Two Helicopter Collision Kills 21 Marines in North Carolina
At New River Marine Air Facility near Jacksonville, two helicopters a Hue-1 and a Sea Stallion collided during a training exercise. Twenty one Marines were killed and fourteen injured, six seriously, with eight others sustaining minor injuries. The Sea Stallion crew and four pilots perished or were hurt in the crash landing area.
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Jacksonville
N.C
New River Marine Air Facility
Vietnam
Thomas Tulipane
Marine Air Group 26
Navy
Camp Lejeune Marine Base
New River Dispensary
New River
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Coastal Plain
N. C
Dodd censured by U S Senate amid misconduct charges
Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut is censured by the Senate for spending personally money raised politically while a second misconduct count is dropped. The 25 vote tally makes him the sixth senator censured in U.S. history, with limited political consequences beyond stigma and loss of momentum ahead of a 1970 bid.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Senate
Dodd
U.S
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Senate Ethics Committee
Ethics Committee
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
John Tower
Texas
State
Romania Drops Soviet Coalition and Pushes Middle East Peace
In New York the Romanian premier Ion Maurer ended the Soviet led coalition by urging Israel Arab peace talks and sovereignty for Middle East nations. He called for Israeli withdrawal from territories seized from Egypt Syria and Jordan as part of a peaceful settlement. The assembly anticipated a Johnson Kosygin talks in Glassboro and expected Hussein of Jordan to speak next.
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United Nations, N. Y
Romania
General Assembly
Assembly
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Israel
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Glassboro
N.J
Paul Martin
Sverker Astrom
Middle East
Maurer
Europe
West Germany
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Hussein of
Mingo County Man Killed by Train Near Matewan Station
A Mingo County man, Ivan Branham of Varney, was killed when struck by a Norfolk Western coal train near the Matewan passenger station. Eyewitnesses said Branham stood on the tracks then moved aside but was hit by the 223 car train.
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Matewan
W.va
Mingo County
Norfolk & Western Railway
Ivan Branham
Varney
Weekend Rain and Below Normal Temps Forecast
Extended forecast shows daytime highs 75 to 85 and overnight lows 55 to 65 through Wednesday, averaging below normal. Cooler conditions on Sunday and Monday, milder on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain expected to total about one inch over the weekend.
Thirty four die in Mohawk Airlines crash in Pennsylvania
A Mohawk Airlines BAC 111 crashed near Blossburg Pennsylvania killing 34 people including 30 passengers and 4 crew after a leg from Syracuse to Washington. Rescue and a temporary morgue were established as FBI probes possible sabotage. Flight originated Elmira New York and arrived at Washington DC.
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Blossburg
Mohawk Airlines
Here
Mohawk
FBI
Syracuse
N.Y
Elmira
Washington, D.C
Utica
Charles Bullock
Cazenovia
Troy Rudesill
Vernon Center
Virginia A. Bungert
Rome
Gale L. Sardelle
Pennsylvania
Scott Jenkins
Jenkins
Carl Olson
Morris Run
Olson
Elm
Title II supervisor named in Virginia
The Virginia State Board of Education approved the appointment of Mrs. Jane K. Owens as state Title II supervisor for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Mrs. Owens, a York County school official, will coordinate federally supported innovative projects in Virginia public schools.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Jane K. Owens
Owens
York County
Virginia
Pope Defends Celibacy in Encyclical Sacerdotalis Celibatus
Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Latin Church’s mandatory celibacy for priests in a detailed encyclical. He acknowledged loneliness and renunciations but argued sex is not all of human life and that priestly celibacy remains essential. He urged better screening of seminary entrants and longer discernment for candidates.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Ten Die In Har dee ville Crash Near Georgia Line
A station wagon and a heavily laden tanker truck collided near the Georgia line on U.S. 17, killing ten people including William J. Lee and his family. The lone survivor, 17-year-old Woodrow Lee, had initially planned to join the trip. The wreck occurred just before dawn as the truck struck the wagon, dragging it nearly 100 yards and toppling a gas pump at a service station.
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Hardeeville
S. C
William J. Lee
Lee
Woodrow
Savannah
Richard
Navy Bombers Strike Again North Vietnam Attack on Nam Dinh Power Plant
U S Navy bombers attacked the Nam Dinh electric power plant south of Hanoi for the second straight day and hit nearby railroad yards and a surface to air missile site. Recon photos showed generator hall damage and heavily damaged transformer house while rail lines were blocked. No major ground activity reported in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Constellations
Senator Clark Calls War on Poverty Budget Inadequate
Senator Joseph S. Clark says the 2 billion dollar request for the war on poverty is utterly inadequate. He fears Congress will struggle to approve even that amount while Sargent Shriver warns the victory may take more than ten years, as the anti poverty subcommittee hears testimony.
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Washington
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Johnson
Clark
Congress
Senate
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Second Meet For Sunday Is Surprise Progress Believed
President Johnson and Premier Kosygin held a lengthy private session in Glassboro NJ, three hours without advisers, and agreed to meet again Sunday at 1 30 p m EDT. White House Press Secretary Christian said they advanced toward a U S Soviet understanding on a permanent peace settlement between Israel and the Arab states and that Israel exists as a nation.
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Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
Glassboro
N. J
State College
Israel
Kosygin
Middle East
Vietnam
White House
George Christian
United States
Soviet Union
Christian
Rusk
Washington
Mideast
Johnson, Kosygin meeting aims for peaceful world view
President Johnson spoke of his New Jersey summit with Soviet Premier Kosygin saying both seek a peaceful world for future generations. He noted no new agreements were reached but mutual understanding improved. Police arrested 21 demonstrators outside Century Plaza as the fundraising dinner began after a brief Glassboro meeting. Johnson urged cautious optimism and urged reasonable dialogue.
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Los Angeles
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
New Jersey
Kosygin
Glassboro
N.J
Century Plaza Hotel
Air Force
Philadelphia
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