18 Killed In Colombia Plane Crash
A Aerocondor Airlines Super Constellation bound for Eldorado Airport from Miami crashed in thick fog. The airline reported 18 dead and 16 to 60 injured. North American victims included Flora Biller and Kathryn Lee Keeler among others. Survivors and officials described a violent impact and chaotic evacuation.
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Bogota
Colombia
APA
Colombian Airlines
Miami
Fla
Eldorado
Aerocondor Airlines
Flora Biller
North Miami
Juanita M. Bridge
William D. Bridge
Fern Park
Kathryn Lee Keeler
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
James Powell
Richard E. Powell
Bob Taylor
Coral Gables
T.H. Guthrie
J.E. Engle
Aerocondor
Maria
Gustavo ‘Lopez
Kay, Tuttle
Crestline
Ohio
Thrush Ave
Se Ae
Pegota
Air Jines
Eldorado Airport
Aerocondor Air Line
Soviets Seek Big Trade Boost With United States
Four House Banking and Currency Committee members visited Moscow and reported Soviet officials want a large rise in U.S. trade. They said the USSR favors commercial links, not barter, and noted support for Fiat’s Soviet auto plant with a $50 million Export-Import Bank credit. The group warned U.S. public opinion on trade.
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Moscow
United States
House Banking and Currency, Committee
N. D. Komarov
Thomas Ashley
D-Ohio
Ashley
Eastern Europe
Thomas M. Rees
D-Calif
James Harvey
R-Mich
Chester L. Mize
R-Kan
Europe
Washington
Soviet Bloc
Fiat
Subcommittee
Fiat Co
Italy
Soviet Union
U.S
Romney says anti Barry stance not obstacle for 1968 nom
Governor George W. Romney of Michigan declares his refusal to back the 1964 Republican nominee Barry Goldwater will not block his own bid in 1968. He says no serious obstacle exists to his nomination, despite Republican doubts about his past actions. The press probes further on the issue.
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Washington
Michigan
Romney
Barry Goldwater
Brezhnev Receives Hero of the Soviet Union Honor
Brezhnev was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title on his birthday, with praise from the Communist Party and Soviet government. The decree cites his service to the state and defense strengthening, to be presented at a Supreme Soviet session Monday.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
The
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Lenin
Javits Says Soviet Ready to Do Business With U S
New York senator Javits told the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee that the Soviet Union is ready to engage with the United States in every area. He urged making an end to Soviet arms shipments to the Middle East a priority in talks with Moscow.
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New York
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Soviet Union
United States
Javits
Middle East
Moscow
Red China pledges troops for North Viet Nam aid
In Peking Foreign Minister Chen Yi declares China ready to send troops to Vietnam if Hanoi asks. Rally of 100000 at the capital’s center denounces U.S. air raids and marks Viet Cong political arm anniversary. Chen Yi cites cultural revolution as preparation for war and condemns U.S. imperialism. Soviet role criticized in demonstrations.
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Tokyo
Red China
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Peking
Chen Yi
New China News Agency
South Vietnam National Liberation Front
Washington
China
Soviet Union
Noted Sports Figure Alex Lukachik Dies at 50
Alexander A Y Lukachik 50 of 372 Bunnell Street former Boston College football star and Fairfield County Football Hall of Fame founder and executive director died yesterday at home. Funeral services Wednesday at Adzima Funeral Home and St John the Baptist Church with burial in St Johns Cemetery Stratford. Masonic rites and local football banquet organizer honored in 1965 with testimonial dinner.
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Alexander “Ay” Lukachik
Bunnell Street
Boston College
Adzima Funeral Home
Arctic] Street
St. John the Baptist
John Markovich
St. John’s Cemetery
Stratford
Panahedeon
St. John's Lodge No. 8
Lukachik
Fairfield County
Football Hall of Fame
Harding High School
Grid Star
Msgr
George Kerr
Blonde Disc Jockey Arrives in Viet Nam for Nightly Show
Saigon reports import of 26 year old blonde disc jockey Chris from West Palm Beach Florida to host a nightly program titled A Date with Chris for Armed Forces Radio in Saigon. The hour long show airs at 9 p m and features music ranging from Strauss to pop tunes while deflecting anti American sentiment with a playful on air persona.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Chris Noel
Hanoi
Hannah
Fellows
West Palny Beach
Fla
Los
Angeles
Armed Forces Radin
Chris
Chaplains Cancel Midnight Masses For GIs in Viet
Roman Catholic chaplains in South Vietnam cancel midnight Christmas Masses for U.S. troops over Viet Cong threats and mortar attacks. Cardinal Spellman will celebrate Christmas Mass in the afternoon. Saigon bishop seeks Vatican approval to move the vigil to 9 p.m. Saigon time. Security limits attendance at large bases. some hospital units may hold small services. Protestant services stay as scheduled.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Francis Carolinal Spellman
New York
Nguyen van Binh
Vatican
Cardinal Spellman
Tan Son Nhut
Bob Hope
di An
da Nang
Woman 105 Injured by Shotgun Pellets in Kentucky
Ida Grubbs, 105, was struck by shotgun pellets while in her backyard in Paducah, Kentucky, when neighbors cleaning a gun accidentally discharged. She was hospitalized in Bond condition, but reportedly unfazed by the incident.
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Paducah
Ida Grubbs
Mrs. Grubbs
NATO Allies Balk At Adding Viet Aid
A Sunday survey shows NATO members back U S sympathy for Vietnam but avoid direct military involvement. Britain and West Germany provide nonmilitary aid, while others offer token medical supplies. Prime Minister Wilson supports the U S position but rules out troops and criticizes bombings.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Britain
West Germany
Dean Rusk
Paris
Vietnam
Rusk
Washington
State Department
Harold Wilson
Labor
U.S
Wilson
U. S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Crew Stays With Frozen Ship Aground Near Umea Sweden
Thirteen crew members aboard the Greek freighter Sinergasia rode out a gale as the ship ran aground off Umea. Engine trouble forced the vessel from Kiel to a northern harbor, with lifeboats frozen and rescue attempts thwarted by 50 to 60 knot winds.
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Umea
Sweden
Froizen
Davits
Kiel
Germany
Air Cavalry Report: Reds Killed in Central Vietnam Fighting
U S forces reported 65 North Vietnamese regulars killed as the second day of fighting in central coast lowlands continued. Paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division launched a new operation in Kontum Province with eight Communists killed and two captured since December 9. Fresh American combat division arrived in Vietnam, bringing U S strength to over 370 000 as Air Force bombers and carrier aircraft attacked targets across South and North Vietnam.
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Cable Front
Moscow
Hanoi
South Vietnamese National Liberation Front
Barbara Deming
Cape Cod
Mass
Joe Griffith
Ithaca
N.Y
Diane Bevel
Chicago
Grace Newman
New York City
Griffith
Saigon
USS
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 11St Airborne Division
Central Highlands
Konturi
Laos
Kontum City
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Vung Tau
Panhandle
Thunderchief
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
Kitty Hawk
Thanh Hoa
Khiem Cuong
Hau Nghia
Blood Bank at the Post Today
The Bridgeport Post hosts a blood drive from 9 45 a m to 2 30 p m on the third floor editorial rooms 410 State Street no appointment needed walk in donate a pint of blood and receive refreshments and a chance at original pen and ink cartoon sketches by local artists for first time donors.
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The
Post Publishing Company
State Street
Bridgeport Gas Company
Git Thorp
Bridgeport Telegram
Jack Berrill
New Milford
Tony DiPreta
Old Greenwich
Joe Palooka
Bridgeport Post
Sunday Post
Joe
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Alex Lukachik
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Hanoi Hannah
NATO
Balk
London
NATO Survey
Air Cavalry
Chef Wees
Camics
Abby
Bebe
Brandstadt
Jacoby
Polly
Sylvia Porter
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