427% Crash Blamed On Landing Gear
Airline reports 90 aboard with 40 killed or presumed dead. Survivors include Capt. Gail Kehmier of Denver. 12 FAA investigators en route. nose gear failure blamed amid fires and chaotic rescue as passengers recall a terrifying descent and escape through flames.
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Gail C. Kehmeir
Denver
Washington
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Maria Christina Bennett
UAL
J. Bennett
Beaverton
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Ike's Doctors To Decide Soon About Recuperation
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 75, faces possible guidance on his recovery from a second heart attack. Six doctors treating him at Fort Gordon Ga indicated they might reveal recuperation time today after his earlier episode began Tuesday morning and a heavier attack Wednesday.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eisenhower In Hospital After Angina Attacks
Doctors report two heart attack like episodes within 48 hours in 1955. President Eisenhower was kept on oxygen and placed on a special cardiac bed as physicians monitor his condition. They say his general status remains satisfactory after a quiet day.
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Stack
Eisenhower
Family Drives Unity With One Car Bond
A columnist argues that shared use of a single car strengthens family ties, reducing conflicts and promoting cooperation. The piece highlights practical benefits of synchronized schedules and teamwork within households relying on limited vehicle access.
British Warn of Racial Disaster in Rhodesia Crisis
London officials and Commonwealth voices warn Rhodesia’s white settlers risk isolation and collapse while backing sanctions to force Ian Smith. Asian and African diplomats see his unilateral declaration as a brief flash, with Africans urged to unite and resist, potentially triggering wider regional violence and global race tensions.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
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Austerity Next For Rhodesians
Rhodesia braces for economic sanctions from Britain as the government led by Prime Minister Ian Smith prepares rationing and tightened import export controls. Finance Minister John Wrathall announces temporary suspension of foreign exchange dealings to protect the balance of payments and solvency while addressing internal budgets.
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Smith
Commerce and Industry
George Rudland
Britain
John Wrathall
Wrathall
Johnson approves Viet War build up broadened powers
President Johnson has empowered US field commanders in Vietnam to request additional troops as needed. Secretary McNamara said 160,000 U S personnel are in Vietnam and further forces will move as available. He cited Viet Cong monsoon efforts to split the country and said allied forces have blunted those offensives with heavy Viet Cong losses.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Rober S. McNamara
Wbj Ranch
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South
U S Troops Claim They Killed 100 Reds
An American military spokesman said 100 Communists were killed as a Viet Cong battalion attacked Highway 13 near the D Zone. U S forces, including armored units, responded with 105mm howitzers and air strikes, while casualties among Americans were light.
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D Zone
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Saigon
Chu Lai
Weather forecast notes warmer night and showers
The U S Weather Bureau predicts mostly cloudy and warmer weather tonight with occasional showers and thundershowers. Lows 43 to 45. Clearing and cooler weather expected Saturday. Long range outlook near normal with highs above 50 and lows in the mid 30s. Some rain likely. Yesterday's high 59 and overnight low 40 at 8 this morning.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Wilsons Majority Narrowed In British Special Election
In London the Labour party holds a two vote majority after a special election in Erith District. James Wellbeloved won with 21,835 votes, Conservative David Madel 11,763, Liberal Stanley Vince 2,823, keeping Erith a safe Labour seat.
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Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Labor Party
James Wellbeloved
Erith
Wellbeloved
David Madel
Stanley Vince
Dirksen Buys New Clothes In Chicago Wardrobe Refresh
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois bought new suits in Chicago on Thursday. He told reporters his wife urged the change, saying he looked like a bag of rags, a remark that highlights his known rumpled wardrobe and hair.
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D AP
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Russians Launch Venus Space Probe
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space station toward Venus with Tass reporting a target arrival near the end of February. Venus 2, heavier than Venus 1, was said to be on a course close to the prescribed path and, by noon, stood about 34,800 miles from Earth with systems functioning normally.
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Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
U.S. Mariner
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