Opera Singers In Air Tragedy Crashes Off Atlantic Coast
New York AP Two young opera singers Joan Gavoorian and Lillian Garabedian were among passengers on Eastern Airlines Flight 683 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing many. The flight carried a mix of performers relatives and military personnel including a captain's son and a Kennedy Airport supervisor's son. Richmond Virginia and Boston connections appeared among the victims and mourners after the ill fated flight.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Atlantic Ocean
Joan Gavoorian
Lillian Garabedian
Mezsosoprano
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
Douglas George Mitchell
EAL
Joe Mitchell
Kennedy International Airport
Richmond
David Ryan
Ryan
Byrd Field
Richard Caravall
Hank
Virginia
Ennion S. Williams
The
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Cecil Marcia Childress
Miss College of William and Mary
Pic James
Robert Frigon
Attleboro
Mass
Ft. Gordon
Germany
W. A. Huntstein
Long Island
N.Y
Lawrence O. Homesley
Cherryville
N.C
Boston
Roy D. Woodworth
Lynnfield
Congress Awaits Viet Nam Reports
Congress awaited fresh Viet Nam reports as Johnson called Democratic leaders to a morning conference and outlined a strike policy to counter major Viet Cong attacks. Bundy briefings were planned behind closed doors, with McNamara Ball and Gordon among speakers at a White House reception for lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
William P. Bundy
Bundy
McGeorge Bundy
National Security Council
South Viet Nam
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
Kermit Gordon
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
GOP
Improvements Sought For Kennedy Grave Area
President Johnson asks Congress for 1.77 million dollars to build walks platforms and facilities at the JFK grave site to better handle the growing number of visitors. The White House announced the request outlining plans for visitor accommodations and site improvements.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
White House
Deadly Eastern DC7B Crash Off Long Island
Officials traced a crash of Eastern Air Lines DC7B after takeoff from Kennedy. The plane vanished into the Atlantic Ocean near Jones Beach, with 84 aboard believed killed. No distress signal was received as searchers found wreckage and bodies, and survivors were not found.
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John Morganthaler
NEW York
Eastern Air Lines
Atlantic Ocean
Kennedy International Airport
Richmond
Charlotte
Jones Beach
Long Island
William Lamb
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Canada
Pan American
Coast Guard
Dale D. Bishop
Easton
Ira McMullan
Memphis
Tenn
Middletown Schools adopt $6.84 million operating budget
The Middletown Board of Education approved a 1965 operating budget of 6,842,290 for public schools, up 234,663 from 1964. The plan adds 20 teachers for growth and funds upgrades at Wilson and Monroe elementaries as part of a 7 million building program.
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Middletown
Board of Education
Wilson
Monroe
Utah State Star Wayne Estes Killed in Accident
Wayne Estes, 21, star of Utah State University basketball, died after touching a high voltage wire on campus less than two hours after scoring 48 points in a 91 62 victory over Denver. Police cited a wire knocked from a pole by an automobile on a campus corner. A teammate noted Estes had learned of the road accident while calling his mother to report a home court scoring record.
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Logan
Utah
Wayne Estes
Utah State University
Denver
Estes
Rain spreads across the state with warmer highs
Weather rain began in this area and is forecast to move across the state today. Showers continue tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures. The mercury may reach the 50s tomorrow after a low in the mid-40s tonight. High yesterday was 53 and low today 34.
Parman Hearing Postponed to February 18
Walter Lee Parman a former Ohioan accused of killing a Washington DC secretary has a postponed hearing to February 18 to allow time for defense evidence arrival.
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Los Angeles
Walter Lee Parman
Washington, D. C
China Warns U S in First Hanoi Ally Retaliation Threat
An editorial in the Peking Peoples Daily declares China will repay U S and South Vietnamese air strikes on North Vietnam. New China News Agency and Radio Beijing report mass protests in Peking and a Soviet stance urging restraint while warning of further measures to safeguard North Vietnam.
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Tokyo
China
Hanoi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Peking Peoples’ Daily
New China News Agency
Peking
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
Steelworkers vote under high stakes for new contract
USW members choose a leader as 980000 steelworkers vote in a nationally pivotal election. David McDonald seeks re election against I W Abel amid contract talks that stalled early in the year and the threat of a strike by May first.
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David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
Abel
McDonald
Red Supply Lines Hit in Vietnam Border Clash
Vietnamese defenses bristled as Da Nang set up Hawk missiles and air forces raided Laos after strikes on North Viet Nam. Reports say raids on North Viet Nam paused, but Laos targets continued. In Phuoc Tuy and Pleiku heavy fighting killed an American helicopter crewman and wounded others. About 40 U.S. dependents left Saigon as 2,000 planned evacuations started. Nine Americans were buried with Vietnamese honors, and morale rose amid 228 Viet Cong deaths in a Da Nang area battle.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Laos
U. S
U.S
Phuoc Tuy
Binh Gia
Pleiku
White House
North
Viet Nam
United States
U S Officers Honor Viet Nam Raid Leaders at Da Nang
U S Ambassador Taylor and General Westmoreland paused beside coffins of airmen killed in North Viet Nam. Brig Gen Ky received a high Vietnamese medal after leading 24 pilots in a raid and flying from Da Nang to Saigon. Hawk missiles became operational at Da Nang adding air defense to the base.
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U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Viet Nam
da Nang
Saigon
Supersonic F102 Jets Stand Alert On North Vietnamese Threat
Supersonic F102 jet fighters armed with heat seeking missiles are in alert position ready to scramble in case of attack by North Vietnamese or Communist Chinese aircraft. Vietnamese military patrols.
Embassy Windows Smashed in Moscow Protest
About 1 000 demonstrators hurled rocks at the U S Embassy in Moscow and damaged ground and second floor windows as green and blue ink smeared the building. The crowd pressed past police, with signs on the iron fence, and Moscow University students led the protest against U S air raids on North Vietnam.
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Moscow
U.S
Viet Nam
Moscow University
King Leads Peaceful March in Montgomery to Vote
Dr. Martin Luther King returns to Montgomery to lead a peaceful voter registration march with followers. He will fly to Washington to meet with Vice President Humphrey and Attorney General Katzenbach about new federal voting legislation before resuming the Selma campaign.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King
King
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nicholas Katzenbach
Selma
Alabama
James Bevel
Woman Arrested For U Turn Incident
A woman driver was arrested after attempting a U turn and then changing her mind during the maneuver. The report notes the initial stop and subsequent custody, with no further details provided.
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Alaska
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Kennedy
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Manhattan
Chris Walk
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Utah Star
Russia
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USW
Steelmen
Pittsburgh
Malcolm W. Browne
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