B58 Jet Bomber Crashes At Le Bourget Fatal Crash Details
A B58 jet bomber crashed at Le Bourget during a demonstration killing three crew members and injuring one. Maj Harold Covington and Maj Vincent Carabas survived? No, the report states three killed including Lt. Col. Charles Hubbs and Maj. Carabas. The aircraft arrived from Torrejon Spain and was on a demonstration run when a engine fell off then the craft burst into flames. US Ambassador Charles Bohlen witnessed the scene.
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Harold Covington
Jacksonville
Ark
Fa ‘Arcé
Charles Hubbs
Vincent Carabas
Little Rock
Air Force
le Bourget
U.S. Air Force
Torrejon
Spain
America
United States
Charles E. Bohien
Military Pay Bill Doubled by House Panel
The House Armed Services Committee approved a $1 billion military pay bill, more than double President Johnson's proposal. The 33 to 1 vote included Rep. Samuel S. Stratton D New York voting against it, advancing a 10.7 percent pay increase.
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Washington
House ‘Arméd ® Services Committee
Johnson
Samuel S. Stratton
N.Y
Rivers Bill Seeks Pay Relief Amid Defense Pay Clash
A congressional committee trimmed an administration pay plan for military personnel, adding a variable reenlistment bonus up to 8000 dollars for critical skills and annual pay reviews. The Rivers bill, backed by Rep L Mendel Rivers and 37 committee members, would come into effect next month, while the panel also backed a veto over military base closings.
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L.mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Rivers
Pentagon
Armed Services
Johnson
McNamara
House
Congress
Tax Cut Apparently Dead in North Carolina Senate
In Raleigh AP reports a proposed tax cut stalled after Lt. Gov. Bob Scott sent it to the Calendar Committee and Sen. Ray Rowe moved it to the Finance Committee. Rep. Nick Galifianakis defended the measure amid House opposition, arguing the tax relief would hinge on surplus revenues. Critics warned higher exemptions could jeopardize state needs and funding for institutions in 1967.
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Raleigh
North
Carolina
Senate
House
Bob’ Scott
Ray Rowe
Pender
Frank Forsyth
Cherokee
Fipare
Nick Galifianakis
Durham
Rowe
Finance Committee
Galifianakis
Ernest
Haywood
Messer
Dan Moore
Jess
Britt
General Assembly
Meet
David Britt
Darlos Robeson County
Ham
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Eighteen Soldiers Die in Army Helicopter Collision
AP report from Columbus Ga states eighteen soldiers were killed when two UH-1H helicopters crashed during a training flight near Ft. Benning. Rescue teams retrieved bodies from the wreckage as crews searched swampy terrain two miles from the airstrip. The aircraft belonged to the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 11th Air Assault Division.
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Columbus - Ga
Strop-Laden Army
U. S. Army
Infantry, Training Center
Information Center
227Th Assault Helicopter
11Th Air Assault Division
Soviet Historian Challenges US Image in Study
Evgenia Popova, 47, argues in her dissertation at Moscow University that traditional views of the United States as oppressed workers versus Wall Street monopolists are oversimplified. She contends imperialists acted with differentiation and notes the Washington 1921 conference context, highlighting public opinion and allied views.
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Moscow
Wall Street
Evgenia J. Popova
U.S.A
Washington
Moscow University Pedagogical Institute
United States
Michigan Honors Two Astronauts
The University of Michigan honored Lt Col James McDivitt and Edward White II, Gemini 4 astronauts, with honorary Doctor of Astronautical Science degrees in a stadium ceremony attended by about 30,000. The pair arrived at Willow Run Airport with their families and traveled by motorcade to the campus.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
James McDivitt
Edward White
Willow Run
Vietnam War Analysis on US Combat Use and Vietnam Command
AP analysis notes Vietnamese generals oppose placing American troops in open combat. Dong Xoai battle highlighted tensions as U.S. paratroopers hovered near action but Vietnamese leaders preferred not to commit. Americans push for greater control. Vietnamese worry over losing sovereignty and steering toward Viet Cong support. Details of future joint operations remain under discussion.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet, Nam
Dong Xoai
Ger
Cao van Vien
3Rd Corps
U.S
Washington
Dong Xai
Viet Nam
Pentagon tightens security before anti policy speak out
The Pentagon began heightened security 24 hours before a nonviolent action speak out against U S foreign policy. Leafletters urged workers to resign if they support the current policy. Military and civilian guards manned entrances and key offices including McNamara and the Joint Chiefs. Portable radios and temporary lines were used.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Committee For Non
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Antaeus giant plane debuts at Paris air show
The Soviet Union unveiled a mammoth transport plane named Antaeus capable of carrying 720 passengers or 80 tons. It landed at Le Bourget after a nonstop Moscow to Paris flight, with a top speed near 465 mph and a 6,600 mile range with 45 tons. US firms Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing vie to build a larger triple deck jet transport for the Air Force, potentially seating 500-700 in trials slated for 1968.
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Paris
Soviet ‘Union
la Bourget
Moscow
Tass
U.S. Air Force
Douglas
Lockheed
Boeing Aircraft Corporations
Air Force
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Weitern
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UNIE
Oleg Antonov
Antaeus
Phnty
Michigan
Harlan Hatcher
Astrain
Itl
Dong Xoal
17Th Airborne Brigade
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