Plane hits Mexican swamp in jetliner crash
A Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 with 111 passengers and seven crew crashed while landing near Mexico City. Rescue teams fought mud and water to reach survivors and bodies, with reports of 9 to 15 dead and dozens hospitalized from the Sunday wreck. One survivor identified was Olav Danielson of Gates Mills Ohio.
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Mexico City
Mexicana Airlines
Chicago
U.S
Acapulco
Olav Danielson
Gates Mills
Ohio
Mexicana
Amchitka Nuclear Test Plans Stir International Concern
The AEC plans a second underground atomic blast on Amchitka in a series of three tests. A safety area 50 nautical miles wide will be in effect from Sept 25 to Oct 15. Japan and Canada voiced disapproval, while officials warn of possible tidal or seismic effects and emphasize cautious, exploratory aims.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Princeton
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Canada
Mil
AEC
State Department
Amchitka Island
Toronto
Washington
United States
Aleutians
Tingler murder trial opens in Columbus Ohio
Richard Lee Tingler, once on the FBI ten most wanted list, faces two counts of premeditated murder two of murder during a felony and armed robbery and assault with intent to kill. He is accused in a dairy store slaying and other killings including in Gilman Illinois. A change of venue and juror-locked rules are pending. Seven five jurors were summoned.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard Lee Tingler
FBI
Common Pleas Court
Tingler
Holden
Dill City
Okla
Cleveland
Alton Brooks Hutchenson
Gilman
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Tonight Through Wednesday
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the lower 80s and a chance of showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high was 74 and the morning low 53, with no rain over the weekend.
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Middletown
Is Mao Dying Is Mao Dying
Hong Kong reports discount rumors that Mao Tse-tung is seriously ill with no confirmation from sources in China. Some specialists note fewer Mao posters ahead of National Day celebrations on Oct 1 and suggest caution about overglorifying him if illness is real. Time magazine cited Moscow sources claiming a stroke on Sept 2 and critical condition with a massive medical effort keeping him alive.
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Hong Kong
China Watchers
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
China
Red China
Time Magazine
Moscow
Arab Summit Faces Unity Strain Over Moslem Question
In Rabat 24 Moslem states convened to condemn Israels Jerusalem annexation and Al Aqsa fire but unity frayed over stronger wording. Egypts Nasser and other leaders refused attendance, while non Arab states push for resolutions limiting scope to Jerusalem and mosque events.
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Morocco
Israel
Jerusalem
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jersalem
al Aksah
Jordan
Syria
Old Jerusalem
Iraq
Palestine Liberation Organization
Great Grass War In Full Swing On U S Mexico Border
Operation Intercept expands along 2500 miles of border driving inspections of vehicles and pedestrians. A half ton of marijuana aboard a seized plane was recovered and 90000 people in 30000 cars traveled to Mexico for bullfights and races, with lines stretching six miles and delays of up to four hours at San Ysidro. Authorities report multiple seizures including 2000 pills and 140 kilos of marijuana. a Seattle student in custody for a separate smuggling case. Navy and Coast Guard patrols join air and ground checks across the region.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
U.s.-Mexico
Tijuana
Agua Caliente
San Ysidro
United States
San Diego
Operation Intercept
New York City
Sonoita
Lakeville
Ariz
Laredo
Tex
Navy
Coast Guard
U.S. Treasury, Customs and
The
Border Patrol
Five U S Helicopters Down in Viet Nam Edge of Que Son Valley
North Vietnamese forces shot down five American helicopters near the Que Son Valley south of Da Nang as U S troops backed by helicopters battled for 34 hours. One American killed nine wounded with some casualties in ground fighting. Three North Vietnamese soldiers killed. An Army Cobra gunship was also downed earlier in Thua Thien province. Viet Cong raid on refugee camps in Quang Ngai Province reported with 19 killed.
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Saigon
Que Son
da Nang
A. U.S
U.S
Hiep Duc
Vietnam
Thua Thien
Quang Ngai Province
Beet Stew Dropped From GI Menus As Too Costly
Washington AP report says beet stew is removed from military menus next year. Pentagon cites low demand and high cost from hand-cut stew meat, with Navy Captain James Warren noting the dish was priced at over $1 per pound and feeding the armed forces costs exceed $3 billion yearly.
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Pentagon
Defense Personne
Navy
James Warren
Food Service Directorate
Warren
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Amchitka
Henry Holden
Ann Landers
Heloise
House of the Week
Rabat
Bakersfield
Michael Thomas Mitchell
University of Washington
Seattle
Mitchell
Mazatlan
Berkeley
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