U S and World News Briefs Roundup
Perry Ohio reports one man killed and hundreds evacuated after a Calhio Chemical plant explosion. Chlorine gas cloud threatens residents. victim John Hribar dies from inhalation. Other briefs cover Soviet delay on Middle East peace plan, South Korea denying mercenary troops to Vietnam, Nancy Kefauver’s death from heart failure, Meat Institute backing a reform bill with caveats, and a Soviet IL62 jetliner tested at Dulles with media previews.
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Perry
Ohio
Calhio Chemical
John Hribar
Madison
Lake County Memorial Hospital
Painesville
Plane hijack ends with Havana standoff over two boys
In Hollywood Florida a hijacked plane was flown to Havana after a gun was pointed at pilot J W Raymond 35 of Pompano Beach. He said the Cuban authorities would likely return Raymond and copilot Jeff White 22 of Miami to the United States today if two boys are released.
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Hollywood
Fla
Havana
J. W. Raymond
Pompano Beach
South Florida
Raymond
Jeff White
Miami
United States
Oscar Laurel
Woodrow McKay
Maude Cuneo
Hebron
Russians Build Copter Ship
Pentagon sources say the Soviet Union is building a second helicopter carrier and may be developing a significant amphibious warfare force. The move is seen as possibly mirroring American practice to project Marine-like troops in overseas crises.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Revised plans for new Athens County children's home shown
Inside the county presentation to commissioners the revised plans outline a new children's home in Athens County. The report notes ongoing discussions and projected timelines reflecting local government priorities and funding considerations.
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Athens County
Cincinnati Jet Crash Kills 64 of 82 aboard TWA Convair 880
Federal investigators raced to determine why a TWA Convair 880 crashed near the Greater Cincinnati Airport killing 64 of 82 aboard. A.B. Krueger noted 18 survivors, six in serious condition, as debris smeared a rural orchard site north of the airport. The crash followed a late takeoff from Los Angeles with flights bound for Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Boston.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
TWA
Greater
Cincinnati
A. B. Krueger
Krueger
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
American Airlines
Greater Cincinnati
Ohio River
National Transport Safety Board
Trans World Airlines Convair 880
Dak To Deaths Mount as 239 Fall in Vietnam Battle
U S artillery and air strikes pound dug in North Vietnamese gunners delaying evacuation of wounded U S paratroopers on a hillside near Dak To in the 19th day of fighting. Casualties climb to at least 239 dead and 822 wounded, rivaling Ia Drang in intensity as Brig Gen Schweiter vows to dig them out piece by piece.
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Saigon
U.S
Dak To
Ia Drang
Central Highlands
L. H. Schweiter
178Rd Airborne Brigade
Tax Increase Again Becomes Possibility
Washington AP New hearings set by House Ways and Means on November 28 to consider a new administration surtax and spending cuts tied to Britain's currency actions. President Johnson’s proposed 10 percent income tax and $7 billion surtax are under renewed review, with timing possible if Congress stays in session through Christmas. Mills criticized admin proposals while noting only vague expenditure controls.
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Washington
Johnson
Britain
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Capitol Hill
Ways and Means
Mills
Hot Springs
Ark
Crews Named For Rehearsals Of America's Moon Journey
Space Center Houston reports six astronauts will lead two Saturn 5 rehearsals for the moon program. McDivitt Scott Schweickart head the first crew. Borman Collins Anders lead the second. Each team tests Apollo command craft and lunar module procedures ahead of an actual lunar flight.
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Air Force
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Frank Borman
Michael Collins
William A. Anders
Borman
Collins
Anders
McDivitt
Four US sailors desert Intrepid claim most aim to end Vietnam war
Four sailors who deserted the carrier Intrepid in Japan told Soviet press that most American servicemen do not want to fight in Vietnam. They spoke on Moscow television and said they would seek countries to continue opposing the war. Names given: Richard D. Bailey, John Michael Barilla, Craig W. Anderson, and Michael Lindner. The U.S. Embassy said it would not contact them.
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Intrepid
Japan
Vietnam
U.S
Richard D. Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
John Michael Barilla
Catonsville
Craig W. Anderson
San Jose
Calif
Michael Lindner
Mount Pocono
Pravda
Communist Party
North
Soviet Union
Israeli Jets Hit In Jordan In First Postwar Raid
TEL AVIV reports Israeli jet fighter bombers attacked Jordanian positions east of the Jordan River for the first time since the June Arab-Israeli war. Jordan claimed two Israeli planes were shot down, with a pilot killed after bailouts, while Israel confirmed one plane's loss and said the pilot bailed out over Jordan.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Jordan
Israel
Amman
Hussein
London
Hassan
United Nations
U.N
Long Haired Youth Sent To England
Ernest A. Towner says his 14-year-old son Carl, suspended from North Olmsted Junior High for shoulder length hair, has been sent to England to avoid juvenile detention. Carl and 10-year-old Kurt will study there as Carl awaits a school interview, after Judge John J. Tower denied a new trial motion.
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Tower
Towner
Carl
Kurt
London
North Olmsted
Toner
Wilson Regime Saved By Laborite Dissidents
London AP report says Harold Wilson's Conservative opposition moved to censure but Labour dissidents unified behind the government after devaluation to 2.40 pounds per dollar. Chancellor James Callaghan argued devaluation could boost exports if wage and price growth are restrained. Heath condemned the policy as a failure amid a pound drop from 2.80 to 2.40.
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London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Jener Edward Heath
U. S
Heath
Wilson
James Callaghan
Callaghan
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