Charter Flight Toll Is Rising
AP reports the death toll from three recent chartered-airliner disasters has risen to 154 in two months. The Anchorage crash killed 48 after takeoff from Anchorage International, chartered for Defense Department troop movements. A Southern Airways DC-9 carried 75 Marshall University football members and supporters to Huntington, West Virginia, and another crash near the Colorado Rockies killed 31 including 14 Wichita State University players. the operator Jack Richards Aircraft Co. was said by the FAA to be inadequately licensed for charter work.
Moynihan Declines UN Post Returns To Harvard
White House adviser Daniel Patrick Moynihan ends reports he would become U N ambassador to the United Nations and says he will resume teaching at Harvard University Moynihan told Nixon of plans to leave the administration early next year A separate briefing notes that U S patrols in the DMZ area of Vietnam continue with limited disclosure on frequency and scope while civilian irregulars lead reconnaissance teams in Laos and on North Vietnam borders
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Washington
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
Harvard University
Moynihan
Harvard
Charles W. Yost
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
U.N. Post
Yost
Laos
North Vietnam
Dmz
Hanoi
Soldiers Bound For Vietnam
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP a chartered DC8 jetliner carrying military personnel and dependents crashed exploded in flames on takeoff at Anchorage International Airport after refueling and crew changes killing 48 of 230 aboard. The plane owned by Capitol International Airways carried 219 passengers and 11 crew. three missing. Survivors described a rapid loss of control and fire. The flight originated from McChord AFB Tacoma and was bound for Yakota Japan and Cam Rahn Bay Vietnam. Capitol executive vice president Rowe reported most crew survived.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaska Air Command
Capitol International Airways
MecChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Yakota
Japan
Cam Rahn Bay
South Vietnam
M.H. Rowe
Capitol
Nashville
Cause of Cocoanut Grove fire finally listed unknown
Boston AP reports the 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire remains without a proven cause after a fire department study concluded no evidence shows the original origin. The tragedy killed 491. investigations spurred fire safety reforms and new burn treatments.
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Cocoanut Grove
Boston
John P. Vahey
Vahey
National Fire Protection Association
Pope Paul VI Visit Security Tightened in Samoa
Samoa adds strict security for Pope Paul VI arrival on Sunday with intensified baggage checks and reinforced airport guards. Police will secure Fa ileolo Airport and parade routes while Governor Hayden positions ships along the plane’s path. A 130 officer force and 300 Catholic children plus choir will separate the pope from the public at the airport.
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Moa
U.S
Samoa
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul
Pago Pago
Philippines
American Samoa
Western Samoa
A. Phillips
Faleolo
Phillips
John M. Hayden
Hayden
Hickel Aide Firings Shake Interior After Cabinet Exit
In Washington six aides to former Interior Secretary Wal ter J. Hickel were fired on one hour notice, two days after Hickel was dismissed by President Nixon for lack of mutual confidence. The action, described as routine by the White House, comes as changes follow a Cabinet secretary’s departure. The six were summoned by White House aide Freder ic V. Malek and Interior deputy undersecretary William Rogers. no reasons were given. The group includes Charles Macham, Leslie Glasgow, Tom Holley, Pat Ryan, and Donald Dunlop.
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White House
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Nixon
Cnokesman
Interior Department
Frederic V. Malek
William Rogers
Interior
Jose F. Holbert
Holbert
Charles Macham
Fish and Wild
Alaska
Leslie Glasgow
Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Fish and Wildlife
Louisiana
Tom Holley
Pat Ryan
Donald Dunlop
Ohio Weather Becomes Cooler With Weekend Outlook
A cooler air mass returns to Ohio tomorrow with a forecast high near 5. Tonight’s low should hover in the 40s after today’s 60s. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with a gradual temperature drop.
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Ohio
Rural health care failure sparks AMA critique
Dr. L. J. Snyder of Fresno, chairman of the AMA Council on Rural Health, derides government and organized medicine for failing to unite on rural health delivery. He cites physician shortages, aging doctors, and the rural poor as acute national issues needing planning and partnership.
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L. J. Snyder
Fresno
Calif
AMA
Council On Rural Health
America
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Robert L. Kellar
New York City
William Goez
Goez
Kellar
Canada
Buck Jones
Massachusetts General Hospital
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