Czech jetliner crashes near Gander killing many
A Soviet built Ilyushin 18 with 69 aboard crashed after takeoff from Gander en route to Cuba, killing 84 and injuring 35. Survivors include Czechs Poles and Cubans and 13 severely burned passengers were to be sent to Halifax for care. The pilot copilot and two crewmembers died.
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Gander, Mid
Gander
Cuba
Prague
Czech
Halifax
Eastern Provincial Airways
Newfoundland Mines and Resources
Pope Paul VI Runs Fever During Pallace Address
Pope Paul VI ran a fever for a second day at Castel Gandolfo after a cold from a long balcony speech. Doctor Mario Fontana said the ailment is not serious as the 70 year old pope suffered stomach cramps and nausea before rising fever.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Summer Palace
Mario Fontana
Ford UAW talks grim as strike deadline nears
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers return to bargaining with a Wednesday strike deadline looming. Negotiators show no overnight progress while William E. Simkin observes. UAW President Walter Reuther warns of a possible 160,000 strike if demands aren’t met, with GM and Chrysler expected to seek parallel terms. Federal mediators join for the first time in over two decades as tense talks continue.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
William E. Simkin
Johnson
Ford
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
General Motors
Chrysler
Reuther
Strike Looms as Union Talks Resume With NBC ABC
Miami Beach AP union negotiators for 3000 broadcast employees resume talks with NBC and ABC networks only hours before a threatened strike that could halt live programming. A four day work week was among union minimum terms. networks say live shows may miss if AFTRA joins.
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Miami Beach
Fla
NBC
ABC Radio and Television
Tim O'Sullivan
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
Afl-Cio
O'Sullivan
AFTRA
Vietnam election results show Thieu Ky lead in unofficial tally
South Vietnam declared Thieu and Ky won a combined majority in a Sunday vote with 1.64 million and 464 thousand votes respectively while 800 thousand backed rival Truong Dzu. Observers called the election fair though seven civilian candidates alleged fraud.
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Dzu
Thieu
Dru
Johnson
United States
Sen. Bourke
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Honolulu
Phan Khac Sun
Tran van Huong
Senate
House of Representatives
Quiet Turmoil on Suez Ahead of Cease-Fire Review
Reports say Israel and Jordan exchanged artillery and tank fire across the Jordan River after a cease-fire along the Suez Canal. The clash follows a seven hour battle between Israel and Egypt, with both sides claiming casualties and equipment losses. Egypt and Israel accused each other of aggression as UN observers recorded a truce. The Egyptian press suggested plans to try Field Marshal Amer for plotting against Nasser.
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Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Egypt
Isrraeli
Damiya
Jericho
Amman
U.N
J.N
Port Suez
Port Taufiq
Tel Aviv
Port Said
Mediterranean
Alexandria
al Ahram
Abdel Hakim Amer
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Amer
Farouk
Nasser
De Gaulle Plans Poland Visit Amid West Germany Balancing Act
Paris sources say President Charles de Gaulle will visit Poland to expand relations with Communist nations while avoiding actions that offend West Germany. He seeks Polish autonomy within a renewed European bloc and will sidestep explicit talk on the Oder-Neisse frontier, stressing independence from American leadership and self determination.
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Charles de Gaulle
Poland
West Germany
France
East Europe
de Gaulle
Oder-Neisse
East Germany
Zabrze
Hindenburg
Germany
Europe
Moscow
Elysee Palace
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Heaviest Vietnam Ground Fighting Reported In Months
Allied communiques list 262 Communists and 63 Americans killed as heavy fighting erupts after the South Vietnam elections. Air raids target Haiphong area and a major bridge while Marines, jets, and coastal operations push back North Vietnamese forces near Da Nang and Con Thien.
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Saigon
Haiphong
South Vietnam
17Th Parallel
Mekong
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Air
Navy
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Red China
Crusader
Skyhawk
Oriskany
Brige
Panhandle
Con Thien
Labor Day highway tolls across New England rise to 22 deaths
The Labor Day weekend toll across New England reached 22 deaths, with 18 in traffic incidents. Connecticut and Massachusetts saw the heaviest highway losses, while Rhode Island and Vermont reported no highway deaths. The report details multiple fatal crashes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine during the 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Boston
New England
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Lexington
Westboro
Ann Curran
Manchester
Danvers
James Sullivan
Elmer
N.J
Braintree
Francis Doherty
South Boston
Charles River
William Capers
Dorchester
Catherine Theall
Election results open path to reforms and talks in Vietnam
Washington officials welcomed the election as a step for South Vietnam toward a constitutionally elected government. Critics and supporters foresee peace talks and economic reforms, with Thieu Ky leading amid questions on Viet Cong influence and Dzu winning 17.1 percent of votes in a volatile race.
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Thieu
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Dzu
Huong
Suu
Central Committee of
Communist Party
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
NLF
Saigon
Truong Dinh Dzu
Thieu-Ky
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