Kidnapping of Aldo Moro shocks Italy and Europe
Gunmen killed five members of Aldo Moro's protective detail and abducted the former Italian premier in Rome. The Red Brigades claimed responsibility while authorities deployed massive security as investigations and a nationwide manhunt began.
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Aldo Moro
Italy
Rome
Christian Democrat
Red Brigades
Christian Democrats
Giulio Andreotti
Moro
Andreotti
Christian Democratic
Trionfale
Hilton Hotel
Pact's uncertain path to passage amid coal strike
Washington AP report says a tentative contract endorsed by the United Mine Workers bargaining council faces a tough vote among 160000 striking miners. The deal includes company health plans and higher pay but drops the independent fund, triggering distrust. District 19 leader Joseph Phipps predicts likely rejection. The strike began December 6 and would extend if the accord fails.
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United Mine Workers’ District 19
Joe Phipps
Middleboro
Washington
UMW
Phipps
United Mine Workers
Labor Department
Joseph Phipps
Kentucky
Senate poised to approve first Panama Canal treaty
Opponents conceded the pact would pass as the Associated Press counted 66 votes in favor, one short of a 67 vote threshold if all 100 senators vote. Key figures like Sen. Paul Laxalt urged passage while Carter faced Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos over a revised amendment DeConcini backed.
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Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Paul Laxalt
Panama
Sumes
Carter
Omar Torrijos
CBS News
Torrijos
United States
Sen
Dennis de
Veuil
D-Ariz
DeConcini
State Department
Simple skin test detects breast cancer
A simple skin test similar to tuberculosis detection has shown success in identifying breast cancer. Doctors report at the American Chemical Society meeting that patients receive an injection and wait 24 hours to see if redness occurs, indicating cancer, per Georg Springer of Evanston Hospital at Northwestern University.
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Georg Springer
Evanston Hospital
Northwestern University
County considers ambulance tax for centralized service
Williamson County voters would decide on a 25 cent per 100 dollar assessment to fund a central dispatch ambulance system. The county plans to contract Pulley Ambulance Service of Marion to run emergency calls countywide from a central base in Marion. Cities may keep their own crews but must fund near-site service if desired. a November referendum will determine long term financing.
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O.R. Walley
Robert Butler
Marion
Memorial Hospital
Bill Stevens
Johnston City
Mario
Moochie
Ottolini
Herrin
Pulley
Humphreys
State’s Attorney’s
Butler
Carterville
Cambria
Hurst
Loomis Carter
Ronald Eckiss
Ronald Pulley
Weather outlook and political notes from the paper
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies and a dip to the 20s tonight with a Friday in the 40s and a warming trend through Monday. A U.S. weather summary predicts mainly clear to partly cloudy days with fluctuating temperatures. Political items include Carter's admission on gasoline supplies amid Arab oil cutbacks and a potential UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
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National Weather Service
Illinois lawmakers revive hearings on state university governance
A House sub committee resumes hearings on reforming how Illinois governs its colleges and universities, with attention to the two Southern Illinois University campuses. Two congressmen press for a probe into Billy.
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Illinois House
Southern Illinois University
Billy
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