Teen seeks Cuba hijack aboard jetliner near New Orleans
A 16 year old, Thomas Robinson of Brownsville Texas, attempted to hijack a Los Angeles Miami National Airlines flight 30 about 100 miles south of New Orleans. He fired into the lounge as Space program leaders and NASA officials helped subdue him without injuries. He aimed to reach Havana and Cuba to aid anti Castro figures.
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War hero recounts bringing hijacker under control on New Orleans to Miami flight
Edward C. Haake of Seabrook Texas, a WWII Air Medal recipient and Radiation Systems Inc. manager, recalled subduing a teenage hijacker aboard a Miami bound National Airline jet shortly after takeoff from New Orleans. He grabbed the gunman, restrained him on the couch, and noted gold coins he flashed during the exchange. Haake, 46, travels between Houston and Melbourne Florida, and reported the incident to relatives after the plane landed safely.
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Copper Dump Plans May Halve Prices
Washington reports the federal government will release at least 200000 tons of copper from its stockpile to ease price climbs and a world shortage. McNamara announced the move as part of broader measures including export controls and import duty suspension to conserve domestic supply and curb speculative trading.
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Henry Wallace Dies of Arterial Sclerosis
Washington AP reports former vice president Henry Agard Wallace died after a period of illness. The cause is listed as arterial sclerosis.
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Strikers Hit L A Newspaper in Evening Labor Row
The American Newspaper Guild launched a strike against Hearst owned Los Angeles Herald Examiner as contract expired at midnight. Negotiations continue with mediators while the paper says its workers still publish. Guild officials accuse management of threats and filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB.
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LBJs Celebrate 31st Anniversary Quietly
Washington AP reports President Johnson and his wife celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary with a quiet observance. They posed for anniversary pictures on the White House lawn as the President remarked it was good to have his wife around for 31 years.
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Weather outlook warmer and cloudy with showers likely
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts warmer conditions with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers. Lows range from 33 to 38 with Friday nearby at 50 and a 28 degree low this morning. Yesterday's high reached 3 degrees.
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Ia Drang Ambush Sees Heavy U S Losses and Fight
U S forces suffer severe casualties in a mounted ambush near Pleiku as 1st Cavalry units press amid heavy fighting. Reports count hundreds of Communist dead on the battlefield and a fierce nighttime pursuit by reinforcements ends with multiple Americans dead and wounded.
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Viet Cong tax collectors wiped out in Viet Nam raid
In Vietnam near Bau Bang on Highway 13 Maj. Robbe Davis and Lt. Gordon Lippman led a helicopter raid against Viet Cong tax officials stopping trucks. Three local commissars were found at a roadside table with machine guns as traffic waited.
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Senators Meet Gromyko on Viet Nam War in Moscow
U S Senators led by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield held a two hour meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Moscow to discuss Viet Nam. The group said the talk was informative and declined to reveal details, aiming to report back to the Senate.
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You Must Stay Silent Says Chuckle You Can’t Reduce
A brief tip urges keeping words closed and not discussing matters aloud. The quotation emphasizes restraint over explanation and suggests silence as a rule of conduct.
Ohio Supreme Court overturns convictions over not testifying
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Article I Section 10 of the Ohio Constitution clashes with a U S Supreme Court standard and ordered new trials for Lindsay Reed and Charles P Browning who were convicted of armed robbery and murder respectively after prosecutors commented on their silence. The decision affects other cases where defendants were subjected to remarks about their failure to testify.
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Known Thief Sought In Ashville Bank Robbery
FBI identifies suspect in Ashville Bank holdup as Lenny C. Price a Kentucky native living near Columbus. The $53 781.87 cash plus 400 coupons eight non negotiable bonds were stolen. Eight bank employees describe being bound taped and locked during the 3 p m robbery.
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