Athens Teen among 38 killed in Ohio airliner crash
Cheri Lynn O'Brien 18, of Athens, a University of Michigan freshman and Athens High School senior, was among the dead when a Lake Central Convair 580 exploded after takeoff from Columbus. Wreckage scattered over snowbound fields near Marseilles, Ohio, as investigators probed the disaster that killed 38 people.
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U S and World News Briefs roundup from Monrovia to Paris
A U S serviceman on leave was among 38 survivors of a Brazilian crash in Monrovia with 56 others killed. U S forces in South Vietnam near neutralizing main force units. De Gaulle forces led in first round France election with 37 percent. Mischa Auer, the Russian-born comedian, dies at 61 in Rome. Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer, dies in Budapest. UN chief Thant says Hanoi may withdraw support from Viet Cong if U S backs Saigon. peace not yet in sight.
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Athens Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Auto
A Saturday night accident in Athens resulted in the death of a pedestrian struck by a car. Details remain scarce as authorities investigate the incident and identify the victim.
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Ohio University strike halts major campus projects
A strike by non academic Ohio University workers halted work on new library dormitory and convocation center projects as AFSCME Local 37 members picketed. About 600 employees had signed union cards, with 1,300 eligible, while faculty and student leaders urged support.
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Heavy Rains Push Hocking Toward Flood Crest
Heavy weekend rainfall raised the Hocking River toward flood stage with creeks flooding rural roads and several highways closed in Meigs and Athens counties. Water rose to 15.25 feet in Athens with a crest forecast near 18 feet. nearby towns reported bank-full levels and minor flood impacts. University moved cars from West Green dorm parking. Route 56 and Route 690 reported water, and Point Pleasant noted rising Ohio River backwater near Ben Lomond.
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Planes Hit Oil Depot and Yanks Die in Viet War
Saigon dispatch reports U S planes bombed the Do San petroleum depot near Haiphong, a second explosion followed, amid a day of air attacks. In South Vietnam a Viet Cong mine killed 37 civilians and wounded 15 near Saigon. 24 Americans killed, 78 wounded, four missing in 48 hours. Six U S helicopters downed, 46 enemy dead. Lang Vei refugee village bombing blamed on U S airmen. 83 civilians killed, 175 wounded, 10 missing. Authorities release exact casualty figures after long practice of vague tallies.
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Nelson Eddy Dies at 65 World Famous Singer
Nelson Eddy, once the world’s highest paid singer in the 1940s, died at age 65 in Miami Beach after collapsing Sunday night while performing for about 400 guests at a Sans Souci Hotel resort. Hospital officials cited a mild stroke as the cause as Eddy had been in fair condition earlier. Eddy, famed for musical film pairings with Jeanette MacDonald, had been performing at the Sans Souci Hotel when stricken.
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Younger Men Will Face Draft First Says LBS
President Johnson told Congress he will order younger men drafted first under a lottery type system as part of a overhaul of Selective Service. He called for extending the draft law four more years and postponed a decision on ending undergraduate deferments while preserving hardship deferments. A study on reducing 4,100 local boards to a few hundred was ordered.
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