Abduction of Maine Doctor’s Wife Sparks Search
In Orrington Maine police and volunteers scoured roads and set up roadblocks after 29 year old Lynne P McGinn was abducted at gunpoint from her home by escapee Roger R Haller 31 of Bangor. Haller forced McGinn and her two children from the residence and drove off leaving the doctor’s wife and the children unharmed but the station wagon missing.
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Orrington
Maine
Lynne P. McGinn
McGinn
Roger R. Haller
Bangor
Bangor State Hospital
Haller
Chrysler Studies Seven Plant Sites Including Maumee
Chrysler President Lynn Townsend said Maumee, Ohio is among seven sites under study for a new plant. No decision or papers signed yet. Townsend noted the machine shop could fit better in a midwestern state outside Michigan. Governor Romney arranged the meeting with Townsend at UAW urging. He left confident the shift would not harm Michigan.
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Detroit
Mich
Chrysler Corp
Lynn A. Townsend
Maumee
Ohio
Townsend
Michigan
George Romney
Highland Park
Chrysler
Romney
United Auto Workers Union
Bombing Hits Demilitarized Zone Bridge in Vietnam
A flight of about 40 planes bombed the Ben Hai River bridge on Highway 1 inside the demilitarized zone. U.S. officials say the aircraft were probably American and that the attack may have been an error. Vietnamese sources report three killed at the north end and the bridge destroyed, with an ongoing investigation.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ben Hai River
Highway 1
U.S. An
da Nang
Jetliner with 30 aboard disappears over Caribbean
Pan American Boeing 707 Flight 292 carrying 21 passengers and 9 crew went missing while on approach to Antigua. A wreckage sighting on Montserrat indicates no survivors, with Montserrat officials confirming search teams at the crash site. The flight originated in Martinique and was en route to Kennedy Airport with planned stops at Antigua, St Croix and San Juan.
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Miami
Caribbean
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
British West Indies
Pan American World Airways
Martinique
New York
Antigua
Montserrat
Dennis Gibbs
Gibbs
Pan American
Fort de France
Kennedy Airport
St.Croix
San Juan
Defense announces November draft call for Marines first since 1952
The Defense Department announced a November draft call of 36,450 men including the first draftees for the Marine Corps in 13 years.
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Washington
Defense Department Today
Marine Corps
Chuckle Experience Teaches Yet Costs Remain Heavy
A local report notes Chuckle Experience as an effective teaching tool despite high fees. The piece weighs benefits for learners against cost pressures and calls for affordable access.
Atheists Included In Catholic Freedom Of Religion Debate
Ecumenical Council discussions center on a document asserting religious liberty should not be a matter for civil authorities. Fr John Courtney Murray says nonbelievers are impliedly included, a stance supported by Cardinals Ritter Spellman and Cushing as the council nears final approval.
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Freedom of Religion
Gerald Miller
Vatican City
Ecumenical Council
John Courtney Murray
S. J
Woodstock
Father Murray
Council
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
First Woman Joins Hurricane Eye Flight
Aberdeen North Carolina AP says Page Shamburger became the first woman to ride a hurricane penetration mission. She piloted a four engine Air Force plane into Betsy's eye on two 12 hour flights collecting data for the Weather Bureau. She reported 150 mph winds and eye calm with floating clouds and rising temps.
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Aberdeen
N.C
Andros
Bahamas
Page Shamburger
Betsy
Miss Shamburger
Air Force
Florida
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
National Hurricane Center
Sunken Barge Containing Chlorine Found Near LSU Campus
Navy divers positively identified a sunken barge with 600 tons of lethal chlorine in the Mississippi River near the Louisiana State University campus after a large search following Hurricane Betsy. The discovery ended fears, shipping reopened, and authorities urged caution while Army Engineers reported the find to the White House.
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Baton Rouge, la
Mississippi River
Army
White House
Mississippi
Thomas J. Bowen
Navy
Baton Rouge
Government May Enter Into Strike
A union official forecasts government intervention to end Boeing machinists’ strike, possibly under the Taft-Hartley Act with an eight day cooling off period, while a federal mediator says no decision has been made. The clash centers on Boeing Co and talks continue with no action announced.
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Seattle
Wash
Boeing Co
Charles F. West
International Association of Machinists
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
the Post- Intelligencer
United States
Coup Crushed in Iraq as Razzaq Plot Labeled Failed
Iraqi sources in Cairo report a coup attempt led by Brigadier Razzaq was halted while President Aref attended the Casablanca Arab summit. Razzaq and aides were arrested. he and his family were sent to Cairo on a government plane.
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Cairo
Iraq
Abdel Salam Aref
Casablanca
Aref Abdul Raz
Zak
Abdel Rahman Aref
Razzak
Typhoon Trix Strikes Honshu Amid Tokyo Approach
Typhoon Trix, noted as this year’s strongest storm, smashed central Honshu with 111 mph winds and heavy rain. A light earthquake rattled central and northern Japan as the storm neared Tokyo, but no casualties or damages were reported.
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Japan
Tokyo
Honshu
Shastri Pushes Quick Joint Border Probe
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri said India would defend territorial integrity and avoid giving China a pretext for aggression. He proposed a joint investigation of the disputed Himalayan border following Beijing's three day ultimatum to pull out.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
China
Shastri
Red China
Pakistan
U Thant Seeks Binding UN Cease-Fire Order
Secretary-General U Thant proposes the United Nations Security Council issue a binding cease-fire order between India and Pakistan and urge both governments to hold peace talks in a neutral country. He would invoke breach of peace penalties but does not urge immediate sanctions. Thant warned the crisis threatens world peace after failing to win agreement from Shastri and Ayub Khan.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
U.N
Thant
11-Nation Council
Bahadur Lal Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
United Nations
Five-point UN approach to end hostilities
Thant proposes a five-step plan for ending fighting. It includes a binding cease-fire order with Chapter 7 penalties, UN enforcement support, troop withdrawals to prewar positions, leaders of both governments meeting with a neutral host, and a small committee plus possible secretary-general involvement in negotiations.
Indian border post location probe urged by official
The official urged a rapid investigation to locate Indian border posts. Red China claims the posts lie within its territory and has rejected Indian proposals to settle the border dispute. China previously refused neutral observers to inspect the border.
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Red China
China
China issues three day ultimatum to India over Tibet border
Indian Ambassador Kaul met Premier Kosygin as Beijing warned of grave consequences if India withdraws within three days from the Tibet Sikkim border area. Moscow and Washington monitor possible India Pakistan war extension with concern.
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Moscow
T. N. Kaul
India
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Kaul
Soviet Union
Red Chinese
Tibet-Sikkim
China
Red China
State Department
Washington
United States
Weather Watch: Scattered Thunder Showers Tonight Through Tomorrow
Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are likely tonight and tomorrow as a warming trend begins. Lows around 70 tonight, 60 today. yesterday’s high 67 with 0.14 inch rain.
Road Built by Citizens for Kentucky Children
In Lovely Kentucky, 32 kids attend Nolan Elementary in West Virginia due to a dangerous crossing route. Citizens raise funds and use donated equipment to construct an all weather road linking Martin County to school buses, with county machinery support and parents paying local costs.
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Kyle Vance Lovely
Kentucky
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Shayde Chapman
Nolan
W.va
David Hensley
Martin County
Lovely
Chapman
Iave
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