Opry Star Jim Reeves Dies In Plane Crash
The bodies of country singer Jim Reeves and his pianist manager Dean Manuel were found in a wrecked light Beechcraft four seater near a Brentwood home after a thunderstorm. About 500 volunteers searched two days for Reeves, who would have turned 40 this August 20.
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Manuel
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Ark
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Brentwood
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Country Estates
Nashville
University of Texas
St Louis Cardinals
Five Inch Guns Fight Off PT Attackers Off Viet Nam
USS Maddox engaged three PT boats off Hainan Island in international waters near North Viet Nam. The attack prompted Adm. Ulysses Grant Sharp Jr. to call it an unprovoked act and said the incident may signal a shift in Communist tactics. Maddox reported no damage or casualties. attackers were believed hit.
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Viet Nam
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UPI
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Adm
Ulysses Grant Sharp Jr
Sharp
Far East
Southeast Asia
Hainan Island
North Viet Nam
Pacific Command
Tonkin Gulf
Pacific Commander In Chief
Weather Outlook with High of 100 and Thunder Odds
Partly cloudy conditions with possible thundershowers in the vicinity. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Today’s expected high 100 and low 78, yesterday’s high 101 and low 79. Sunrise 3:19, sunset 7:44, relative humidity around 29 percent.
Miss Universe Crown Goes To Greek Beauty Karina In Miami
Kiriaki, 20, crowned Miss Universe 1969 style Karina, winning 7500 dollars cash and a 10000 dollar appearance contract. She names herself Karina and enjoys the title while joining Jackie Gleason in Miami Beach for a winter TV project.
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Kiriaki Tsopei
Miami Beach
Miss Tsopei
UPI
Johnson Eyes Meeting With Top Aides After Sea Attack
President Johnson held a hastily called conference with top military and diplomatic advisors after reports of an attack on the destroyer Maddox by torpedo boats off North Vietnam. Attendees included Dean Rusk, George Ball, Cyrus Vance, and Gen. Earle Wheeler. two admirals were seen with a map.
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Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Cyrus Vance
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Gen
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maddox
North Vietnam
New York
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Drinker Suspected In Five Car Crash
A five vehicle crash sparked by a man charged with driving under the influence of alcohol left multiple people injured and prompted police investigation. Early reports indicate the incident began when the driver failed to stop at the scene of a prior collision, leading to chain reactions across the roadway.
Nevada Man Arrested After Tropicana Drive Crash
James Russell Brand 28 of Tropicana Drive was booked by Clark County Sheriffs deputies after a 1 40 am crash on Tropicana Drive near Las Vegas Boulevard South. He allegedly hit Helen Edwards 59 causing her car to hit a bus and trigger a chain reaction with a parked car and another vehicle in the Tropicana Hotel lot.
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James Russell Brand
Tropicana Drive
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Sheriff's Deputies
Tropiana Drive
Las Vegas Boulevard
Brand
Tropcana
Helen Edwards
S. 17Th St
Edward
Tropicana Hotel
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