Cause WITNESSES BLAME LIGHTNING 81 DEAD in airliner crash
A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 plunges in a thunderstorm near Elkton Maryland killing 81 aboard including 73 passengers. Witnesses report two bright arcs of lightning and investigators from FAA and CAB search wreckage and set a temporary morgue as they determine the cause.
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Elkton
Ivestigant
Pan American World Airways
B. R. Allen
Civil Aeronautica Board
Puerto Rico
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
U.S. 40
Maryland-Delaware Ne
Bainbridge Md
Elkton National Guard
Civil Aeronautics Board
FAA
Gregg
Henry Berry
Edwin R. Tully
FBI
Baltimore
Tully
Pan Am
Flight 214
San Juan
Zebra
Ground Control Center
New Castle
Dover
Air Force Base
Jerry Greenwald
Hocklessin
Merryland Roller Rink
Glasgow
National Guard
Red Cross
Sinatra Jr abducted from motel before casino show
Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped at gunpoint from a Lake Tahoe area motel room just before a planned casino performance. Police named two suspects, Joseph Sorce and Thomas Keating, both linked to a bank robbery and youth authorities escape. FBI involvement followed, with roadblocks set as snow choked mountain passes near the California Nevada line.
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Stateline
Calif
Frank Sinatra Jr
Sheriff's Deputies
Joseph James Sorce
Thomas Patrick Keating
San Francisco
Keating
Sorce
Long Beach
Youth Authority
Tracy
FBI
Lake Tahoe
George Byers
Douglas County
Nev
California - Nevada
Nevada
Frank Sinatra
Frank Jr
New York City
el Dorado
California-Nevada
Sinatra Family Ties Touch Tahoe Gambling Probe
The Gaming Control Board accused a Sinatras affiliate of violating state rules by hosting Chicago underworld figure Sam Gianliana at Cal Neva Lodge on Lake Tahoe. The article notes Frank Sinatra Sr. rose to fame with Sam Donahue's band, while young Sinatra toured with the same era group and performed at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, amid broader Dragnet operations.
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Gaming Control Board
Chicago
Sam Gianliana
Sinatra
Cal-Neva Lodge
Lake Tahoe
Young Sinatra
Sam Donahue
Tommy Dorsey
Sinatra Sr
Harrah
Fathher
Cal-Neva
Dragnet
Hostages Threatened as Bolivian Miners Demand Free Leaders
Communist led tin miners in Bolivia hold four Americans and 17 others hostage, threatening consequences if two arrested union leaders Irineo Pimental and Federico Escobar are not freed within 24 hours. President Paz Estenssoro dumps troop buildup, with Johnson offering aid. 1,000 troops moved to the Oruro region as a cabinet meeting plans state of siege. Thomas Martin, US Information Service officer, reports the captives are well and guarded.
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Associated Press
LA Paz
Bolivia
Federation of Mine Workers
Juan Lechin
Johnson
U.S
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S. Information Service
Oruro
Catavi
White House
Harris Survey Highlights Johnson Civil Rights Stand
Editor note explains weighted and unweighted poll methods used by Louis Harris. It reports near 2 to 1 public support for the Kennedy civil rights bill and notes strong regional opposition in the South, Johnson’s political base. The piece frames public sentiment before late November events.
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Louis Harris
Harris
The
Washington Post Co
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
South
Mr. Johnson
Studebaker to end U.S. car production move to Canada
Dow Jones News Service reports Studebaker will quit U.S. routo production and shift all auto output to its Hamilton Canada plant. About 6,000 jobs in South Bend will be cut, including 5,000 hourly workers, with 50 years of carmaking ending there. Announcement set for a New York news conference. Randolph Guthrie confirms future plans.
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New York
Studebaker Corp
Routo Production
United States
Canada
Dow Jones News Service
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Business News Service
Hamilton
Randolph H. Guthrie
Guthrie
Bank Heist in Florence Sees $2000 Taken
Florence South Carolina bank robbery reported at noon with an estimated $2000 stolen from the South Carolina National Bank main office. A bandit fled the scene and authorities began a search. The incident marks a bold daytime robbery in the city.
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Florence
S.C
South Carolina National Bank
Khrushchev Outlines Seven Year Chemical Leap Forward
Premier Khrushchev announced a seven year plan to triple Soviet chemical industry output to lift farm harvests and improve living standards for the Soviet people. The proposal aims to dramatically boost chemical production as a key to national development and welfare.
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Anthony White
Associated Press
Moscow
Khrushchev
Cancer Causes Listed by World Health Organization
The WHO reports cancer causes include smoking overeating alcohol sun exposure lipstick artificial colors and flavors in foods. A 13 group summary from a seven country committee notes cigarette smoking relates to lung cancer but not pipe or cigar use. Prevention emphasized as stopping smoking and moderation in diet and sun exposure.
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Geneva
United Nations World Health Organization
The
Health Organization
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U. S
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