Bolivia hostage crisis as miners seize Americans and Canadians
Bolivian troops move into Catavi area after Communist led tin miners seize 4 Americans and 3 Canadians plus 14 others. Thomas Martin, an American information officer, reports his group is under militia guard as President Johnson pledges full U S aid for secure release.
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LA Paz
Boliva
White House
Johnson
United States
Gibson Holliday
Tey
Lechin
Tin Miners Union
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S
Martin
Michael A. Kristula
Cadillac
Mich
Bernard Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
U.S. Agency For International Development
Robert Fergerstrom
Peace Corps
Honolulu
Catavi
Paz Estenssoro
Bolivia
Jose Antonio Arze
Irineo Pimental
Federico Escobar
United States Information Service
Kristula
Harriet
Mikola
Michele
Kristulas
Lightning Strikes Pan Am Jet Near Elkton Killing All Aboard
A Pan American Boeing 707 on a Puerto Rico to Philadelphia run with 82 aboard was hit by lightning and exploded near Elkton Maryland. Witnesses reported a ball of fire, passengers including infants spilling out, and no survivors as authorities said recovery began within 90 minutes. The crash occurred two miles northeast of Elkton during an instrument approach in a storm.
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Elkton, Md
Philadelphia
Elkton
Baltimore
Frank Ulmer
Ulmer
Clarence Ulmer
Maryland
Helen Warner
Glasgow
Del
Puerto Rico
Torso Mystery Deepens in Wyoming County Search
Wyoming County authorities, aided by state police and volunteers, scoured roadsides and mountains from McDowell County toward Pineville for clues to a human torso found near State Route 16. An autopsy was performed, with officials noting a likely professional dismemberment and age around 25 to 40, weight about 170 pounds, while bloodstain evidence and other items are sent for lab testing.
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Wyoming
McDowell County
Pineville
Lelan Phillips
Robertson - Foglesong
Mullens
Phillips
Coun
Wise Youth Dies After Drinking Five Pints of Vodka
An 18 year old high school senior in Wise County died on arrival at Norton hospital after drinking five pints of Vodka 9. Sheriff Leonard Markum said the coroner found acute alcoholism as the cause. Friends said he drove his girlfriend to a school play then joined others at a tavern and later complained of shortness of breath and arm pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachia
Norton
Wise County
Leonard Markum
Markum
Larry Randall Tankersley
Tankersley
Inside Abby and Markets Across Town
A compact reader note catalogs sections including Classifieds Movies Comics Princeton Crossword Society Editorials TV and a brief mention of Evans alongside Abby and Goren across a year context. The page highlights feature notes and column slots in a periodical format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Goren
Graham
Princeton
Society
Évans
North-Central States Hit By Nine Inches Of Snow
A severe winter storm swept the north central United States with nine inches of snow in some areas and up to four more inches forecast for Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. Hazardous driving and near blizzard conditions followed gusts up to 75 mph. Four deaths were attributed to the weather including a boy struck by a snowplow and a trapper dying of a heart attack.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Sherwood
N.C
New London
Minn
Fullerton
N.D
Dakotas
Lower Michigan
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Christmas Tree Donations Seek Funds for Bluefield Children
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree Association in Bluefield total $59.50, about one percent of the $6,000 goal for 2,000 local children. The Remsey Auditorium party is set for December 24, with $3.50 needed to make each child happy. Contributions may be mailed or brought to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph offices.
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Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Young
Remsey Auditorium
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bland St
Crash Like Atomic Bomb Shocks Elkton Area
Witnesses at Maryland roller rink near Glasgow describe Sunday Pan American jet crash as a bomb explosion with a blazing wreckage field. Skaters fled to the scene as power failed at the toll plaza. Henry Lindell, former Air Force mechanic, rushed toward the wreckage with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton, Md
Helen Warner
Merryland Roller Rink
Glasgow
Del
Warner
Jerry Greenwald
Hockessin
Greenwald
Torrid Battle In Louisiana
In New Orleans the Democratic gubernatorial race narrows to Mor rison and McKeithen after Saturday's first primary. The runoff is set for Jan. 11 with the general election on March 3. Morrison, a former mayor, and McKeithen, aligned with the Longs, vie on states rights and federal intervention themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
deLesseps S. Morrison
John J. McKeithen
Morrison
McKeithen
Long Family
Italian Town Seeks $8 Million in Vaioni Dam Damages
The municipality of Longarone in Belluno seeks 8 million dollars in damages from ENEI the Adriatic Electricity Society of Venice and related operators after the Vaioni Dam disaster that nearly erased the town. The suit was filed on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belluno
Italy
Longarone
Vaioni
ENEI
Adriatic Electricity Society of Venice
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Victor
Estenssoro
Juan Lechin
Huanuni
National Mining Commission
West Germany
Interamerican Development Bank
Comibol
iHockessin
Wyoming County
State Laboratory
Ned C. Rogers
THE
Associated Press
Trapper
Sters
H. Milman Mitchell
McClung
Susan Gail
Henry Rodgin
Co. B. Sykes
Louis Zaltzman
J. W. Sigman
E. W
Bridgeman J. I. Clingenpeel
Louisiana
Organized Labor
Jimmie H. Davis
Pacifica
Calif
Santa Claus
Pacific Ocean
Ronald Young
Almeda
Sky Diver
Santa
Young
Secret Service
Richard C. Patterson Jr
New York City
Idlewild
Earl Warren
Herbert Lehman
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