Jetliner crash kills many near Madeira Christmas trip
A Swiss chartered Caravelle jet carrying 57 people crashed while approaching Funchal, Madeira, killing at least 19 and leaving 17 missing. Rescue boats recovered 21 aboard and searched for survivors as navy divers joined the hunt and witnesses described the sudden disaster.
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Navy
Doris Kundig
Zurich
Miss Kundig
Bruno Sar
Genti
Cargo jet crash near Salt Lake City kills three crew
United Airlines DC-8F cargo plane with Capt. John Fender, 49, First Officer Phillip Modesitt, 46, and Second Officer Steve Simpson, 34, left a holding pattern near Salt Lake International Airport before crashing into snowbound Baer Canyon mountains 26 miles north. Rescue teams numbering 15 to 20 found wreckage, no survivors, in four feet of snow. search to resume.
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Salt Lake City
United Airlines
Salt Lake International Airport
United
John Fender
Phillip Modesitt
Steve Simpson
Chicago
Map shows crash site near Madeira as jet with 57 vanishes
A charted Swiss Caravelle jet carrying 57 persons plunged into the ocean near Funchal Madeira while approaching for landing yesterday. Rescue teams scoured the area as authorities investigated the disaster and confirmed the passenger count.
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Funchal
Madeira
Nurses Granted Retrial In Poisoning Case
DETROIT) A federal judge ordered a new trial for two nurses Leonora Perez and Filipina Narciso convicted of poisoning three patients at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration hospital in 1975. The judge cited numerous prosecutorial improprieties and said the government prevented proper defense preparation and misled the jury.
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Detroit
Philip Pratt
Leonora Perez
Ann Arbor
Filipina Narciso
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital
U.S.-Vietnam Talks Resume in Paris
American and Vietnamese negotiators held three hours of talks in Paris to resume efforts to normalize relations. A joint Communique said discussions were cordial on matters of mutual interest and that delegates agreed to meet again tomorrow.
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Paris
Five Children Die in Detroit Fire
Five siblings aged 1 to 7 perished as a house fire swept through their Detroit home early today. Parents Council and Victoria Graham escaped through a window. Mrs. Graham was hospitalized with a back injury. Fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. cause under investigation.
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UPI
Walter Graham
Michelle
Kimberly
David
John
Council Graham
Victoria Graham
Abzug to seek Democratic nomination for Koch seat
Bella Abzug announced she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Mayor-elect Edward I. Koch after relinquishing her Congress seat last year in a failed Senate bid.
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Bella Abzug
Congress
Senate
Edward I. Koch
Final clue opens World Almanac mystery contest page
The twelfth clue appears on Page 31 as part of the 1978 World Almanac Happy News Year Mystery Newsmaker Contest. Read the clue to submit your entry in The Herald Journal Monday December 5. Mail entries to Herald Journal World Almanac Syracuse by December 31, 1977 for prizes including a trip for two or cash and local winners receive His and Her 10 speed bikes.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Carter family Christmas visit ends with daughter’s nap
President Carter and family join Vice President Mondale for a Christmas tree trimming at the Mondale home in Washington. Amy Carter grew tired after a day of events, eventually needing a lift into the White House with her father nearby.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Rosalynn Carter
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White House
Filipino mother to get U.S. visa for operation
Myrna M. Angeles and her sister Rosalie Manaloto planned a kidney donation and care for a child in Syracuse. Visa delays halted the surgery at State University Hospital until the embassy in Manila issued a travel visa on hardship grounds after Congressman Walsh pressured officials. The operation was postponed as the mother’s visa issue remained unresolved.
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Syracuse
Myrna M. Angeles
Rosalie Angelo Manaloto
Catherine St
State Universiy Hospital
William F. Walsh
Walsh
Myrna Angeles
GM engine switch fracas settles for 40 million
State prosecutors announce a $40 million settlement with General Motors over engine swapping in GM cars. More than 100,000 owners to receive $200 each plus a two year warranty transferable on sale. Attorneys general from Illinois Michigan and Ohio hailed the deal as the largest consumer protection settlement in history. A judge must approve. hearing scheduled.
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General Motors
Illinois
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Scott
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Seat
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Frank J. Kelley
Frank McGarr
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Attorneys Generaly
California
Louisiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Tennessee
Joseph Siwek
Olds Mobile
Olds
Top court upholds Andreoli probe authority ruling
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a July decision validating Gov. Hugh Careys power to create the political corruption probe led by Special Deputy Attorney General Peter D Andreoli. The unsigned memorandum hedged on future judicial review of gubernatorial actions, while a separate opinion criticized the language as unnecessary. Andreoli welcomed the decision as putting several issues to rest, including claims about Morgenthau's grand jury and information flow to the governor.
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State Court of Appeals Today
Peter D Andreoli
State Supreme Court
Rochester
Hugh Carey
Court of Appeals
Lawrence Cook
Andreoli
New York
Robert Morgenthau
Second steel maker hikes prices for consumer goods
Bethlehem Steel Corp or Bethlehem, the second largest producer, said it will raise prices on most rolled sheet products by about 5.5 percent effective February 1 and lift prices on structural shapes and tin mill products by a similar amount on March 1. The move follows Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel's earlier 7 percent increase on flat rolled and galvanized sheet products effective January 3. Other firms have not announced second base increases. U.S. Steel has signaled higher prices are needed. Bethlehem cites rising costs not offset by volume or productivity gains.
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Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
U.S. Steel
Snowfall expected in Syracuse with rising totals
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport warns of one to three inches of snow tonight in the Syracuse area with overnight lows in the mid-20s. Snow continues tomorrow with temperatures near freezing, east winds 10 to 20 mph gusting, and a 70 percent chance of snow, likely boosting the season total beyond 41.1 inches.
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National Weather Service
Hancock
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