Negotiators Press for Rail Settlement
Washington negotiators for the railroads and the United Transportation Union push for a settlement of the December 10 nationwide strike dispute. UTU President Charles Luna withholds walkout orders as talks continue with federal mediators aiding. UTU, representing about 90,000 workers, seeks no inter-divisional run increases and extra pay for radio use and travel expenses, while railroads resist broader crew coverage and pay differentials.
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Washington
UPT
United Transportation Union
UTU
Charles Luna
Smiling stewardess helps calm Aeroflot crew in midair scare
Moscow reports a four engine Aeroflot plane with two engines out and one wheel stuck. Svetlana the stewardess kept smiling saying all is fine while the plane landed on one wheel. The ship shed a wing and runway damage followed but all escaped unharmed according to Komsomolskaya Pravda.
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Moscow
UPI
Svetlana
Aeroflot
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Black Sea
Avetis Shakhbazyan
Karapet Koshtoyan
Shakhbatyan
Battle for Hill 31 intensifies in Laos and nearby bases
Fierce fighting raged around Hill 31 and two other South Vietnamese bases along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos with heavy clashes also reported in Cambodia. South Vietnamese paratroopers aided by U.S. helicopter gunships reportedly recaptured half the hill while U.S. bombers knocked out five enemy tanks.
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Saigon
Hill 31
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hill 30
U.S
Airmens Safe After Harrowing Laos Rescue Near DaNang
U S Air Force pilots Capt David R Hedditch and 1st Lt Thomas H McLaughlin were shot down near Hill 31 in Laos and spent about 22 hours in jungle before a helicopter recovered them at DaNang South Vietnam airbase. The men, ages 28 and 24, hailed their rescue with fellow Americans after the tense ordeal.
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David R. Hedditch
Hamilton
Mont
Thomas H. McLaughlin
Melrose
Mass
DaNang
South Vietnam
Hill 31
Laos
UPI
Lawmen target ten secret Lorain indictments in drug raid case
Lorain County deputies pressed a night manhunt for ten people named in secret indictments by the Lorain County Grand Jury. Eight were arrested. six linked to the Pandora's Box drug raid. New arrests include Charles L. Perkins and Mrs. Cleo Hoskins, with charges ranging from possession of hallucinogens to shooting with intent to kill.
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Lorain County
Cleo) Hoskins
Lorain
Perkins
Hoskin
Grand Jury
Albert Young
Victory Ave
Young
Charles Burns
Journey Bar
Broadway
High winds create electric wire damage and blue flashes
Strong gusts up to 60 mph from a storm near James Bay pull down electric lines and produce blue flashes across the city. Ohio Edison reports no major outages with minor problems on West River Road and East Bridge St as the Weather Service tracks winds and expects them to ease within 24 hours.
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Ohio Edison Company
West River Road
East Bridge St
U.S
Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures Today
Weather forecast notes variable cloudiness and a drop in temperatures to mid 30s to low 40s highs. Clear skies tonight with low temperatures around the 20s. Tomorrow mostly sunny with daytime highs in the 40s.
Ohio corrections chief seeks humane rehabilitation system
Bennett J. Cooper, 49, state corrections commissioner, advocates a flexible approach that treats inmates as individuals and uses jails as rehabilitation centers. He supports statewide programs, specialized institutions, and a diagnostic system to place prisoners where they can learn skills while protecting society, with changes based on research and slow implementation.
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Ohio
Bennett J. Cooper
Cooper
Mansfield Reformatory
Mansfield
Elyria
John Minnich
Tony Aloi
Ed Cook
Grafton Honor Farm
Division of Corrections
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Robert C. Drake
Claremont Rd
Vermilion
James B. Hazlett
Pinewood Dr
Jose Antonio Nieves
E.ward St
Thomas BE. Flood
Debby Lane
David L. Camp
West Ave
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