Rescue Helicopter Crew Hit By Wall Of Water In Typhoon
U S Navy crew aboard an Oriskany rescue mission faced a freak high wave as a typhoon churned the sea off Vietnam. Cmdr Dale Barck and his crew were knocked down while winching workers from the freighter August Moon, which had collided with Pra tas Reef. Four British officers and 40 Hong Kong Chinese were rescued, with Barck and his crew saved by relay helicopters from the carrier. Relations and family details follow from the incident.
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Hong Kong
Dale Barck
U.S. Navy
August Moon
Pratas Reef
South China Sea
Oriskany
Vietnam
Barck
Ens
Dan Kern
William Thoday
Meteorite Light Streaks Across Midwest Sky
Gov. Romney reports a bright fireball sighting from New York to Illinois as meteorite debris burned out over a Minnesota farm region. MSU astronomer and FAA officials say a fireball likely caused the event with reports of a landing near Huntsville Ontario and a soybean field in Indiana.
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ST. Clair, Mich
UPI
Michigan
George Romney
New York
Illinois
U.S. Weather Bureau
Federal Aviation Agency
Michigan State University
Don Chamberlain
MSU
Peoria
Ill
Green Bay
Wis
Maryland
Air Force
Wright- Patterson Afb
Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
Lake Michigan
FAA
U.S. Coast Guard
St. Clair River
Port Huron
Mich
Lansing
Ontario
Huntsville
Canada
Ont
Toronto
Sweetsers
Ind
Wayne Glassburn
Classified NASA Material Spilled Onto Highway
A semi trailer carrying NASA property overturned on a highway near Crawfordsville Indiana. Authorities from state Montgomery county and NASA imposed security measures while NASA officials flew from Cape Kennedy and Philadelphia to supervise reloading of the material.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Here
State
Montgomery County
Indiana
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Philadelphia
Outside Bus Company Eyes Cedar Rapids Operations
Representatives of an out of town bus company say they are interested in operating buses in Cedar Rapids on a private basis without subsidy. MAC head Dean Wagner said the head officer may visit next week as talks with city officials proceed amid the City Lines strike and potential franchise revocation.
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Cedar Rapids
Dean Wagner
Mayor's Advisory Committee
MAC
the Gazette
National City Lines
Bob Johnson
City Lines
Ray Bagley
Bagley
Reuther urges aid for workers in investing tax credit
Walter P. Reuther urged Congress to add a provision to the investment tax credit to help workers displaced by technological advances. He said avoid modifying terms until thorough consideration of changes benefiting workers and firms, noting the credit aims to modernize industry while mitigating human costs.
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Walter P. Reuther
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reuther
Mills
Johnson
Congress
Chuckle: Salesman Demands Raise in Letter to Company
A salesman writes to his firm demanding an immediate raise or quits. The company replies with a playful sequence counting from one to ten. The exchange finishes as a lighthearted cartoon caption style joke.
FBI arrests 13 in Grenada desegregation crackdown
In Grenada Mississippi FBI agents arrested 13 white men including a petty judge on charges of conspiring to violate civil rights during desegregation. Bonds set at $1000 each as suspects were taken to Oxford for hearings. One detainee is Wilburn Ray Carroll, son of local official Grady Carroll.
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FBI
Grenada
Miss
Justice of the Peace
James Richard Ayers
Oxford
U.S
H. M. Ray
United States
Wilburn Ray Carroll
Grady Carroll
They Were Heard But Not Seen By Marines in Vietnam Battle
Marines of Bravo Company First Battalion 26th Marines came under intense Viet Cong fire near the demilitarized zone. In mud and paddies along a dirt road, two men were fatally hit as corpsmen battled to reach the wounded amid machine gun fire and exploding shells.
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Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam
Bravo Company
First Battalion
26Th Marines
Fifth Marine Division
U.S. Grants 1.5 Million for Nepal Development
U S officials announced a 1.5 million dollar aid package for Nepal aiming to fund development projects in forests civil aviation hydroelectric power industry and education. The aid emphasizes capacity building and infrastructure across multiple sectors.
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Katmandu
Nepal
U. S
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