Bombing crash in Greenland leaves five crew safe
A U S B 52 crashed on ice at North Star Bay Greenland Sunday with about four hydrogen bombs aboard. Five of seven crew survived after parachuting from the aircraft. one body recovered. The Pentagon cited unarmed weapons and no confirmed loss or damage to bombs. investigation by SAC headquarters.
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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
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
Soviet Union
Spain
Mediterranean
Navy
Mayport, A
Two Still Sought In K C Theft Slaying
Kansas City Kansas AP police seek two suspects in a bank robbery and a highway patrolman’s fatal shooting. The heist wounded two other robbers and fevered a hunt across Overland Park and Cedar Rapids with multiple arrests and hospitalizations.
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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
FAA Emergency Procedure Blamed in Motel Tragedy
A 1967 Delta crash blamed on FAA two engine-out single wing landings. NTSB cites pilot error fatigue and instructor actions. Rep. Thompson opposes reimposing dual-engine landing drills amid safety debate. Nine students died in the motel fire and crash near New Orleans.
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FAA
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
Safety Board
United States
Canada
Basnight
Lunar Module Launch Delayed By Freon Gear Trouble
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the Saturn 1 booster countdown for Apollo 5 faced a Freon gas system fault delaying the unmanned Lunar Module tests. Officials planned to resume near 1 p.m. with a target blastoff around 3:30 p.m. The mission tests propulsion and docking prep for future manned lunar flights following the Apollo 1 tragedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Udall Aide Sworn In As Assistant Secretary
Max N. Edwards was sworn in as assistant secretary of the interior for water pollution control. Edwards, 46, had served since 1961 as an aide to Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall. A Wichita native, he lived in Hobbs, New Mexico, before joining the Udall staff.
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Washington
Max N. Edwards
Edwards
Stewart L. Udall
Wichita
Kan
Hobbs
N.M
Udall
Weekend Crime Wave Hits Lawrence as Thieves Steal Various Items
Lawrence police logged a busy weekend with multiple thefts and vandalism incidents after warm weather. Victims reported stolen tools radios and clothing from autos. values ranged from 25 to 205 dollars with some damage. Police recovered most items except a radio in one case.
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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 Approve Joint Study on Three Roadways
Douglas County commissioners authorize a joint study with the city on Haskell Avenue south of 23rd Street Clinton Parkway on 23rd Street west of Iowa Street and the extension of Iowa Street north of the Hallmark plant. County engineer Rice and planners Clyatt Venhaus Williams report. 1970 start for Haskell four lane.
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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 Pattern If Romney Persists
The prospect that Michigan Governor George Romney will continue his bid for the GOP nomination despite early defeats alarms moderates. Romney contests Nixon for the nomination and argues the August convention will decide. Rockefeller supporters weigh persuading Nelson Rockefeller to join the race before it is too late.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Richard M. Nixon
ABC
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
California
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Denver
Colo
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
18 New Measures Are Introduced Today Into House
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced 18 bills during a busy session. Highlights include repeal of the 1967 mobile home registration law and ethics committees for state government.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
Senate
Duane McGill
Winfield
McGill
State Senate
House of Representatives
Frederick Linde
Wichita
House Judiciary Committee
Hubert Fatzer
Fellsburg
Banks and Banking Committee
John Hayes
R-Hutchinson
Warming Trend Continues in Lawrence Temperatures
Lawrence reports a warming spell with highs near 61 at Mt. Oread and 57 on Sunday. The January mean rose to 20.3 degrees, still below the 31-degree average, as a five day outlook predicts five to ten degrees above normal and light precipitation through early week.
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Drizzle Likely This Week
Cloudy and cooler through Tuesday with a chance of drizzle or light rain tonight. Lows in the upper 20s, Tuesday highs near 40. Five day forecast shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal Tuesday through Saturday, with highs in the lower 40s and lows around 20. Precipitation around one tenth to one fourth inch early this week, then drizzle possible.
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Kansas
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Journal-World Photo
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