Plane Down 101 Aboard Are Lost
A Northwest Orient DC7 carrying 101 people including 58 military personnel and 22 dependents crashed 60 miles off the Queen Charlotte Islands. Coast Guard vessels recovered body parts as search intensified for survivors amid a disaster described as one of the era’s worst involving military personnel and a Northwest Airlines crew of six.
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Juneau
Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Coast Guard
Defense Department
Northwest Airlines
Anchorage
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Sorrel
Alaska Steamship Co
Chena
Pope John XXIII Laid to Rest in St Peter's Basilica
Pope John XXIII lay in state in St Peter's Basilica for 80,000 mourners as Vatican officials prepared the nine day mourning and a conclave to elect his successor. The 81 year old pope died after four days of illness and will be buried in the basilica crypt. A Requiem High Mass will be held at St Anne's Church Friday at 5 30 p.m. with black drapes in place.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter’s Square
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Pope John
Papal
Corpus Christi
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Antonio Gasbarrini
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
Cardinal Chamberlain
Two Decatur teens at Boy's State and local notices
John Cleland and Alvan Turner, seniors at Decatur High, attend the 1963 American Legion Boy's State at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. Donald M. McBride becomes Chemstrand Co marketing administration supervisor, moving from insurance and real estate. Southeast Home Demonstration Club meets at Pet Milk Hospitality Room Wednesday at 1 30 p m. Sheriff's force reports three arrests for drunken driving and one for improper muffler. See DIARY on Page 2.
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John Cleland
Alvan Turner
Decatur High School
Huntingdon College
Montgomery
Donald M. McBride
Chemstrand Co
McBride
Chemstrand
Decatur
Treasury
New York
Southeast Home Demonstration Club
Pet Milk Hospitality Room
Will Heaven Hold Life As Now With No Pain Or Sorrow
Answer affirms changes after end times. In Revelation a new heaven and earth replace the old. There will be no marriage or births in heaven, life on a celestial plane, with no sorrow or fear. Names must be written in the Lamb's Book of Life. prepare to meet God.
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Jesus
Heaven
Hoffa and Seven Aides Indicted For Fraud
Chicago AP James R Hoffa head of the Teamsters and seven associates were indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining more than 200 million in loans from the Central States Pension Fund. The eight men allegedly diverted over 1 million for personal use including at least 100,000 to aid Hoffa’s Sun Valley Florida project in Broward County. The indictment accuses Hoffa of duty as trustee and using his influence to gain loan approvals. Also named are Benjamin Dranow Abe Weinblatt Serge Burris Herbert Burris and Samuel Hyman among others.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters’ Union
Central States Pension Fund
Grand Jury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoffa
Sun Valley, Inc
Florida Homes
Broward County
Markets At A Glance
New York markets show mixed stocks and bonds with government securities firm. Cotton quiet and lower. Chicago wheat steady to mixed. corn and oats easier on lighter selling. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower, top price at 18.25. Slaughter steers steady, top 23.
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New York
U.S
Chicago
Two Alabamians aboard missing Alaska airliner named
Defense Department lists two Alabama servicemen aboard the chartered airliner missing off Alaska. T Sergeant Aimon T. Rushing and S Sergeant Charles W. Eberling are named, with wives listed as Mrs. Bobbie F. Rushing of Northport and Mrs. Rosemary Eberling of Route 3 Clayton.
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Washington
Defense Department
Alaska
Aimon T. Rushing
Bobbie F. Rushing
Northport
Charles W. Eberling
Rosemary Eberling
Rt. 3
Clayton
Debris From DC7 Crash Recounts Tragic Losses
Witnesses describe locating mutilated bodies and varied wreckage from the DC7 crash. Among the debris were books, personal belongings, seats, an NWA menu, insulation, liferafts, and twisted metal. The tragedy affected seven families with 33 women and children aboard. The DC7, chartered to Military Air Transport Service, departed McChord AFB at 8:30 a.m. PDT Monday toward Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage.
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NWA
Military Air Transport Service
McChord Afb
Elmendorf Afb
Anchorage
6th Ave Zone Change Urged
Dr J Felton Davenport and Irby Johnson sought rezoning from R 4 to B 1 for each side of 6th Ave between North St and Prospect Dr after a Decatur Planning Commission inquiry. The commission favored rezoning but with a motion to start from 5th St North to Prospect Dr. The motion was approved for submission to the city commission.
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J. Felton Davenport
Irby Johnson
Decatur Planning Commission
6Th Ave
North St
Prospect Dr
Commission
R. W. Orr
5Th St
City Commission
Leroy West
Decatur
Fairview Addition
Block 14
Wallace Rose Hold Meeting With University Leader
Montgomery AP report says Governor George Wallace met with University of Alabama President Frank Rose to discuss desegregation. Rose declined to disclose topics, noting they spoke about many problems. Wallace aims to block enrollment of any Negro student arriving next Monday. two are slated for Tuscaloosa and one for Huntsville.
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Highway Department
Civil Service
Attorney General’s Office
Lynne
Justice Department
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
Ala
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
Wallace
White House
Kennedy
South
Savannah
Biloxi
Miss
Cleve McDowell
University of Mississippi Law School
James H. Meredith
State of Mississippi
U.S. Dist
Sidney Mize
Rose
Jeff Bennett
Alex Pow
Fina Italia and Kaig Maru collide 300 miles NW of Puerto Rico
In a maritime collision 300 miles northwest of San Juan Puerto Rico the Italian tanker Fina Italia and the Japanese fishing vessel Kaig Maru were involved. Coast Guard reported no immediate details on injuries or damage.
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Miami
Fla
Fina Italia
San Juan
Purto Rico
U. S. Coast Guard
Pope John Paul II lies in state as Vatican mourns
Dressed in red pontifical robes with a gold miter and red slippers, Pope John Paul II lay in a low catafalque with guards and pallbearers as Requiem Masses were said. President Segui and Premier Fanfani paid respects while cardinals and diplomats filed past. Vatican City citizens began to pass by the body as mourners gathered.
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Catafalque
Pope John
Antonio Segui
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
L’osservatore Romano
Vatican
Royal Staircase
Vatican City
Tributes Pour In From Global Leaders On Pope John XXIII
President Kennedy and other leaders from religion and government mourn Pope John XXIII. Clergy and laypeople across Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other faiths express admiration for his unity, wisdom, and ecumenical outreach.
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College of Cardinals
Lyndon B. Johnson
Come annual clearance at Robinsons on Second Ave
Shoppers are urged to buy now and save during the annual clearance event at Robinsons on Second Avenue. The promotion highlights discounted merchandise across departments with emphasis on limited-time offers for ladies wear and accessories.
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Robinson's
Second Ave
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Farris Bryant
Bryant
Allen Thompson
Jackson
Texas A&m
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Mississippi
Gerald Miller
Rimage
Sheriff's Force
Ss. L. V
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Teamsters
Benjamin Dranow
Minneapolis
Dranow
Sandstone, Minn
Abe I. Weinblatt
Miami Beach
S.rge Burris
New York City
Herbert R. Burris
George
Samuel Hyman
Key West
Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
Oxford, Miss
University of Mississippi
U. S
Associated Press
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Eugene Carson Blake
K. Owen White
Southern Baptist Convention
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Fred P. Carson
World Methodist Council
A. M. Sonnabend
American Jewish Committee
J. Irwin Miller
National Council of Churches
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