Assassination attempt wounds Mrs Marcos during civic event
A long haired Filipino man attacked Mrs Imelda Marcos with a 20 inch bolo on a Nayong Filipino stage near Manila. Security shot the attacker dead as Mrs Marcos sustained severe hand and arm wounds requiring dozens of stitches and possible three weeks hospital care. Congressman Aspiras and two bystanders were also injured.
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Manila
UPI
Imelda Marcos
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Phillipines
Marcos
Makati Medical Center
Raul Fores
Marcus
Fores
Philippines
Nayong Filipino
Manila International Airport
Francisco S. Tatad
Mrs. Marcos
Jose Aspiras
Aspiras
Oil executive tapped for Volpe's job
President Nixon completed his cabinet overhaul by naming Claude Brinegar, a Los Angeles oil company executive, as transportation secretary. Brinegar holds a doctorate and replaces Volpe in a move announced at Camp David.
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Camp David
UPJ
Nixon
Claude Brinegar
Los Angeles
Brinegar
John A. Volpe
U.S
Italy
Richard &. Kleindienst
Volpe
Massachusetts
Transportation Department
Rome
Union and Pure Oil
Prices stay up as wholesale costs rise under Phase II
UPI reports wholesale prices increased by 4 percent in the 12 months since Nixon's Phase II wage-price controls began in November 1971, with pre-freeze and six-month rates showing sharper increases. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted prices typically lead consumer trends, while other cabinet changes were anticipated in Nixon's second term.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Reward Offered in Karen Levy Mystery Case
Syracuse police tie a $2,500 reward and a special Karen Levy phone to new leads in the four week old case of Karen Levy an 18 year old Syracuse University student missing since Nov 10. Police acknowledge the possibility she may be dead but still hope to find her alive. About 40 tips came in on the new line with six worth follow up as investigators pursue a man named Bill Lacey linked to the case. A hunter later found a woman's suit off a highway in Monroe County related to the search.
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Syracuse
Karen Levy
Thomas Sardino
Levy
Syracuse University
Denis Gealer
Philadelphia
Bill Lacey
Karen
New Jersey
William Reidy
Monroe County
Tardy trio streaking moonward
Apollo 17 lifted from Cape Kennedy despite a late countdown glitch and a stubborn computer. Commanders Cernan and Schmitt led Ron Evans toward lunar orbit, beginning the last planned U.S. crewed Moon landing. Nixon sent luck and Godspeed as Mission Control solved alarms and latch issues. The crew rested after a long day, while a final countdown hiccup was resolved.
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Paul Recer
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Apollo
Camp David
Cernan
Lunar Orbit
Truman's condition improves amid critical status
Former President Harry S Truman remained on the critical list as doctors reported improved overall condition after congested lungs and heart weakness. The 88 year old's temperature fluctuated near 102.8, with heart failure the major concern, while earlier vitals were described as stable.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
John Dreves
Medical Bulletin
Weather forecast: cold with clear skies tonight
National Weather Service Hancock Field reports a low near 10 degrees with mainly clear skies. Snow likely tomorrow as clouds increase. Tomorrow's high around 30. Precipitation chances: 50 percent today, 10 tonight, 6 tomorrow.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Field
Kissinger Meets Hanoi Hanoi French Officials On Peace Talks
In Paris Henry Kissinger met with French and Hanoi officials as reports claimed a Vietnam peace accord could come within hours. An American delegate said the process has not reached final conclusion amid unresolved issues at the Paris talks. Meanwhile Saigon reported a heavy U S bombing campaign north of the DMZ and noted no U S combat fatalities last week.
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Milt Freudeneim
Chicago
Paris
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Heywood Isham
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
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Moon
Space Center
By Norman Kempster
Richard G. Case
New York
Yy Suman Natal
Moonward
Earth
Engi
Sylvia Porter
Maurice Schumann
le Duc Tho
United States
Paris Vietnam
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