Fromme associates held on death threat conspiracy charges
Sandra Good and Susan Murphy, former roommates of Lynette Fromme, remain jailed on $50,000 bail for conspiring to mail death threat letters to corporate chiefs. A US district judge rejected their bid for release on recognizance, delaying bail proceedings to January 6.
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Sacramento
RPS
Lynette Fromme
Sandra Good
Susan Murphy
Philip Wilkins
Miss Good
Wilkins
Miss Fromme
Ford
Miss Murphy
Earth
Move From City Gets Away From Integration
East Boston faces court-ordered desegregation that would convert East Boston High to a technical school and transfer most white students to other city schools. Elvira Palladino urges suburban relocation as a response while John J McDonough seeks a modification allowing the current school to stay or become a magnet.
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Boston
UPD
US District Court
W Arthur Garrity
East Boston
Elvira Palladino
Winthrop
Saugus
Revere
Palladino
John J . McDonough
Garrity
East Boston High
Are You a Giving Person Quiz Prompts Generosity Tone
A newspaper style quiz on generosity quotients asks how readers give and when to give. It presents multiple choice actions for birthdays and funerals and includes garbled text of encoded responses.
Gold Loses Luster as 1975 Gold Rush Fails to Deliver
UPI reports that American investors shunned gold in 1975 with prices dropping from about 200 dollars per ounce to around 140. Economists from Mellon Bank and others cite ebbing inflation fears and IMF gold sales as factors while noting Treasury gold offers may further depress prices but not below 100 dollars.
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Frank T Csongos
Pittsburgh
UPI
Norman Robertson
Mellon Bank
Congress
Robertson
Treasury Departments
Treasury
Suspect Released Awaiting Hearing In SLA Probe
Michael Bertin 27 of Berkeley released on his own recognizance after surrendering to Alameda County court. Fingerprints linked him to SLA hideouts. he faces probation violation possible after pleading guilty to bombs and weapons charges. Hearing set for Jan 30 before Judge Spurgeon Avakian.
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Oakland
UPI
Michael Bortin
Symbionese Liberation Army
Alameda County Superior Court
Berkeley
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Wendy Yoshimura
William and
Emily Harris
Bertin
Yoshimura
SLA
Spurgeon Avakian
Bortin
Bodies Due Return By North Vietnam
A UPI report says three American fliers lost over North Vietnam may be home within weeks. Rep Benjamin Gilman and other congressmen visited a center in southern Thailand to learn bodies were left there. The airmen hailed from Connecticut Tennessee and California.
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Middletown
UPI
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Benjamin
Gilman Rny
Phailand
Connecticut
Tennessee
California
Gilman
United States
Earthquakes Hit Northern Papua New Guinea No Casualties Reported
A strong earthquake struck northern Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific this morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the meteorological agency.
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Papua New Guinea
South Pacific
Meteorological
Continental Army Founded and Transitioned in 1775 76
The Continental Congress established the United States Army on June 14 1775 and on January 1 1776 the transition from the old to the new army officially occurred.
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Continental Congress
United States Army
Saigon Hosts First Midnight Mass Since War End
Saigon celebrated Christmas with a peaceful midnight mass marking Vietnam’s first Christmas at peace since WWII. Curfew eased, the city buzzed with celebrations as residents filled streets and churches nationwide lit in holiday light. Authorities backed the religious service and urged unity in a socialist Vietnam.
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Tran Dat Minh
Saigon
South Vietnam
UPI
Cholon
Huyen Tan Phat
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Nguyen Huu Tho
Vietnam
Nguyen van Binh
Tu Do Street
Dong Khoi
PRG
Hanoi
Bangkok
Prison Protest Damages Do Most Cells At New Hampshire Prison
About 135 of 240 cells damaged during a four hour protest by inmates at the New Hampshire state prison over solitary confinement Christmas meal. Three injured, about 100 inmates moved to new locations as state police restored order. Authorities, including Gov Thom son and A G Warren Rudman, planned investigations and potential prosecutions of leaders. Firefighters fought fires, hostages escaped, and medical care provided.
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Concord
N.H
Martin Gross
New Hampshire
Warren Rudman
Meldrim Thomson
Gross
Santa Visit Tragedy Claims Four Children In Ohio Crash
United Press International reports a last minute Santa visit ended in death for four Roddy nephews and nieces when a Defiance Ohio area car crash on icy Ohio 66 near Defiance killed Eddie 16 Kim 13 David 10 and Trisha 4, with Richard Roddy 28 among the injured. The weekend holiday traffic toll over 100 deaths included multiple states and a Florida crash list shows 150 total deaths across various categories.
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United Press International
Santa Claus
Richard Roddy
Defiance
Ohio
Oakwood
Eddie Roddy
Kim
David
East
Upper
Great Lakes
Plains
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
California
Indiana
Georgia
Michigan
Scotia
Dark Clouds Of A New World War Warn Chinese Paper
The People's Daily review of 1975 warns of intensified Soviet US rivalry and a feverish arms race. It says only the two powers can trigger a world war, denouncing detente and urging preparement for war and resistance against aggression. The article is signed by Jen Ku-ping.
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China
Hong Kong
UPI
People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party
New China News’ Agency
Soviet Union
United States
Ford
Peking
Washington
Moscow
Jen Ku-ping
Fire levels three building complex in central Istanbul
A massive blaze ripped through a three building shopping complex in central Istanbul destroying more than 1,000 shops. Police reported no casualties though damage estimates remain preliminary as flames threatened nearby businesses six hours after the 9 am start. Another Istanbul fire had destroyed 144 shops the day before.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
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Schenectady
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