U-2 crashes at Akrotiri base in Cyprus killing five
A U-2 spy plane crashed on takeoff from Akrotiri and exploded into the meteorological office killing pilot Capt. Robert A. Henderson and four Cypriot civilians. Seven others injured, including RAF personnel and a British civilian. Witnesses saw flames for hours as base communications were disrupted.
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Cyprus
UPI
Royal Air Force
Akrotiri
Robert A. Henderson
Ada
Okla
Henderson
Mediterranean
Beale
Air Force Base
California
Marysville
Calif
Socialists Voted Out In Portugal Collapses Government
In Lisbon the minority socialist government led by Prime Minister Mario Soares collapsed after failing to win a legislative confidence vote. The setback ends weeks of political instability and raises questions about Portugal's path forward.
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Portugal
Lisbon
UPI
Mario Soares
International Monetary Fund
Communist Party
Social Democrats
Center Democrats
Soares
Antonio Ramalho Eanes
Eanes
Sadat Israel visit marked in Middle East history
Reflections link President Anwar Sadat’s Israel trip with UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian’s influence on Mickey Berkowitz. The piece recalls May 1948 Ben Gurion’s proclamation, Israel’s European title triumph, and Israel Russia game drama as context for wider regional significance and sport.
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Anwar Sadat
Israel
Middle East
UNLV
Jerry Tarkanian
Sadat
David Ben Gurion
Mickey Berkowitz
Russia
Mickey
FAA Probes Near Collision Over New York Kennedy Airport
Two Air Canada jets passed very close to each other over Kennedy Airport prompting an FAA investigation. An FAA spokesman said the incident occurred at 12 04 p m and that initial reports placed the approach within about 500 yards, awaiting precise measurement.
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New York
UPI
Air Canada
Kennedy
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
FBI Papers Show Hoover Feared Cuba and Oswald Alone
FBI documents reveal J Edgar Hoover questioned if Oswald acted alone in Kennedy s assassination and ordered probes into vague Cuban conspiracy leads. The files show Hoover trying to counter innuendo of FBI dereliction while confirming the Warren Commission finding of a lone killer.
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FBI
Hoover
Cuba
Oswald
Washington
UPI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Warren
Kennedy
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Bureau
James Hosty
Hoover notes Oswald capable of killing Kennedy warned
Declassified files released show J Edgar Hoover told President Johnson within hours of Kennedy's death that Oswald probably fired the fatal shots. Hoover cautioned Dallas to silence Hosty and warned of possible conspiracy with early focus on a Cuban plot based on letters to Oswald.
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Bureau
Oswald
Dallas
Hosty
Hoover
Inter
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Secret Service
James Rowley
FPI
Cuba
Houston Silver Exchange Held Open While Insurance Lapse
NIC field agent Art Rader testified before a legislative committee that Western Pacific Gold and Silver Exchange operated for over a year without workers compensation insurance, despite NIC warnings and a $600 deposit that bounced. Houston faces 24 federal charges of mail and wire fraud over a $3 million investor scheme, and NIC allegedly issued extensions before the firm went bankrupt. Rader also alleged NIC misclassifications for three bordellos and improper claims payouts, citing Sherry’s Ranch, Shamrock, and Ash Meadows Lodge.
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SUN
James Ray Houston
Western Pacific Gold and Silver Exchange
Houston
Nevada Industrial Commission
NIC
Silver Exchange
Western Pacific
Art Rader
Rader
the Sun
John Reiser
Sherry's
Shamrock
Lathrop Wells
Ash Meadows Lodge
Nevada panel rejects license for Nichola s Behnen to run Silver Star casino
The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended denying Nicholas Behnen a license to open the Silver Star casino in downtown Las Vegas. Board members cited his arrest record and weak employment history, noting he would supervise about 50 staff but has little verifiable personal investment. Behnen argued he has reformed since 1974 after marrying Binion’s sister and gaining family backing, while critics urged proof of financial commitment and change.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Nicholas Behnen
Jack Binion
Silver Star
Las Vegas
Behnen
Binion
Roger Trounday
Frank Schreck
Schreck
Jack Stratton
Stratton
Detroit
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