Missing seamen from Badger State as Pacific search widens
U S plane and Greek freighter search 25 missing seamen from the ammunition ship Badger State after an explosion tore a hole in its stern. Fourteen crew members were rescued. the ship floated 1,500 miles northeast of Hawaii in rough seas with 20 foot waves and 40 knot winds.
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Pearl Harbor
UPI
U.S
mid-Pacific
Vietnam
Hawaii
Washington
Air Force
Honolulu
Brunster
Heroin-Addicted Baby Placed With Grandmother In Tucson
A three week old infant addicted to heroin at birth was put in the custody of its grandmother at Tucson Medical Center. The baby received 15 days of treatment after a pediatrician noted withdrawal symptoms including stomach cramps restlessness and a runny nose. The child is the fourth offspring of a Yaqui couple who began heroin use about three years ago and sought treatment at St Marys Hospital. Doctors differ on future craving but agree keeping the child away from drugs may cure the addiction.
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Tucson Medical Center
Milton Semoff
St. Mary's Hospital
Semoff
Satos Liberal Democratic lead in Japan early returns
Prime Minister Eisaku Satos Liberal Democratic party leads as NHK reports 128 seats won early, with a projected 274 seats total in the 486 seat House of Representatives. Socialists, Democratic Socialists, Komeito, Communists, and Independents also show early tallies amid a 65 percent turnout. The election follows Satos visit with President Nixon and dissolution of the House on December 2.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Liberal-Democratic Party
Japan Broadcasting Corp.s
NHK
House of Representatives
Democratic Socialists
Komeito
Clean Government Party
Communists
Socialists
Communist
Japan
Five Million Bottle Caps Pile Up at Oakland School
In Royal Oak Michigan fifth and sixth graders collected caps to illustrate the word million. Math teacher Peter Fine sparked the project sending caps and letters from California and Nevada. Caps filled the basement threatening floors. principal Julio Sajo planned to wait until vacation before proceeding.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Oakland
Withy
Peter
California
Nevada
Julio Sajo
Fine
Two Suspects Arrested in Burglary Case
Police arrested Alex Perez and Joe Besantos on first degree burglary charges after a silent alarm at 9 p.m. led officers to pursue three suspects fleeing a home. Jewelry worth part of 1500 dollars was recovered from the burglary at Elaine Melnik's residence 2001 South Irving Avenue. A third man, believed to have fired at officers, escaped and remains at large.
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Elaine L. Melnik
S. Irving Ave
Alex Perez
E. 30Th St
Joe Besantos
9Th Ave
Mrs Smail Dies At 85 In Tucson
Verda Bosworth Smail died after a long illness at the Casa Maria Nursing Home in Tucson where she had lived for 20 years. She was 85 and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survived by son Ralph and daughters Irene Kent Lila Shorts and Mary Warren, all of Tucson. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Adair Funeral Home. Burial in Tucson Memorial Park East Lawn.
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Verda Bosworth Smail
Tucsonian
Smail
S. Irving Ave
Casa’ Maria
First United Methodist Church
Ralph
Irene Kent
Lila Shorts
Mary Warren
Tucson
Adair Funeral Home
Tucson Memorial Park East Lawn
The Bat Taken From County Jail Here
John The Bat Battaglia was moved from the County Jail to McNeil Island Federal Prison in Washington. He had testified in federal bankruptcy court in the N Pfeffer Jewelers case. Newton Pfeffer, a Tucson jeweler, killed himself amid a jewel swindle tied to Battaglia. Battaglia remains jailed on a wire fraud conviction.
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John
Bat” Battaglia
McNeil Island Federal
Washington
Battaglia
N. Pfeffer Jewelers Inc
Tucson
Newton Pfeffer
Pioneer International
Pinstriped Gunman Hijacks Plane to Cuba
A gunman in a pin striped suit hijacked a United Airlines Boeing 727 with 29 aboard en route from New York to Chicago. He claimed Havana as he forced a fuelless stop and later surrendered in Miami after the flight returned there. FBI questioned crew. passengers waited in Chicago.
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Miami
UPI
Chicago
United
M. Martinez
New York
Sheila Sneed
East Orange
N.J
Cuba
Perot Hints Soviet Return on POW Parcel Plan
Texan industrialist H. Ross Perot said the Soviet Union may accept a planeload of gifts for U.S. prisoners of war in North Vietnam and he plans to fly to Bangkok to seek approval. If Moscow approves, Soviet postal officials would forward parcels to Hanoi ahead of North Vietnam’s December 31 deadline.
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Vietiane
Laos
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
North Vietnam
Perot
Hanoi
Bangkok
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Rosequist
N. Campbell Ave
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Westward Ho
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Caue
Ariz
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New York City
Axel Paulsen
Paulsen
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Robert Morton
Middletown
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FBI
Linda Brenan
22Nd ST
Eden Roc
Allan Harrington
Randolph Park
Barrow
Broadway
Thardd
Teden Roc
Bardens
22Nd Street
Eden Roc Gardens
PR AE CLI Aadak Sclee Mining Company
E. Timrod
Arthur Grunewald
Grunewald & Adams
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N. ST
Snr & Sy
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Crys Easeer
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Ft Forest
Tierra de Vidas
Pantano
Lou Parrish
Ine
Myerson
Wilmot Plaza
Wilmot
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