R E Doughtery article describes visit to remote Maroon community of Accompong, Jamaica, West Indies; discusses history and life style of Maroons who have clung to Accompong enclave, avoided any moves toward 'modern civilization' and remain a people apart; illus

Sons of the Rebel Staves

Play: S Beckett play Play, presented during Lincoln Center's S Beckett Festival, revd by W Kerr

Beckett, Yes, But Also A Tandy‐Cronyn Festival

Ulzana's Raid: Film Ulzana's Raid revd by V Canby

How the West Was Brutal

Canadian Prime Min Trudeau arrives in London on Dec 2 for talks on Canada's trade with GB

Pollution

article on views of US defense contractors and economists on effect of end of the Vietnam war on US econ; peace may bring increased prosperity to some of the biggest contractors; economists generally agree that peace will have no impact on econ as a whole; some co spokesmen comment; chart shows earnings of 10 top US defense contractors for fiscal '72; illus of helicopters in S Vietnam

Defense Industry Adapting to Peace

Interior Sec R C B Morton on Dec 2 removes all present authority for Indian affairs held by Asst Sec H E Loesch (Pub Land Mgt), Indian Comr L R Bruce and Deputy Comr J O Crow; vests authority for immediate adm control of all Indian operations in Asst Sec R S Bodman; says action seeks to resolve personality and adm conflicts that have beset Indian Affairs Bur for yrs and that have intensified since militant Indians occupied and ransacked bur bldg; characterizes his action as initial step to insure that vital programs affecting Indian community will continue to operate in orderly manner; confirms previous discussions with Pres Nixon and Pres asst J D Ehrlichman; emphasizes bur's mission is to carry out programs for benefit of Indians and to meet challenge of giving Indian people more self-determination over their lives; discusses long-range goals for total Fed effort in Indian affairs; Loesch, Bruce and Bodman comment; Crow unavailable

3 LOSE AUTHORITY IN INDIAN AFFAIRS

countdown for launching of Apollo 17 continues smoothly on Dec 2; crew flies jet trainers over Fla to relax; Dr H H Schmitt illus at controls of aircraft

Last Apollo Wednesday; Scholars Assess Program

New Australian Labor Prime Min Whitlam has said he will form close working alliance with Kirk; they are expected to collaborate in rev of their nations' role in many areas

Government in Australia Voted Out After 23 Years

comment on increased consumer spending notes sharp rise in retail sales has bolstered merchants' optimism that this yr's Christmas business will be excellent; several chain orgns last wk reptd substantial gains ranging from 8.5% to 19.2% for 4 wks through Nov 25; in survey of more than 300 retailers in 125 cities, Bur of Ad of Amer Newspaper Publishers Assn found 87% anticipating increased Christmas sales and 73% expecting higher profits

THE ECONOMIC SCENE

article notes Nixon's decision to cut ambitious antipollution program approved by last Cong was case of balancing needs of environment against need to hold down Fed spending; says in pol terms, Nixon was reviving pre-election spending issue that he threw at Cong in Oct when it refused to approve his $250-billion spending ceiling; notes Nixon, from all his post-election statements and Cabinet choices, makes it apparent that Fed spending will be his number 1 goal in 2d term, but says this is enough to antagonize Dem majority in Cong, which is intent on protecting soc programs approved in pre-Nixon Dem Adms; sees Nixon headed for some serious difficulties; notes Cong Repubs and Dems tend to unite when it comes to defending their decisions and powers against Presidency, particularly when it involves such politically popular issue as pollution

Congress

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2 &#8212; Army, which trailed in all its nine previous games this sea son, came back from a 12&#8208;0 half&#8208;time deficit with three long touchdown runs and a field goal to beat Navy, 23&#8208;15, in the 73d football meeting of the service academies today.

BEATY IS STAR

WASHINGTON&#8212;Second terms of American Presidents &#8220;almost inevitably are downhill&#8221; but President Nixon is determined to &#8220;change that historical pattern,&#8221; declared an amorphous voice coming from a loudspeaker in the White House last week.

Nixon Shake‐Up For the Team

That First Postwar Season

book Fire in the Lake. The Vietnamese and Americans in Vietnam, by F FitzGerald, revd

Saigon Expects Cease‐Fire Pact in Week With a Formal Signature About Dec. 15

Conn Gov Meskill on Dec 2 says that within next 2 yrs he expects Legis to approve mandatory jail terms for 1st offenses of drunken driving, int

Meskill Maps a Conservative Program

LIRR negotiators recess strike talks on Dec 2 after meeting for several hrs; both sides refuse to discuss state of talks, but sources indicate no progress has been made; Fed mediator G S Ives urges both sides to reassess positions; chief union negotiator A F D'Avanzo and MTA Chmn Ronan comment at news confs

L.I.R.R. Talks Resumed, But No Progress Is Made

US consumption of beer over last 10 yrs has increased from 89 to 127.4-million barrels a yr; indus officials predict that increase in consumption will profit only large natl brewers and not smaller regional cos; success of 3 largest US brewing cos, Anheuser-Busch Inc, Jos Schlitz Brewing Co and Pabst Brewing Co, at expense of smaller regional cos such as Rheingold Corp and F & M Schaefer Brewing Co, is attributed to natl consumer franchises and ability to lower costs because of more efficient modern plants; rept on Schaefer for 9-mo period ending Sept 30 indicates earnings of $713,000, substantial decline from previous yr earnings of $3.3-million; Rheingold Corp repts for same 9-mo period profits of $1.3-million, compared with profits of $3.5-million for previous yr; '71 sales chart of 12 leading brewing cos

Regional Brewers in Ferment

UNIONDALE, L. I., Dec. 2&#8212; Another of those final&#8208;period &#8220;accidents&#8221; that invariably has turned a willing Islander effort into simply another defeat hap pened again tonight to the New Yorkers as they dropped their fifth straight National Hockey League game.

Red Wings Win, 4 to 1, From Slumping Islanders

Article discusses fiscal affluence of states in view of expected revenue-sharing from Fed Govt; notes surpluses in Fla, Calif and NYS; Commerce Dept repts that local govts are so well off that their total receipts ran at annual rate of almost $15-billion ahead of spending during 2d qr this yr; factors noted; graph of state and local govt surpluses

Fiscal Affluence for State and Cities

JOSE LIMON DIES; DANCE PIONEER, 64

In need of some help to keep alive their &#8220;wild&#8208;card&#8221; playoff hopes in the Ameri can Football Conference, the New. York Jets will have to keep one eye on the score board and one eye on the New Orleans Saints when the clubs meet in Shea Stadium today.

Saints Are Inoffensive

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 2&#8212;With one round to go to complete his most significant year on the pro golf circuit, Jack Nicklaus led the $150,000 Walt Disney open tourney to day by two strokes with a 54&#8208; hole aggregate of 203.

Nicklaus Has 67 for 203 And Leads by Two Shots

actor S Waterson, who appears in NY Shakespeare Festival production of Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing, int on career; illus

Much Ado About Waterston

H Whitman article on 'new' Palm Beach, Fla, favorite vacationing site for some of world's richest celebrities and royalty; area, which is still famous for its wealthy vacationers, now attracts tourists of more modest means; illus

Enter the Poor Millionaire

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2 &#8212; Al ready assured of at least a break&#8208;even record for the season, the New York Giants begin pursuit of bigger dreams tomorrow when they play the Cincinnati Bengals in the first of three games they don't figure to win.

Bengals Favored by 1

Danilo Goffi is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.

Danilo Goffi, Italian runner

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William Manuel "Bill" Johnson was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.

William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (born 1872)

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On December 3, 1972, Spantax Flight 275, a Convair CV-990 Coronado charter flight operated by Spantax from Tenerife to Munich with 148 passengers and 7 crew crashed while taking off from Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing all 155 passengers and crew onboard. Many of the passengers were West German tourists heading home.

Spantax Flight 275 crashes during takeoff from Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, killing all 155 people on board.

December 3, 1972

Headlines from December 3, 1972

Sons of the Rebel Staves

Beckett, Yes, But Also A Tandy‐Cronyn Festival

How the West Was Brutal

Pollution

Defense Industry Adapting to Peace

Billboard 200

Catch Bull At Four

All Directions

Close To The Edge

Rhymes & Reasons

Seventh Sojourn

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for December 3, 1972