GIs Return Home For Christmas From Vietnam
Soldiers arrive home on special flights to spend holidays with families in Chicago and New York. Private William Wurst near Clifton eagerly awaits the birth of his baby as Joy Wurst welcomes him at Kennedy Airport. Pfc David Clark faces a strike delay for his Elmira return after seven months in Vietnam. Round trip fares ranged from 369 to 479 dollars, with Saigon to New York listed at 1200.
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Liam Wurst
Clifton
N. J
Joy
Kennedy Airport
Wurst
Pfc
David Clark
Elmira
N.Y
Clark
Vietnam
Saigon
Mohawk Air Lines
Oakland
Chicago
New York
Chafee meets investigators on Florida oil slick
Secretary of the Navy John Chafee held a closed door session with investigators at Mayport Naval Base as a formal inquiry probes the creation of a 1,000 square mile oil slick off Florida. Navy officials said initial testimony showed discharges occurred well outside the 50 mile limit and later reports of half a million gallons were corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
John Chafee
Navy
Florida
Chafee
Mayport Naval Base
Senate Public Works
Washington
Mayport
Atlantic
Daniel Smith Jr
Key West
Lawrence Heyworth
Fleet Air Operations
Smith
Goodell Warns Democrats Close to 1972 Victory
New York Senator Charles Goodell on NBC television warned that Nixon era strategyendangers the two party system. He said a unified Democratic party could win the White House in 1972 and criticized the Nixon administration. He noted the Buckley and independent candidacies could rise if the party structure falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Goodell
R-N.y
Nixon
White House
Goodell
James Buckley
Buckley
Wnbc-Tv
Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Accidents Claim 3 Area Men
An autopsy results note three area men involved in accidents. Mrs Sanders remains in serious condition with a fractured pelvis and injuries. A female operator faces a driving while intoxicated charge, pending hospital release. Investigations by state troopers and county deputies followed a fatal crash near Old Route 29 in Ephratah. Funeral details for Mr Chamberlain, former Bonds Clothing and McManus and Riley employee, are listed with survivors and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Brown
Robert Wandel
Louis Wiesner
Mr. Chamberlain
Watervliet
Ulric and
Zylda LeFebvre Chamberlain
Bonds Clothing Co
McManus and Riley
Albany
Cohoes
St. Brigid’s Church
Holy Name Society
Bertha Keefe Sullivan
David F. Chamberlain
Schenectady
Eleanor Chamberlain
Malta
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Waterford
Senate SST Vote May Help Soviets
The U S Senate rejected 290 million dollars for U S SST development, seen as boosting Soviet plans to market the Tu-144. The Tu-144 aims for a 1971 commercial flight and has drawn interest from KLM, Air Pakistan, Pan American, and other Western carriers for comparison with the Concorde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Moscow
U.S. Senate
Soviet Union
Italy
KLM
Air Pakistan
Pan Americca Airways
Guard Plane Crash Claims Five Lives
A Rhode Island Army National Guard plane crashed after takeoff from Burlington Municipal Airport in a snow squall. All five aboard were killed when the aircraft exploded on impact and burned for over an hour, with police reporting the bodies remained trapped in the wreckage.
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South
Burlington, Vt
Rhode Island Army National Guard
Burlington
Air Raids Hit Viet Cong Supply Lines in U Minh Drive
Saigon reports 21st South Vietnamese Division killed 133 Viet Cong and captured eight with several arms caches found during the U Minh campaign started last Tuesday. Casualties were four killed and 44 wounded. Navy frogmen recovered arms from a sunken gun running ship intercepted on Nov. 22 off the southeastern coast. About 5500 machine gun rounds 12 rocket launchers two assault rifles and a Soviet field radio were recovered as search continues. US Command notes no major ground fighting though mortar fire struck a swampy area near Cam Ranh Bay air base Sunday morning with no casualties or damage.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Murder Suspect Arraigned After Shooting Death
A murder suspect was arraigned and taken to St Marys Hospital by ambulance where doctors labeled his condition satisfactory. Police Chief James W. Doherty led the probe with detectives and sergeants directing the investigation while the suspect remained under guard. Lacey Coles, a Troy High freshman, is survived by his parents, siblings, and multiple step-relatives. The service is set for 10 am Tuesday at Bizzarro Funeral Home with Elmwood Cemetery interment.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
James W. Doherty
Asst
John E. Grimmick
John J. Givney Jr
Joseph West
Peter Durkee
John Hourigan
Bernard Madsen
Charles Cochran
John Comitale
Detective Bureau
Lacey Coles
Lacey C. Coles Sr
Harriet Washington Coles
Troy High School
Andrew Coles
Lolly Coles
James Andrews
Roger
James
Robert Harris
Mary
Sonsanuga Harris
Troy
Bizzarro Funeral Home
2Nd St
Elmwood Cemetery
Doctor Says Warts Are Contagious
Dr. Leon Goldman told the American Academy of Dermatology meeting that warts spread mainly person to person not from frogs. He warned increasing seriousness of the issue and called for greater emphasis on contagion in dermatology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Leon Goldman
Goldman
American Academy of Dermatology
Police Probe Death Found In Basement Home Glen Head
Nassau County police investigated the death of 21 year old William Tilton found in the basement of his Glen Head home. The father last saw him alive Saturday night watching television in the basement.
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Glen Head
N.Y
Nassau County
William Tilton
Tilton
Three Miles Of Arterial To Be Opened
The Riverfront Route interchange and 3.12 miles of six lane pavement were built by Lane Construction under a 1968 contract. The project included 1.12 miles of Route 32 in Menands and six miles of access roads. A new impact attenuation device was installed at Route 378 junction. Funding came from State and Federal sources under the Albany DOT director.
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Hudson River
Lane Construction Corporation of
Meriden
Conn
Menands
Department of Transportation
Troy-Menands
Frank J. Fuller
Albany
State Department of Transportation
Kidney Machine Donated By Victims' Parents
Parents of seven children killed in a July charter bus crash near Allentown donate a kidney machine to the local community. The gift, presented December 20 by Hillel Day School Morris New York, honors those who aided the families and victims.
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Allentown
Here
Hillel Day School
Morris
N.Y
New York
Hickel accuses Nixon aides of purging Interior staff
Walter Hickel on Face the Nation says Nixon relies on staff input for decisions and blames aides for the firing purge at the Interior Department. He notes possible oil and other interests shaping policy, and hints Nixon may alter GOP strategy before the 1972 election. He returns to Alaska soon and denies talks with Lindsay about a third party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Nixon
Hickel
CBS
GOP
Alaska
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Senate
Cross Reunited With Family After Hostage Ordeal
British diplomat James R. Cross, released after two months as a hostage of Quebec extremists, spent a quiet weekend at Dorney Wood House near London with his wife Barbara and daughter Susan. Sir Alec Douglas-Home provided privacy and the Foreign Office said Cross may take time off while considering his future in diplomacy. Cross previously served as Britain's trade commissioner in Montreal.
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London
James R. Cross
Quebec
Alec Douglas- Home
Cross
Barbara
Susan
Dorney Wood House
Douglas
Alec
East Anglia
Foreign Office
Britain
Montreal
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State Opticians
Groken
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