Hijackers surrender as Lufthansa jet ends Rome to Kuwait crisis
Arab gunmen who hijacked a Lufthansa flight after a Rome massacre released hostages in Kuwait surrendering to authorities. They killed at least five hostages at Athens and 31 in Rome, then demanded free passage and altered their landing plans via Damascus before reaching Kuwait. The flight carried 12 hostages at takeoff, with conflicting reports on casualty numbers.
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Kuwait
Lufthansa
Rome
Cologne
Germany
Athens
Damascus
Joe Kroese
Pan American World Airways
Fiumicino
Official warns of water contamination risk near De Rosweil
About 30 residents and businesses served by the Lykins Estates water system near the South Main Street area outside De Rosweil Industrial Air Center gate were told by Environmental Improvement Agency officials that the water is subject to contamination.
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Marilyn Holmes
Lykins Estates
de Rosweil Industrial Air Center
Environmental Improvement Agency
Frances Browning
Roswell
Clovis Eia
Clovis
John Gragg
EIA
Gragg
Revort
Fourth St
Fund Drives Near 15000 for Roswell Goddard Youths
The cancer fund in Roswell, aided by local citizens and radio stations, nears 14945.15 in donations for two Goddard High School students Louis Day and Dusty Hobbs facing leukemia and bone cancer. Events include a bucket brigade, a basketball game with KBIM and KASY DJs, and a December tournament with proceeds to the fund.
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Security National Bank
Goddard High School
Louis Day
Ernest Day
N. Lea Ave
Dusty Hobbs
Doyle Hobbs
Route 1
Box 197
Young Day
Greek hijacking ends with hostage deaths and stalled negotiations
The Rome bound Lufthansa jet carrying six gunmen and 12 to 30 hostages faced a chaotic hijack. As Greek authorities refused ransom, the terrorists killed a U S American woman and an Italian policeman, with conflicting reports on hostage numbers and identities. Diplomatic efforts involved six Arab nations and West Germany as the plane redirected toward Beirut before being halted.
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Rome
Athens
Lufthansa
Cairo
Libya
Beirut
Bonnie Cresnell
el Arid Shafik
Khantouran Palaal
Ethiopian Airlines
Roswell Jaycees Host Non Electrical Christmas Contest
The Junior Chamber of Commerce invites residents to decorate without lights under energy guidelines. Prizes of 25 15 and 10 go to original, well decorated homes with postmark deadline Dec 22 to Roswell Jaycees P O Box 122.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Roswell Jaycees
P.O
Soyuz 13 Lifts Off in Baikonur for Earth Orbit Test
Spacecraft Soyuz 13 launched from Baikonur at 2 59 p m Moscow time with two rookie cosmonauts Air Force Maj Pyotr Klimuk 31 in command and Valentin Lebedev 31 as flight engineer The mission aims to test the redesigned Soyuz in near earth orbit in preparation for a 1975 Soyuz Apollo link up Official Tass reports say systems are functioning smoothly and contact with ground control is stable The mission follows the 1971 Soyuz 1 disaster and the Sept 27 Soyuz maiden flight and runs concurrent with Skylab 3’s 33rd day in space The launch was televised by Moscow TV and the crew described the ride as like riding a good horse over cobblestones
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Baikonur
Kazakhstan
Air Force
Pyotr Klimuk
Valentin Lebedev
Klimuk
Lebedev
Moscow Radio
Moscow Television
Plane remains grounded in New York delaying Roswell training
An Alitalia plane bound for Roswell is stuck in New York City due to weather. Roswell officials say the aircraft was to arrive Sunday for a pilot training program with an Italian firm under city contract. The earliest arrival is now expected late today and the Roswell program is indefinitely postponed until the plane and training setup are ready.
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St. Mary's Hospital
David Orr
Alitalia Airlines
New York City
Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce
Rod Starkey
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Roswell
Starkey
SENMEDD Annual Meet Sets Projects Endorsements
The Development District board of directors meets at 10 a.m. in Roswell at SENMEDD headquarters with about 20 members from Chaves Eddy Lincoln Lea and Otero counties. They will consider endorsements of state projects including UNM Medical School rural training. David King and D K Kelly will attend for state officials.
Teamsters reopen national contract to ease driver earnings impact
The Teamsters Union announced a reopening of its national contract to relieve earnings pressure on over the road drivers from fuel shortages and lower speed limits. A car bomb exploded in central London injuring 40. Personal income in November rose eight tenths of one percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1 076 billion, up $8.7 billion.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
London
Commerce Department
Michigan Harr clan chartered bus for Christmas trip to Wisconsin
The 38 Harr family members from Michigan charter a bus to travel from Dewitt to Marshall Wisconsin for Christmas dinner at Edna Huggett's home. Edwin Harr leads the group with a $520 total cost. the 600 mile journey includes Mass and brunch at the Huggetts with return to Lansing Monday morning.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Harr
Wisconsin
Edwin Harr
Edna Huggett
James
Marshall
Wis
Nixon
Doris Feldpausch
Indian Trails Bus Co
Huggetts
Edna
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Middle East
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St. Main St
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Roswell High School
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Pecos Valley
David King
Santa Fe
Buce King
State Traffic Safety Commission
D. K. Kelly
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