Toll climbs as Silver Bridge disaster reaches thirty two
At Point Pleasant the Ohio River disaster toll rises to 32 with 30 still missing as seven more bodies are recovered. President Johnson orders a national bridge safety survey while Ohio plans 40000 to hire consultants to inspect three river bridges.
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Mary Hyre
Roy Cross Messenger
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Silver Bridge
Johnson
Ohio Department of Highways
State Controlling Board
Ohio River
Gertrude Byus
Park Drive
Kimberly Lynn
Byus
Cathy
Mason County
Thomas Howard
Gallipolis
Forest Raymond Higley
Bidwell
James Hawkins
Westerville
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Donna Jean Casey
East Liverpool
Chester
W. Va
Ft. Steuben
Steubenville
Highway Department
Madijeski and Masters
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Maj
Roy Brown
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Dravo Co
Epling Co
Coast Guard
Kanawha River
Kanawha
Gallipolis Locks
Higley
Taylor
Burl Sawyers
Mason
Pomeroy-Mason
Lung infection kills heart patient Washkansky in Cape Town
Post mortem confirms severe lung infection as cause of death for Louis Washkansky, the world first heart transplant recipient. Despite a functioning transplanted heart, pneumonia and virulent germs led to respiratory decline after 18 days since surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
J. Ozinsky
Ozinsky
Christian M. Barnard
Soviet built rockets miss B52s over DMZ in Vietnam
U S reports three Soviet designed SAM missiles fired at B52 bombers near the North Vietnam South Vietnam DMZ but all three missed. US fighters then hit the missile site, leaving it a flaming ruin as monsoon weather and ongoing battles shape a tense Christmas weekend.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Air Force
Dmz
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
North
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Cobra
Thieu Endorses Johnson Peace Plan After Dinner
In Canberra South Vietnam President Thieu publicly backs President Johnson’s peace ideas as consistent with his government. The leaders said they are not in conflict over possible talks with the Viet Cong Front while urging informal talks with NLF members. Johnson cited chance to halt the war within days if Thieu’s approach proceeds and if NLF participants accept prior accords.
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Australia
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Johnson
Vietnam
Thieu
National Liberation Front
Front
Washington
NLF
Tak
Constantine Demands Democracy Timetable for Return
ATHENS AP Greece's crisis nears a turning point as King Constantine says he will return only if the junta pledges a firm timetable for restoring democracy. He seeks an acceptable publication date for a new constitution and an early referendum with assurances voters can elect a new government. The junta plans a draft constitution limiting the king's powers and has generals resigning to run as civilians.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine
Tornadoes Kill Three in Potosi Area Missouri
Three people died and more than 25 were injured as a tornado or tornadoes struck southeastern Missouri. Potosi suffered deaths and extensive damage to city hall power plant and shops, with Cadet area also affected. Over 20 residents of the 3000 population were hospitalized as storms lashed Willow Springs to Burnham.
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Potosi
Missouri
Missouri Highway Patrol
Cadet
Willow Springs
Burnham
Ohio Snow Chance Dim For Holiday
Ohio weather forecast shows a white Christmas unlikely with odds from 10 to 1 against to 5 to 1 against. If any snow appears it will likely be in the northeast snowbelt including Cleveland Canton Youngstown and Akron. ESSA notes only a dream of a white Christmas with a one inch snowfall chance ranging from about 50 percent in the northeast to 10 percent in southern Ohio.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Canton
Youngstown
Akron
Environment Science Service Administration
ESSA
Bureau
McCarthy Seeks TV Time For Answer
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy requested equal TV time after President Johnson’s interview as he runs as an antiwar candidate in 1968 primaries. He said Johnson misunderstands him and criticized the administration while Kennedy’s stance remains unaddressed from Sun Valley.
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McCarthy
Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
Sun Valley
Vietnam War Casualties Fall Last Week Across Forces
U S and South Vietnamese commands report fewer losses in the seven day period ending last Saturday. U S killed 187 wounded 932. South Vietnamese 278 killed 641 wounded. enemy casualties 1685 killed. Missing rise to 179. In Cleveland Samuel Sheppard suits against Scripps and Seltzer moved to dismiss. In New Orleans Garri son accuses Edgar Bradley of conspiracy to murder JFK.
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Saigon
U. S
Cleveland
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Edgar Eugene Bradley
North Hollywood
Calif
John F. Kennedy
Bradley
Garrison
Dallas
Former OU student sentenced in Ohio reformitory narcotics case
Former Oklahoma University student receives a two to fifteen year term in an Ohio reformatory on narcotics charges. The brief notes a dated jail term and related details, followed by assorted scattered page references including a light anomaly in Shade area and several sports and staff items.
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Ohio
Piints Sa
Vietnam
Bobcats
Idaho
Marshall
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