Moment of tragedy as United 552 crashes in Chicago
Eyewitness accounts from West Lawn residents describe a sudden, devastating jetliner plunge. Mrs Eleanor McMahon, a crossing guard, recalls engines unseen before impact at 2 27 PM on a gray Friday as the United Airlines flight 552 from Washington, D C, tore through roofs and sent a ball of fire across 1st Street. The crash shattered windows and left a community in shock as clocks stopped and the scene unfolded.
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Chicago
Eleanor McMahon
West 71St Street
Hamlin Avenue
United Airlines
Queen of Universe Grammar School
Washington, D.C
West Lawn
Kjoz
Parkway
1St Street
Florence Stryzik
Helen Freund
Mrs. Stryzik
Airliner crashes into Chicago homes. 45 dead
A United Air Lines Boeing 737 approaching Midway Airport struck homes on the South Side, killing 45 people including Rep. George W. Collins and several company lawyers. Forty three bodies were recovered, with 18 injured as investigators from the NTSB probed the crash site amid flames and dense debris.
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Chicago
UPI
United Air Lines
Midway Airport
Cook County
House
George W. Collins
D-ill
James Kruger
Omaha
Neb
Northern Natural Gas Co
Ralph Blodgett
CBS News
Michele Clark
John Saldowski
National Transportation Safety Board
Dems stage showdown on chairmanship struggle
The Democratic National Committee debated ousting chairwoman Jean Westwood to clear the way for Robert Strauss of Dallas to seek the post. A motion to declare the chair vacant was on the agenda with a showdown vote expected after hours of debate as Strauss claimed about 110 votes to win.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Jean Westwood
Robert Strauss
Dallas
Westwood
Strauss
West
Wood
George McGovern
Blocs of Labor
Kissinger Tho Renew Secret Vietnam Peace Talks In Paris
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held their sixth secret meeting of the week at a villa in Gifsur-Yvette as they pursue a revised ceasefire draft. Tho and Xuan Thuy arrived first, followed by Kissinger and Gen. Haig, with no official progress reported. The two sides have logged over 40 hours of talks since November 20 amid a news blackout. Communist officials push for no major changes to the October draft while Saigon seeks sweeping changes with partial US support.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Communist Party
Tho
Xuan Thuy
Gifsur-Yvette
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Orangerie
Jeu de Paume
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Look-alike freed in hunt for Karen
Police in Syracuse questioned a look-alike for Bill Lacey for over seven hours then released him at 3 a m. He resembled the missing Syracuse University coed Karen Levy closely but could not be linked to her disappearance. Friends who saw her walk off with Lacey were brought in to view the suspect.
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Cials
Criminal Investigation Division
Bill Lacey
Syracuse University
Putnam Street
Karen
Moon landing rehearsal for Apollo 17 crew delayed by wakeup quirks
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans were jolted awake after nine calls and a Jayhawk fight song, delaying final dress rehearsal as the crew prepared to reach lunar orbit and land on the moon tomorrow. The wakeup hiccup drew quips from Mission Control about the late night, the ear plug, and the sleepy heads readying Challenger for lunar touch down.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E
Evans
Mission Control
Gordon Fullerton
Cerman
Cernan
Jayhawk
University of Kansas
Rainy Evening Weather Brings Slick Roads In City
National Weather Service Hancock Field forecasts cloudy skies with periods of rain tonight and tomorrow and mid to upper 30s temperatures. A 6 percent chance of precipitation is noted. Weathers officials warn of slick roads as State Police report wet, slushy conditions on Routes 81 690 and local arterials. A Rome three year old girl died in yesterday Thruway crash amid extreme slickness.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Field
Rts. 81
Rts
Fulton and
Oswego
Thruway
Rt. 81
Rome
Truman Shows Signs Of Improvement Amid Grave Illness
Kansas City report says former President Harry S. Truman, despite an extremely precarious heart condition, is improved and calm. Dr. Wallace Graham notes a pulse of 96 and regular rhythm, though Truman remains gravely ill and in critical condition with a temperature of 100 degrees while tolerating nasal tube feeding every four hours.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Trumar
Wallace Graham
Graham
Jom Dreves
Truman
Moneyword Puzzle Teases $22,000 Prize Tomorrow
A bold puzzle tease promises a $22,000 top prize for the solution of tomorrow on Moneyword. The ad emphasizes a big cash reward and urges readers to prepare for the forthcoming contest.
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Diane
Maureen
Helen
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Tun
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Syracuse
Anon At
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