Lightning Hit Plane Wing Probe Shows Causes
Officials in Washington say evidence indicates a lightning strike hit the left wing of the Pan Am Boeing 707 that exploded and crashed near Wilmington Delaware killing 81. Maryland medical examiner Dr. Russell S. Fisher identified 62 victims by fingerprints dental work and other items and mass burial may be planned for the unidentified. The CAB reports wing damage and a fuel air explosion and planners prepare for a February public hearing on the disaster.
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Elkton
Washington
Maryland
Wilmington
Del
Pan American World Airways
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Philadelphia
Russell S. Fisher
Fisher
Truman Finch
CAB
Senators Approve Kennedy Education Aid Bill
The Senate approved a $1.56 billion education aid measure expanding vocational training and sent it to President Johnson. The House passed the bill 300 to 65, with opposition from four lawmakers. This third major education bill in the current session sets spending ceilings awaiting later appropriation.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Senate
Johnson
House
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
John G. Tower
Texas
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Storm Thurmond
South Carolina
White House
Sinatra Kidnapping Questions Linger After FBI Reveal
The FBI released serial numbers showing 240000 in small bills may be part of the ransom. Investigators questioned who moved the cash and how the gang avoided roadblocks. Sinatra Sr. said he handed the money to a federal courier as Sinatra Jr. was freed after 54 hours.
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Hollywood
FBI
Washington
Sinatra Sr
Los Angeles
Lake Tahoe
Canoga Park
Foss
Sinatra Jr
Young Sinatra
Oakland Tribune
Bruno Arrested After Plane Arrival in Boston
Angelo Bruno 53 head of Philadelphia Cosa Nostra was arrested by five FBI agents after a transatlantic flight from Paris touched down in Boston for a 45 minute layover. Bail was set at 75000 with surety and a hearing continued to December 20.
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FBI
Angelo Bruno
Philadelphia
Cosa Nostra
Boston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Italy
Cosa Nostra Crime Syndicate
Bruno
Pan-American
Paris
Thomas J. Jenkins
U.S
Francis H. Farrell
Farrell
Peter Maggio
Albert Schwartz
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Philadelphia Cosa Nostra
Joseph Valachi
U.S. Senate
ICC Approves Rail Merger Uniting Seaboard and ACL
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the merger of Seaboard Air Line Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to form Seaboard Coast Line, despite objections from the Justice Department and labor groups. The ACL will be the holding company and Seaboard the surviving firm.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Justice Department
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
ICC
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania and
New York Central Railroads
Commission
Seaboard Coastline Railroad
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
Johnson calls for restraint on wages and prices and pledges global leadership
President Johnson urged industrialists and labor leaders to restrain wage and price increases to avoid a spiral that could threaten domestic growth and international balance of payments. He pledged strong U S ties with Italy, addressed diplomats, and announced a $41 million Harvard library fundraising honoring JFK.
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Washington
Johnson
Italy
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy
Consumer Advisory Council
Kennedy
Community Christmas Tree drive nears $1532 in gifts
Bluefield residents continue to donate to the Community Christmas Tree Association with $1532 raised toward a $6000 goal to bring Santa Claus to about 2000 local children at Ramsey Auditorium on December 24. Contributions may be sent to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered to its offices.
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Santa Claus
Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Appalachian Power Co
Employes’ Benevolent Association
H. F. Wilson
J. E. Martin
Cumberland Garden Club
Allen M. Long
Alonzo McCue Jr
S. C. Carver
A. H. Spangler
N. F. Wickham Jr
Robert S. Hoge
William L. Alley
U.S. Ordered To Remove All Units From Cambodia
Cambodia orders all U S military, economic and cultural missions to leave by January 15. Washington recalls Ambassador Sprouse and Cambodia recalls its envoy. Phnom Penh says the move ends talks on closeout and frames U S aid as a lever against Prince Norodom Sihanouk.
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U.S
Cambodia
Washington
State Department
United States
Philip D. Sprouse
Nong Kimny
Richard I. Phillips
Sprouse
Norodom
Takeo
Sihanouk
Sarit Thanarat
Thailand
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Navy Fuel Plant Hit By Explosions in West Virginia
Two blasts at the Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center West Virginia damaged experimental propulsion facilities. The facility, run for the Navy by Hercules Powder Co., makes fuel for Polaris missiles. No injuries were reported and no damage total figures were released.
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Navy
Inside Abby and Add Years in Ten Churches
A compact summary notes Abby feature exploring a decade across ten churches with glimpses into Graham Princeton society and brief sports and weather items, reflecting a mid century newspaper layout.
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Abby
Graham
Princeton
Eight Americans Feared Dead In Viet Nam Crashes
In Saigon Viet Nam judges recovered three of four U.S. servicemen bodies from a helicopter downing in the Mekong Delta. A second wreckage on a mountain 160 miles northeast of Saigon left four advisers missing with no survivors found.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Mekong River
Biting Cold Winds Whip Plains Area
The season's first big storm brings biting winds and snow drifts across the Great Plains. Unseasonable cold expands into the Gulf states with winds up to 45 mph reducing visibility and temperatures plunging to 11 below zero in parts of the plains and Mississippi Valley. Subzero readings stretch across seven states including 28 below in Butte Montana. New flurries blanket the north from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard, while the Deep South sees occasional heavy rains on the cold edge.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Gulf States
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Butte
Mont
Rockies
Seaboard
Two Juveniles Charged In Bluefield Break-In
Two boys aged 14 and 16 were in custody Friday night on charges of breaking and entering and theft. Police recovered most of the loot, valued at about 995 dollars, with items found at multiple locations including the suspects' homes and Walnut Grove Cemetery. The incident occurred between 8 a.m. and noon at 1611 Forest Street, residence of Chris Freeman, and the warrant was signed by Sergeant Richard Lambert.
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Bluefield
Richard Lambert
Police Department
Squire Lewis Perdue
Chris Freeman
Forest St
Walnut Grove
Citizens Coal and Supply
Bolivia leader Lechin returns amid hostage crisis rumors
Vice President Juan Lechin flew back to La Paz from the Andes stronghold amid unconfirmed reports of readiness to negotiate. Seizures of four Americans and others by miners sparked a week-old crisis as Castro admirers with smuggled weapons were seen near the Catavi-Siglo Veinte district.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Andes
United Nations
U.N
Lechin
Victor Paz
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Catavi-Siglo
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William H. Tucker
Rupert L. Murphy
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Jacksonville
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St. Petersburg
Fla
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S.C
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Albany
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
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Raleigh
Savannah
Moon, Ga
Washington Diplomatic Corps
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St. Joachim de Tourelle
St Lawrence River
B. of R. T
Bluefield Lodge
J. E. Blaydes Sr
Bluefield ‘Ministerial Alliance
H. G. Frazier
Jesse H. Clements
William Greenspon
Pat and
Peggy Tucker
Union Loan Co
Debby
Henry Rosenthal
Jones Street Pta
Elsie Horner Jackson
Brock Smith
D. M. Easley
Hunter Milam
Paul Milam
Jim H. Shott
Gas Service, Inc
Bluefield Gas Co
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Nordom Sihanouk
Forest Street
Castro
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