Two helicopters collide in California training crash
In Santa Ana two Marine Corps helicopters, a CH46-A and a UH34D, collided during landing exercises over Fountain Valley. At least three crew members were killed and three others seriously injured. Victims’ names withheld pending next of kin notification. Debris and fire spread over two acres. Injured were evacuated to USS Haven in Long Beach. Investigation underway.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Marine Corps
Fountain Valley
Noti
Edward O'Connor
USS Haven
Long Beach
Marine Corps Air Facility
Truman Birthday Luncheon Honors Former President
More than 400 dignitaries attended a birthday luncheon for Harry S. Truman as tributes from President Johnson and other speakers highlighted his service. Truman, flanked by 30 nation flags, received brooches for Mrs. Truman and Margaret, and a cake shaped like the proposed Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace.
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Jack Benny
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Benny
Alabama
George Jessel
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Jessel
Jefferson
Johnson
Tru- Man
Harry S. Truman
United States
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Henry J. Talge
Kansas City
White House
Margaret
Tiffany’s
New York
Truman Center For the Advancement of Peace
Talge
Tru Man
Bank Robbery Fled After Brief Vault Heist in Blacksburg
Campbell testified a man ordered him to fill a brown paper bag with money inside the bank vault. The alarm, recently repaired, rang as the robber fled. Police checked getaway cars seen leaving Blacksburg and described a green or blue Chevrolet matching the suspect. Witnesses reported vehicles and a Plastics Co parking area sighting near the bank before 1 p.m.
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Campbell
Blacksburg
R. L. Fite
Jimmy Lee
Gaffney
Wednell Plastics Co
Frank Seagars
S.C. 198
China builds missiles up to 700 miles in near term
Secretary McNamara indicated China could develop missiles and nuclear warheads with ranges up to 700 miles within two to three years, while intercontinental rockets posing direct U.S. threats would take a decade or more. Powell warned of hydrogen bombs and medium-range missiles within four years, with first intercontinental missiles possible by 1975.
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Robert S. McNamara
China
United States
House
Ralph L. Powell
American University
Powell
National Science Foundation
Chu-yuan
Peking blasts U.S. nuclear monopoly claim and world peace
A broadcast denounces U.S. imperialism for expanding nuclear bases and blackmail while praising China’s possession of nuclear weapons as support for oppressed peoples. It recalls China’s call for a summit on prohibition and destruction of nuclear arms.
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Peking
China
U.S
Ford moves to overtime amid production balance in 1966
Ford announced overtime for eight plants this Saturday with five car lines and eight truck lines. Ward's automotive reports from Monday noted about 165,000 cars trimmed from an industry output target of 2.5 million for May through July. Ward's said the industry had reached a balance-out stage with excessive inventory and production, and faced remedial action.
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Ford
Ward
Crash Continues After Alarm From Fayette County
The search by state police Civil Air Patrol game wardens and civil defense personnel was ordered after a crash. Bad weather delayed the effort with snow in some areas. Mrs Stan dinger reportedly alerted authorities when her husband failed to call from away from home. Alessandroni was planned to speak at a Fayette County Tavern Association meeting.
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Civil Air Patrol
Standinger
Alessandroni
Fayette County Tavern Association
Boy Missing Since Sunday Found Stabbed To Death
Stephen Johnston, 9, missing since Sunday afternoon, was found stabbed to death Monday in a wooded area near his Bethesda home. Police ruled out details pending autopsy while investigators sought clues about the fatal attack. He attended Radnor Elementary School and was one of five Johnston children.
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Bethesda, Md
Stephen Johnston
Little Falls Parkway
Montgomery County
John Ball
Francis Johnston
Fairglen Lane
Kenwood Country Club
Bethesda
Radnor
Johnston
Kirby Lithographic Co
12Th St
Viet Nam air war near border area dubbed Dodge City by airmen
U.S. air actions over North Viet Nam target missiles and radar sites as 31 missions are flown. Thunderchiefs and F100 jets attack MIGs and missile pads, with experts noting electronic jamming equipment on RB-66s aids defenses. North Viet Nam reportedly has about 60 launch sites and has fired roughly 250 missiles, downing 14 American planes.
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China
Dodge City
U.S
United States
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Viet Ranger
North
Viet Nam
Solon Says Too Many Servicemen Wait For Plane Space
Washington AP congressman L Mendel Rivers says too many servicemen are forced to wait at airports for space on flights. airline spokesman Stewart Tipton counters that space‑available half‑fare tickets let servicemen save money by staying on standby as unsold seats fill. Rivers will chair a subcommittee inquiry with Reps Richard HITCHard, Alton Lennon, and Charles E Chamberlain. no hearing date set.
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Solon
Washington
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Stewart Tipton
Air Transport Association
Tipton
Rivers
Richard Hitchard
D-Mo
Alton Lennon
D- I.c
Charles E. Chamberlain
R-Mich
Ky signals extended rule in Can Tho politics
At a news conference in Saturday Ky said he aims to stay in power for at least another year possibly until mid next year. He expects an election in September or October to pick a body to draft a constitution and then a popular vote for a legislative assembly to appoint a civilian government. Secretary of State Rusk cited a transcript of Ky remarks and said explanations may have been overdrawn.
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Alan
Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
National Assembly
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