Plane Crash Near Mexico City Kills 26. Mud Cushions Impact
Waist deep mud and water cushioned the Boeing 727 as it crashed near the Mexico City airport killing 26 of 118 aboard. 53 hospitalized, five in critical condition. Crew losses totaled five. Passengers included many U.S. tourists bound for Acapulco. The center section remained intact allowing some survivors to escape. a newlywed couple credited seating choice for their survival.
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Mexico City
Chicago
Mexicana Airlines
Paulino Perez Martinez
U.S
Acapulco
Francis T. Moran Jr
Moran
Morans
James Pietrazakowski
Hospital of the Americas
Patricia Waters
James Waters
Joliet
Ill
James
Manhunt Widened for Pa Rapist After Patrolman Slain
A massive multi state manhunt seeks 26 year old Stanley B Hoss Jr an escapee from Allegheny County Workhouse accused of killing Verona patrolman Joseph Zanella and abducting Karen Malgott from a cemetery. FBI state police and local authorities widen search across the Ohio Valley after the victim was freed near Wheeling West Virginia.
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Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Stanley B. Hoss Jr
Tarentum
Hoss
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Verona
Karen Malgott
New Kensington
Ian McClennon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McClennon
Joseph P. Zanella
FBI
Carter Again Targets City Hall in Salary and Roles Dispute
Bluefield city council member Leland Carter charges a $500 unaccounted raise for City Manager C. Howard Leist amid questions over Meadows as assistant building inspector and legality of recent employee raises. He seeks payroll checks and access to records, warning of court action if blocked. Leist defends that all raises are in the current year’s financial statement.
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Bluefield
Leland Carter
City Hall
C. Howard Leist
Carter
Leist
James Meadows
Meadows
Edwin Elliott
City Board
Navy 9,200 Men to Be Included in Vietnam Reduction
Saigon reports that about 5,200 U S Navy personnel in South Vietnam’s northern provinces join the second 35,000 troop pullout ordered by President Nixon by December 15. Seabees and construction units from Da Nang north to the DMZ back up Marine and Vietnamese forces as the Marines depart.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Navy
3Rd Marine Division
da Nang
Marine Command and Navy
U.S. Army
1St Marine Divi
Que Son Valley
Cutback Of 77 500 Seen In Military Economy Move
Washington AP reports a defense cutback trims 77 500 military personnel and more than 200 Air Force planes. The Pentagon aims to save 356 million this year and push total 1969 cuts to 1.25 billion, with further reductions contemplated to reach 3 billion from the Nixon budget. Navy mothballs 22 ships including Palm Beach and Banner, while the 5th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton loses 2 0 9 aircraft and parts of its 26th, 27th, and 28th regiments. The 3rd Marine Division portions rotate back from Vietnam to fill Pendleton gaps. others head to Okinawa.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Congress
Marine Corps 5Th Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Air Force
Vietnam
da Nang
California
3Rd Marine Division
Okinawa
Funeral Directors Extend Mercer County Ambulance Service Deadline
Eight local and area funeral homes along with the Mercer County Emergency Medical Service Council announce a delay of the Oct 31 discontinuance deadline to Jan 1, 1970. The extension allows the council to plan taking over ambulance duties while awaiting outcome of proposals from regional health councils and a Richmond based firm.
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Mercer County Emergency Medical Service Council
Tom Seaver
Mercer County
Seaver
Tiny Thompson
Princeton
Mercer County Court
Richmond
State Health Council
Southern Regional Health Council
Bailey Funeral Home
Memorial Funeral Directory
Seaver Funeral Home
Priceton
Johnston's Funeral
Oakvale
Hawkins, Lugo’s
Mercer
Sinkford - Richardson
Bluefield
Green Beret murder case Defense denies deals for Boyle
Civilian attorney Henry B. Rothblatt says CWO Edward Boyle of New York City and his family have suffered embarrassment from military hints that Boyle may have a stoolie role. Prosecution had suggested Boyle and Set. J. C. Alvin L. Smith agreed to testify for immunity, though both defense lawyers deny any deals. The case ties to the June 20 slaying of Thai Khach Chuyen, a double agent, with trials of several Green Berets and potential moves to civilian courts.
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Alvin L. Smith
Naples
Fla
Green Berets
Smith
George
Boyle
Rothblatt
New York City
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Thai Khach Chuyen
Pacifist 18-Year-Old Refuses Food in Prison Hospital
Ashland AP report says federal officials deny newsmen access to Ralph Squire, an 18-year-old pacifist jailed for failing to register for the draft. Squire has lost weight while in a prison hospital and refuses to eat, though fruit juices are offered. His father permits force-feeding if necessary.
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Ashland
Ralph Squire
West Virginia University
Morgantown
James E. Murphy
U.S. District Court
Elkins
W. Va
William Squire
de Courey
Scott
Ralph
Historical marker proposed for farthest site in North America
A Telegraph article notes the old hometown considers installing a historical marker that jokes about its location being farther from anything historic than any other marker in North America. The proposed marker highlights local history and preserves regional identity.
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North America
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Mexicana de Aviacion
Mary Jane
Francis T. Moran Sr
Malgott
Zanella
Interstate 70
Wheeling Tunnel
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol
By Jim Terry
Seabees
Sion
Marine Air Wing
Chu Lai
U.S. Command
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Palm Beach
Banner
North Korea
Pueblo
China
Berets
W. Latimer
Latimer
Salt Lake City
Abrams Will Appear
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
N. J
Budge E. Williams
Athens
Rheault
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson
Henry Rothblatt
Long Binh
David E. Crew
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Martin J. Linsky
Col
Clifford Scott
Federal Youth Center
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