisti said investigators will determine possible federal law violations and responsible parties. The panel will meet for two months to review evidence and may involve former officials.
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GI leaps to death from Long Beach hotel
A 21-year-old Army en listed man, Gart er Ogden Mahanes Wl of Charlottesville Virginia, leaped from a seventh floor Breakers Hotel room in Long Beach at 1 15 am. His body landed on a walkway roof and fence. He left no note but papers show orders from a medical holding company at Fort Ord to report to a hospital detachment in Fort Riley Kansas on December 21. Police cannot determine why he was in Long Beach.
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Israeli general Yariv retires from army to run for Parliament
Maj. Gen. Aharon Yariv, Israel's chief negotiator in cease fire talks with Egypt, retires from the military and returns as a candidate for Parliament, the military command announced Tuesday.
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