American Ski Star Diem Avalanche Tragedy on Alpine Slopes
American ski star Wallace Bud Werner and German champion Barbara Henneberger died in avalanches during a sports fashion shoot in Samedan Switzerland. At least 31 skiers were buried across three slides, with rescuers saving Terese Obrecht and Burgi Faerbinger and seven in another group rescued. Werner, 28, lived in Steamboat Springs Colorado and helped boost US skiing internationally.
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Bud) Werner
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Barbara
Barbi) Henneberger
Innsbruck
Terese Obrecht
Burgi Faerbinger
Uessnacht
Willy Bogner Sr
Munich
Willy Bogner
Miss Obrecht
Faerbinger
St. Moritz
Pontresina
Miss Henneberger
Steamboat Springs
Col
Barbi Henneberger
West Germany
Swiss Alps
Ing
Salayer Valley
Burgi
Rights Leader Against Bill Retained FEPC Block
Sen. John Stennis says the civil rights bill cannot pass while the FEPC title remains in current form. He notes removing FEPC may be the best way to defeat the measure, a strategy discussed with Sen. John Sparkman on a radio program. Other senators warn the debate could stretch into June as cloture votes are debated and possible.
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Bill
Joe Hall Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Dixie
FEPC
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Senate
Ler
Scott
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Pennsylvania
Clark
Congress Considers Beefs Up Caused by Imports
U S cattlemen face 20 percent price drops as Australia New Zealand Ireland cut exports amid a beef surplus. Congress weighs quotas and import controls while voluntary cuts ease heat, with Rep Poage arguing competition keeps hamburger prices low.
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Australia
New Zealand
United States
U.S
Ireland
Halls of Congress
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
House
Debbie Reynolds Criticizes Stars Ahead of Oscar Show
Hollywood AP Debbie Reynolds blasted fellow stars for low turnout for the 36th Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. She lamented few names outside the program will attend and urged stars to dress boldly and support the event.
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Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
Daily Variety
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Daily Variety Report
Cary Grant
Gina Lollobrigida
David Niven
Albert Finney
Fred Astaire
Charles Boyer
Robert Young
Audie Murphy
Arlene Dahl
Robert Cummings
Tuesday Weld
Troopers Aid Canadian Pair On Divers Air Tank Alert
Virginia troopers stopped a Canadian couple on the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike after alerting that their scuba tanks carried contaminated air. Trooper Gerald Angele relayed the warning to Trooper P S Spraker, who halted the Poiriers as Canadian authorities reported two others sickened by the same air hose. The couple then called a Royal Canadian Navy officer relative and continued toward Florida.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
Robert J. Poirier
New Brunswick
Richmond-Petersburg
Gerald Angele
Poirier
Florida
Angelo
P. S. Spraker
Spraker
Inside Abby 12 Add Years
Classifieds and features in the Abby section highlight ten comics crosswords and editorials, with sections for Goren and Graham. The issue includes Princeton society notes and sports, TV, weather coverage.
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Abby
Goren
Graham Movies
Princeton Society
Management And Unions Start Talks Washington AP
Government mediators convened railroad union and management representatives in Washington to resolve a work rules dispute risking a nationwide rail shutdown. The White House set a 1:00 p.m. EST joint session to run long, with talks to resume Tuesday after President Johnson urged both sides to delay any strike for 15 days. The core issue is whether certain jobs are necessary featherbed assignments or safety-related, with a broader bargaining backdrop.
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Washington
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Newsman held in Indonesia over alleged false news
Sun day Newsweek correspondent Robert F. McCabe, 34, was detained by Indonesian military police on charges of publishing false and inflammatory news as Subandrio warned of a potential death penalty under a 1963 Sukarno decree. U S officials protested for his release while noting no formal charges had been filed.
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Newsweek
Robert F. McCabe
Subandrio
U.S
Howard P. Jones
McCabe
Minneapolis
Sukarno
Chaerul Saleh
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Teenagers Feared Dead After River Boat Capsize
In Fayette County two 14 year olds Tom Butner and William Frederick Cooper disappeared after their boat overturned on the New River about four miles upstream from Gauley Bridge. Brothers Arthur and Wendell Butner 15 and 22 swam to shore. Deputy L W Fox reported the remote location with poor access.
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Fayetteville
W.va
Fayette County
New River
Gauley Bridge
L. W. Fox
Tom Butner
William Frederick Cooper
Chimney Corner
Fox
Arthur Butner
Wendell Butner
Butner
Soviets Launch Maneuverable Space Station Polyot 2
The Soviet Union launched Polyot-2, a maneuverable space station, to test control in multiple directions and orbital rendezvous. The craft reached a final orbit between 193 and 310 miles with a 92.4 minute period, and Tass noted it was turned around repeatedly during its initial flight.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Khrushchev
Tass
Kenneth Gatland
British Interplanetary Society
London
Twisters Hit Kansas City Area and Surrounding States
A pair of tornado lines from Kansas into Missouri and Iowa killed at least five people and injured about 40. A Yorktown Iowa tunnel collapse killed Flora Eichhorst, 90, as the town saw extensive damage. Missouri towns Pleasant Hill and others reported numerous damaged houses while Edna, Garnett, and Lawrence faced disrupted power lines, collapsed buildings, and debris.
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Missouri
Iowa
Lawrence
Bonner Springs
Leavenworth
Missouri River
Yorktown
Flora Eichhorst
Oklahoma
Edna
Garnett
Pleasant Hill
Lone Jack
Warrensburg
Lamonte
Callie Lewis
Clinton
Kan
George Petefish
Daisy Petefish
Barry Goldwater Counts on Two Realities for Nomination
Senator Barry Goldwater pins hopes on two realities to win the GOP nomination. He argues a stop Goldwater movement lacks unity and that only he or Nixon can compete with Johnson in the South. He bets on California and possible Ohio momentum to reach the 655 delegates required.
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Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Wate
Hinanu
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
South
Goldwater
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge
Oregon
Lodge
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Rockefeller
German Messerschmitt lands at Kanawha Airport
World War II era ME108B fighter with Iron Cross insignia lands at Charleston Kanawha Airport piloted by Martin Caidin and John Hawke on a cross country fuel stop. Caidin notes the craft is registered N108A as an experimental under FAA rules and previously touched Sutton Airport.
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Messerschmitt
Caidin
John Hawke
Sutton
Germany
Federal Aviation Agency
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