Devastating Hampton jet crash kills mother and son
A Marine intruder bomber collision near Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA, left two dead Mary Gallant and her son Donald. Four pilots and radar operators survived by rescue craft and all injuries were minor while 44 residents were hurt and ten homes damaged. The disaster prompted a Marine Corps probe and civilian damage claims processing.
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Marine Corps
Mary Gallant
Donald
Chesapeake Bay
Marine Aga
James Engstrom
Durrham
N.C
James Andherst
Plankinton
S.D
Charles Clark
Asheville
William Llewelyn
Cleveland
Ohio
Coast Guard
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Buckroek Beach
Fate Cross
Lawrence Ave
Sergeant Street
Cross
Saigon Lifts Institute Blockade One Hour
In Saigon Premier Ky’s regime eased the Buddhist Institute blockade for one hour on Wednesday, releasing 31 monks and 203 total detainees while arresting 10 draft-dodging cases. U.S. forces clashed with a 500-man Communist unit 240 miles northeast, with attacks on a helicopter field and Marines further north.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Airborne
Buddhist Institute
Eye
Ky Renews Talks With Buddhist Leaders In Vietnam Crisis
AP analysis reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky has crushed Buddhist dissidence to stabilize his regime and cautiously reopened negotiations with Buddhist leaders. He promised to repair pagodas and aid the wounded, while arguing the government never pursued religious repression. Tam Chau, moderate head, led talks as Tri Quang remained jailed awaiting release.
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Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Saigon
Andrew Borowiec
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Nam
Bud
Morth
Tam Chau
Tam Chou
Buddhist Institute
Ielease
Tri Quang
Food Price Drop Provides Breather In Highest Cost Spiral In 15 Years
Washington AP report on May price data shows a 0.6 percent drop in grocery costs aiding a softer overall rise in the Consumer Price Index to 112.6 for May. Food prices fell while other living costs edged up. analysts note the year over year food rise remains steep despite the May dip.
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Washington
Labor, Department
Sioner Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Chase
Public Sessions Of Dodd Hearings To Start Today
The Senate Ethics Committee ends two days of closed hearings and will begin public sessions on Wednesday with James P. Boyd Jr. as the first witness. The panel also unanimously approved Julius Klein’s appearance, though travel may delay his testimony from Europe by boat.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John Stennis
Dmiss
James P. Boyd Jr
Boyd
Bipartisan Committee
Julius Klein
Chicago
Stennis
Klein
Europe
Girl survives 150 foot fall at Twin Falls near Bent Mountain
Sandra Lawson an 18 year old Floyd County girl survived a 150 foot plunge at Twin Falls after losing balance at a ledge. An unidentified Virginia Tech student aided her until Bent Mountain rescue crews reached the scene. She remains in hospital with a broken pelvis and wrist, expected to be bedridden for weeks. Two others have died at the falls in previous years.
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Floyd County
Twin Falls
Bent Mountain
Sandra Lawson
Sandra
Virginia Tech
Tech
Roanoke Business College
Rights Group Encounters Hostile Throng in Philadelphia Mississippi
In Philadelphia Mississippi a hostile crowd of whites hurled cherry bombs and threats as Dr Martin Luther King addressed marching Negroes at the Neshoba County Courthouse He warned of a breakdown of law and order and sought federal protection He planned to return for a memorial service for slain civil rights workers James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner whose bodies were found two years ago near an earthen dam in Neshoba County The Mississippi march reached Yazoo City with about 100 local Negroes marching from Mt Nemo Baptist Church to the jail where the memorial was held
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Yazoo City
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Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
Swinging Britain slows and reshapes its music scene
London AP reports Britain shifts from pop obsession toward new sounds as Frank Sinatra’s late night hit gives way to the Beatles Paperback Writer dominating the charts. The piece notes a brewing change in taste and public mood as iconic acts face evolving tastes.
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Britain
Beatles
Rolling Stones
The
Kinks
Animals
McNamara signals force cuts only with Soviet concessions
Secretary of Defense McNamara told senators NATO issues require diplomacy not defense. He suggested the US could reduce manpower in Europe if Russia cuts forces, but warned against weakening combat capability. He noted December force level at about 225,000 and emphasized maintaining strength while deploying to Southeast Asia.
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Robert S. McNamara
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
East
McNamara
Moscow
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Government Operations Subcommittee
National Security
The
Treasury
Douglas Dillion
NATO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dillion
France
De Gaulle Pushes European Talks Amid East West Tension
In Moscow AP reports President Charles de Gaulle urged European nations to pursue bilateral talks with the Soviet Union to ease East West tensions. He met three hour Kremlin talks with Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny, with a possible European security conference raised by Soviet hosts. De Gaulle favors a Europe built without the United States while welcoming a German role in future talks.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Kremlin
U.S
United States
de Gaulle
Europe
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V.podgorny
South Carolina Parks To Open Swimming And Camping
The South Carolina Forestry Commission voted to reopen 26 state parks for swimming and camping after a three year ban tied to integration. Facilities will reopen as preparations allow, with some parks expected to open around July 1. Edisto Beach remains a former closure area. 21 parks will offer swimming, while 10 will have family cabins and two fishing cabins.
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South Carolina Forestry Commission
General Assembly
Fulton B. Creech
Forestry Commission
Commission
Myrtle Beach
Edisto Beach
Supreme Court
Charleston
Senate panel approves tougher auto safety bill
Washington AP The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved a much tougher auto safety bill than President Johnson sought It would set interim federal standards by Jan 31 next year for 1968 models and require permanent standards within a year, with updates every two years The panel authorized 51 million over three years to implement the standards applying to American and foreign cars trucks and buses
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Senate
Washington
Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Isecretary of Commerce
Weather Outlook for Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia shows partly cloudy conditions with highs near 90 in central and west areas and 75 to 80 along the coast east. North Carolina remains generally fair with warm readings through Thursday, cooler in the northeast. Downtown log notes Tuesday 7 p.m. 86 degrees and barometer 30.20 calm.
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