Fire Sinks Yarmouth Castle. Death Toll Rises to 84
Coast Guard probes the deadly blaze aboard the Yarmouth Castle as 83 or more remain missing or dead. The ship plunged 1700 feet into the Atlantic near Nassau after a sudden fire. Survivors, including passengers from Jamaica and Miami, recount chaotic efforts to abandon ship and lifeboats.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Yarmouth Castle
Yarmouth Cruises Inc
Phillis Hall
Jamaica
Lisardo Diaz Torrenz
Vero Beach
William Jackson
the Press Journal
Louise
Nassau
Sevareid Reveals Viet Negotiations and McNamara Holdbacks
Eric Sevareid recounts Adlai Stevenson saying McNamara twice opposed U Thant’s cease fire talks in Viet Nam. The UN chief had sought a Rangoon emissary after a North Vietnamese accord, but Washington delayed until after the election, angering Thant as war pressures grew.
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Washington
United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
Robert S. McNamara
U Thant
Viet Nam
Eric Sevareid
Sevareid
Stevenson
Rangoon
Burma
Hanoi
Defense
Robert McNamara
Adlai
Need Canal First Says Ohio Solon
Youngstown lawmaker Rep. Michael J. Kirwan argues a Lake Erie to Ohio River canal should take priority over a multimillion dollar atom smasher. He cites about 10,000 unemployed in Youngstown and urges the waterway to spur jobs as population grows.
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Youngstown
Michael J. Kirwan
Dohio
Ohio
British Governor Refuses To Leave Rhodesia
Britain moves to push emergency Rhodesian legislation through Parliament to curb the white minority regime. Governor Gibbs defies Prime Minister Smith by staying at Government House, arguing the government is illegal and that he remains the lawful authority.
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London
Britain
Ian Smith
Government House
Rhodesia
Marquess of Salisbury
House of Lords
Patrick Wall
Robert Turton
House of Commons
Humphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Smith
Castro Blames U S for Cuban Waterfront Attack
Fidel Castro accused the United States of backing a hit-and-run attack on Havana's waterfront. One woman was slightly injured as two boats fired on a residential block. U S refugees from Matanzas were being shipped to Key West amid growing tensions.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
U. S
Matanzas
Cuba
Key West
Fla
State Department
Castro
Miami
RECE
Caribbean
Granma
Rosa Reyes Almaguer
Osvaldo Corticos
National Aquarium
Corticos
CIA
Johnson Returns To White House After Texas Recuperation
President Johnson, recovered from a gall bladder kidney stone operation, returns to the White House from a three week stay at the LBJ Ranch. He plans to stay until Thursday and hosts two Vietnam veterans at the ranch before attending church services in Fredericksburg.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
White House
LBJ
Johnson City
Viet Nam
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg
J.C
Robert S. Vandiver
New Orleans
Robert G. Sullivan
San Antonio
Tex
Vandiver
Sullivan
Plane crash near Ironton kills Army colonel and father
A 52 year old Army colonel Col Bennett L Jackson and his 83 year old father died in a single engine plane crash eight miles northwest of Ironton around 9 am Sunday. Jackson a Pentagon official from Washington DC was a former adviser to the Royal Army of Thailand and was en route to Louisville from Alexandria. His wife, the former Miss Helen Jackson of Nelsonville, was a teacher and former officer in the Women Army Corps. He was brother in law to Mrs Helen Frank Jackson of Nelsonville.
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Ironton
Here
Bennett L. Jackson
Pentagon
Jackson
Washington D. C
Royal Army of Thailand
Louisville
Alexandria
Helen Jackson
Nelsonville
Women’s Army Corps
Helen
Frank) Jackson
E. Columbus St
Two U S Battalions Clash With Reds In Ia Drang Valley
In the Ia Drang Valley near the Cambodian border two battalions of the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s 7th Regiment fought heavy close combat with North Vietnamese forces. U S B52 bombers hit the area as the 304th North Vietnamese Division infiltrated South Vietnam, leaving up to 129 enemy dead and 150 feared dead, while American casualties were described as moderate and many wounded required helicopter evacuation.
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IA Drang Valley
Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
7Th Regiment
George Custer
Little Big Horn
South Viet Nam
U. S
Classified News Index and Obituaries Overview
A compact index page lists classifieds and obituaries with brief headings and section markers. The text hints at editorial and sports content segments, including general notices and pattern features, typical of a midlevel local newspaper layout.
Byrd Jr. Embraces Fiscal Responsibility in Johnson Ties
Virginia Democrat Harry F Byrd Jr 50 takes the vacated Senate seat after his father Harry F Byrd 78 resigns Johnson welcomes him and vows cooperation Byrd Jr stresses cost and funding for Johnson programs.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
U.S
Virginia
Gretchen
Winchester
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Johnson
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Sheppard Granted Hearing On Appeal
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, former Cleveland osteopath, was granted a hearing on a new appeal to the Supreme Court from his conviction and life sentence for the slaying of his first wife. He argues publicity around the case prevented a fair jury. previous review attempts failed and a 1964 district court order releasing him was reversed pending the appeal.
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Washington
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Sheppard
High Tribunal
Ohio
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Liberty
Eisenhower Weathered Period of Greatest Danger
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has passed the period of greatest danger after his heart attack his son John and brother Milton Eisenhower said on Sunday night. They noted a recent relapse with chest pains but reported physicians consider the danger period over and Ike is in excellent condition able to read Westerns and listen to music.
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FT. Gordon
Dwight EF. Eisenhower
John
Milton S. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Milton Eisenhower
Ike
Denver
Milton
Planes Hut In Midair: Pilot Dies
NEW CARLISLE Ohio James L Graham 56 of Dayton dies Sunday trapped in his burning plane after a midair collision with James F Rock 46 of Fairborn who escaped after emergency landing in a field near Ohio 69. Graham's plane lost its tail during the crash witnesses say the craft circled and ground to earth tearing a chimney antenna a roof and wires.
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New Carlisle
James L. Graham
Dayton
Graham
James F. Rock
Fairborn
Rock
Ohio
High Court Strikes Down Red Party Registration
The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that compulsory communist party registration violates the Fifth Amendment. Justices Brennan noted the ruling applies to individual registration sought under the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act. Named parties include William Albertson of Brooklyn and Roscoe Proctor of Oakland as involved in the case.
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Washinton
iPi
Supreme Court
Communist Party
William J. Brennan
William Albertson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roscoe Quincy Proctor
Oakland
Calif
Rivers Attacks McNamara Plan To Eliminate Reserves
Rep. L Mendel Rivers chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says the Defense Department action to cut 751 Army Reserve units may be legal but violates congressional intent. The move affects about 55 000 reservists in over a dozen states including South Carolina and faced delay requests from the Senate committee. Rivers favors realignment but opposes broad abolition of reserves.
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Washington
L. Mendel Rivers
Defense Department
Congress
Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Charleston
S. C
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
South Carolina
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Pentagon
Cyrus R. Vance
Army
Stanley R. Resor
Harold K. Johnson
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Bahamas Star
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Ohio Solon
Fidel
St. Barnabas
Saigon
Highlands
News Index
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Byrd, Jr
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Congressman Rivers
Margaret Chase Smith
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