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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1973

Page

9

Repairs Not Completed Before Cargo Plane Crash

An official from Sekman Aviation said the cargo plane bound for Venezuela with 21 000 pounds of Christmas trees was not repaired before takeoff. Eight people died, including three crew members and five nearby residents. Federal investigators seek owner contact and inspect wreckage to determine the crash cause.

Richard J. Sekman Sekman Aviation Repair Facilities H. B. Robinson Sekman Miami International Airport Robinson Douglas Dreifus National Transportation Safety Board Venezuela Lekman Miami

Spruance Destroyer Speeds Aimed At 30 Knots

The Spruance, first of a new destroyer class, is under construction at a controversial Pascagoula automated shipyard. Its knife edge bow and four gas turbine plants, each over 20,000 horsepower, factor toward seagoing speeds above 30 knots.

Pascagoula Miss

Gettys may move to the United States amid fears of reprisals

The mother of J Paul Getty III Gail Harris and her three children may relocate to the United States fearing revenge from abductors. Police clamped a news blackout as investigators consider Calabrian Mafia links and Getty remains in a Rome clinic after being found near Lagonegro.

Rome J. Paul Getty III United States Getty Gail Harris San Francisco Fernando Haso Italy Rome Clinic Lagonegro Naples

Moscow assails NATO balanced troop cuts plan

Pravda denounces NATO call for balanced reductions in Soviet and American forces in central Europe saying it targets only land forces of the two powers and ignores West German, British, and other NATO troops. Moscow warns such a plan undermines security and signals reluctance to reduce German forces.

Moscow Soviet Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization Europe Vienna Communist Party Pravda NATO Bundeswehr Rhine Warsaw Pact

Brazil shares borders with nearly all South American nations

Brazil shares a border with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador, a geographic fact highlighted in regional overviews. The note emphasizes Brazil's expansive frontier touching most neighbors and shaping trade and travel connections.

Brazil Chile Ecuador

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