Flaming Bomber Hurtles Into Residential Area
Hampton Virginia officials said no more deaths or injuries were found in the rubble after a two aircraft crash near Langley AFB and Fordham shopping center. Mary Gallant and her 19 month old son Donald died in a kitchen, with 44 treated for burns and 10 hospitalized. Fifty homes damaged or destroyed, 70 left homeless as the jet struck Sergeant Street area at 8 57 p.m. Monday. Marines aboard the other aircraft ejected and survived. witnesses described a tornado like destruction across a three block area.
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Hampton
Marine Corps
Mary Gallant
Donald
L. H. Nicholson
Chesapeake
Norfolk
Fordham
Air Force
Langley Air Force Base
Ft. Monroe
Sergeant Street
Youth Corps Worker Loses Leg In Truck Accident
Bruce Gallup an 18 year old Winston Salem Youth Corps worker was reported in satisfactory condition after doctors amputated his left leg. Gallup from Kernersville and 19 other Youth Corps workers were riding to their jobs in a city owned garbage truck when a steel blade used to clean the truckbed crushed his leg. The leg was removed between the ankle and knee.
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Winston-Salem (Ap
Bruce Gallup
Winston- Salem
Asheville Man and Duke Grads Eject Safely in Jet Collision
Lt. Charles A. Clark of Asheville and Lt. James Engstrom, a Duke graduate, ejected safely from Marine jet bombers after a collision near Hampton, Virginia. Both crews escaped with no injuries to the pilots, while civilians were later the focus of concern. The aircraft were from Cherry Point Marine Air Station.
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Cherry Point
N. C
J. T. Clark
Asheville
Charles A. Clark
Marine
Hampton
Bonnie F. Engstrom
James Engstrom
European Troop Cut Legitimate McNamara Says
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara says pressures to reduce U.S. forces in Europe are legitimate and deserve serious consideration, but the United States has no plans to curtail European combat capability. He testifies as NATO issues and France’s exit affect the alliance, noting the U.S. must balance payables, allied strength, and lift capacity while maintaining security.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamra
U.S
Europe
United Menamara States
United States
Southeast Asia
Senate
McNamara
Henry M. Jackson
National Security
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
U. S
France
NATO
Raw Milk Price Hiked By North Carolina Dairy Board
RALEIGH AP The North Carolina Milk Commission raised the producer price of raw milk to 6.95 per hundred pounds an increase of 55 cents The move could lift retail milk prices by about two cents per quart The commission granted most of the 60 cent per hundred weight hike sought by dairy farmers The prior price was 6.40 per hundred pounds The panel approved a retail increase restraint and cited hearings showing average production cost at 6.06 per hundred pounds and a net return of 3000 yearly for a 56 cow herd
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Raleigh
North Carolina Milk Commission
Lynda Bird Johnson Arrives in Spain for Historic Tour
Lynda Bird Johnson arrived in Madrid under guard of eight Secret Service men for a 15 to 18 day tour of Spain focusing on archaeology and history. She dismissed marriage talk with George Hamilton, saying she has no plans to wed at the moment. The trip, a graduation present from her parents, includes visits to caves Roman ruins and the Archives of the Indies. She phoned her father at the White House before leaving Utah and invited a reply.
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Madrid
Spain
Secret Service
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lynda
U. S
Angier Biddle Duke
Lynda Bird
the Indies
Sevilla
Utah
White House
War Costs Said Within Bounds
Washington AP reports Viet Nam war costs are within bounds set by Defense Secretary McNamara. Officials say current operations do not exceed budgeted amounts through June 1967, though spending could rise if needed. Air munition use runs about 110 million monthly, ground munitions about 100 million, with future levels planned but not yet reached.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert
McNamara
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
United States
Jobs Unfilled Industry Funds Graduates Scarce
An Associated Press survey shows the draft and Viet Nam fears reduce June graduates available for jobs. Employers report tough recruiting, with shortages in undergrad engineering degrees and more graduates seeking further study. Companies turn to women as supply tightens and salaries rise 4 to 10 percent.
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NEW York
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Robert Becker
Aluminum Company of America
Pittsburgh
Peter Frederickson
Boston University
California
Univerity of California At
Los Angeles
Cleveland State University
De Gaulle Opens Talks With Soviets in Moscow
President Charles de Gaulle met Soviet leaders in Moscow for three hours to discuss East West relations and German unification. Brezhnev led the discussions with Kosygin and Podgorny nearby, as de Gaulle urged bilateral talks beyond France.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
France
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Europe
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
de Gaulle
Germany
Bonn
Morey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
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F. F. Hopkins
Chesapeake Bay
Gallant
Parsons
Ronald Beasley
Duke
Rennet
Mike Mans
Atlantic
Hamilton
Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke
Bill Herman
U. S. Steel Corp
Lewis Guthrie
International Business Machines
Miami
Guthrie
Carnegie Tech
Cruiters
Peace Corps
VISTA
Nasi Corson
University of California At Berkeley
Martin
Soviets
Maurice Couve de Murville
Philippe Baudet
Kosygin
Stalin
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