Nude man on Vandalia runway struck by United DC6
Authorities identify Ed ward Jalbert 25 of Vandalia as the nude man killed on a runway at Cox Municipal Airport. Pilot Donald Anderson said he saw the man center runway head down and tried to gain altitude but struck him with the plane nose wheel. The coroner has not issued a verdict. The chase plane continued to Chicago after brief crew questioning.
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Dayton, Ohio
Vandalia
Cox Municipal
Edward Jalbert
United Airlines
Highway Patrol
Donald Anderson
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Anderson
B52s Strike North Vietnamese Guns as Marines Face Ground Fights
US B52 bombers hit artillery and rocket launchers in the DMZ to shield Marines in northern South Vietnam. Fighter-bombers pounded near the Chinese border and a rail yard. Communists fired rockets at Con Thien and engaged allied troops in Quang Ngai Province. MIGs and anti aircraft fire met American jets above the DMZ.
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Red China
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Con Thien
Dmz
Quang Ngai
Crowning Climax Tonight for Miss America 1968
Atlantic City prepares for the Miss America crowning as Kristine Phillips Miss Idaho seeks the title worth about 100000 in scholarships. Dawn Cashwell Miss Florida wins talent with a baton routine, while prelim winners include Mary Lynn Haglund Miss Indiana and Marilyn Cocozza Miss Rhode Island. Ten finalists advance to semifinals.
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Idaho
Florida
Kristine Phillips
University of Utah
Sion
Kristine
Dawn Cashwell
Convention Hall
Mary Lynn Haglund
Indiana
Marilyn Cocozza
Rhode Island
Sharon Ann Evans
Arkansas
Debi Barnes
Kansas
Jane Anne Jayroe
Oklahoma
Beulah Hammers Martinique As Caribbean Threat Grows
Beulah, hitting Martinique with 100 mph winds, killed at least 13 and left over 100 families homeless. The hurricane threatened Haiti and the Dominican Republic as warnings expanded for Hispaniola and nearby islands. Chloe tropical storm followed behind with 50 mph winds.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Martinique
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Fort de France
Caribbean
Hispaniola
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Chloe
Florida
Bahamas
Martiniane
Virgin Islands
Gas Valve Leaks Force Surveyor 5 Landing Dilemma
Pasadena AP A leaky helium valve halted Surveyor 5 moon landing plans. Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers considered hard landing or Earth orbit tests and color photos while awaiting valve fix or leak stop.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion
Earth
JPL
Weekend forecast for Miami Valley turns cloudy and cool
The Miami Valley will stay cloudy and cool through the weekend. Showers end tonight while cloud cover remains through Sunday. Tonight’s low near 60 with Sunday’s high around 75.
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Miami Valley
Wabash Cannon Ball to Run Another Year Despite Loss
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders Norfolk & Western to keep operating the Wabash Cannon Ball Detroit to St. Louis, allowing a loss of $161,534 last year. N&W is profitable overall at $97.8 million, and may trim cars and diesel use to reduce costs.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Western Railway
ICC
N&w
St. Louis Run
Tanks Hurl 150 Feet At Dayton Oxygen Plant Fire
A devastating blaze at the Burdett Oxygen Co. plant in North Dayton caused $200 000 in damage as acetylene tanks exploded hurling debris up to 150 feet. Firefighters fought flames over an hour with 12 units two alarms. Worker Virgil Wilmore suffered first degree burns and was treated and released. no other injuries reported.
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North
Dayton
Burdett Oxygen Co
Virgil Wilmore
Res
Sinclair Oil Co
Sinclair Field
William Peters
Wilmore
Layoffs From Ford Strike Reach Suppliers Across Nation
The UAW strike against Ford Motor Co. has halted work for 160,000 Ford workers in 25 states and begun to ripple through suppliers. Budd Co. laid off about 1,000 of 5,000 at a Philadelphia plant while Dana Corp. reduced 800 at Detroit suburbs frame plants. Another 1,000 jobs were at risk at Raybestos-Manhattan plants in Passaic New Jersey as talks to reset bargaining dates proceed.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Allied Industries
Ford
Budd Co
Philadelphia
Budd
Dana Corp
Ecorse
Trenton
Raybestos-Manhattan
Passaic
N.J
Biosatellite 2 mission reports plant growth in zero gravity
NASA says Biosatellite 2 operated on its second full day in space exposing living organisms to artificial radiation and near weightlessness. The 280 pound capsule, launched from Cape Kennedy, will reenter near Hawaii on its 46th orbit and be recovered midair for delivery to NASA facilities.
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Washington
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Hawaii
NASA
Hickam Air Force Base
Honolulu
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Ohio
Illinois
Atlantic City
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Jamaica
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Plains
Kansas City
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bendix Corp
Kelsey - Hayes Co
Mcquay-Norris Manufacturing Co
Aluminum Corp. of America
UAW
Emil Mazey
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