Axbridge Drowns in Swiss Plane Crash Tragedy
In Axbridge Somerset and nearby towns, villagers mourn 109 residents who boarded a Swiss sightseeing flight that crashed near Basel. Of 144 aboard, 105 were dead or missing. 31 villagers survived while four survivors identities and 10 others remained unconfirmed. Families wait at Bristol airport for news as blinds stay drawn and prayers continue.
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Axbridge
England
Switzerland
Cheddar
Congresbury
Wrington
Mendip Hills
Somerset County
Basel
Bristol
Philip Batt
Dennis Gill
Ellen
Hazel
Ivor
VA debunks WWII veterans dividend hoax
The Veterans Administration says claims of a special 50 cent per thousand dollar dividend for World War II veterans are a hoax. Inquiries flood the VA, which notes only current life insurance dividends for World War I and II veterans remain paid annually on policy anniversary dates.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Bus Routes Expanded in Middletown East Side
Middletown city will launch its first regular bus routes this summer and rework existing routes to serve high demand streets. The plan includes purchasing a new bus, announced by Richard Clark, administrative assistant to the city.
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Karen Garloch
East Side
Middletown
Richard Clark
Countryview
Skinner’s Terrace
Lee Land Heights
Hill’s Department Store
Blue Ball
Ayershire
First Avenue
University Boulevard
Crawford Street
Clark
Far Hills
City Transit System
CTS
Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co
Lebanon Premier Saeb Salam Resigns Over Israeli Raid
Premier Saeb Salam submitted his resignation after an Israeli raid on Beirut, citing the nation's higher interests. President Suleiman Franjieh weighed accepting the move as speculation swirled about his reasons including dissatisfaction with security forces. The PLO accused the US CIA of aiding the raid. Washington denied the charges and warned against attacks on American interests.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Saeb Salam
Salam
Iskandar Ghanem
Franjieh
West German ruling ends Bormann hunt and confirms death
Frankfurt confirms skeleton found last year is Martin Bormann with 99 percent certainty. The attorney general orders an end to the 28 year search and lifts the arrest warrant. Wiesenthal attends, noting residual doubt while noting matching teeth and fractures.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Invalidenstrasse
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Horst Gauf
Bormann
Gauf
Simon Wiesenthal
West Berlin
Joachim Richter
Lon Chaney Jr. Ill in California Home Care
Lon Chaney Jr. is reported ill at his San Clemente home after multiple hospital visits since July. Mrs. Chaney says he underwent five weeks of testing at Scripps Hospital and had eye surgery for cataracts along with beriberi treatment.
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San Clemente
Calif
Lon Chaney Jr
North Vietnamese Buildup Reported Across Vietnam War Zones
U S intelligence says about 1000 tons of artillery shells and ammunition entered northern South Vietnam last week while 700 North Vietnamese trucks moved along the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos. Defense Secretary Richardson warns of continued materiel buildup, though not indicating an immediate large offensive, calling the pace a violation of the cease fire.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Middletown Weather: Cloudy With Snow Overnight
Cloudy skies and overnight lows in the 30s forecast for Middletown with tomorrow’s highs in the 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 36 and the low 27, and 1.25 inches of snow was recorded. State and national weather details appear on OD page 18.
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Middletown
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Marie
John
Gill
Bert Wharton
Maud
Stephen
Eddie Hopkins
Brenda
Hopkins
County
Heloise
Area
Women’s
City East Side
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
Charles W. Bray
Middle East
Nazi Martin Bormann
Stumpfegger
Fuehrer
Stumfegger
Richter
Sen
Tenced
Nuernberg
Berchtesgaden
Hitler Youth
Arthur Axmann
Axmann
Stanley Street
Sutphin Street
Alameda Circle
Mayfield Area
Charles Street
Reinartz Boulevard
Tytus Avenue
North Plains
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Cherry Street
Meadowland
Vietnam
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