Peru Airliner Crash Kills 67 Including 4 Americans
Searchers recovered burned and mud-smeared bodies from Cerro Carpish after a Faucett Airlines DC6 crashed near Huanuco on Friday killing 67 aboard. The passengers included four Americans, a British diplomat and wife, French nationals, Belgians, and Italians.
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Huanuco
Peru
Andes Mountains
Faucett Airlines
Cerro Carpish
Tingo Maria
Lima
Carlos Farre Allende
Faucett
Hupanuco
Intermittent rain forecast for southwestern Ohio
A slow drop in temperature is not expected as southwestern Ohio receives scattered showers tonight. Lows near 40 and a high around 45 are anticipated for tomorrow with only slight temperature change.
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Ohio
Steel firms pull back on hot rolled sheet price hikes
Armco and Kaiser rescinded increases after competitive pressure leaving Jones & Laughlin as the sole producer to maintain a rise. Armco had raised by five dollars per ton and Kaiser by four. the move followed a recent flurry of hikes.
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Pittsburgh
Armco Steel Corp
Kaiser Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco
Keiser
Kaiser
Greatest Battle of Delta War Won by Vietnamese
In the Mekong Delta, South Vietnamese forces from the 21st Division and ranger reserves defeated about 1,500 Viet Cong, claiming 365 enemy dead in the biggest one day delta battle. MACV praised the ARVN victory with American air support and intelligence noting young Viet Cong recruits and captured Chinese weapons.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV
ARVN
Army of the
Associated Press
George Esper
U.S
Esper
Astronaut Robert H. Lawrence Dies in Jet Crash at Edwards
Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr., America's first Black astronaut, is killed when an F104 Starfighter crashes on landing at Edwards Air Force Base. The 31 year old Chicago native had been preparing a Defense Department orbit project for a two man space laboratory in 1970. Maj. Harvey J. Royer survived with injuries.
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Calif
Robert H. Lawrence Jr
America
Air Force
Lawrence
Defense Department
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Air Force Base
Harvey J. Royer
Royer
Aerospace Research Pilot School
Johnson Walks Daughter Lynda Bird Down White House Aisle
President Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson make history as they enter the East Room altar in the White House. The groom wears Marine dress blue with medals as diamonds and a 2 foot cross highlight the ceremony.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda Bird
White House
Ittn
Chapultepec
Gerald N. McAllister
Lynda
Chuck
Mendelssohn
Robb
Gole
Charles S. Robb
Marine Band
Luci Nugent
Groveton doctor impostor faced forgery charges
In Groveton Texas residents learned Freddie Brant posing as Reed L Brown held a medical license. Brant, in his early 30s, worked as a psychiatric intern at Terrell State Hospital before moving to Groveton. He was paroled from a 12 year Louisiana bank robbery sentence in 1956 and had prior prison escapes. Bond set at $25,000 as Kaufman County investigates forgery and perjury.
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Groveton, Tex
Louisiana
Texas
Dist
Harold Hollingsworth
Freddie Brant
Chattanooga, Tenn
Reed L. Brown
Hollingsworth
Brant
Brown
Kaufman County
William Bock
Groveton
Bown
Tennessee
Groveton Medical Clinic
Trinity Hospital
Senator From Ohio Is Off His Rocker
During education bill debate Senator Lausche complained of defeats and “blitzed” orders. Senator Mansfield retorted that Lausche was off his rocker. The official Congressional Record may later alter the stenographic transcript of the exchange.
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Ohio
Washington
Congressional
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Frank J. Lausche
Record
Official Journal of Congress
Comment on fashionable youth and girls' styles
A brief, humorous remark about young people with fancy hairdos and tight pants, noting the girls as particularly flashy. The tone is light and observational, reflecting casual newspaper chatter.
Queen Mary Ends 30 Year Ocean Voyage in Long Beach
The Queen Mary ends its 30 year sea career and becomes a floating museum and convention center in Long Beach. City officials bought the liner for 3.4 million dollars to transform it into a restaurant hotel convention space and maritime museum. About a million people are expected along the coast to view the final entry into Long Beach Harbor. Twelve hundred passengers paid a 3000 dollar minimum for the voyage. a couple left in Rio claiming the trip was hell due to scarce water hot staterooms and unruly crew. Authorities imposed air and sea safety measures with FAA restrictions Coast Guard escorts and 80 auxiliary craft to keep others away.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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Robert Lawrence
Edwards Air Force
Bradley University
Ohio State University
P. M. Johnson
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Queen Mary
Long Beach, Calif
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