Fiery Collision Kills Twelve on Boston & Maine Train
A Boston and Maine diesel passenger train hit a fuel oil truck with frozen brakes at a street crossing in Everett Massachusetts. Twelve died and up to 35 were aboard the train with many trapped as flames raged. Firefighters freed victims amid intense heat and smoke.
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William F. Nicholson
Everett, Mass
Boston & Maine
Chelsea
Herbert Fothergill
Chelsea Memorial Hospital
Everett
Boston
Raymond Bouley
Billerica
Second Street
Bouley
Whidden
North Station
Rockport
Mass
Marnnk
Frederick Scott
Three Buncombe Escapees Held Suspected Hostage Situation
Three men who escaped from Buncombe County jail at gunpoint are being sought across western North Carolina and northwest South Carolina. Authorities warned they are extremely dangerous and may be holding a hostage, with Casey Stanes of Hendersonville linked to a red 1964 Comet.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
North Carolina
South Carolina
Casey Stanes
Hendersonville
Stanes
Harry Clay
Clay
Allen Berube
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Workshops Open At Detroit Church On Draft Age Seminar
An interfaith seminar at Detroit Central Methodist Church drew about 60 youths of draft age for workshops on the Selective Service and a rally against U S involvement in Vietnam. Organizers denied draft dodging aims while emphasizing a public forum for discussion.
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Detroit
Vietnam
Detroit Central
U.S
Cardinal Spellman backs total Vietnam victory in Christmas message
Cardinal Francis Spellman, leader of U.S. Catholic troops, urged victory in Vietnam during a Christmas Eve sermon amid Vatican concern and international criticism. He told recovering soldiers at Tan Son Nhut Airport that Americans must be grateful for their service preserving civilization, in his 16th overseas Christmas visit.
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Izvestia
Paul
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Army
3Rd Field Hospital
Cardinal Spellman
Professor claims Soviet bomber flew over United States
Lehigh University professor John Carroll writes in Secret Electronic Espionage that a nuclear powered Soviet bomber completed three undetected U S overflights in 1964 possibly over San Francisco New York and Hawaii. Defense officials dismiss the allegations saying there is no evidence of any penetration or such aircraft. The book describes a 30 megaton payload and a phantom box to dodge radar with speeds up to 3500 mph and endurance of 21 days.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh University
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
North American Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
John Carroll
San Francisco
Calif
New York
Hawaii
Carroll
California
Peking
Red Chinese Ministry of Defense
Soviet
Ministry of Defense
Carroll States
Red China detonates fifth atmospheric nuclear test
U S officials report China detonated its fifth atmospheric nuclear test at Lop Nor in Sinkiang on December 28 Chinese time December 27 US calendars. The yield was described as a few hundred kilotons. The prior test occurred on October 27 with ongoing anticipated blasts despite world opinion and the nuclear test ban treaty.
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Washington
China
Sinkiang Province
U.S
United States
Chinese
Lop Nor Proving Ground
State Department
Robert J. McClosky
Lop Nor
McCloskey
Harry Golden In Grave Condition At Charlotte Hospital
Author-editor Harry Golden was listed in grave condition at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte. The 63 year old, famed for his outspoken writings and the bestseller Only In America, was hospitalized Tuesday night with a gall bladder condition.
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Charlotte
N.C
Harry Golden
Charlotte’s Memorial Hospital
Carolina Israelite
Golden
America
Vietnamese paratroopers jump into Mekong Delta air assault
Vietnamese paratroopers leap from a U S Air Force C 130 transport into the Mekong Delta area in a dramatic air assault. The AP Wirephoto captures the action as forces maneuver over the river region.
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Mekong Delta
Soldiers Fan Out In Delta In Major Mekong Delta Sweep
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops in a multi-regiment operation with ground forces airlifted units and paratroopers attacked a Viet Cong stronghold in Chuong Thien Province 126 miles west of Saigon. The tally reported by Vietnamese headquarters says 89 Viet Cong killed, two prisoners and 48 weapons seized with very light Vietnamese casualties. An earlier jump involved 33 aircraft and the paratroopers faced little opposition. American troops are expected to be deployed in parts of the delta soon.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Chuong Thien
Delta
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Highland Park
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George
Gracie
Thomas Bagley
Martin F. Marnik
Lynn
Vatican
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Philippines
Paul VI
Asi Ves
Red China
Harry
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