Free Vacation Turns To Nightmare For Company
An American tour group of refrigeration dealers and spouses was aboard a British jetliner that plunged into Mt. Fuji Japan, killing all 124. One couple had married only two weeks earlier, another had won the trip by a toss of a comet. Seventy five travelers came from Thermo King Corp. of Minneapolis. Ray Chamberlain and family were partners in a truck refrigeration firm in Wichita. James Walker of Miami touted the trip as easy, while many others left school-age children at home.
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A.com
Far East
Mt. Fuji
Japan
Thermo King Corp
Minneapolis
Gotemba
Tokyo
Record air strike tops 61 missions over North Viet Nam
AP reports a 61 mission air strike on North Viet Nam including a missile site. In South Viet Nam heavy fighting near Quang Ngai and Tuy Hoa killed 665 enemy and left allied casualties light. Marines Vietnamese forces and jets pressed to prevent enemy escape and inflicted dozens of dead and captured arms.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Quang Ngai City
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Highlands
Marine
Can Tho
Mekong River
Freak Air Currents May Have Caused Fuji Crash
A BOAC Boeing 707 with 124 aboard including at least 84 Americans broke up near Mt Fuji from freak winds after takeoff from Tokyo. Japanese troops recovered bodies, many from Thermo King Corp. tour group. The crash followed another Pacific area disaster within 19 hours.
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Gotemba
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Sacred Mount
BOAC
New York
British Overseas Airways Corp
Tokyo
Grass fires near Graham and Woodland street prompt no losses
Decatur Firemen answered two grass fire calls Saturday within 24 hours ending 11 p.m. No losses were reported by the Fire Department for fires on Graham Ave SW and Woodland St SE after noon Saturday. William M. Riethmaier underwent surgery Friday morning at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital and is in Room 104. See DIARY on Page 2. For Your Heating Service on Gas, Oil or Coal call Davidson Heating Service at 353-4623.
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Decatur
Graham, Ave
Woodland St
William M. Riethmaier
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Davidson Heating Service
Judges Enjoined In Poll Tax Ruling
Morgan County Probate Judge T C Almon and Alabama probate judges statewide along with Gov George Wallace and Atty Gen Richmond Flowers were enjoined by a federal court from computing certifying voter lists tied to poll tax payments or any tax. The order followed a three judge panel ruling invalidating the poll tax as a election prerequisite. Judge Almon said he will obey the order fully. See JUDGES on Page 2.
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Morgan County
T. C. Almon
Alabama
George Wallace
Atty
Gen
Richamond Flowers
Junction
Almon
North Alabama Endures Unseasonable Cold and Snowbursts
Ole Man Winter delivered a late season shock in North Alabama with temperatures dipping into the mid twenties and intermittent snow showers. Strong gusty winds persisted through the day and into night, as forecasters warned of continued chill.
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Ole Man
North Alabama
Flowers To Advise On School Site In Athens
Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers will meet with Athens city and county school boards Wednesday at 10 a.m. to settle a dispute over an 80 acre site of 16 section land proposed for development. Flowers believes the boards are entitled to the land with little to no payment. Sen. Ed Horton arranged the meeting and said Flowers will help them draft a proper joint written request for the property to take with him.
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Athens
Richmond Flowers
Flowers
Ed Horton
Horton
Electrolux Vacuums and Polish Ers Sale Ad
An advertising note offers Electrolux vacuums and polish ers at 39.50. The ad directs readers to write Glenn Butler at Box 15 in Decatur for details.
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Electrolux
Glenn Butler
Decatur
Arrest Code Support Urged
Washington judges and lawyers were urged to back a proposed prearraignment police procedures code. The code would require warning an arrestee that they may remain silent and consult a lawyer, family or friends. Prepared for the American Law Institute with Ford Foundation support, the draft includes other provisions.
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Washington
American Law Institute
Ford Foundation
Vista Workers Arm After Threats
Four Domestic Peace Corps volunteers in Hobson City Alabama have armed themselves after threats. The workers Gary Mols 20 Amherst New York Samuel Cook Jr 18 Des Moines Iowa William Hansell 23 Philadelphia Eugene Peters 22 Endicott New York lived alone in a small house under protection. Spokesman James Kelleher deputy director of the Office of Economic Opportunity confirmed.
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Washington
Peace Corps
Alabama
Office of Economic Opport
Unity
Hobson City
Ala
Gary H.mols
Amherst N. Y
Amuel Cook Jr
Des Moines
Iowa
William Hansell
Philadelphia
Eugene Peters
Endicott
N. Y
James Kelleher
Office of
Ecnomic Opportunity
Dog aided sheriffs in burglary arrest
Limestone County deputies and a police dog named Dimo helped arrest William R. Blankenship 31 of Hartselle for second degree burglary after Dimo tracked a scent about a mile. Blankenship was found hiding along a road and remained jailed Saturday.
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Talucah
Morgan Land Limestone
Dimo
Hartselle
William R. Blankenship
Wiggins St
Blankenship
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage Ad
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage advertises services with contact Daniel at 353 4014 for moving needs and storage solutions.
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Bekins
Daniel
Security Mutual Finance Corp Loans and Insurance Ad
Advertisement for Security Mutual Finance Corp located at 714 Bank St offers loans financing and insurance services with contact number 353-0742.
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Security Mutual Finance Corp
Bank Street
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By Barry Schweid
VISTA
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Dick [Fleming
Deps
Clarence Harris
Sgt
Bennie McEntire
Jim
Lee Dog
William Blankenship
Dick Fleming
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