Israeli Airliner Attack Triggers Threats of Reprisals
An Arab attack on an El Al 707 in Athens sparked Israeli warnings of retaliation. Two Arab assailants from Beirut sprayed the jet with submachine gun fire injuring two flight attendants. they were arrested. Officials in Israel and Greece blamed Beirut and warned of consequences for Arab actions.
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Athens
Mediterranean
Israel
Mamoud Mohammed Issa
Hussein al- Yamani
Beirut
Algeria
Jerusalem
Moshe Carmel
Carmel
Cairo
United Arab Airlines
Greece
Levi Eshkol
Christianity’s Rise and Suppression in Japan
Christianity entered Japan in 1549 with Jesuit St. Francis Xavier and spread under some feudal lords. It was banned in the late 16th century and reemerged in the mid 19th century.
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Tokyo
Japan
St. Francis Xavier
Burial Services Slain Pueblo Crewman Slated
Pueblo crewman Duane O D Hodges 21 will be buried with full military honors in Creswell Oregon after the Pueblo was captured by North Korea. Navy Reserve pallbearers and a graveside rifle salute will mark the service with Hodges described as a hero.
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Pueblo
San Diego
Calif
Duane OD. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Hodges
Crewswell
Navy Reserve
Naval Reserve Training Center
Eugene
Jesse D. Hodges
Lloyd M. Bucher
Duane
Pilgrimages to Luther Burbank, great American plant breeder
In early 20th century, notable figures including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Jan Paderewski Theodore Roosevelt John Burroughs Helen Keller Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink Sir Harry Lauder and Jack London traveled to see Luther Burbank, the leading figure in American plant breeding.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Jan Paderewski
Theodore Roosevelt
John Burroughs
Helen Keller
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Sir Harry Lauder
Jack London
Luther Burbank
Notable Pueblo Crewmen Return From North Korea
The United States announced the return of 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen who had been held by North Korea for 11 months, marking a historic diplomatic and military relief effort.
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United States
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