11 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1961
Page
1
Airport officials described the takeoff loss of engine power as the cause while the pilot fought to control the aircraft. The wreckage lay scattered among soaked debris with many bodies recovered beneath the wreckage.
Crowds gathered in a blocked two block radius despite warnings that the procession was illegal. A large burn in a showroom building filled the area as people pushed through single file. Slogans included Cuba si Rossi ho and Down with communism while cries of Viva Christo echoed. A U S Air Force veteran Captain Edward Temenece led the event with crew members named including Co Pilot Robert Beditch Navigator Thomas Johnson and Stewardess Rite Jackson among others.
The article notes that all plants produce sugars in some form but only cane and beets contain sugar in quantities large enough for economical refining, with onion and other plants mentioned as examples of lesser sugar content.
Three men John Bava Sheldon Linkous and Robert Rufus confess to a $600 Aug 28 hotel robbery in Lewisburg. They are held in Greenbrier awaiting grand jury action as talks on local wage issues and GM plant demands unfold. Local UAW strike pressure is noted by GM VP Louis Seaton as negotiations wrap at the local level.
In Algiers rioters fly the blue and white flag of a rightist army, attack Muslim shops, and damage a European hotel terrace as police restore order. Across Algeria and France violence continues with a grenade injuring patrons in a Muslim cafe and a soldier killed near Paris.
Reported chaos and mass displacement as a hurricane, Carla, lashed Texas coast. Refugees gathered in schools and parks from Kaplan to Austin, with 25,000 cars flooding Lufkin facilities and shelters set up by Red Cross agencies. Police cleared routes as demonstrators clashed with soldiers and a church procession was canceled.
Clifton Forge reports Clarence W. Meadows in Florida remains on the very critical list as a crowd at a church rally near the presidential palace grows tense. A youth carries a large picture as shouting erupts and militia lines with soldiers open fire wounding people during the ensuing chaos.
Exploration is under way in the Rocky Mountain foothills 25 miles northwest of Edmonton to determine the feasibility of mining high grade cooking oil deposits. The project involves a $50 million boost to Alberta's coal mining industry.
Kaplan experiences complete communication cut off with telephone and power failures. National Guard units from three nearby cities monitor the area described as gulf and marshland game zones.
Reader plans to attend Spain and Portugal film showing at 7 30 p m September 12 at the United Fuel Gas Co auditorium. Please send full information on The Gazette Spain Portugal Tour. Mail coupon to The Charleston Gazette 1001 Virginia St E Charleston WV. Reservations via Gazette Promotion Dept or Travel Rama Travel Agency.
New York report describes Bio Dyne as a breakthrough healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids stops itch and relieves pain without surgery Narcotics or anesthetics. The product Preparation H suppositories and ointment are advertised with claims of lasting improvement in long standing cases.
Readable portions note planned deadlines for NROTC testing for individuals aged 17 to 21 as of July 1. Details preserved reference to age range and date.
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