82 Die In Mid-Air Crash Of Two Planes
Eyewitnesses describe a catastrophic mid air collision as bodies rained from the skies near a Blue Ridge area. One corpse reportedly pierced a residence roof while others fell on a filling station highway and near Pinewood Camp. Officials say the jet crashed near a wooded area off Interstate 26 as counselors evacuated campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Blue Ridge Boys School
Don Bailey
WFGW
Black Mountain
Blue Ridge and
Pinewood
Highway Patrol
Pera
W L Blackmon among 78 dead in Hendersonville air crash
Kin in area mourn El Paso broker W L Blackmon 52 of Plainview ties to James Blackmon of Lubbock. The Piedmont Airlines Boeing 707 and a Cessna collided near Hendersonville North Carolina killing all 78 aboard and injuring none on the ground. Flight 22 had just departed the airport. The crash drew witnesses and prompted federal safety scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
N.C
W. L. Blackmon
el Paso
Lubbock
James Blackmon
27Th St
Plainview
Glen C. Stone
Clyde Meredith
Bob Tomas
Martha Hood
James
Laura
W. L
Piedmont Airlines
Jules Carlin, Inc
Amarillo Air Force Base
Carlin
Gary
Don
Wrecenace
James Greer
Trans-World Airlines
Urbana
Ohio
Stokely van Camp Co
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Roanoke
Congress
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
House
FBI
Washington
Henderson County
James L. Kilpatrick
Piedmont
District of Columbia
City council weighs 10 year urban renewal plan in Lubbock
Council hears feasibility plan for a $24.96 million land buy and $6.95 million sale projection covering 700 acres downtown. Cason cites 1,500 families with relocation needs and outlines four blight areas while noting federal support could exceed $25 million in new money for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cason
Lubbock
Eastman
4Th Street
Erskine Road
iHe
H. Orville Alderson
Urban Reviewal Agency
Rogers
Alderson
James H. Granberry
Ray J. Diekemper Jr
Parkway Dr
Idalou Rd
Loop 289
Slide Rd
N. Ash Ave
W. 34Th St
Acuff Rd
Highway Department
W. 4Th
St. Loop 289
Slaton Hwy
Rusk and Vietnam standstill noted amid regional concerns
The report cites a drop in Viet Cong casualties to about ten daily in October 1966 from fifty, with officials viewing Secretary Rusk's remarks as cautious but not a signal to Hanoi. Rusk criticized Soviet arms moves in the Middle East and noted Britain’s Singapore Malaysia base withdrawal but said Communists should not be encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
U.S
Rusk
Hanoi
Britain
Singapore
Malaysia
United States
Far East
Middle East
Israel
Antibot Bill Sparks Debate Over Rioting Links
Lawmakers clash over riots and the role of professional agitators with Rep Edwards dismissing the notion. Newark officials report outsiders arriving before unrest. Amendments aim to shield unions and lawful organizing but fail on party line votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokely Carmichael
Celler
Carmichael
Don Edwards
Calif
Charles W. Sandman Jr
R-Nj
Newark
New York
Brooklyn
Chet Holifield
Dcalif
William C. Cramer
Rfla
Rain, Flooding Hit South Plains Areas After Strong Storms
Heavy rains spread across the South Plains causing crop damage near Slaton Wilson and the Draw community in Lynn County. Rainfall varied with Snyder Bordens County and O'Donnell reporting near two inches or more through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lly
Slaton
Wilson
Draw
Lynn County
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Gates Hall
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Mackenzie State Park
East Broadway
Scurry County
Gail
Bordens County
O'Donnell
Littlefield
Lamb County
Elbert
Throckmorton County
Wichita Falls
J. E. Keeter
Keeter
Strawn
Haskell
Crowell
Seymour
Borger
Monday
Knox City
Graham
Shamrock
Spearman
Panhandle
Whiteflat
Quail
Pampa
Throckmorton
Mingus
Texas
Waco
Mrs Hooper's Homecoming Sparks Warm Welcome
Friends celebrate a return home as Mrs Hooper, smiling and misty eyed, shifts vacation plans from staying in to visiting Italy. Well wishers congratulate her and she greets each visitor with a sincere smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Hooper
Italy
Hooper
Hattye
Gene
Lubbock
J. B. Crain
Area Crops Report Notes Light Bollworm Infestations
The report covers bollworm and boll weevil activity across Texas counties including Garza Terry Dawson Hale Lynn Dickens Kent and Crosby with light infestations in several areas and heavier spots in Dickens and Kent. It notes midge emergence on Johnson grass and sorghum trends, plus patience for August and September potential damage amid ongoing rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry, Dawson, Lubbock, Garza, Yoakum, Hale, Cochran, Martin, Dickens, Kent and
Crosby Counties
Garza
Terry
Dawson
Hale
Lynn County
Dickens
Kent
Crosby
South Plains
Rummel
Navy Secretary McNaughton to Assume Duties Aug first
Navy Secretary designate John McNaughton and his family were among 78 killed when a Piedmont Airlines 727 crashed near Hendersonville North Carolina. McNaughton, confirmed by the Senate on June 29, would have started as Navy secretary August 1 succeeding Paul Nitze. He had been assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs since July 1, 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John McNaughton
Secretary of the Navy
Piedmont Airlines
Hendersonville
N.C
McNaughton
Senate
Pentagon
Paul H. Nitze
Defense
Ally
Weaversville
Theodore
Johnson
Navy
Nitze
Cyrus R. Vance
Sarah Elizabeth Falkman
Alexander
Indiana
Icknell
Ind
Pekin
DePauw University
Caribbean
North Atlantic
Acific
Aid
Pekin Daily Times
Congress
Illneis
Harvard School
Herved
Middlesex County
Mass
Texans Aboard Ill Fated Jet
Several Texans were killed in the collision near Hendersonville North Carolina. Dallas executives R M Laughlin W L Patterson and I L O Philliber died in the crash while Houston couple Helen Turgeon and her daughter Sandie perished aboard the jet. Mrs Turgeon and Sandie were en route to visit parents in Roanoke Virginia before continuing to Expo 67 in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston - Salem
N. C
UPI
Hendersonville
Dallas Food Brokerage Company
Houston
Dallas
R.M. Laughlin
W. L. Patterson
Il. O. Philliber
Laughlin
Laughlin-Patterson Co
Helen Turgeon
Sandie
Roanoke
Washington
Tire placard rules for 1967 cars proposed
The NHTSA discusses tire information placards for 1967 model passenger cars. The placard would display the recommended tire size inflation pressure for maximum loaded vehicle and the vehicle seating capacity, with the placard required to be permanent and clearly visible.
Birth announcement for Grimes family in Went Texan
Mr and Mrs sierald Ridger Grimes announce the birth of a son at Went Texan Hospital on Wednesday. The baby weighs seven pounds two ounces. Grandfather is an assistant teller at Citizens National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismael
Gutierres
1603
Wabash
Labbook Cateopathic Hospital
Better Products, Inc
Alton Barron
Methtal
Sierald Ridger Grimes
Texan Hospital
Citizens National Bank
U S Helicopters Rescue South Vietnamese Militia in War Zone C
U S Army helicopters at nightfall rescued about 120 South Vietnamese militiamen and American Green Beret advisers surrounded by Viet Cong in War Zone C near Saigon and Khe Sanh. Helicopters supplied troops and ammo then evacuated the wounded while providing cover as forces moved to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S
Greege Beret
Airlica
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Lanfair, Inc
Springfield
Dave Addison
Lebanon
Robert E. Anderson
Community Development Consultants, Inc
Ralph Reynolds
Lanfair
National Transportation Safety Board
Asheville
Cory Smithee
Bobby Smithee
Cory
Mike Read
19Th Street
Avenue Q
Bhows Aves
Moscow
Alexei Korygin
Charles S. Joelson
Aeaa
Tom Pendergraft
Wight
Abernathy Bee
Cotton Center
Cree
Crosbyton
Denver City
Floydada
Hale Center
Jereford
Larenzo
Labbock
Morton
Bos Milverton
Tulla Wilon
Woodrow
Vietnam
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