Jetliner crashes into swamp at JFK landing
A Pan American Boeing 707 carrying 145 aboard bounced into a swamp during landing in light fog at John F. Kennedy Airport. The craft struck a fence near Rockaway Boulevard, 1,000 feet from the runway end. There was no fire. 48 treated, 15 hospitalized. Captain Herbert H. Dunker, 47, piloted the plane.
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Pan American
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Queens
Herbert H. Dunker
Milwaukee
Coral Gables
Fla
Pitcher Umbricht Dies After Comeback Battle
Houston AP report confirms 33 year old right hander Umbricht, who had returned last season from surgery to remove a malignant tumor, died of cancer. Hospital staff had declined comment and NL Colts officials had agreed to withhold details as death was imminent.
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital
Colts
Change in Role GE May Be Damaged In Steel Price Case
GE and other electrical manufacturers face potential civil suits for triple damages if steel firms convicted of price rigging. The 1961 antitrust cases linger as civil damage actions proceed, with Philadelphia Electric Co and others seeking about 12 million dollars for transformer overpayments. Ralph Cordiner and William Ginn testified as trial unfolds, noting prior settlements totaling roughly 75 million dollars.
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Westinghouse
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Electric Co
Ralph J. Cordiner
William S. Ginn
Pittsfield
Cordiner
Blaze Destroys John Broderick Farm Barn in Great Barrington
A three story hay and dairy barn at the John Broderick farm on South Main Street burned early Tuesday evening. Fire destroyed the 71 by 30 foot structure and its hay stores, with 18 cows, six calves and one horse moved to safety. Loss included a year old potato planter, milking equipment and chicken branders. Fire officials investigated the cause as crews from multiple towns battled the blaze.
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Egremont
MacArthur's Body Returned To Washington For Funeral
New York crowds line rain swept streets to honor General Douglas MacArthur 84 as his coffin is moved by horse drawn caisson to Washington. Pallbearers, Park Avenue Armory, U S Military Academy band, Ruffles and Flourishes, The General's March, and Shorty the horse accompany the procession.
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Rail Rules Ordered and General Strike Looms
Wisconsin primary returns show Reynolds winning all 45 Democratic delegates and Wallace defeating civil rights foes as open primary participation surged. Reynolds led with 508,597 votes to Wallace's 261,148, while Byrnes carried Republicans with 294,724. Wallace vowed a campaign in Maryland and Indiana, and railroads announced new work rules triggering fears of a nationwide transport lockout as unions planned a sympathy strike. Wisconsin results also marked Reynolds surpassing Kennedy’s Democratic primary vote record in the state.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
Reynolds
John F. Kennedy
Badger
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South
Harry S. Truman
Wallace
Byrnes
Kennedy
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Maryland
Indiana
Unmanned Gemini launches on Titan I from Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports an unmanned Project Gemini capsule reached orbit in the opening shot of the second Man in Space program. The Titan I rocket delivered 430000 pounds of thrust on a southeast trajectory, with a successful countdown and observers noting the mission as a major milestone and a boost toward a crewed Gemini flight later this year.
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United States
New private boarding school proposed for Lenox
A private boys boarding school named Rockwood Academy may open in Lenox on the Kynesleigh Hall estate on Stockbridge Road near Foxhollow School. Richard Herbert of Pittsfield intends to buy the property from Louis and Ann Hisenberg, with the school aiming for about 100 grades 7 through 12 students and a nonsectarian, college-prep curriculum.
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Lenox
Donald J. Shaker
Pittsfield
Rockwood Academy
Kynesleigh Hall
Farthingham
Stockbridge Road
Foxhollow School
Shaker
Richard Herbert
Dalton Avenue
Louis and
Ann Hisenberg
Newelty
Night Meeting Called by LBJ
President Johnson directs Labor Secretary Wirtz to convene a labor management conference tonight to avert a nationwide rail strike. Wirtz scheduled the meeting for 8 p.m. after a White House session with Johnson.
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White House
Rail unions clash with Illinois Central over feath eredding dispute
The Brotherhoods and Switchmen's Union threaten a surprise strike tied to feath eredding rules costing railroads $600 million annually. Illinois Central vows compliance with court injunctions and mentions Congress should limit wielded power. A Supreme Court affirmed plan prompts revised rules at 12:00 a.m. Friday April 10. A congressional arbitration panel previously allowed gradual reduction of firemen on diesel freight and yard engines.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Illinois Central Railroad
Zimmerman
Congress
Wolfe
Illinois Central
U.S. Supreme Court
Five Day Forecast Near Seasonal Normal Temperatures
The five day forecast shows temperatures averaging near the seasonal normal of 4 degrees. Colder tomorrow with little change through the weekend. Show: on again late Friday and on:
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By Thomas W. Bleezarde
John W. Byrnes
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Chicago
J.E. Wolfe
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Zimmerman Quoted
A. F. Zimmerman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
Gemini
Titan I
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