Four Die In Burlington Rock Island Train Crash
In Montgomery Illinois a Burlington Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr struck a standing Rock Island passenger train killing four crewmen and injuring about 40 passengers. The crash on the Burlington main line followed a Joliet detour caused by a broken bridge.
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Montgomery, Ill
Burlington
Rock Islands Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
Chicago
Rock Island
Joliet
Earl Petz
Associated Press
Train derailment kills three railroad workers
The No. 3 overnight Zephyr from Chicago to Omaha and the Rock Island Golden State Limited causing rerouting over Burlington tracks resulted in the immediate deaths of three railroad men.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Omaha
Rock Island Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
Burlington
Boy trades dog for brother on Plymouth beach
In Plymouth England a 6 year old swapped his Irish terrier Rusty for a 4 year old brother. Police and parents searched as the boy wandered with the dog until returning to his home. His family expects a real sibling by December.
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Plymouth
England
Chris Coleman
Sheree Sowden
Sheree
Clive
Chris
Rusty
Christ
Christopher
Howard Coleman
Coleman
Vietnamese rebels lose Buon Sar Pa camp to government forces
Vietnamese army troops moved into Buon Sar Pa in central Viet Nam and raised the flag, backed by about 1,000 paratroopers and rangers. US helicopters evacuated Col. John H. Freund and 12 Special Forces men. Rebel leaders were absent. many tribesmen surrendered or were missing as Khanh defended the seizure while tensions with U.S. authorities rose.
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John T. Wheeler
Ban ME Thuot
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Buon Sar Pa
John H. Freund
New York
Freund
Y Bham
Nguyen Khanh
Sad
Buon Sai Pa
Rebel Surrender At Camp Is Unconditional
An aide said the rebel surrender at the camp was unconditional and that some rebel leaders would attend a Ban Me Thuot meeting later to discuss demands with government authorities.
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Der
Ban Me Thuot
Two-Prong Effort Aims To End GM UAW Strike
General Motors and the United Auto Workers pursue a dual approach to resolve a nationwide strike by more than 250000 workers. Talks focus on 18000 local plant demands while seeking to settle national contract gaps. GM rejects new proposals, signaling cautious optimism amid stalled talks.
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Gene Schroeder
Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Ettjabingmwe
Fem Bensone
NeZvuars
Ford
Chrysler
Louis Seaton
Seaton
Congress Hopes to End Session With Key Bills
Congress starts cleanup week as lawmakers aim to finish foreign aid social security changes and a health program for the aged. Conference committees work to reconcile House and Senate versions on Social Security while facing hospital benefit disputes. Elections loom with all House seats and one third of Senate seats up on November 3.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Church program notes hymn with seating instruction
A church program announced the hymn Rise Up O Men of God with a parenthetical remark stating The congregation will remain seated. The note reflects church ceremony details and audience conduct for the service.
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God
Oswald Paused in Window After JFK Shooting
Eyewitness testimony to the Warren Commission describes Lee Harvey Oswald pausing in the Texas School Book Depository window after firing on President John F. Kennedy. The passage recalls Kennedy’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy’s horror, and the chaotic moments in Dallas at 12:30 p.m.
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Washington
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Texas School Book Depository
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
John Kennedy
Texas
Oswald
Edwin A Walker
Marina Oswald
US Army
Assassination Rumors Addressed by Warren Report
The Warren Commission answers key questions about the Kennedy assassination. Oswald acted alone, no credible evidence links him to foreign or domestic conspiracies or to Ruby, and no proof ties Oswald to the Soviet Union CIA or FBI employment. Two bullets likely caused both principal injuries, with shots from the Texas School Book Depository between 4.8 and over 7 seconds.
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Kennedy
Oswald
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Artiel Q
Governor Connally
Texas School Book Depositry
Connally
Richard M. Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Texas
Soviet Union
CIA
FBI
Commission
Congress weighs quick action on presidential assassination bill
Bipartisan support grows for fast congressional action to make assassinating a president or vice president a federal crime. The Senate Judiciary Committee also reviews a bill to extend Secret Service protection to GOP nominee Barry Goldwater and the major party vice presidential candidates.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciliary Committee
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Dallas Sees Vindication In Report
Dallas leaders hailed the Warren Commission report as a verdict of innocence exonerating Dallas from blame for President John F Kennedy's assassination. Mayor Erik Jonsson said the summary dispels the myth of an unfavourable Dallas climate. John Stemmons called the report complete vindication of malicious charges.
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Dallas. Tex
Dallas
Warren Commission
John F Kennedy
Erik Jonsson
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Stemmons
Dallas Citizens Council
Warren Report Summary Offer from The Middletown Journal
Public service notice announces AP illustrated Warren report summary available as a durable hardcover. Orders: 51.50 per copy, payable to The Middletown Journal, mail to The Warren Report Box 66 Poughkeepsie NY.
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Middletown Journal
Warren Report
The
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Leftists Question Warren Report Across Europe and Britain
AP dispatch summarizes mixed reactions from communist and leftist papers across Europe and Britain. Publications in Britain, Italy, Russia and Spain cite lingering doubts about the report as they weigh its thoroughness versus alleged conspiracies and safety failures in the president's assassination.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Britain
Spain wary after president’s death fuels plot theories
Readers across Spain question the death of the president amid widespread reservations. A sense persists that the assassination stemmed from a right wing or leftist plot. Stockholm papers praise the Warren Commission as impartial and thorough in its probing of a major tragedy.
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Spain
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Warren Commission
Vatican bishops back stronger declaration on Jewish I
At St Peters Basilica 2500 prelates debated a revised Vatican II declaration absolving today’s Jews of blame for Christ’s crucifixion. August Cardinal Bea presented the draft. Archbishop Heenan pledged support for a firmer version.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumeniia Council
St. Peters Basilica
Christ
Bea
Vatican Christian Unity Secretariat
John C. Heenan
England
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