Survivors Tell of Struggle in Granduc Mine Disaster
Survivors of the Granduc mining camp disaster in Alaska recount battling an avalanche from Le Duc Glacier as 17 to 25 miners remained missing. Three bodies recovered. Two Quebec brothers escaped a closed tunnel and aided by rescue crews. About 150 workers were at the camp. 100 uninjured moved to a rescue center, while 22 injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Granduc
William Egan
Col. W.H.W. Mathews
Quebec
Jacques Ritchie
Ville Marc
Gus
Jacques
Copper Min
le Duc Glacier
Chicamin River
McNamara predicts China long way from ICBM threat
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that years will pass before Red China can launch a nuclear-armed ICBM at the United States. He warned of future risk of a primitive nuclear armament capable nation attacking in the 1970s. He also hinted at possible changes to the draft system due to a surplus of draft-age men.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
House
Armed Services Committee
McNamara
China
Johnson
Weather Summary for Arkansas
Fair and mild conditions across Arkansas with daytime highs ranging from 64 to 72 degrees. The outlook shows continued pleasant weather with light breezes and no precipitation expected.
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Arkansas
Rock Hudson Finds Gold in Hollywood Not Coal Mines
New York AP profile paints Rock Hudson as a mining of talent parallel. Hudson compares film work to mining yet yields box office gold. The Winnetka native recalls Navy service early jobs and a youth seen as diamond brilliance. He seeks Broadway musical roles while listing wide interests from coffee to music.
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New York
Rock Hudson
Hudson
Winnetka, Ill
Hollywood
U.S
Desert Isle
Operator Kept Touch With Top
A radio operator using improvised gear relayed the only contact from the Gran Duc mine after a glacier avalanche struck a camp of 140 men in Stewart British Columbia. Innis Kelly at a Pacific Western Airlines shack issued May Day calls before snow buried the camp powerhouse.
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Stewart
B.C
Granduc
Innis Kelly
Pacific Western Airlines
Kelly
Nashville Water Bids Received
Druyvesteyn Construction Co of Fort Smith was the apparent low bidder on most of the $400,000 Nashville water supply upgrade bidding $250,451 for nine miles of 12 inch line from Nashville to the Little Missouri River Skyco Constructors Inc of Hot Springs was the apparent low bidder at $118,236 for water intake and storage facilities.
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Nashville, Ark
Druyvesteyn Construction Co. of
Fort Smith
Nashville
Little Missouri River
Skyco Constructors, Inc
Hot Springs
Former Civil Rights Chief Opposes Federal Police Force
Burke Marshall, former head of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division, opposes creating a federal police force to protect civil rights workers in the South. He told the U S Civil Rights Commission in Jackson, as hearings on Mississippi conduct evolve focusing on Negro voter registration and police discrimination.
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Jackson, Miss
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
South
Burke Marshall
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Marshall
Civil Rights Commission
Cuba relies on rebuilt GM buses for mobility
A Cuban transport official said buses made in Communist countries fail in Havana due to small capacity. Deputy minister Jose Morales noted GM rebuilt buses work well, with a Havana route using them and 26 buses rebuilt by Cuban mechanics in three months.
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MIAM
Fla
Havana
General Motors
Jose Morales
Miami
Morales
Man Dies in Car and Pickup Collision
PARIS Ark AP John A Ralph 57 of Greenwood died Thursday when his car and a pickup truck collided head on on Arkansas 22 about 10 miles west of Paris The truck driver C N Mosley of Paris was hospitalized state police said
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Paris
Ark
John A. Ralph
Greenwood
Arkansas 22
Here
C. N. Mosley
Air Base at Little Rock Big Business
Little Rock Air Force Base anchors central Arkansas with a $1 billion investment and 14 800 acres of land. The base supports 6 600 personnel, payrolls of $29 million in 1964, and buys a wide range of goods and services, benefiting multiple Arkansas cities and the regional economy.
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Little Rock
Little Rock Air Force Base
Arkansas
Defense Department
Little Rock Afb
North Little Rock
Jacksonville
Conway
Cabot
Beebe
W. A. Hawkins
U S Officials Split Over Viet Nam Policy After Coup
Senate debate centers on avoiding a collapse in South Viet Nam while seeking a stable civilian government. Leaders like Dirksen Mansfield Yarborough and McGovern weigh negotiation versus escalation amid the failed coup and ongoing U S involvement.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
United States
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
U.S
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Senate
Nguyen Khanh
Red
China
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
South
Viet Nam
Ralph W. Yarborough
Dtex
Yarborough
Gale W. McKee
D-Wyo
McGee
Joseph D. Tydings
Dmd
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Stephen M. Young
George S. McGovern
Aromatic gums frankincense and myrrh from southern Arabia
The article notes that the fragrant resins frankincense and myrrh come from thorny desert shrubs and trees found only in southern Arabia and the Somaliland region.
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Desert
Arabia
Somalilands
Bloodmobile Visit Urges Hempstead County Donors
Hempstead County residents are asked to donate blood at the Red Cross Bloodmobile at the Methodist Church in Hope on February 22 from 2 30 to 8 p m. The county has received 55 30 and 60 pints in past visits and needs about 400 pints locally. Dr Lynn Harris and Mrs Travis Ward urge giving as a life saving act with benefits extended to residents hospitalizations nationwide.
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Hempstead County
Sir Winston Churchill
Red Cross
United States
Canada
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross Blood Center
Methodist Church
Hempstead
Lynn Harris
Hempstead County Red Cross
Travis Ward
Blood Bank
A Critical Decision for Ranger 8
Pasadena scientists face choosing a final maneuver for Ranger 8 to ensure optimal camera angles for about 4 000 pictures as it dives toward the Moon. Contact has been unreliable since launch and a decision on twisting the craft before impact is expected later today.
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Pasadena
Calif
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Lunar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ranger 7
Mat son, Inc. Wins Arkansas Teachers Housing Contract
Mat son Inc of Little Rock won a contract to build a nine floor 136 unit apartment house for the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association next to MacArthur Park. The bid was 1 228 919 financed by a 1 640 000 loan from the Community Facilities Administration.
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Little Rock
Matson, Inc
Littleke Rock
Arkansas Retired Teachers Association
MacArthur Park
Community Facilities Administration
Young Officers Defeat Coup in Viet Nam Ouster Move
South Viet Nam faces a potential purge as a coalition of young generals led by Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi declared Khanh's status unresolved after a failed coup. Khanh was absent from a press conference where Thi spoke for the armed forces council and signaled changes ahead.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khai
Khanh
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
Armed Forces Council
Tax Relief for Business Shapes 1965 Expansion
NEW YORK AP The 1965 tax relief for business aims to spur expansion with lower corporate and individual rates and possible depreciation rule postponements. Treasury expects $700 million in tax savings this year as firms adjust plans for new plants and equipment amid ongoing disputes over depreciation rules.
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New York
U.S. Treasury
Department of Commerce
Treasury
Johnson
Business
The
Cave-in Kills Man in Little Rock Worksite
Curtis Donahue 37 of Little Rock died when an eight foot ditch caved in at a work site in eastern Little Rock. Co worker Preston Brown 47 was trapped but rescued by firefighters. Both men were employed by Clint Reynolds Plumbing Co. and were on the scene Thursday.
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Little Rock
Curtis Donahue
Preston Brown
Clint Reynolds Plumbing Co
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