Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks with 29 Lost on Lake Superior
The Edmund Fitzgerald, a 729 foot ore carrier with 29 aboard, sank during a fierce storm on Lake Superior after 25 foot waves. Debris and an oil slick were found. no survivors. The ship, built in 1958 and once the largest on the Great Lakes, carried 26 216 tons of taconite ore pellets from Superior Wisconsin to Toledo Ohio.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
Fitzgerald
Great Lakes
Burlington Northern
Superior
Wis
Toledo
Oglebay-Norton Co
Cleveland
E.R. McSorley
Ohio
Bob Wiard
Wiard
Whitefish Point
Copper Mines Pointe
Ont
Grea Lakes
Robert Kratzert
Ernest McSorley
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Columbia Transportation Division
Oglesbay Norton Co
UN General Assembly labels Zionism a form of racism
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution branding Zionism as a form of racism and racial discrimination amid strong U S opposition. Israel pledged to treat the vote as a mere paper and criticized the proceedings as hatred and ignorance.
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United Nations
N.Y
Israel
General Assembly
Adolf Hitler
U.S
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Congress
Daniel Moynihan
Chaim Herzog
Hitler
Assembly
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Moynihan
Palestine
United States
General Assembly of the
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Ford
Egypt
Morris Udall
Arizona
Clifford Case
R-Nj
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Elyria Christmas Parade Set for December 7
The Elvna Merchants Association sponsors the Elyria parade on Sunday December 7 at 2 p.m. Floats compete for best religious and best comedy awards. Santa arrives downtown as part of the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. Parade forms in Lodi Street lot and travels along West Avenue to Broad, East, Second Street, and Ely Park.
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Elvna Merchants Association
Dick Laubenthal
Laubenthal
Washington Ave
Santa Claus
Lodi Street
West Avenue
Broad
East Avenue
Second Street
Ely Park
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Cool With Showers Possible
Cloudy cool conditions expected tonight and tomorrow with a 50 percent chance of rain tonight and four percent tomorrow. Southerly winds 18 to 15 mph tonight. Sunset today 3 12 p m Sunrise tomorrow 7 11 a m High 34 at 3 p m yesterday Low 3 at 6 this morning Details on Page 17.
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Apper Sts
Australia fires Whitlam as prime minister in constitutional crisis
Governor General Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam for budget rebellion and refused resignation. Fraser named caretaker leader until December 13 election. Protests, strikes and mass rallies erupt nationwide as Hawke appeals for peace and unity.
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Canberra
Australia
UPN
Labor
Gough Whitlam
John Kerr
Queen Elizabeth
Malcolm Fraser
Kerr
Whitlam
Sydney
Melbourne
Robert Hawke
Australian Commonwealth
Elizabeth
Guardian of
Quinlan case upheld ruling on respirator in New Jersey
Randy and Karen Quinlan's family back Judge Muir's decision that Karen Quinlan must remain on a respirator. The ruling preserves medical authority over life support, noting brain death as a key factor and that removal could be homicide.
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Randy
Karen
Randal
Thal
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mary
Richard Carmen
Wellngton
New Jersey
Robert Muir
Karen Anne Quinlan
Carmen
Randal Carmen
Robert Mui Jr
Morristown
Muir
Karen Quinlan
Quinlans
United States
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