Pilot sought safe landing before DC-8 crash near Portland
Captain Mal colm McBroom weighed options to avoid a free fall after United Airlines DC-8 with 184 aboard lost power. He considered the Columbia River, a highway, or landing on a patch of ground near Portland International Airport before choosing a small uninhabited lot in a suburban area. Ten died, 69 injured. 14, including McBroom, remain hospitalized.
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Ore
Alaska
McBroom
Donna
al Malanca
Malanca
The Kent settlement and family grief
The Kent settlement centers on plaintiffs who stress the state’s willingness to settle and express regret as key. Mrs. Schroeder says the outcome relieves their anguish and avoids rewatching the death of their child, while noting the National Guard’s role and their need to move toward closure and heaven.
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Mrs. Schroeder
Nan Hus
Florence Schroeders
Panel debates reuse of Franklin building and school consolidations
The panel urged using the Franklin building with the old Hamilton section razed, while the newer part could house offices or be rented. They favored consolidating elementary enrollments, studied other building options, and discussed staff cuts aligned to declining enrollment, recommending 10 to 13 percent teaching reductions. Administrative cuts varied from five to nine positions, and some eliminations of certain supervisor roles and equipment purchases were proposed.
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Edison
Allen
Garford
Industrial fire razes Newark area chemical plant
A five alarm blaze roared through a chemical factory near Newark International Airport, gutting two square blocks of warehouses. No injuries reported. Fire Chief Edward Chrystal called it the worst in 25 years as temperatures hovered in the teens and wind whipped spray icicles from lines and trucks. The alarm level climbed from four to five.
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N.J
UPI
Newark International Airport
Edward Chrystal
Route 1
Oil firms face $614 million price law suit in gas liquids
The Energy Department sues eight oil companies for alleged excess charges of 614 million dollars on natural gas liquids since 1973, seeking to merge with a 360 million Exxon case. The combined suit could top a billion, spanning Arco Cities Service Gulf Mobil Phillips Shell Standard of Indiana and Texaco. Audit findings cite improper price increases on transfers and inflated original prices since August 1973 amid Arab embargo rules.
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UPI
Energy Department Today
Department
U.S. District Court
Exxon
Energy Department
James Bishop
Bishop
Arco
Cities Service
Gulf
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Phillips
Shell
Standard of Indiana
Texaco
Iran oil workers return to jobs amid strike tensions
Oil industry sources say striking petroleum workers began returning to work in Tehran to back the anti shah opposition appeal for oil production to rescue the economy. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi returned to Tehran by helicopter from the ski resort of Jalroud as Empress Farah and their children accompanied him. Shahpour Bakhtiar prepared a proposed civilian cabinet for formation for the monarch this weekend and later to Parliament.
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Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Jajroud
Farah
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Union Driver Recalls Violence Amidnelson Strike Dispute
Miller of Lorain a contract carrier and Teamsters Local 571 member explains why he opposes the dissidents who attacked his track. He recalls his wartime service, recovery from shrapnel injuries, and his eight years with the Lorain construction materials firm while stressing his union commitment.
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Teamsters Local 571
Lorain
Teamsters
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Time advertisement sparks Florida education furor
The Jan 3 Time regional edition ran a full page ad by Marty Malone criticizing Florida schools after his son was born. The ad cites crowded classrooms, low per pupil spending, and many failed literacy and math tests. Education officials, including Ralph Turlington, denounced the ad as inaccurate and noted low double sessions remain rare. Governor aides said Time’s response space would go to New York executives for consideration.
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Marty Malone
Time Magazine
Florida
Marty Jan Malone
Ami
Ralph Turlington
Steve Hull
Bob Grah
Sera James Cooney
Time
New York
National United Church of Christ Meeting of Women for Leadership Development
Cincinnati hosts the 1.8 million member church's first national gathering exclusively for women. The Jan 10 18 event aims to train women for church and social leadership with keynote historian Dr Barbara Brown Zikmund and syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman among speakers.
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United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ Meeting
Barbara Brown Zikmund
Chicago Theological Seminary
Ellen Goodman
Boston
FASH strike enters ninth week as court ruling looms
In the ninth week of a strike by independent steel haulers, seven major producers await a U.S. District Court ruling in Pittsburgh that could end the stoppage amid truck arsons, axe damage, and shootings. State police reported tire-slashing incidents in Indiana as the judge weighs an injunction.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Louis Rosenberg
Milstein Faces Prison Sentence in HUD Case
Millionaire developer Carl Milstein, 54, was found guilty of making false statements to the Housing and Urban Development Department and offering illegal gratuities to Charles P. Lucas, former head of HUD's local office. Lucas was acquitted in the same trial of accepting favors.
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Cleveland
UPI
Carl Milstein
Housing and Urban Developemt Department
HUD
Milstein
Charles P. Lucas
China orders Euclid trucks in major $7 million sale
Euclid Inc. received a $7 million order from China for 10 Euclid R-170 heavy duty open pit mining trucks and replacement parts. President Jack M. Fairbanks said the sale, tied to China-U.S. normalization, is the first major equipment order finalized. Delivery is planned for July and August.
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UPI
Euclid, Inc
China
Jack M. Fairbanks
United States
Lottery numbers by state for weekly drawing results
State by state listing of weekly lottery numbers and prizes includes Connecticut Blue Jackpot 539-050 and $40,000, Illinois digits for Big Pay Day and Touchdown, Maine Blue-9 Green-26 Red-162, Ul and Grand Lot style entries, Massachusetts Yellow 406 Blue-24 White-2, Michigan Michigame numbers, New Jersey weekly and contingency, Ohio Blue-144 White-67 Gold-1 and Winathon, Vermont Green Mountain Game 536309, plus assorted bonus figures.
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Illinois
Cleveland
Maine
Uland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohno
Winathon
Island
Vermont
Green Mountain
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