Canadian Airliner Crashes Killing 118 in Canada
A four engine Trans-Canada DC8 jet plunged in rain near Ste. Therese de Blainville north of Montreal, killing 118 aboard. The crash, Montreal’s Dorval Airport departure, caused a lengthy fire and debris spread over a quarter mile, with authorities ordering an investigation and no sabotage suspected.
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Ste. Therese DE Blainville
Que
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Dorval
Toronto
Ste. ‘Therese de Blainville
Mont-real
Trans-Canada
Highway 4
Laurentian Mountains
Montréal
Noel Aubertin
Paris
Air France
No Publicity on Probation of JFK Will
Washington AP reports the White House will make no public announcement on probate of John F Kennedy's will, deeming it a private family matter. Assistant press secretary Andrew Hatcher refused to confirm details or check on scheduling. Reports estimate Kennedy holdings around $10 million from trust funds set up by Joseph P Kennedy.
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Washington
White House
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Hatcher
Hatcher
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Joseph P. Kennedy
Weather Report Says Fair and Cooler Today
A weather bulletin notes fair skies with cooler temperatures today and tonight. Light winds from the northwest are expected, with no precipitation. Patrols advise layering for the chill as evening temperatures dip.
Funds Flow in for Slain Policeman Tippit
Dallas AP reports rapid fundraising for the Tippit family after the slain officer J D Tippit was killed while aiming to arrest a Kennedy assassination suspect. Lt Verne Hipskind said donors receive handwritten receipts. by Thursday night 1100 mail pieces were processed amid large remaining sums. The money will go to Mrs Tippit in a lump sum to relieve her of ongoing work.
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Dallas (Ap
J.D. Tippit
Dallas
Verne K. Hipskind
Hipskind
Tippit
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey ‘Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Hiskind
Johnsons Big Civil Rights Problem Looms Over Congress
In Washington AP reports President Johnson faces a tough year as he pushes Kennedy era civil rights legislation. A Johnson Wilkins meeting may shape action on education and training bills while the southern filibuster blocks desegregation measures. KF Kennedy's influence and a potential Republican challenger loom over Negro voters as House maneuvers seek to bypass the Rules Committee and force early compliance.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Roy Wilkins
National Association, For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Howard ‘Smith
D-Va
Smith
Jale
Nail from Fulton hotel survives in history tale
A writer recounts the old Bene Field Hotel at Fulton torn down, noting its rough heart pine and cypress lumber, 20 foot boards, and a boisd arc foundation. The two story boarding house housed many, with rooms added during bridge construction in 1929. A square nail from the hotel is passed on by Claude Wilson, while memories of Jim Bowie and cotton merchants abound.
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Fulton
Mattie Wilson
E. H. Ammonette
Andy Reed
Bill Nelson
Henry Wilson
Highway Bridge
Jim Bowie
Texas
New Orleans
Memorials to Kennedy Vary Widely By The Associated Press
The death of President Kennedy sparked memorials worldwide from a Paris street to Cape Canaveral now Cape Kennedy. West Virginia may be renamed Kennedy or Kennedyiana. Cape Canaveral was renamed by President Johnson. Paris plans a street named Rue John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Lincoln residents discuss Kennedy Drive. Nevada senator proposed silver dollar coin with Kennedy’s image. Schools in Butte and Bethpage named for Kennedy. many districts consider memorials including parks, squares, highways, an airport, centers, dams, and scholarships. Dallas park board weighs Kennedy memorials following the assassination.
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Paris
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Beckley
W. Va
Post Herald
West Virginia
Johnson
Post Office Department
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lincoln
Neb
LaVerne Holscher
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Butte
Mont
Bethpage
N.Y
Delays Hit Hearing On Pine Bluff McDonalds Sit-Ins
Chancery Judge Lawrence Dawson postponed indefinitely a hearing on an injunction against sit-in demonstrations at a Pine Bluff McDonalds. The court reported ill health of the court reporter, with plans to reset in mid-December. The temporary order, issued Aug. 15, restrained the Pine Bluff Movement NAACP SNCC and others from staging sit-ins after several weeks last summer.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Chancery
Lawrence Dawson
McDonald's
Dawson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
McDonald’s
GOP Women to Shop Sympathy Resolution
The Hempstead County Republican Women pass a resolution praising President Kennedy’s office while noting differing philosophy. They commit to 30 days of nonpartisan action and express heartfelt sympathy to the president’s family.
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Hempstead County
Kennedy
Philosphy
America
Arms Cache Traced to Castro
The United States offered to join Latin American governments to step up surveillance to thwart further arms exports by the Castro regime after Venezuela charged Cuba with aggression for smuggling a three ton arms cache. Venezuela said it would bring the accusation to the Organization of American States as it fights Red terrorists disrupting upcoming elections.
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Washington
Venezuela
Cuba
United States
U.S
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
Organization of American States
Co op and AP&L in Agreement on Power Distribution
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp and Arkansas Power and Light Co agreed on a long term arrangement for distributing power from the Carl E Bailey Steam Electric Generating Station near Augusta. The pact, awaiting Arkansas Public Service Commission approval, covers ABCC rural customers and cross system transmission through June 30 1976 with renewal options.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Augusta
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Ap&l
ABCC
Carl E. Bailey
Southwestern Power Administration
AECC
SPA
Abcc Electric
Bailey
Venezuela Braces as Election Winds Down Amid Threats
In Caracas thousands march as the final campaign period ends for Venezuela's presidential vote while pro Castro forces warn citizens to stay indoors. Betancourt accuses Cuba of supplying weapons to rebels, Raul Leoni seen as likely winner though party control of Congress remains uncertain. A U.S. military official is held by FALN terrorists who threaten him unless released. The hijackers earlier seized a plane and fled to Trinidad.
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Robert Berrelle
Associated Press
Caracas
Venezuela
Nn Rossing
Romulo Betancourt
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Lears
Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Democratic Action Party
Raul Leoni
The
James K. Chenault
U.S
Trinidad
Chenauilt
Pubkeeper and Glass Eater Clash at Roebuck
London AP report details a simmering feud at the Roebuck between pubkeeper Reginald Johnson and Stanley Raynor a 50 year old RAF veteran who nightly eats half a pint of beer and gobbles glass. Johnson warns of glassage while Raynor promises to return with a compromise or bring his own glasses.
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London
Reiginald Johnson
the Roebuck
Stanley Raynor
Johnson
Raynor
Roebuck
Billboard Stolen From Chattanooga Building
In Chattanooga Tennessee police report a 1000 pound billboard owned by Service Auto Parts Co. was stolen from a building wall. The 15 foot high by 25 foot long sign flashed red lights and was sighted by four individuals before disappearing.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Service Auto Parts Co
Johnny Cash Fails Police Chase on California Freeway
Ventura AP says singer Johnny Cash, 31, sped on the Ojai Freeway at 90 mph to test if he could outrun a police car. After a four mile chase, officers cited him for speeding and driving without his operator's license.
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Ventura
Calif
Johnny Cash
Ganile
Ojai
Cash
Arkansas Thanksgiving Weather Averages Clear, Crisp Across State
Arkansas enjoyed clear and crisp weather for Thanksgiving after a cold wave. Highs were in the mid 50s statewide with northern areas near freezing overnight, while rainfall remained light, heaviest in the south at about a quarter inch.
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Arkansas
Russia Intensifies Space Race Ahead of Moon Landing Fight
President Johnson announced renaming Cape Canaveral to Join F Kennedy Space Center as the Soviet Union revealed a two month sequence of rocket tests in the Pacific aimed at advancing its lunar program. U S tracking radar and ships follow launches from the Caspian Sea to Pacific impact zones.
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Elton Fay Washington
Johnson
Russia
Soviet Union
Pacific Ocean
Tass
United States
Moscow
Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Join F. Kennedy Space Center
Cape
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Caspian Sea
Turkey
Aleutian Islands
Maritime
Warren to Head Panel on Kennedy Assassination Probe
President Johnson named Chief Justice Earl Warren to lead a presidential commission to investigate the Kennedy assassination and the later shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. The panel includes Senators Russell and Cooper, Reps Boggs and Ford, ex CIA Director Dulles, and John J. McCloy. The commission can subpoena witnesses and will set no time limit for its inquiry.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Warren
Commission
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Jotn Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hale Boggs
D-La
Gerald R
Ford
R-Mich
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
John J. McCloy
White House
Boggs
House
Senate
James ©. Bastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Arkansas Broiler Chick Placements Rise Week Ending Nov 23
The Crop Reporting Service reports 5,276,000 broiler chicks started in the week ended November 23, up seven percent from the prior week. Arkansas hatched 4,654,000 chicks with 622,000 shipped in and 288,000 exported. Eggs set for broiler chicks totaled 6,922,000, a four percent increase.
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Tee Rock
Arkansas
Crop Reporting Service
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