Mourners Quietly Gather for Truman Coffin View
Thousands waited through the night for a brief glimpse of Harry S. Truman’s coffin in the Truman Library foyer. By dawn more than 26,000 had viewed the flag-draped casket as funeral preparations began. Guards from the armed services stood watch, with wreaths from Nixon and Queen Elizabeth II nearby.
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Jim Church
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Ft. Riley
Kan
Nixon
Queen Elizabeth II
England
Armed Services
Truman Library
Harry Truman
Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Palestinian guerrillas seize Israeli embassy in Bangkok
Four Palestinian guerrillas seized the Israeli embassy in Bangkok and threatened to blow it up with six hostages unless Arab detainees in Israel were freed. They finally agreed to leave Thailand under a safe conduct guarantee. Air Chief Marshal Chullasa was involved.
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Bangkok
UPI
Israel
Thailand
Chullasa
Snowfall and hostage crisis dominate regional briefing
Four inches of snow disrupted Central New York with hazardous driving conditions. A separate report notes pya Dawee and Egyptian Ambassador Mustaffa El Tawi visiting the cordoned embassy as the Black September group claimed the Munich and Lod airport massacres and demanded hostage releases. Dawee, an agriculture minister, said the guerrillas agreed to depart the country.
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New York
Pya Dawee
Mustaffa el Tawi
Black September Organization
Lod
Tel Aviv
Dawce
Israel
Tahil
Dawee
Three Bodies Found in Plane Wreck Near Saranac Lake
In the tan gled wreckage of a small Lockheed Jet-Star, three persons were found after a landing attempt near Saranac Lake Airport. Pilot Robert Brows of Burbank California lost radio contact during approach. Rangers located two bodies first with a helicopter crew lowered to the site. a third body remained in debris as recovery continued. The report also notes a New York State lottery winning number drawn today as 267259.
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Saranac Lake
Robert Brows
Burbank
Calif
State Department of Enstate Forester
Vironmental Conservation
Bill Krischbaum
Krischbaum
Gary Hodgson
Frank Dorchack
Albany
New York
Pearson dies at 75 in Ottawa Ontario Canada
Lester Bowles Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada’s prime minister for five years, died at his Ottawa home at age 75 from cancer. A state funeral is set for Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral, with burial in Wakefield Quebec. Pearson’s death follows cancer that led to the removal of an eye in 1970 and spread to the liver.
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Ottawa
Lester Bowles Pearson
Canada
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Wakefield
Que
Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican
Parliament
Pearson
Mary
Florida
Pierre Elliott
Trudeau
Mike
John Diefenbaker
U.N
Middle East
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Quebec
Britain
United States
Washington
Albany Pair Charged With Possessing Eight Pounds Of Marijuana
An Albany girl Phyllis Plat, 18, and Norman Pompey, age unknown, were stopped by a state policeman on the Thruway north of Kingston as they changed places while driving. They face first degree possession of dangerous drugs charges. Plat also faces driving without a license.
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Kingston
UPI
Albany
Troy
Thruway
Here
Phyllis Plat
Norman Pompey
Pompey
Miss Plat
Hughes may shed privacy at last in Britain visit
Elusive billionaire Howard Hughes may abandon his privacy as aides say he plans to stay in Britain for six months. Hughes, once a recluse, arrived with a small entourage after the Managua earthquake, guarded in a nine floor hotel. officials noted talks on a possible life change.
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Zander Hollander
London
UPI
Howard Hughes
John Eckersley
Hughes
Nicaragua
Intercontinental Hotel
Eckersley
Managua
Britain
the Park
Hyde Park
Mr. Hughes
N. M. Rothschild & Sons
Hanoi Attacks Continue Amid Rising Casualties
AP reports saturation U S bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong persists with two more B 52 bombers lost and six missing bringing total Americans missing killed or captured to at least 81 in the ongoing December air campaign. Two sailors die aboard a destroyer hit by shore fire as North Vietnam vows to resist.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Novosti
Moscow
Farewell simple eloquent final rites for Truman
After simple funeral services without eulogy former President Harry S. Truman lay in state at the Truman Library courtyard. About 250 guests attended and an orderly tribute line moved at about 2,000 per hour, stretching a quarter mile after midnight. Margaret Truman Daniel and her family were present along with 60 others from Truman’s life.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
Clifton
Rose
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