Car In Wrong Lane Collides Head On With Bus Killed Twenty
A Greyhound bus and a car collided head on on Baker Grade injuring eight and killing twenty. The bus carried 32 passengers and caught fire after the impact. Bus driver Kenneth Burkhardt was among the injured with a broken leg. Survivors were taken to hospitals, some in serious condition, as others were trapped or thrown under the bus. Filming witnesses described a massive blaze and unable rescue attempts. The crash occurred on a 19 mile upward stretch three miles east of Bakersfield.
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Uproar Over Plans to Target Smith Regime Sparks Crises
Reported turmoil in Parliament involves accusations against Edward Heath and ministers, with warnings of a bloodbath in Africa if action is delayed. In Lusaka a night watchman foiled an attempt to blow up the British High Commission.
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Zambia
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Restored Leg Breaks Again After Fall On Ice
A 19 year old bicycle motorcycle crash survivor from Natick lost part of his left leg in September. He again broke the leg four inches below the former injury while getting out of a car on Feb 13. Doctors report a clean break with tissue and muscle holding the bone, needing a partial splint.
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Boston
Dangora
Scientists Face Crackdown on Foreign Airline Travel
The Johnson administration plans a crackdown to reduce U.S. dollar drain by requiring scientists to cover travel costs for portions flown on foreign airlines. AP disclosed last month that the gov will not pay for foreign segments and several itineraries spanning eight foreign airlines were ordered revised.
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Czech Detector Not Likely To Be Returned
AP report from Washington notes Czechoslovakia may not return a detector amid confusion over a Communist coup attempt and related press questions. No further details available in the fragment.
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Czechoslovakia
Spellman Successor Named by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI named 47 year old Auxiliary Bishop Terence James Cooke of New York to succeed the late Cardinal Francis Spellman as head of the Roman Catholic Church in New York City and the region. Cooke, noted for his work in social justice, will lead the archdiocese as successor to Spellman.
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Associated Press
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Terence James Cooke
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