Hijacker, 21, surrenders after dramatic plane hijack
Montreal AP report says 21 year old Larry Maxwell Stanford of Salant Join New Brunswick surrendered to his father and a Montreal psychiatrist after releasing 87 passengers unharmed during a 1015 hour hijack across eastern Canada. He had forced the jetliner to fly to Montreal Ottawa and back to Montreal before surrendering. Stewardess Josette Cote helped persuade him to return the plane to Montreal. He had previously threatened to fly to Vancouver or Winnipeg and had a history with psychiatrists. The hijacker carried a .22 caliber pistol at Wabash airport and the flight began with a station manager forced aboard. The couple he left behind in Saint John are expecting a second child.
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Apollo astronauts wrap up last lunar orbit tasks
Apollo 17 crewmates Cernan Schmitt Evans conclude lunar orbit and jettison the Challenger. They will depart Tauro-Littrow after 75 hours on the moon, with Evans set to perform a final spacewalk to retrieve film from mapping cameras before returning to Earth.
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Miller defeats Boyle in UMW presidency contest
Washington AP reports insurgent candidate Artimur Miller won the court ordered election for United Mine Workers president over W A Tony Boyle. Miller, a Miners for Democracy candidate, vows sweeping reforms and rapid action. He said the union faces major changes and promised to mobilize support immediately.
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Fatal explosion and fire at Weirton coke plant
At least two people reported dead and several injured after a blast and ensuing fire at Weirton Steel Division's new coke plant on Brown's Island by the Ohio River. Officials noted the incident remains under investigation with no final casualty figures.
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Christmas bells and a unique church concert in Liverpool
The Bell Choir of the First United Presbyterian Church of Liverpool presents Its an nal Christmas concert. A weekly Empire Magazine feature previews Russia in War and Fence A Reporter's Memoir 193-1372. Henry Stupko writes on Stalin to Brezhnev and Kosygin.
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Truman in serious condition as kidneys worsen
Kansas City AP report notes former President Harry S Truman remained in very serious condition at Research Hospital and Medical Center. Doctors said his kidneys continued to weaken with only short sleep periods and decreasing output despite medication.
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Nixon weighs peace terms as Thieu dilemma grows
Washington reports Nixon nears a decisive call on signing a Vietnam peace accord. Kissinger, back from Paris, leads talks as Thieu objects. White House rejects a proposed temporary cease fire while sources say a final compromise with North Vietnam nears, though Thieu may block approval.
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Woman Dies in West Side Fire at 29 N Lowell Ave
A West Side resident, Mrs Helen Riley, 6, died in a fire at 29 N Lowell Ave early today. Five others escaped. three firefighters were injured and treated. Fire officials traced the blaze to an overloaded circuit with cords plugged into a single socket. The second floor occupants were identified as Madelyn Marion and Marion McCarthy. Concluded on Page 9.
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Major winter storm forecast for northeastern states
A heavy snow forecast for this afternoon and tonight warns of six inches or more, with a major early winter storm tracking from north Georgia through the Carolinas and up the eastern seaboard. By Tate morning snow was reported in Elgura and Binghamton as the National Weather Service noted a high chance of snow developing this afternoon.
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FDA approves methadone for heroin addiction under strict controls
The FDA authorized the first use of methadone as a heroin substitute under tight regulatory controls. The approval, published in the Federal Register, follows nine years of research and limits distribution to hospital pharmacies and designated maintenance programs for addicts, with similar restrictions for other medical uses.
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Diet drug claims face tough scrutiny at Senate hearing
Dr. Jay Tepperman told the Senate Small Business Monopoly Subcommittee that many weight loss pills and OTC products are sold with false claims and are little help. He said overthe counter traffic is health pornography and urged close monitoring of producers and sellers. He warned that some physicians prescribe amphetamines with addictive potential, intensifying the obesity problem’s social risk.
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