Apollo 17 Moon Pilots Return as Splashdown Nears
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Ceman Ronald Evans and Jack Schwitt speed toward Earth after a long lunar mission. Family celebrations echo at home while the crew studies stars and the Milky Way from a flawless ship. Mission Control coordinates the final approach as splashdown looms tomorrow.
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Evans
Houston
South Pacific
Ticonderoga
Samoa
Cernan
Schmitt
Mission Control
Gordon Fullerton
America
Earth
Taurus Littrow Valley
Amin seizes foreign firms in Uganda amid expulsion order
Ugandan President Idi Amin announced the seizure of a U S television sales firm seven British concerns and all foreign tea estates as part of a drive to purge foreign influence. Licenses for some firms may not be renewed. British aid personnel face salary limits or departure by month’s end.
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Kampala
Uganda
Idi Amin
East Africa
Amin
U.S
Harry Engel
Perth
Australia
British American Tobacco Co
Brooke Bond-Oxo
British Metal Corp
Chillington Tool Co
Britain
Truman speaks for first time in a week in hospital
Kansas City AP report says former president Harry S Truman, 88, showed slight improvement and spoke "All right" for the first time since Dec. 10. Doctors said his kidneys deteriorated, heart and lungs retained fluid, and dialysis was considered too risky while he remained in very serious condition at Research Hospital.
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Kansas City
Darry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Tuman
Wallace Graham
Graham
U S Lifts Bombing Restrictions Across North Vietnam
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced that the United States has lifted bombing limits that confined attacks to the panhandle area below the 20th parallel. Air operations were said to be ongoing nationwide while details were withheld to protect aircrew lives amid stalled peace talks and renewed North Vietnamese skepticism.
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Melvin R. Laird
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Laird
Impasse
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Haiphong
Saigon
Youth killed in one car crash on Rt 81 near Liverpool
Richard Hamilton 19 of North Syracuse died after a single vehicle skid on Rt 81 due to ice. Car driven by Stephen Shufelt 18 northbound struck guardrail and a sign pole near the Liverpool exit. Police say highway was icy from weekend snow and cold. victim pronounced at State University Hospital. autopsy decision pending.
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Herald-Journal
Ceril
John O’brien
Richard Hamilton
Rt. 81
Onondaga County
North Syracuse
Liverpool
State University Hospital
Fay Road
Stephen Shufelt
Taft Rd
Syracuse
Shufelt
Leo Napolitano
Napolitano
Hamilton
Stocks Plunge on Kissinger Vietnam Talks Hurdles
New York AP reports the Dow Jones industrial average fell 11.59 points to 1015.65 at noon as Kissinger warned of serious obstacles in Vietnam peace talks. The index had earlier slid more than 17 points in the first half hour of trading.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Haig to brief Asian leaders on Paris talks setback
President Nixon dispatches Gen. Alexander Haig to Southeast Asia to brief leaders in Cambodia Laos Thailand and Saigon on the status of the Paris negotiations. The mission follows Henry Kissinger’s disclosure of breakdowns in talks and signals no settlement before next year.
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Washington
Nixon
Alexander Haig
Southeast Asia
Haig
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Paris
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Truce proposal from North Vietnam amid stalled talks
North Vietnam proposed a brief Christmas and New Year truce but tied peace to a US cease fire pact and POW release. At a news conference, Kissinger accused Hanoi of delay and backtracking during three weeks of resumed talks that ended December 13. North Vietnam denied delays and said they would explain further soon.
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Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Kissinger
Weekend Snow Totals Slow for Central New York Shopping
Central New York saw 11.8 inches of snowfall over the weekend with many areas reporting clear or dry main highways today. The Hancock Airport reported 4.5 inches Friday 5.4 inches Saturday and 1.9 inches Sunday with a 50 percent chance of flurries tonight and 40 percent tomorrow.
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New York
Hancock Airport
Glens Falls
Massena
Albany
Watertown
Utica
Binghamton
Syracuse
Buffalo
Rochester
New York City
Cold wave grips Mexico with eight dead in three days
Mexico City reports a three day cold wave leaving at least eight people dead and triggering storms on land and at sea. The report notes widespread shivering and hardship across the region as authorities urge precautions.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Court upholds chapel ruling at service academies
The Supreme Court let stand a ruling that compulsory chapel attendance at the U S service academies is unconstitutional. In a brief order the court rejected the government's appeal of a 2 to 1 decision from June 30, 1972, noting no explanation. Rules remain in effect at West Point Annapolis and Colorado Springs.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U.S
U. S. Court of Appeals
High Court
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
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