U.S. Plane Crashes in Singapore Killing One
A U.S. Embassy C47 from Jakarta crashed after takeoff from Paya Lebar Airport in Singapore, killing one and injuring 13, four critically. The aircraft carried 14 Americans including military personnel and dependents. survivor evacuees were treated at Singapore General Hospital. A witness said an engine failed and the plane burst into flames near a village, with later lists naming the dead as Marine Gunnery Sgt. John F. Voycak of Chicago and other crew and passengers from the U.S. military and families.
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Singapore
UPI
U.S
Jakarta
James
Paya Lebar International Aiport
Singapore General Hospital
U.S. Marine
John F. Voycak
Chicago
Walter J. Livengood
Patricia Livengood
Bridgeville
Air Force
Randall D, Peat
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Carle A. Albert
Trimble
Tenn
Tenn., All Crew Members (Except Mrs. Livengood
Leslie H. Armin
Elaine
Oakland
Calif
Army
Frank E. Gallagher
Kevin
San Diego
Margaret W. Hughes
Catherine
Robert K. Hughes
Beech Island
Navy Hospital
Edward J. O'Neil
Miller Place
N.Y
Jeane King
Charles F. King
Fayetteville
N.C
Walter J. Zipkas
Greenport
Indonesian Students Demand Ties Be Broken with Red China
Indonesian students threaten to seize the Chinese embassy if diplomatic ties are not cut with Red China by 10 am Monday. In Jakarta, nine Chinese diplomats were corralled by troops as demonstrators marched on the Foreign Office. The incident marks a continuing rupture since the 1965 coup and ensuing anti Communist crackdown that helped install Gen. Suharto.
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China
Jakarta
UPI
Red China
Foreign Office
Kami
Kappi
Suharto
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Indonesia
School Street Morning Closure A safety measure
Bennington Village Police Chief William H. Fox announced a block on School Street near Bennington Elementary will run weekdays from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Signs at Pleasant Street and Gage Street will restrict passage to school buses only. Parents must drop children at intersections. kids walk the rest. The step may become permanent.
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Bennington Village
William H. Fox
School Street
Bennington
Pleasant Street
Gage Street
Fox
School
Bill Mattison
Harwood Hill
Mattison
New England
County Street
Park
Division Streets
Park Street
St. Francis de Sales Academy
North and
Gage Streets
Malloy Urges Periodic Driver Re Examinations
Vermont Motor Vehicle Commissioner James Malloy urged four yearly driver re examinations after two school bus crashes. He cited aging license holders and changing tests, seeking legislative support as part of federal safety standards. Police report rising school bus vehicle conflicts led to traffic controls and school area safety steps in Bennington and surrounding towns.
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Malloy
Vermont
GOP Leaders To Oppose N Y Constitution
Albany leaders Earl W Brydges Senate majority and Perry B Duryea Jr Assembly minority announced opposition to the proposed New York Constitution. They will campaign for its defeat on November 7, citing serious defects and politically motivated passages despite some commendable sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Earl W
Brydges
State Senate
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Assembly
Democrats
Viet Leaders Adopt Get Tough Policy On Drafted Demonstrators
Saigon officials announced a new policy drafting about a dozen student demonstrators into the army to curb anti government protests. The government warned future demonstrators would lose civil rights as Lt Col Nguyen Van Lam Saigon police director reported 35 students were arrested last.
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Saigon
API
Nguyen van Lam
Lam
Kien Be
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
House of Representatives
Thich Tri Quang
da Nang
Hue
Tri Quang
Independence Palace
Williams Disavows Schuman Over Con vocation Controversy
Williams College officials disavow Professor Frederick L. Schuman for questioning the upcoming convocation and for calling the First Lady a mass murderer while noting Mrs. Lyndon Johnson will attend. The campus dispute coincides with protests and government crackdowns in Vietnam including draft warnings and military trials for demonstrators.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Frederick L. Schuman
Williams
Johnson
Center For Environmental Studies
Schuman
U S Planes Battle MIGs Bomb Haiphong Fuel Dumps
U S planes fought swarms of Communist MIGs and bombed untouched fuel dumps and antiaircraft sites near Haiphong and bridges toward Red China. The action included 134 missions, heavy anti aircraft fire, and one MIG damaged while a US F105 was shot down elsewhere. Marine outpost at Con Thien under fire with one Marine killed and 15 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Haiphong
Red China
North Vietnam
Cmdr
Richard A. Wingent
Hillsdale
Mich
James E
Gilreath
Birmingham
Ala
Tien Nong
Luc Nong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Con Thien Leatherneck
Hue
Phu Bai
3Rd Marine Division
Inside clamors on youth brainwashing and local arts
On the Inside columnist Sam Ogden discusses youth brainwashing concerns. Bennington designer unveils creations at a Manchester show. Bishop Joyce plans to dedicate a new family center in Readsboro, underscoring community faith and service.
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Bennington Designer
Manchester
Joyce
Readsboro
Explosion Destroys Red Chinese MIGs
In Hong Kong a Sing Tao report cites arrivals from the mainland that six Communist Chinese MIG17 and MIG15 fighters were blown up at Ping-tan airfield in Kwangtung Province in late September. The explosion created a two mile audible blast with black smoke signaling a restricted base.
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Hong Kong
UPS
China
Sing Tao
Ping-tan
Kwangtung
Mao Tse-tung
Moscow
Tass
Mao
Nannin
Kwangsichuan
Kwangchow
Soviet Scientist Defects to West
Ottawa reports Soviet nuclear scientist Boris Dotsenko aged 42 has defected to the West and seeks landed immigrant status in Canada. He arrived to teach at the University of Alberta Edmonton on a visa extended from his non immigrant status. A Soviet embassy spokesman called the defection a surprise but said he would likely reconsider.
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Ottawa
UPI
Boris Dotsenko
Canada
Immigration Department
Dotsenko
University of Alberta
Edmonton
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Sukarno
GOP
N.Y. Constitution
Sam Ogden
Fukien
Mt. Anthony
Bendi
Putnam Square
North Street
Gage
BCHS
Hamilton
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