Air India jet crashes on Mont Blanc. 17 aboard feared dead
In Chamonix France an Air India Boeing 707 with 106 passengers and 11 crew, including Dr Homi J. Bhabha, crashed near La Tournette on Mont Blanc. A helicopter found no survivors as authorities said land access was impossible. The flight from India to New York had stops en route.
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Defense Budget Sets $57 Billion for Vietnam War Effort
President Johnson sent the fiscal 1967 budget to Congress outlining a 57.15 billion plan to fund war in Viet Nam and general defense, including a proposed second nuclear carrier. The package adds a 12.3 billion supplemental request to cover manpower increases to 3,993,000 by June 30, 1967, and aims to sustain ammunition procurement at about 4.4 billion for the year and a half ahead.
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War Renewed As Truce Ends In Viet Nam
In Saigon and across South Vietnam renewed Allied operations begin after a New Year truce. U S and South Vietnamese forces strike Viet Cong targets with air and ground attacks. initial reports say about 90 guerrillas killed and several assault sorties damage enemy camps and depots. A Viet Cong threat to U S prisoners emerges over the release of three terrorists seized with explosives in Saigon.
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Baker pleads innocent to nine count indictment
Bobby Baker and his attorney Edward Bennett Williams appear in U S District Court and Baker pleads not guilty to a nine count indictment accusing tax evasion conspiracy theft transport of stolen money and fraud. Trial set for Oct 17. Bail fixed at 5000.
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Plane crash in Mont Blanc range reported in loaded area
A crash occurred in the Mont Blanc range described as a loaded area with the plane’s location and surrounding terrain noted. Authorities examined wreckage and began investigations, confirming missing persons and search efforts ongoing in the high alpine region.
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Da Nang Airbase Hit in Viet Cong Mortar Attack
Bulletin from Da Nang reports a Viet Cong mortar attack on the airbase early Tuesday. The nearby Seabee area across the river also came under fire, two battalions housed there. Army helicopters were dispatched to search for the Viet Cong following the incident.
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Johnson seeks record $112.8 billion budget amid inflation risk
President Johnson sent a $112.8 billion fiscal 1967 budget to Congress, warning inflation could rise with Viet Nam spending and a booming economy. He calls for tax hikes and spending increases to fund Great Society programs, defense, space, education, and poverty efforts, aiming for near balance despite a $2.1 billion spending rise.
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Moore Holding Rift Erupts Over Banking Chief Firing
Raleigh AP reports a rift between Gov Dan Moore and Lewis Holding financier and 1964 campaign backer over the ouster of State Banking Commissioner Shelby Cullom. Holding denies a major split though critics say the disagreement runs deep. Cullom resigned last Tuesday and Deputy Frank Harrelson steps in.
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