Recording Device Burned in Crash of Jet Airliner
Investigators report one of two flight recorders was burned beyond use in Braniff Flight 250 crash near Falls City Nebraska killing 42. Another cockpit voice recorder may yield clues. crew included Capt. Donald G. Pauly and First Officer James A. Hilliker, both Minneapolis residents, with two Braniff stewardesses. Flight path from New Orleans to Minneapolis included multiple stops.
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Neb
Braniff International Airways
Here
Scawang
Shawang
BAC
British Aircraft Corp
United States
Braniff
Donald G. Pauly
James A. Hilliker
Ginger Elaine Brisbane
Minneapolis
Braniff Flight 250
Omaha
New Orleans
Shreveport
Fort Smith, Ark
Tulsa
Wife of Viking Gridder Among 42 Dead in Braniff Crash
A Braniff jet crash near Falls City Neb killed 42 people on a Saturday night. Cheri Lyn Jordan, wife of Minnesota Vikings lineman Jeff Jordan, was en route to Minneapolis to join him as she prepared to move there. The list included a hosiery salesman, several families en route to visit relatives, two sisters, two teachers, airmen on leave, and two SAC workers among the dead.
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Jeff Jordan
Braniff
Falls City, Neb
Braniff International Airways
Cheri Lyn Jordan
Minneapolis
Minnesota Vikings
Robert Kuhr
Kuhr
Omaha
Mitchell
Kansas City
United States
Nancy Ann Chamblin
Susan Carol Chamblin
Fort Smith
Ark
Lincoln
Neb
Nancy Ann
Susan Carol
Mary Kay Hamm
Susan Hamm
Spring Branch
Tex
Houston
Nebraska
Airman
Robert D. Welter
Des Moines
Iowa
Lackland Air Force Base
Welter
Topeka
Kan
Strategic Air Command
Donald R. Smith
Bellevue
SAC Public Information Branch
Andrew D. Broadfoot
Air Force
Morgan Mills
Gonzales
Patricia Jacobson
Fargo
S.C
Harpooned 1500-pound basking shark near Monhegan Island
Harold W. Simmons Jr and Robert Camrell of Boothbay Harbor Maine describe harpooning a 1500-pound basking shark two miles west of Monhegan Island. The time to boat the creature was reported as 32 hours. The toothless species feeds on plankton and small marine growth.
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Harold W. Simmons, Jr
Robert Camrell
Boothbay Harbor
Monhegan Island
Union Spokesmen Face Congressional Probe
Congressional hearings on the airlines strike focused on urging settlement. Union leader P L Siemiller and IAM officials argued against federal seizure while lawmakers pressed for swift action and potential back-to-work orders.
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Union
Largest Protest March in Chicago Opens Housing Drive
About 1,500 civil rights marchers faced 2,000 jeering whites in an all white Northwest Side neighborhood. Police protected an integrated group as they pressed for open housing, stopping at two churches amid rocks and firecrackers and arrests of 21 hecklers. The march, led by Al Raby and Rev. Bevel and Jackson, followed Dr. King’s campaign in Chicago while he attended the SCLC convention in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Cragin
Bevel
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr. King
Southwest Side
Jackson
Miss
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Duluth Auditorium Dedication Continues
The $6.1 million Duluth Auditorium Arena hosts a sellout event with the Duluth Symphony Orchestra and bass Robert Merrill. Vice President Hubert Humphrey spoke at opening ceremonies. Officials report 550 events booked in 280 days, projecting major convention business and economic impact for Duluth.
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Duluth
Duluth Symphony Orchestra
Robert Merrill
Hubert Humphrey
Manley Goldfine
Auditorium Arena Board of Directors
Goldfine
Twin Cities
Captains Survive Flight Hit in North Viet Nam
Capt Edward P. Larson 37 of Puyallup Wash and Capt Kevin A. Gilroy 30 of Menlo Park Calif bailed out after their V105F was struck by enemy fire over North Viet Nam. Seven planes were lost in a one day record as the crew reached Da Nang base. AP wire photo from Saigon.
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Edward P. Larson
Puyallup
Wash
da Nang Base
South Viet Nam
Kevin A. Gilroy
Menlo Park
Calif
Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Saigon
El Foresteros Cyclists Arrested After Child Shot Incident
In St. Paul, 15 men and 5 women of the El Foresteros motor cycle club were jailed on public nuisance charges after a 2 year old boy was accidentally shot at the Maplewood home of member Luke Taylor. The gun was brought by Mrs. Taylor to scare off rivals Hell's Outcasts, and the boy wounded in the chest was playing with ammunition until the weapon discharged. Police say 25 club members and girlfriends gathered to discuss hospital funds when officers arrived.
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Taylors
Smith
The
Taylor
Lincoln
Taylor House
el Foresteros
Thomas Hagen
Maplewood
el Forestero
Hail Shreds Leaves in Rochester as Funnel Seen Nearby
Rain drenched Minnesota with hail in Rochester where stones up to an inch covered areas and shredded tree leaves. A funnel cloud near Chokio appeared briefly while temperatures fell across the state with Duluth Hibbing Brainerd Bemidji readings ranging from the 50s to 60s.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Chokie
All Weather Bureau
Hibbing
Morris
Chokio
State
Duluth
Brainerd
Bemidji
Twin Cities
Gunman kills man while robbing Dallas bank
Inwood National Bank robbery ends in tragedy as Herman Nachman, 43, is shot in the back while he and two others try to subdue the assailant. The gunman held up the bank in northwest Dallas and fled after the fatal shot.
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Dallas, Tex
Inwood National Bank
Dallas
Herman Nachman
Nachman
Perseid Meteor Shower Seen in Northeast Sky
Hayden Planetarium astronomer Dr. Franklyn Branley said Earth will pass through the Perseid meteor shower Thursday through Saturday with peak viewing early Friday morning in the Northeast. The event could produce a bright display as meteors streak the night sky.
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New York
Hayden Planetarium
Franklyn Branley
Hearing Set in Clay Conscientious Objector Bid
The Aug 23 hearing in Louisville will determine Cassius Clay's exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. Judge Lawrence Grauman will preside for the Justice Department after FBI input and Grau mans finding. The department will then forward a recommendation to the Selective Service Appeals Board.
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Washington
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Justice Department
Kentucky
Lawrence
Grauman
Department
Clay
FBI
Selective Service Appeals Board
Evacuate Waseca Fair Grandstand After Beam Splits
About 1200 spectators were ordered from the Waseca County Fair grandstand when a superstructure beam split amid a tractor pulling contest. Authorities cited last year’s inspection and possible wind stress plus crowd load as causes. Deputies said most spectators left calmly and later felt relief after evacuating.
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Waseca, Minn
Waseca County
Don Eustice
Eustice
Traffic Deaths State Today and Year Ago
Iowa reports 473 traffic deaths today and 440 year ago, showing a rise in fatalities. The comparable national figures are 480 today and 409 a year prior.
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Iowa
Group Walks 64 Miles to Protest Vietnam War
About 200 to 300 students professors and others walked from the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis to the state capital to protest the Vietnam War. They carried banners including Stop the Escalator Want to Get off and Why Die for Goldwater Policy.
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ST. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
State Capitol
Viet Nam
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