Jetliner crashes into La Soufriere volcano in Guadeloupe
Rescue crews comb the dormant volcano’s slopes for the Air France Boeing 707 wreckage after the crash near Pointe a Pitre. All 63 aboard feared dead including Mrs William Zeckendorf Sr. and two Paris Match journalists. Flight originated in Caracas with stops in Lima and Quito and was en route to Raizet Airport when radar loss followed by explosion. Weather had been clear and no distress signal was received. The flight’s final leg to Guadeloupe would have continued to Paris via the Caribbean service.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Air France
William Zeckendorf
New York
la Soufriere
French West Indies
Raizet
Santiago
Chile
Paris
Luis Guillermo Medina
Caracas
Venezuela
Lima
Peru
Quito
Ecuador
Caribbean
Marjorie Campbell
Zeckendorf
Patriarca Trial Underworld Informer Takes Stand
In Boston AP report, underworld informer Joseph Baron testifies in the Raymond Patriarca murder conspiracy case. Baron says Patriarca urged killing Willie Marfeo and described Providence locations tied to Marfeo’s gambling. Cassesso and Tameleo also mentioned, with postponement due to police activity.
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Boston
Joseph
Barboza
Baron
Raymond L. Patriarca
Cosa Nostra
New England
U.S
Patriarca
Ronald Crisesso
Somerville
Willie Marfeo
Providence
Henry Tameleo
Cranston
R.I
Cassesso
Marfeo
Nuns clash with Los Angeles cardinal over renewal at Immaculate Heart
In Los Angeles, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary push renewal in dress, hours, and Latin-name changes at 36 archdiocesan schools. Cardinal McIntyre rejects the reforms, risking early retirement of many teachers and possible school closings as debate heats up among clergy and lay Catholics.
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Los Angeles
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Chancery
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Immaculate Heart
Chial
Cardinal McIntyre
Immaculate Heart College
Hollywood Hills
Immaculate Heart Order
Mary Humiliata
Anita Caspary
Anita
Archdiocese of
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart
Chuckle Abore Highlights a Paradoxical Host
A humorous line notes a man who deprives you of solitude by not providing company. The remark frames a social blunder as a playful vignette reflective of chuckle worthy manners.
Provocative Viet Cong shelling seen near Ca Mau and provinces
Reports say Viet Cong shelled provincial capitals including Ca Mau and other targets as U S forces engaged around Con Thien Khe Sanh and Da Nang with air and artillery strikes. In Ca Mau fighting persisted two miles southwest as government troops pursued guerrillas driven from the provincial capital.
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Ca Mau
U.S
Con Thien
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Saigon
1011St Airborne Division
da Nang
USS. Army
Americal Division
Demilitarized Zone
Manchester School Closed By Teacher Walkout
Three public schools closed and others affected as Manchester teachers walk out over salaries. Officials say Bakersville and Green Acre elementary schools had no teachers on site while many principals planned to turn pupils away and join a teachers meeting. City officials call the action illegal and a breach of contract.
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Manchester
N.H
Bakersville
Green Acre
Manchester Memorial High
J. Francis Roche
William Kelley
John Mongan
James Pollack
Nadeau and Fecteau announce bids for Maine House
Armand Fecteau and Napo Leon L Nadeau today announced candidacies for the Maine House of Representatives. Both Biddeford residents seek the June primary seats, with Fecteau a former city councilman and state representative seeking the Democratic nomination.
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Armand Fecteau
Napoleon L. Nadeau
Maine
House of Representatives
Nadeau
Hill St
Biddeford
Fecteau
Pool St
Army seeks super dog for Vietnam war effort
The Army and University of Maryland scientists will evaluate 500 to 1,000 puppies next year to find a superior tracking and mine alert dog. Candidates include purebred Labrador retrievers, German shepherds, Lab cross foxhound, collie-Labrador cross, and purebred standard poodles. Five-stage testing spans about 83 days starting at 10 to 12 weeks old, with top dogs kept as breeding stock for each Vietnam brigade.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
University of Maryland
US. Army
Army University of Maryland
Canine Behavior Laboratory
Vietnam
Corruption in Vietnam Faces U.S. Push for Reform
A senior U.S. adviser urges bold action to root out graft in South Vietnam, saying few officials are clean enough to contribute. He proposes creating an anticorruption office in the U.S. mission, pressuring Saigon to jail corrupts, and rewarding tipsters, while warning past neglect has fueled the crisis.
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Washington
U.S
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Associated Press
Agency For International Develop
Saigon
AID
Public Administration
Izens
Viet Cong Armament Shift Warns of Modern Weapons Reach
In Vietnam the Viet Cong now deploy AK47 assault rifles and new mortars, RPG7 launchers, and planned heavy antiaircraft arms, as Soviet and Chinese supply lines feed North Vietnamese forces. American authorities note 7 percent of war supplies originate in Russia, with most coming from China and other blocs.
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Saigon
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Jesson
U.S
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Russia
Red China
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