Hijacked Venezuelan Freighter Circles by U S Planes
U S Navy planes sighted and circled the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui about 200 miles south of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. The ship was seized by FALN guerrillas supporting pro Castro aims and is being pursued by Venezuela with possible Cuban intervention suspected. The crew of 36 is safe, and two squadrons are aiding the search as Betancourt seeks international help.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U. S. Navy
Dominican Republic
Caribbean Sea
Romulo Betancourt
Pablo Miliani
Puerto Rico
Anzoategui
New Orleans
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Betancourt
Oscar Pereira
la Guaira
Houston
Tex
FALN
Simon
Rafael
Santa Maria
Winston Development Plan for Winston-Salem Center
The Total Development Committee of the Winston-Salem Chamber unveils a 12 year, 60 million plan to remake downtown with modern offices and shops. Private investment exceeds 31 million with 29 million from public sources, and 5,200 new parking spaces. The project includes new streets, pedestrian malls, glass roofs, and underground garages, aiming to boost 1975 trade area spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Total Development Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
United States
North Carolina
Meade H. Willis Jr
Winston- Salem
Forsyth County
Wachovia
West Fourth Street
Carolina Theatre—Nissen
Courthouse Square
West Fifth Street
Winston
Our Bob Reynolds Dies at 78 in Asheville
Robert Rice Reynolds, 78, long known as Our Bob, died Wednesday night in Asheville. A U.S. senator from 1932 to 1945, he promoted American nationalism and opposed U.S. involvement in World War II. He founded the American Nationalist party and his death follows a battle with cancer and heart failure. Survived by wife Eva Walsh McLean, a daughter Mimi Spears, and Frances Oertling, his earlier marriage yielded other offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Robert Rice Reynolds
Reynolds
Bob
North Carolina
The
Vindicators
Senate
Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Mamie Spears
Frances R. Oertling
Firenze
Italy
U.S. En
Automatic Districting Proposed to expand Senate seats
Raleigh AP reports Sen. Lunsford Crew of Halifax introduced a constitutional amendment proposing automatic redistricting after each federal census. The plan would raise Senate membership from 50 to 55, assign 50 districts, and add five seats after census based on population, with a two-senator cap per county.
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Raleigh
Senate
Sen
Lunsford Crew
Halifax
Crew
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Claude Currie
Durham
Robert Lee Humber
Pitt
Mecklenburg County
Philip L. Lacy
Nantahala Lake
Clay
Macon
Washington
Tyrrell
Odell Williamson
Brunswick
Clarence Stone
Staton P. Williams
Stanly
Luther Hamilton
Carteret
Johnson to Speak at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Raleigh
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will be principal speaker at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Raleigh on March 30. He will join Gov. Terry Sanford and wife as guests at the $50 per plate Democratic fundraiser held in Dorton Arena at the State Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Lyndon B. Johnson
W. W. Staton
Sanford
Herbert McKay
Chapel Hill
Johnson
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Dorton
State Fairgrounds
U.N Funds Voted For Cuba Plant
United Nations officials approve a five year project to build an agricultural research station in Santiago de Las Vegas Cuba funded by the U N Special Fund though the United States opposes the move. The plan uses non American currencies and may be executed by Soviet bloc technicians. Congressional approval is required for U S funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Everglades
Midwest Aquarium
Bensonville
Ill
United Nations
N.Y
U.S
West Airlines
U.N. Special Fund
Cuba
United States
Special Fund
Santiago de Las Vegas
Paul G. Hoffman
Soviet Bloc
Congress
Blue Heads Legislative Building Group Forms for New State House
House Speaker H. Clifton Blue named chairman of the Legislative Building Governing Committee to operate the $6.2 million State House. The panel allotted area space to the House and Senate and named a delegation: Reps Uzell Crawford and Blue, with Sens White and Williams. Individual offices to be assigned by each house Rules Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crew
Attorney General's Office
Tennessee
House
H. Clifton Blue
Raleigh
Legislative Building
State House
Blue
George Uzzell
Rowan
I. C. Crawford
Buncombe
Senate
Clarence Stone
Rockingham
Thomas White
Lenoir
Staton P. Williams
Stanly
Syncom Satellite Loses Radio Contact in Synchronous Attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. AP A Syncom communications satellite launched by a Delta three stage rocket reached a 22,300 mile high point before a small pay load motor fired to place it on a circular synchronous orbit. Radio signals were lost 13 seconds after ignition and only a brief signal returned later. Officials cautioned the craft may be on an odd orbit or face transmission problems due to heat or other failures. See RADIO on Page 2-A.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Weather Blamed For Air Crash In Everglades Tragedy
A Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 720B crashed in the Everglades near Miami amid blustery conditions. Fourteen and 43 lives are reported, with investigators noting bodies and baggage scattered and the flight data recorder providing crucial clues. The plane was en route from Miami to Chicago then Seattle and Portland.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Northwest Orient Airlines
the Everglades
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Chicago
Everglades
Abolition Bill Seeks End of North Carolina Death Penalty
Republican Senator Charles W. Strong Jr. introduces a plan to end capital punishment in North Carolina. The proposal would set life sentences mandatory for first degree murder and for burglary arson and rape, with parole options only after 10 years for non murder life terms. Strong argues rehabilitation is possible and errors occur in capital cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles W. Strong Jr
Guilford County
Strong
Christian Church of
Greensboro
Sen
T. E. Story
Wilkes
Well Digger Freed From Sand Cave-In After Night Rescue
Raymond Fink 31 known as Fuzzy was buried to his shoulders in shifting sand near Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin. He was pulled free at 5 40 a m after rescuers dug a tunnel and brought him up through the hole. He walked to a hospital after a night long vigil by helpers and his wife Bernice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Tomahawk
Wis
Raymond
Fuzzy) Fink
Wisconsin
Fink
Bernice
Lawrence
Jerome Tranton
Kennedy Seeks Broad Youth Aid Package To Congress
President Kennedy bundles youth programs into a single request to Congress. He calls for a Youth Conservation Corps a Home Town Youth Corps and a National Service Corps with funding from the budget to curb juvenile crime expand parks and aid families. The plan envisions 15 000 to 60 000 youths in the conservation corps and up to 50 000 in the home town corps. pay starts at 60 dollars monthly for participants and 6 to 8 dollars per day for national service volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Parks and Fortion
Aity
Peace Corps
Youth Conservation Corps
Conservation Corps
Conservation and
National Service Corps
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Bob’ Reynolds
Syncom
Thomas S. Reese
Sam Sheppard
Cleveland
Reese
Sheppard
Marilyn
U.N
William N. Oatis
Blue Heads Legislative Building Group
Well Digger
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