Propjet Crash Near Kenton Leaves Dozens Dead
Investigators from airline HQ in Indianapolis and the Civil Aeronautics Board probe the Kenton crash as 38 victims are counted. The Convair 580 plummeted in snow and sleet, with bodies recovered from a bean field and nearby yard. the flight originated in Chicago, stopped in Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus before ending in Detroit. Captain John Horn, 45, had reported climbing to avoid storms before the disaster.
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Teers
Indianapolis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ex Middletown Man Co Pilot Among Plane Crash Victims
The Lake Central Airlines crash in northwest Ohio killed all aboard. Co-pilot Roger Skillman, 33, formerly lived in Middletown while his father worked for Gardner Board & Carton Co. The Skillmans moved to Cleveland in 1947. Roger was one of three sons.
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Lake Central Airlines
Northwest
Ohio
Middletown
Roger Skillman
George Skillman
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Gardner
Diamond National Corp
Skillman
Cleveland
Roger
George Jr
John
Village Raid Blamed on U S For Bomb Error Death Toll Rises
U S forces faced blame after a Lang Vei bombing killed at least 83 villagers and left 176 injured, with unofficial counts reaching over 100 dead nearby. An earlier report cited 83 killed, 10 missing, 176 hurt as US Marines aided Lang Vei villagers near the Lao border.
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Ane
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Army
John J. Duffy
San Diego
Calif
Lang Vei
Laos
North
Duffy
Khe Sanh
Vietnam War War Brief Adds Casualties and Attacks
U S planes hit a Do San depot near Haiphong as raids tightened on North Vietnam. In South Vietnam a Viet Cong mine killed 37 civilians near Tay Ninh and 24 Americans were killed or wounded in 48 hours of fighting. 46 enemy dead reported. Helicopters downed. mortars shelled Chu Lai and Chau Doc.
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U.S
Do San
Air Force
Navy
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Junction City
Binh Dinh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
Chu Lai
da Nang
Chau Doc
Mekong Delta
Teen First In New Jail In Costa Mesa Accident
Tom MacDonald aged 15 became the first prisoner at the New Costa Mesa city jail after he and friend Jim Fielder explored the unfinished facility. Fielder accidentally locked a sliding door, trapping MacDonald for two hours until a construction foreman arrived with a key to release him.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
Tom MacDonald
New Costa Mesa
Jim Fielder
Fielder
MacDonald
Chuckle He who carries tale often makes monkey of self
A proverbial saying notes that repeating rumors harms the teller more than the subject, warning against gossip and emphasizing personal accountability in sharing information. It reflects humor and social judgment typical of common stock proverbs.
Nelson Eddy Dies After Stroke in Miami Beach Club
Nelson Eddy, 66, renowned baritone star of 1940s films with Jeanette MacDonald, died after a stroke suffered on stage during a Miami Beach performance. He had just performed before about 400 fans and had planned to keep working, saying he loved it. Eddy recently toured Australia with Gale Sherwood, his longtime night club partner, and had commanded concert fees up to $15,000 and radio fees for four songs at $6,000.
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Miami
Fla
Nelson Eddy
Miami Beach
Eddy
Mount Sinai Hospital
Jeanette MacDonald
Miss MacDonald
Rose
Australia
Gale Sherwood
Johnson to overhaul draft deferments with four year extension
President Johnson announced actions on the draft to begin within two years, seeking a four year extension of the draft law. He would end deferments for fathers, essential workers, and most graduate students while keeping hardship cases, and postpone a final decision on ending undergraduate student deferments.
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Texas White House
Johnson
Congress
Commission
Weather outlook with mixed precip and cold week
Rain mixed with snow tonight becomes light snow with a low around 30. An inch of snow on the ground is likely by morning. Tuesday remains cloudy and cold with snow flurries and highs in the upper 30s. The long range forecast calls for temperatures 8 to 12 degrees below normal with highs in the lower 40s and lows around the 20s all week. Rain or snow is possible again Friday.
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Middletown
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Falls City
Neb
Air Traffic Control Center
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Horn
Irene Heckathorn
Robert
Charles C. Redding
Redding
Tex
Cincinnati
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Detroit
Toledo
Lafayette
Ind
Columbus
Roger Aoe
Barbara Littleman
Tucson
Ariz
Middletown Man
Ann Landers
Dr. Crane
Eeeereseses
N. Viet Depot
Haiphong
New Jail
LBJ
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