Apollo Fire Report Faulted Crew Safety and NASA Practices
The board found unsafe conditions in Apollo 1 including a sealed 100 percent oxygen cabin and widespread combustibles. It cited wiring and plumbing hazards and inadequate escape provisions, warning management did not address mundane safety. The report led to NASA leadership changes and calls for tighter testing and fire control.
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Grissom
Floyd L. Thompson
Apollo
Webb
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House
Senate Space
Washington
NASA
Board of Review
Thompson
Subcommittee
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Apollo Review Board
Wy “Xs
Joseph Shea
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Depuy
George E. Mueller
Manned Space Flight
Shea
George Low
Space Agency
North American Aviation, Inc
Spe
Mediation Set Today in Trucking Impasse
Federal mediators plan talks with TEI and Teamsters as a trucking wage dispute drags on. About 12,000 firms with 450,000 workers face shutdowns since midnight, with wages ranging from 3.25 to 5 dollars an hour and a possible 80 day injunction under Taft Hartley if talks fail.
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TEI
Teamsters
Gordon Knapp
Trucking Employers, Inc
Knapp
TBI
TEL
Focals
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters General
Truck‘ing Employers, Inc
North Vietnam bombardment and ground clashes reported
U S forces faced heavy ground fighting in the An Lao Valley as a unit of the 1st Cavalry Republic of Vietnam saw 19 cavalrymen killed and 27 wounded. Coordinated counterattacks left 63 enemy dead while U S and South Vietnamese troops fortified Quang Tri after a surprise attack.
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Bardment
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Ihe An Lao
Binh Dinh
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Terror Drive Fails To Dissuade Voters
In the second round of South Vietnam village elections Viet Cong terror squads killed one candidate, abducted two others, shelled a polling place, and blew up two bridges to intimidate voters. Officials reported turnout higher than the first round a week earlier.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Humphrey in Belgium as protestors clash with police
Demonstrators under 100 throw eggs tomatoes and flour at Humphrey's convoy outside Belgium's tomb of the unknown soldier. A Secret Service agent is struck by projectiles as police in white helmets disperse the crowd and detain about a dozen protesters. Local officials blame Maoist organizers for the unrest.
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Belgium
Secret Service
Humphrey
Paris
Georges Pompidou
U.S
Paris-Jour
Anniversary march marks Bataan vets in Manila tribute
More than 100 American veterans paraded in Manila to mark the Bataan death march, with fighter jets overhead and President Marcos saluting. A cemetery visit honored 17,207 U.S. servicemembers who died in the Philippines, while wreaths were laid for 39,279 missing bodies from Pacific World War II battles.
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Manila
Bataan
Corregidor
Ferdinand Marcos
Bataan and Corregidor
Philippine Air Force
Philippines
Marcos
U.S
William McCormick Blair Jr
Dan Elkins
Oakland
Calif
Dan
Elkins
Caldwell Rd
Mrs. Elkins
Daisy Roberts
Carlsbad
N.M
Cabanatuan
al Way
China Economy Shows Signs of Recovery Amid Turbulence
Tokyo reports trade moving again and China boasting record industrial output and cotton harvests. Exports to Hong Kong rose 19 percent in 1966 while several fairs were disrupted by political turmoil. Banks say China’s external trade shows no dip and imports from Japan rise, despite internal upheavals and Great Leap Forward echoes.
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Eugene Levin
Tokyo
China
Hong Kong
Peking
Canton
Shanghai
New China News Agency
Harbin
North China
Chartered Bank
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
He Chartered Bank
Japan
Estern
Mao
Hoax threat to LBJ prompts search at Willow Run Airport
A hoax telephone threat claimed a bomb would strike LBJ in the capital. The caller hung up after naming the suspect. a one hour search found a plane matching the description at Willow Run Airport. A man sharing the name was listed as a third owner, but checks found nothing further.
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LBJ
Capital
Kovacs
Stover
Willow Run
Detroit
Stoddara
Beta Pi Girls Name Terri O Malley Girl of the Year
The Beta Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi selected Terri O Malley of 1590 Barnum Avenue as Girl of the Year. She has devoted countless hours to city causes and organizations. The honor was given at a regular meeting hosted by Miss Joyce Walter at 605 Wood Avenue.
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Beta Pi
Beta Sigma Phi
Terri O'Malley
Barnum Avenue
Miss O'Malley
O'Mallley
Joyce Walter
Wood Avenue
French and German Die in Spain Plane Crash
Four foreign nationals including three Frenchmen and a German were killed when their small plane crashed in northeastern Spain on a flight to Toulouse. Local authorities reported no survivors and investigations were launched into the wreck.
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Lane
Wich
Spain
UPI
Toulouse
France
Dying Breed of Craftsmen Concern in Design World
Baltimore designer Lee Chambers warns fewer young people seek long apprenticeships for fine decorative arts. Apathy and mass production threaten skills like marbleizing, wood carving, and gold leafing, as artisans struggle to find qualified replacements in Maryland and beyond.
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Lee Chambers
Baltimore
Chambers
Roy Chambers
Maryland
American Institute of Interior Designers
Firemen Struggle as Parked Cars Block Escape Routes
Fire began in Mr Wilson s bedroom and spread rapidly to the roof as residents fled. Chief Gleason faulted Wilson for leaving others in the building unwarned while everyone slept. Occupants named include Esabella Rosa Hudson Coates and Marion Sidwicki with owner Bessie Boyd at 245 Carroll road Stratford.
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Mr. Wilson
Gleason
Esabella Rosa
Hudson Coates
Marion Sidwicki
Bessie Boyd
Carroll Road
Stratford
Israel Jails Wife of Yank in N Y Plot Case
Violet Chiott wife of American businessman Jay Elliott was sentenced in Tel Aviv to one year for concealing knowledge of an alleged bridge bombing plot in Zambia. Elliott and co defendants were charged in New York with conspiring to destroy the Mazabuka bridge to trigger a copper price rise.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Violet Chiott
New York
Zambia
Jay Aubrey Elliott
U.S
Ephraim Ronnen
Binyamon Edot
Raphael Soriano
Elliott
Mazabuka
Rolf Duenbier
Scarsdale
N.Y
Philip Armstrong
Paul Caudell
FBI
Armstrong
Caudell
Gene Krupa Faces Slower Pace After 45 Years On Drums
Chicago drummer Gene Krupa, at 58, is slowing down after decades of touring. His former teacher Roy Knapp notes slower reflexes while Krupa cites a new rock and roll style and a lasting belief in live traditional music. Krupa hints at the return of big bands but dislikes long tours, preferring family life and steady audience attendance.
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David A. Richins
Chicago
UPI
Gene Krupa
South Side
Roy Knapp
Krupa
Knapp
Eddie Condon
Ard Wins Twice As Kansas Tops Relays
Kansas University stars Ard and Ryun led the 39th Southwestern Relays in Lafayette. Ard swept the triple jump and broad jump, setting a 50-1 1 2 and 24-4 1 4. Byers and Olsson shared top university track honors. Ryun struggled in sprints and the two mile.
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Lafayette
UPI
Gary Ard
University of Kansas
Southwestern
Ard
George Byers
Ben Olsson
Ryan
Byers
Wilson
Carl Hight
Louisiana State University
Kansas
Ryun
John McDonnell
Philippine Force Kills Another Huk Leader
Manila AP reports a Huk guerrilla commander known as Commander Cielo Anaclelo Suba was killed in a gun battle with a constabulary patrol in Pampanga Province. Two other Huks escaped. The strike marked the second Huk leader slain in as many days.
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Manila
Constabulary
Anaclelo Suba
Cielo
Pampanga
Here
GOP Urged To Support Ripon Plan
A Ripon plan proposal urges GOP backing for a program to tax growth, estimating $10-12 billion annually with no current tax-rate increases. The group cites $6 billion yearly natural revenue growth and predicts the economy will produce $1,000 billion in goods in five years, offering 1 percent to those left out.
Wynkoop Honored for 45 Years at The Post
Joseph Wynkoop of Church Hill Road Fairfield, mechanical superintendent, was feted at Journeys Inn for a 45 year tenure with The Post Publishing company. About 150 attendees heard remarks from executives and church leaders while congratulatory messages from national figures arrived. Cochairs were Albert Caliendo and John O Rourke.
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Joseph Wynkoop
Church Hill Road
Fairfield
The
Post
Journey’s Inn
Post Publishing Company
Ray Flicker
Post Publishing
John E. Pfriem
Charles Thomas
William Showalter
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Wynkoop
Flicker
Pit
Mr. Wynkoop
Johnson
John Dempsey
Thomas Dodd
Abraham Ribicoff
Invin
Curran
Cochairmen
Albert Caliendo
John O'Rourke
Mao and Maoist factions vie for control of iPartys politburo
The report cites Ugosiay news agency Tanjug and Yomiuri that six Maoists on the Standing Committee condemned the bourgeois-reactionary line while Mao supporters including Premier Chou En Lai back him. Liu and Teng Hsiao ping lead the Liu camp, arguing Maoist charges of revisionism.
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Ugosiay
Tanjug
Peking
Red Guard
Metallurgy Ministry
Yomiuri
Mao
Communist Party
Chou En-lai
Liu
Teng Hsiao-ping
Yomiuri Dispatch
Nikita
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Marx
Lenin
Stanford Crew Wins JFK Memorial Regatta
Stanford University crew skippered by Robert Allan of San Marino California won the John F Kennedy Memorial Regatta by two points taking two of four races while Harvard and USC finished second and third respectively. The Kennedy Cup was presented at the Naval Academy after the races with Navy officials in attendance.
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Annapolis
Stanford University
Robert
Stanford
Benjamin A. Smith
Boston
President Kennedy
Homer Denius
St. Petersburg
Fla
Traq to Use Oil Revenues for Farming Initiatives
Traq plans to divert oil-derived funds to support farming projects. The move aims to bolster agricultural development and rural incomes through targeted funding and subsidies.
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Traq
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