B52 Crash in Greenland Raises Nuclear Bombs Issue
A B52 bomber crashed on ice near Thule Greenland Sunday carrying hydrogen bombs. Five crewmen survived five are known missing two identified dead. Investigating team sent from Strategic Air Command to determine whether any bombs were lost or damaged.
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Defense Department
Air Force
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Leonard Svitenko
West Springfield
Mass
Curtis Criss
North Wayne
John Haug
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Hopkins
Dodge City
Kansas
Richard Marx
Los Angeles
Calif
Calvin Snapp
Morristown
Tenn
Alfred J. D’amario
Baltimore
Pentagon
North Star Bay
Thule
Greenland
380Th
Plattsburgh Air Force, Base
North American
Soviet Union
Spain
Mediterranean
Navy
Mayport
Fla
Two Still Sought In K C Theft Slaying
Kansas City Kan AP two suspects remain at large in a bank robbery and the fatal shooting of highway patrolman Eldon Miller. A second guard and two other robbers are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a 15 minute gun battle and a dramatic apartment stakeout.
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K.C
Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
Andrew Evan Gipson
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Karen Lynne Goetz
Shawnee Mission Hospital
Henry Floyd Brown
Bonnie Sue Wilane
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
Brown
FBI
Miss Wilane
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Overland Park
Chester Sundbye
Eldon Miller
FAA Emergency Procedure Blamed in Motel Tragedy
The NTSB cites a FAA rule requiring two engine-out single wing landings as a factor in the March 1967 Delta DC8 crash near New Orleans that killed 19, including nine junior women on a Wiscon sin senior class trip. The report cites fatigue, instructor intervention failure, and a relaxed training atmosphere.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
New Orleans
Fletcher Thompson
R-Ga
Federal Aviation Administration
Thompson
Thomas A. Basnight Jr
Air Line Pilots Association
Juda
Wis
Delta Air Lines
FAA
Safety Board
United States
Canada
Basnight
Lunar Module Launch Delayed by Freon System Trouble
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The countdown for Apollo 5 Lunar Module launch was halted by a freon gas system fault in the life support rack. engineers isolated the problem and planned to resume near 1 00 p m aiming for about 3 30 p m as a test flight prepares to orbit Earth.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Udall Aide Sworn In as Assistant Secretary of Interior
Max N. Edwards, 46, was sworn in as assistant secretary of the interior for water pollution control. A longtime aide to Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall since 1961, Edwards is a Wichita native who has lived in Hobbs, New Mexico.
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Washington
Max N. Edwards
Edwards
Stewart L. Udall
Wichita
Kan
Hobbs
N.M
Udall
Weekend of thefts floods Lawrence streets
Lawrence police logged a busy weekend with multiple thefts and auto break ins after warm weather. Victims included Marion Zook who reported tools a saw and radio stolen from a pickup between 2 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday valued at 200 dollars.
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Lawrence
Marion Zook
Richard D. Johnson
Harvard Rd
West Junior High School
Crestline Drive
John Hiben
Ala
Sheila J. Murphy
W. Campus Rd
Kansas University
Conway Springs
Bhagwan Saxena
Ohio St
New Delhi
India
City County Joint Study Advances Road Improvements
Douglas County and City officials authorize a joint study of Haskell Avenue south of 23rd Street Clinton Parkway on 23rd Street west of Iowa Street and the Iowa Street extension north of the Hallmark plant. The study aims to define responsibilities and possible four lane expansions with a report set for Feb 26.
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Douglas County
23Rd Street
Iowa Street
Hallmark Plant
L. D. Rice
John Clyatt
George Williams
Don Venhaus
Ray Wells
Haskell Avenue
Wells
Haskell
Rice
State Highway Commission
East 23Rd
Eudora Flats
County Commission
Travis Glass
City Commission
Glass
Moderates Fear 1964 Repeats If Romney Persists
The prospect of Michigan Governor George Romney continuing his bid after early defeats worries GOP moderates. He argues the contest is between Romney and Richard Nixon, with no room for those hoping lightning will strike. Rockefeller supporters weigh getting Nelson Rockefeller involved if Romney falters, while Rockefeller himself claims no candidacy.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Richard M. Nixon
ABC
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
California
Rockefeller
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Denver
Colo
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
New Hampshire
18 New Measures Introduced Today Into House
In Topeka the Kansas House opened a busy session introducing 18 bills. Highlights include repeal of a 1967 mobile home and trailer registration law, ethics committees proposals, and a tax exemption roll back for railroads and public utilities.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
Senate
Duane McGill
Winfield
McGill
House Democrats
State Senate
House of Representatives
Frederick Linde
Wichita
Judiciary Committee
Hubert Fatzer
Fellsburg
Banks and Banking Committee
John Hayes
R-Hutchinson
Warming Trend Continues in Lawrence Temperatures
Lawrence residents saw a warmup after an early month chill with Saturdays 61 degree high atop Mt. Oread and Sundays 57. The two week mean rose to 20.3, still below January average. The five day forecast calls for 5 to 10 degrees above normal with drizzle tonight and highs near 40 to 45.
Weather drizzles and cooler highs in northeast Kansas
Cloudy and cooler conditions persist through Tuesday with chances of drizzle or light rain tonight. Temperatures will average 5 to 10 degrees above normal from Tuesday through Saturday with highs in the lower 40s and nightly lows near 20.
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Kansas
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