Two Allegheny plane crashes leave 11 dead in Bradford
For the second time in two weeks an Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 crashed during instrument approach in snow near Bradford Regional Airport. Eleven killed, seventeen survived after the aircraft flipped onto a snow covered golf course. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board began work amid reports of similarities to a Christmas Eve crash nearby.
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North East
John Schacke
Mechanicsburg
Chet Messervey
Downingtown
Washington
Harrisburg
Erie
Detroit
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Pennsylvania
Henry Satterwhite
Board of
New York State Line
Lebanese Premier Yafi Resigns as France Cuts Israel Jet Parts
Premier Abdullah Yafi submits resignation amid fallout from Beirut airport raid and calls for a new government. France halts military supplies to Israel, including jet spare parts, risking impact on Israel’s air force and regional dynamics. Rashid Karami speculated as potential new premier amid calls for a national coalition.
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Israel
Beirut
Yafi
Rashid Karami
Camille Chamoun
U.S
Mystere
Mirage
Jordan
Paris
Catholic Second Chaplain To Receive Medal Of Honor
Lt. Vincent R. Capodanno, 37, a Maryknoll priest and Navy chaplain from Staten Island, receives the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism in Vietnam. He extended his tour, was killed Sept. 4 1967 in Que Son Valley after urging medics to treat him, and remained at his post during Operation Swill.
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Vietnam
Vincent R. Capodanno
Staten Island
N.Y
Que Son Valley
da Nang
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Maryknoll Order
Navy
Taiwan
Swill
Maryknoill Fathers
Marine Regiment
Army
Angelo Lieky
White House
U S Troops Fail to Trap Viet Cong in Mekong Delta Clash
A 600 man American task force battled a Viet Cong unit in marshy delta terrain near the Mekong River. US units reported 8 dead and 11 wounded as helicopter and ground forces pursued dispersed enemy. Viet Cong losses and exact numbers remained unclear, with remnants slipping toward riverbanks after dawn.
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U.S
Vixi Cong
Middletown Area Weather Drops Cold Clear Evening
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for clear and cold conditions tonight with lows from 5 to 14 degrees. Wednesday brings clouds and warmth with rain or snow late day. highs in the upper 30s to 40s. Yesterday reached 33 with a brisk morning low and just over an inch of snow accumulated overnight.
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Middletown
Ky Denies Plan To Split Vietnam
Saigon Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky denied authoring a plan to divide Vietnam peace talks into three sections though he did not deny the plan was under consideration. Paris reports said Saigon and Hanoi could discuss military questions in Paris and that Saigon and the Viet Cong would meet in South Vietnam to debate internal affairs. Hanoi rejected the plan as excluding the NLF, while North Vietnam accused the move of delaying the conference.
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Thieu
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Viet Cong
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Nguyen Thanh le
San Francisco State College Faces Strike and Possible Closure
San Francisco State College confronted a formal teachers strike led by the AFT amid calls for higher pay and policy influence. Acting President Hayakawa vowed to keep the campus open as demonstrations and picket lines disrupted classes and services.
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San Francisco State College
S.J. Kayakawa
San Jose
Hayakawa
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
San Francisco Labor Council
Central Labor Council
Santa Clara County
San Francisco State Aft
Wassrooms
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