Survivor recalls crash of EC121 plane off Nantucket
Three survivors describe the sea crash of a four engine EC121 radar plane 100 miles northeast of Nantucket killing 19 aboard. The craft ditched from 15 000 feet after engine fire and feath ered prop, hitting the water like a brick wall at 100 miles an hour.
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Falmouth
Mass
Otis Air Force Base
Raymond Gallagher
Nantucket Island
Gallagher
Surles
Witcher
Unidentified Object Spotted Across Four States
An unidentified object or objects were seen over Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland on Monday. Officials suggested a weather balloon, then later cited satellite or Venus possibilities, with FAA and Lockbourne Air Force Base observers deploying jets to investigate.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Federal Aviation Agency
Tyler
Tex
FAA
Columbus
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Mideastern
Ohio State University
Akron
Lockbourne
Five Marines Die In Fight Near Da Nang
Five U S Marines killed and 17 wounded in two engagements near Da Nang air base in South Vietnam. U S spokesman says 22 Viet Cong killed in first action and unconfirmed reports claim 26 died in the second. Marine air support with F4B Phantoms aided ground troops. casualties included four Marines killed and 14 wounded in the main fight.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Ben
Rioters Clash With Police Across Ecuador Cities
In Quito and Guayaquil protests against Ecuador's ruling military junta flare anew. At least one person is dead and several wounded as police use tear gas. Troops were deployed after student and labor groups pressed for national elections, with arrests including student leader Artemidoro Zevallos.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Junta
Hernan Donoso
Artemidoro Zevallos
Amatuer sailor slow to reach England in 13 foot boat
Robert Manry 48, a newspaper copy editor, faces a longer voyage than planned as his 13 foot boat Tinkerbelle crosses 3000 miles from Falmouth Massachusetts to Fal mouth England. Letters dated June 13 describe ocean life and encounters with a U S submarine and a Canadian cruiser as a steamship captain retrieved them July 5.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
Robert Manry
England
Manry
U.S
Manny
Virginia
Atlantic
Manly
Falmouth
Mass
Willowick
Philip W. Porter
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fire Bombs Plague Chicago Cab Operations
A glass jar fire bomb with a burning fuse was found at the Abernathy Taxi Association amid a driver strike against major cab firms. Another device hurled at Continental Air Transport caused no damage. Authorities doubt links to earlier blasts, suggesting a deranged individual sought attention. Experts note such bombers are rare and typically operate alone.
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Chicago
Taxi Association
Checker
Yellow Cab Companies
Continental Air Transport Co
Robert J. Quinn
Mariner 4 to take first close Mars pictures
Jet Propulsion Laboratory set to awaken Mariner 4 at 7 30 am PDT to warm its camera for history’s first close up images of Mars. If all goes well, 21 frames will be taken about 10 hours later as the craft flies within 6 000 miles of the planet, with first photos possibly released Thursday or Friday.
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Ralph Dighton
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 4
Mars
U.S
Governor invited for talk in Bogalusa on cooling off plea
In Bogalusa Louisiana Negro leaders invited Gov John J McKeithen to confer with them today before deciding on his plea for a 30 day cooling off period in the tense civil rights fight. The Bogalusa Civic and Voters League asked the governor to meet with the executive board at 3 pm. There was no immediate reaction from the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge 95 miles away.
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Bogalusa
John J. McKeithen
Bogalusa Civic and Voters League
Baton Rouge
Widow Seeks Truth About Late Husband Mark Roth
Mrs. Mark Roth of Lorain Ohio seeks the real identity of her husband Mark Roth who died May 15 from a heart attack. She notes he claimed a Philadelphia birth and a military scar but records are missing. Roth was traced to a 1962 Cincinnati grocery, with no further verifiable history, complicating Social Security eligibility for his widow and infant daughter.
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Lorain, Ohio
Mark Roth
Roth
Cincinnati
Bonnie Ther
Philadelphia
Veterans Administration
Rights Leaders Will Continue Girard Pickets
Philadelphia AP reports civil rights leader Cecil B. Moore said picketing at Girard College will persist over the all white admission policy. About 250 demonstrators gathered as Governor Scranton urged restraint while courts weigh the issue.
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Philadelphia
Girard College
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Cecil B. Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moore
Warm spell to start with scattered storms looming
Weather notes warm trend for area tonight and tomorrow with a low near 72 and a high around the 90s. Thunderstorms possible tomorrow aiding temperatures after yesterday’s 83 high and today’s 57 low.
China warns US over Hok'ou overflight during Vietnam raids
Beijing outlets quote warnings from the People's Daily and the PLA newspaper claiming US planes flew over Hok'ou in Yunnan during raids on North Vietnam. Radio Peking relayed the notices saying China is ready in full battle array and will strike back if attacked. Also cited was an agreement to provide economic and technical aid to North Vietnam.
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Tokyo
Red China
United States
Pentagon
Hok’ou
Viet Nam
Peking
Peking People's Daily
Radio
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
People's Daily
Army's Daily
Hok'ou
Yunnan
Hanoi
Lao Cai
Johnson signals possible Viet Nam shift and agency top posts
President Johnson said new and serious decisions may be needed on the Viet Nam war soon. He named Leonard H. Marks to lead the U S Information Agency, and announced a nomination of Thurgood Marshall as Solicitor General, noting Marshall's civil rights background.
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Washington
Johnson
Leonard H. Marks
Carl T. Rowan
U.S. Information Agency
Marks
Communications Satellite Corp
Thurgood Marshall
United States
Man and niece drown during rescue at crescent springs lake
A 29-year-old Cincinnati man Lewis Moody and his 14 year old niece Judy Ann Davis died when Moody tried to save her after a car he was teaching her to drive plunged into a fishing lake at Crescent Springs near Covington. Their bodies were recovered later.
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Covington, Ky
Cincinnati
Crescent Springs
Lewis Moody
Judy Ann Davis
Moody
Judy Ann
Nation Sees Upturn in Production Employment
Washington reports show 820000 more workers in goods production over the past year, lifting manufacturing jobs to over 18 million amid a five year decline. White House economists deem six months of solid data a potential hinge for economic strength.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau For Labor Statistics
Goldstein
Chuckle Drive-In Theater Scene Preview
A brief note describes a man at Chuckle Drive-In Theater shutting off his ignition and testing his clutch, capturing a quirky, everyday moment on a local screen. The light, mundane act hints at a lighthearted, small-town mood and viewer amusement.
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John N. Puopolo
Boston
Bruce E Witcher
Redding
David A. Surles
Raleigh
N.C
Wasp
Otis
Coast Guard
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Maine
Associated Press
Venus
Kierstead
Akron- Canton Satellite Tracking Group
Equador
Big Woods
Small Boy
Bobby Burns
William A. Burns Jr
Bloomfield Township
Mich
Grayling
Bobby
Michigan National Guard
Carl Clark
Abernathy
Continental
O'Hare
Midway
Edward J. Kelleher
Circuit Court
Dr. Kelleher
Ann Landers
Dr. Crane
Etree Eee
Mariner
Elysium
Trivium Charontis
Girard
Stephen Girard
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