Explosion at Holiday on Ice Show Kills Dozens in Indianapolis
A massive explosion at the Holiday on Ice stage at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum mowed down spectators. Rescue teams used cranes to clear debris as hospitals overflowed with more than 300 injured. Police and nurses mobilized, donors flooded in, and officials began identifying victims.
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Ouster Plot Reaches Presidential Palace In Vietnam Crisis
Admiral Harry D Felt led the ouster bid as U S backed forces split with 7th Marine Division and some army troops touching off the revolt. Marines seized police radio, navy headquarters and the international telegraph office while Do Wang Lu warned Washington and Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu toured the United States to explain the government position amid the crisis.
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Advisers say White House to speak after situation clarifies
Salinger stated no W H comment yet and that communications with Washington and the U S Embassy in Saigon remain rapid. White House sources note Ambassador Lodge will stay in Saigon as long as needed, with Lodge due back in Washington for consultations. A report mentions Col Lee Quang Tung and Nhu as influential figures in Saigon politics amid dissident pressure.
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Lightning Shocks Holiday on Ice Show Crowd
In Indianapolis an explosion during a Holiday on Ice revue injures a man and causes a panic as spectators rush toward exits. Witnesses recall screams, a wall of debris, and a skating star awaiting a final bow describing a sense of disbelief and sorrow as emergency crews respond.
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Tragic Explosion at Arena Leaves Dozens Dead
The blast sent flames 90 feet into the arena ceiling while doctors and nurses treated the injured and hundreds of responders searched the wreckage. Ambulances ferried victims to six area hospitals including Ft. Benjamin Harrison Army Hospital as crews uncovered crushed seats and bodies.
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China says U‑2 shot down near Shanghai
Peking Radio reported that a U2 high altitude recon plane belonging to the Nationalist Chinese was shot down over Hua Tung near Shanghai while on a harassing mission. The communists provided no further details.
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Soviet Union
Fire damages Beacon Manufacturing blanket plant in Swannanoa
A dawn fire in Beacon Manufacturing Co. rayon processing section caused extensive damage to stocks and equipment. Fire crews from Swannanoa Asheville Black Mountain and the Youth Correction Center fought the two hour blaze with 40 workers on site and no injuries reported.
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Miners Rescued After Seven Day Undersea Shaft Ordeal
Forty miners remain missing after a long underground stay but rescuers report the rescued men in surprisingly good condition. A recovery capsule brought each man to the surface at three minute intervals, with Syska the last to emerge. They entered a decompression chamber as the engineer Winfrid Berghoefer noted only one moment of excitement during a false water level alarm.
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