Search for 17 Coast Guardsmen halted by swift Mississippi
The Mississippi River prevented divers from reaching the sunken cutter White Alder after a collision with the Chinese Nationalist freighter Helena. Seven remain missing from the 17 aboard, with two divers exhausted and the hunt paused to resume next day. Three guardsmen survived by clinging to a buoy as the river oil slick impeded recovery.
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Cold Northeast to persist. warmth crosses Gulf to Lakes
Continued cold weather is expected in the Northeast with a slight warming trend from the Gulf coast northward into the upper Lakes area. Yesterday’s facts show Middletown rainfall to date at 35.28 inches, compared with 37.29 inches last year.
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Agnew calls reform of antipoverty programs
Vice President elect Spiro Agnew says federal antipoverty reform should encourage poor participation where they can contribute but warns against treating the poor as both patient and doctor. He cites delays and boondoggling as risks of misapplied involvement. Full story, Page 6.
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Paris Cracks Down After Weekend Bank Bombings
Paris police launch a sweeping crackdown after three bank explosions Saturday and three more blasts Sunday, including a 2.2 pound plastic bomb. A state owned Renault bar cafe blast stunned the city while a 21 year old student injured in a bank blast was found nearby with dynamite and a list of Paris banks. Also in Washington, Ralph Nader urges quick action to regulate minicars amid Japanese flood of sub 1000 pound models led by Fuji Heavy Industries.
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Caldera to be proclaimed president in Caracas ceremony
Christian Democrat Rafael Caldera, 52, will be formally proclaimed president-elect at noon in Caracas after winning a tight Dec 1 Venezuelan election. He captured 1,082,941 votes or 29.08 percent, narrowly leading Gonzalo Barrios of Democratic Action by about 31,000 votes. his win ends Democratic Action's 10-year rule and marks Venezuela's second Christian Democrat government, joining Chile's Eduardo Frei.
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